Cloud 66 vs RunCloud (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Cloud 66 if

• Fits if you deploy a small app or two to your own cloud servers
• Works for teams that want one console across several clouds

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need more than 1 server on the free plan, or 5 deployments a day
• Pricey if you add servers, which cost $12 a month each, or sites at $10 a month
• Watch out: extra team members are $5 a month and extra build minutes $0.03 each
• Watch out: prices shown are annual, and only Team lists a monthly price

Pick RunCloud if

• Fits if you rent your own servers for PHP and WordPress sites
• Works for small setups that need one server on the cheapest plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 7-day trial
• Watch out: servers are billed by your cloud provider
• Tight if you need more than one server: Professional starts at 50
• Watch out: the API, zero-downtime deploys and WAF are Business and above
• Watch out: only monthly prices could be read

Cloud 66

• Cloud servers are not included; you pay your cloud provider separately.
• Plans cap servers (1, 2, 4 and 7) and static sites; extra servers cost $12 per month and extra sites $10.
• Extra team members cost $5 per month and extra build minutes $0.03 each beyond the plan's allowance.
• Prices shown are the annual rate, and only Team lists its monthly-billed price on the page.

RunCloud

• Servers are paid separately to your cloud provider.
• Essentials covers a single server; Professional starts at 50 servers.
• The RunCloud API, zero-downtime deployments and the web application firewall are limited to Business and above.
• The pricing page has a Monthly and an Annually toggle; only monthly figures could be read. It states a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Cloud 66

Deploy to any cloud

Connect a Git repository and a cloud provider such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure, or deploy to your own servers or a mix of both.

Native and containerized apps

Runs apps directly on virtual machines or in containers, with background jobs, scheduled tasks and deployment hooks.

Zero-downtime deployments

Health checks and zero-downtime deployments are part of the platform, with failover groups and autoscaling listed on the plan comparison.

Managed databases and backups

Managed databases are listed on every plan. Managed backup storage is billed at $0.38 per GB on paid plans.

Static sites and preview deployments

Hosts sites built with generators such as Jekyll and Hugo, and the comparison table lists preview deployments from branches, tags or pull requests.

Team controls and API

Full API access, audit logs, live logs and cost management alerts are listed, with SAML SSO and user provisioning in the comparison table.

RunCloud

Server and app management

Plans list unlimited web applications, domain management and one-click SSL certificates, with server counts from 1 to 500.

Caching

Server-side caching with NGINX FastCGI and Redis full-page and object cache is listed on every plan.

Backups

Full and incremental backups come with 2 to 100 GB of free storage by plan, with external backups to providers that widen on higher plans.

Staging and Git deployment

Essentials has 1 staging environment, Professional has 10 and Business is unlimited; Git deployment is on all plans.

Security

A 6G, 7G and 8G firewall starts on Professional, and Business adds ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set.

Team and API

Business adds roles, 10 team seats and the RunCloud API, at 120 requests a minute and 10,000 a month on monthly billing.

Cloud 66

• Free$0

  1 server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 50 build minutes, 1 GB of static-site traffic, 1 hour of metrics.

• Developer$23

  per month, billed annually

  Up to 2 servers and 2 static sites, 50 deployments per 24 hours, 200 build minutes, 100 GB static-site traffic, Slack support.

• Team$47

  per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  Up to 4 servers and 5 static sites with unlimited deployments, 10 team members and 1,000 GB static-site traffic.

• Business$80

  per month, billed annually

  Up to 7 servers and 10 static sites, 30 team members, 5,000 GB of static-site traffic and 30 days of metrics.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For more than 50 servers: on-prem and dedicated options, onboarding support, a dedicated account manager and invoicing.

RunCloud

• Essentials$9

  per month, billed monthly

  1 server, unlimited web applications, 2 GB of backup storage, Git deployment, server-side caching and 1 staging environment.

• Professional$19

  per month, billed monthly

  50 servers, 10 GB of backup storage, 10 staging environments, application cloning, custom NGINX configuration and 6G, 7G and 8G firewall.

• Business$49

  per month, billed monthly

  100 servers, 30 GB of backup storage, 10 team seats, zero-downtime deployments, the RunCloud API and a WAF with the OWASP core rule set.

• Enterprise$399

  per month, billed monthly

  500 servers, 100 GB of backup storage, up to 5 workspaces, 50 team seats and a higher API rate limit.

Cloud 66

• Annual discount

  Save about 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page shows a 20% saving for annual billing; for example, Team is $47 per month billed annually versus $59 billed monthly.

• Startups

  Startup and education pricing

  The FAQ says qualified startups and educational institutions get special pricing, arranged through the sales team.

RunCloud

No public discounts listed.