Cloudways versus SiteGround

Price

• Cloudways From $14/mo
  • Micro: $14.00 monthly
  • Small: $28.00 monthly
  • Medium: $54.00 monthly
  • Large: $99.00 monthly
• SiteGround From $35.88/yr
  • StartUp: $35.88 annual ($2.99/mo equivalent)
  • GrowBig: $59.88 annual ($4.99/mo equivalent)
  • GoGeek: $95.88 annual ($7.99/mo equivalent)

These prices use different billing periods. Read each with its own unit and conditions; they do not add up to one total or a cheaper product.

Documented for both

Websites

Cloudways No limit on the number of applications on one server

SiteGround StartUp: 1 websiteGrowBig: Unlimited websitesGoGeek: Unlimited websites

Storage

Cloudways Micro: 25 GB NVMe storage, 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPUSmall: 50 GB NVMe storage, 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPUMedium: 80 GB NVMe storage, 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPULarge: 160 GB NVMe storage, 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU

SiteGround StartUp: 10 GB storageGrowBig: 50 GB storageGoGeek: 100 GB storage

Traffic or visits

Cloudways Micro: 1 TB transfer bandwidth; unlimited visitsSmall: 2 TB transfer bandwidth; unlimited visitsMedium: 4 TB transfer bandwidth; unlimited visitsLarge: 5 TB transfer bandwidth; unlimited visits

SiteGround StartUp: Unlimited trafficGrowBig: Unlimited trafficGoGeek: Unlimited traffic

Introductory rate

Cloudways 3-day free trial of Flexible without a credit card

SiteGround StartUp: USD 2.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaidGrowBig: USD 4.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaidGoGeek: USD 7.99 a month for the first 12 months, prepaid

Commitment

Cloudways 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.

SiteGround 12 months

Backups

Cloudways Offsite backup storage costs $0.033/GB per server.

SiteGround Automatic daily backups, stored in a different location from the siteGrowBig: On-demand backupsGoGeek: On-demand backups

Restores

Cloudways One-click restore from automated or on-demand backups

SiteGround Restore a website from the daily backups "in minutes"

Migration

Cloudways Cloudways engineers migrate your first website free from any host.

SiteGround Existing WordPress sites are transferred automatically at no cost.

Staging

Cloudways Staging is listed.

SiteGround GrowBig: StagingGoGeek: Staging + Git

Support

Cloudways 24/7/365 live chat and ticket support on every plan; paid Advanced and Premium support add-ons give quicker responses.

SiteGround 24/7 human supportGoGeek: Priority support

Limits to check

• Cloudways The number of sites is limited by server capacity: you can launch as many applications as the server can support.
• SiteGround The advertised monthly prices require 12 months prepaid; StartUp renews at USD 17.99 a month after USD 2.99.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Cloudways: overage charges; SiteGround: renewal rate.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

• Ask Cloudways about renewal rate; our sources do not establish it yet.
• Ask SiteGround about overage charges; our sources do not establish it yet.

• Cloudways profile and plans · View Cloudways pricing
• SiteGround profile and plans · View SiteGround pricing