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ProvidersCloudwaysManaged Cloud (Flexible)

XL

Cloudways · Cloudways Vultr CPU Optimized XL · Cloud hosting

  • Managed
  • Hourly billing
  • Value score 48/100
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RAM
16 GB
CPU
8 vCPUDedicated cores
Storage
150 GBNVMe
Bandwidth
7 TBper month
Websites
Unlimited
Visits
Not metered

Choose how long to pay for

Longer terms lower the monthly price, but you pay for the whole term up front and the price usually goes up on renewal.

Monthly (hourly)Per month$226.00Pay today$226.00Renews atSame priceTotal over 3 years$8,136.00

Compare sizes

Other Managed Cloud (Flexible) plans of the same type, priced on the same billing period.

PlanRAMCPUStorageBandwidthPer month
Small2 GB1 vCPU25 GB4 TB$57.00
Medium4 GB2 vCPU50 GB4 TB$92.00
Large8 GB4 vCPU75 GB6 TB$141.00
XLThis plan16 GB8 vCPU150 GB7 TB$226.00
2XL32 GB16 vCPU300 GB8 TB$420.00
4XL64 GB32 vCPU500 GB9 TB$874.00

What's included

  • Free SSL certificateincluded
  • Free domain (first year)not included
  • Automatic backupsincluded
  • Free website migrationincluded
  • CDNnot included
  • Email accountsnot included
  • Staging siteincluded
  • DDoS protectionnot included

Server

Management
Managed by the provider
Root access
No
Control panel
Provider's own panel
Operating system
Linux
Runs on
Vultr
Billing
Hourly, capped at the monthly price

Cloudways

Support
24/7, live chat
Money-back
No refund window
Uptime guarantee
99.99%
Billed in
USD, excluding tax
Founded
2011 · Malta
All Cloudways plans

Data center locations

🇺🇸 United States🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 Netherlands🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇪🇸 Spain🇫🇷 France🇵🇱 Poland🇸🇪 Sweden🇮🇱 Israel🇿🇦 South Africa🇮🇳 India🇸🇬 Singapore🇯🇵 Japan🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South Korea🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇱 Chile🇧🇷 Brazil
Monthly
$226.00/mo
about $0.31 per hour
Pay today
$226.00
After the first month
Same price
Total over 3 years
$8,136.00
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