Documentation-based comparison
Cloudways versus Kinsta
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Cloudways | Kinsta |
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| Pricing | From $14/mo | From $35/mo |
| Who it is for | Managed cloud servers for WordPress and other PHP apps, with control over server size and cloud provider. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page, rendered Flexible plan cards | Managed WordPress hosting where each plan sets WordPress installs, monthly visits or server bandwidth, disk space and CDN bandwidth. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress hosting overages |
| Coverage limits | The number of sites is limited by server capacity: you can launch as many applications as the server can support. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page, rendered Flexible plan cards | Sites stay online above the visit, storage or CDN limits, and overage fees are charged on the actual overage. Alerts are sent at 80% and 100% of usage. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Websites | No limit on the number of applications on one server Every Flexible card lists "Unlimited Websites". Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page text with billing FAQ | Each plan includes a set number of WordPress installs; Single 35k supports 1 site and WP2 supports 2. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
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| Storage |
| Disk space add-on: USD 20 a month per 20 GB, shared between all sites in the account. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
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| Traffic or visits |
| A visit is each unique IP address within 24 hours, totalled across your sites for the month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
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| Introductory rate | 3-day free trial of Flexible without a credit card Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page, rendered Flexible plan cards | First month free on select plans for new customers The Single 20GB and Launch cards show USD 0 for the first month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Renewal rate | Not verified | Not verified |
| Commitment | Charged by the hour and invoiced in arrears in the first week of each month; plan changes show on the invoice immediately, and AWS and Google Cloud prices vary by region. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page text with billing FAQ | 30-day money-back guarantee after any free period; plans can be changed at any time with prorated billing. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Backups | Offsite backup storage costs $0.033/GB per server. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways: official product and plan documentation | Automatic backups every 24 hours; Every 6 hours: USD 20 per site a month; Every hour: USD 100 per site a month; External backups to AWS or Google Cloud Storage, weekly or monthly: USD 2 per site a month plus USD 1 per GB of bandwidth Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ
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| Restores | One-click restore from automated or on-demand backups No separate restore fee is stated. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page, rendered Flexible plan cards | Automatic, manual and system-generated backups restore from MyKinsta to the environment you choose, and each restore first saves the current state. External add-on backups cannot be restored there directly. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress backups and restores |
| Migration | Cloudways engineers migrate your first website free from any host. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page, rendered Flexible plan cards | Unlimited free migrations handled by Kinsta’s team Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Staging | Staging is listed. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways: official product and plan documentation | Staging environments are part of the managed platform. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta: official product and plan documentation |
| Support | 24/7/365 live chat and ticket support on every plan; paid Advanced and Premium support add-ons give quicker responses. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page text with billing FAQ | 24/7 human support in 8 languages Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta WordPress hosting plans, add-ons and pricing FAQ |
| Overage charges | DigitalOcean: USD 0.02 per extra GB, AWS: USD 0.12 per GB, Google Cloud: USD 0.10 to 0.17 per GB by region Bandwidth beyond the plan allowance is pay-as-you-go. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Cloudways pricing page text with billing FAQ | Disk space: USD 2 per GB a month, prorated daily Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Kinsta docs: WordPress hosting overages
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| Coverage note | Annual billing, shown as USD 30 a month; the card says pay USD 0 today and USD 350 after the first month, and "Save $70 by paying annually". Prices exclude tax and are in USD. |
