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ProvidersCloudwaysManaged Cloud (Flexible)

XL

Cloudways · Cloudways Vultr High Frequency XL · Cloud hosting

  • Managed
  • Hourly billing
  • Value score 55/100
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RAM
16 GB
CPU
4 vCPUShared cores
Storage
384 GBNVMe
Bandwidth
5 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$173.00Pay today$173.00Renews atSame priceTotal over 3 years$6,228.00

Compare sizes

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

PlanRAMCPUStorageBandwidthPer month
Micro1 GB1 vCPU32 GB1 TB$16.00
Small2 GB1 vCPU64 GB2 TB$30.00
Medium4 GB2 vCPU128 GB3 TB$60.00
Large8 GB3 vCPU256 GB4 TB$118.00
XLThis plan16 GB4 vCPU384 GB5 TB$173.00
2XL32 GB8 vCPU512 GB6 TB$270.00
4XL48 GB12 vCPU768 GB8 TB$334.00
6XL58 GB16 vCPU1 TB9 TB$405.00

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
$173.00/mo
about $0.24 per hour
Pay today
$173.00
After the first month
Same price
Total over 3 years
$6,228.00
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