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Cloudways Managed Cloud vs WP Engine Managed WordPress
The facts we hold for both products, side by side.
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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
WP Engine Managed WordPress
Managed WordPress with backups, staging and CDN included and a 99.99% SLA on Core — with the entry plan billed annually at $336 for the first year.
5.3
Basic
Specifications
Side by Side
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| Criteria | Cloudways Managed Cloud Better on 4 of 4 | WP Engine Managed WordPress Better on 0 of 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $11/month | $28/month |
| Free trial | ||
| Money-back guarantee | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Websites on the entry plan | — | 1 sites |
| Storage on the entry plan | 20 GB | 10 GB |
| Daily backups | ||
| CDN included | ||
| Free SSL certificate | ||
| Staging environment | ||
| Uptime commitment | — | 99.99% |
| Free SSL | ||
| Built-in CDN | ||
| Daily backups | ||
| Control panel | Cloudways platform | WP Engine User Portal |
| Our score | 6.5 · Basic | 5.3 · Basic |
| Best for | Developers and agencies who want managed cloud without long contracts | Agencies and businesses running several WordPress sites |
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)
WP Engine Managed WordPress: Strengths and Weaknesses
What we liked
- Backups, staging and CDN are included on every plan
- Plan sizing is explicit: sites, monthly visits, storage and bandwidth
- A 99.99% SLA is stated for Core and Enterprise
- The first-year annual charge for Essential is published ($336.00)
What we did not
- Monthly "starting at" prices are rendered in the browser and were not readable
- No uptime SLA is stated for the entry plan
- No money-back window, e-mail hosting or data-centre information is stated