Web Hosting comparison
Cloudways Managed Cloud vs Pressable Managed WordPress
The facts we hold for both products, side by side.
Editorial verdict not yet published. We have not written a recommendation for this pair, so this page shows verified facts only — no winner, no “choose it for” claims. See the comparisons we have written
We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. It never changes a product's score. How we make money
Cloudways Managed Cloud
Managed servers on five clouds from $11/month with hourly billing, free migration, staging and a three-day trial — and no shared-hosting renewal trap.
6.5
Basic
Pressable Managed WordPress
Transparent monthly managed-WordPress pricing from $25 for 30,000 visits, with staging and sandbox sites on every plan.
3.5
Basic
Specifications
Side by Side
A trophy marks the product that is better on a criterion. Ties and non-comparable rows are left neutral.
| Criteria | Cloudways Managed Cloud Better on 3 of 3 | Pressable Managed WordPress Better on 0 of 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $11/month | $25/month |
| Free trial | ||
| Money-back guarantee | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Websites on the entry plan | — | 1 sites |
| Storage on the entry plan | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| Daily backups | ||
| CDN included | ||
| Free SSL certificate | ||
| Staging environment | ||
| Free SSL | ||
| Built-in CDN | ||
| Daily backups | ||
| Control panel | Cloudways platform | Pressable dashboard (MyPressable) |
| Our score | 6.5 · Basic | 3.5 · Basic |
| Best for | Developers and agencies who want managed cloud without long contracts | WordPress sites that want simple monthly pricing from an Automattic company |
Cloudways Managed Cloud: Strengths and Weaknesses
What we liked
- Hourly billing at the published monthly rate — no long term and no renewal step
- Free migration, free SSL, staging and automated backups are included
- You choose the underlying cloud (DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud) and the region from nine locations
- A three-day trial with no credit card is stated
What we did not
- You manage applications yourself; this is not beginner shared hosting
- No e-mail hosting and no uptime commitment are stated on the pricing page
- No money-back policy is stated (the trial replaces it)
Pressable Managed WordPress: Strengths and Weaknesses
What we liked
- Plain monthly prices with no promotional-then-renewal step
- Staging and sandbox environments on every plan, including the $25 entry tier
- Visit and storage allowances are stated for all eight tiers
- Operated as an Automattic hosting lab
What we did not
- The plans page does not state backups, CDN, SSL or bandwidth
- No uptime commitment or money-back window is published
- Managed WordPress only: no general-purpose hosting or e-mail