Why WP Bolt is a better choice:
One-Click WordPress
Simply select WordPress as you add the site to your server, and our system will install the latest version of WordPress for you.
24x7 Support Included
Our 24x7 support team of server admin specialists are always available to help you, including with WordPress troubleshooting.
E-Mail Accounts Included
Unlike Cloudways, we don't charge you $1/m per mailbox. You can host them on your WP Bolt server at no extra charge.
DNS Hosting Included
We don't make you pay $2.50/m per domain, or force you to do your own complicated DNS setup. It's free with WP Bolt.
25 Global Data Center Locations
Simple, Easy-to-Understand Pricing
Starter Server
1GB RAM/1 Core
$15/m
Vultr High Frequency Server
- Host up to 20 domains
- 32GB NVMe Disk*
- 1TB Bandwidth
- 500 Email Accounts
- Free Migrations
- 25 Server Locations
- 24x7 Technical Support
Small Server
2GB RAM/1 Core
$26/m
Vultr High Frequency Server
- Host up to 20 domains
- 64GB NVMe Disk*
- 2TB Bandwidth
- 500 Email Accounts
- Free Migrations
- 25 Server Locations
- 24x7 Technical Support
Medium Server
4GB RAM/2 Core
$50/m
Vultr High Frequency Server
- Host up to 20 domains
- 128GB NVMe Disk*
- 3TB Bandwidth
- 500 Email Accounts
- Free Migration
- 25 Server Locations
- 24x7 Technical Support
Large Server
8GB RAM/3 Core
$96/m
Vultr High Frequency Server
- Host up to 20 domains
- 256GB NVMe Disk*
- 4TB Bandwidth
- 500 Email Accounts
- Free Migration
- 25 Server Locations
- 24x7 Technical Support
* Disk Space is total amount available to the server, and some of that will be used by the operating system and server software.
All prices listed are in US Dollars and exclude any applicable VAT/GST which will be added during the checkout process.
Larger plans available during the signup process, or you can upgrade at any time.
Prices do not include backups. Learn more about backups.
Email Accounts will use the disk space allocated to your server.
We recommend using our Outbound Relay service if you'll be sending emails from the server. Learn more about email.
Why you should choose WP Bolt if you’re looking for a Cloudways Alternative
Both Cloudways and WP Bolt offer you the ability to have your own Managed WordPress VPS Hosting server.
Cloudways recently sold to DigitalOcean, so they are no longer an independently owned company.
On the other hand, WP Bolt is independently owned and offers customers the choice of 4 of the leading cloud providers through our partnerships with UpCloud, Vultr, Linode and DigitalOcean.
E-Mail Hosting is Included
Cloudways doesn’t allow you to receive email at the domains that you host on servers that you manage with their software. You’ll need to either pay $1 per mailbox per month for their Rackspace email hosting offering, or arrange your email hosting separately with a third-party service like Google Workspace, Office 365 or Fastmail to get email hosting. This means a second provider to pay separately, and potentially a second billing relationship to manage (Cloudways and your email hosting provider)
WP Bolt, on the other hand, allows you to host your company’s email on your server at no extra charge. Removing yet another cost and headache of managing different relationships for different services.
More Choice of Affordable VPS Providers
Cloudways offers Google Cloud and Amazon services, but they’re more expensive than competitors such as UpCloud, which is not offered through Cloudways.
Support and Diagnosis for WordPress Issues
Cloudways are known for only supporting the core server functions, and won’t help when it comes to things like WordPress issues.
WP Bolt’s support team is here 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to help you with your WordPress sites hosted on our platform, including diagnosing which WordPress plugin or theme is causing issues for your site and temporarily disabling it to get your site back online.
DNS Hosting is Included
Cloudways doesn’t include DNS hosting as part of their price – it is an addon for $2.50 per domain per month. Otherwise, you have to find a third-party DNS hosting service, or use the DNS hosting service that is offered by your domain registrar and configure it manually.
WP Bolt automatically configures DNS hosting for your domain as you add it to your WordPress VPS server, and allows you to manage your DNS records from inside your WP Bolt account.
Sign Up for WP Bolt Today
If you’re looking for a Cloudways alternative, we hope you can see now that WP Bolt is a great option for you. Check out our plans and sign up today.