Cloudways vs Convesio (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cloudways grades higher than Convesio: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Cloudways grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cloudways
Managed cloud hosting on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google
Convesio
Managed WordPress hosting on dedicated CPUs, billed per month
Which one is for you
Pick Cloudways if
- Fits if your site has outgrown shared hosting but you don't want to run a server
- Works for agencies hosting WordPress, Laravel or other PHP apps on servers they control
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want email included, as it's a paid add-on, like the CDN and malware protection
- Skip it if picking a server size sounds like homework, since you choose it yourself
- Tight if you want a proper look before paying, as the free trial lasts 3 days
- Watch out: offsite backup storage is $0.033 per GB per server on top, and prices exclude tax
- Pricey if you want autoscaling, as Autonomous starts at $99 a month for one site
Pick Convesio if
- Fits if you run a WooCommerce shop that needs dedicated CPUs
- Works for agencies hosting ten or more client sites
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you run one small site, at $50 a month to start
- Not for you if you need custom PHP configuration or non-WordPress apps
- Tight if you grow: extra disk is $20 per 10 GB and extra bandwidth $20 per 100 GB
- Watch out: Express plans get chat and email support, and Slack support starts at Agency
- Watch out: the 100-core bursting add-on is $400 a month
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACloudwaysFair | 1.8GPAConvesioWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BGraded against the managed hosts it's weighed against. A 1 GB DigitalOcean server is $11 a month, billed hourly with no intro price to expire, so two years cost $264. Rocket.net and Kinsta run $25 to $29 a month, though here you size the server yourself. | D$50 a month for one site on Express Level 1, against a category middle of $11 and a dearest tenth from $30. Agency starts at $150 for up to 10 sites, $10 to $15 a site. |
| Free plan and trial | DA 3-day free trial with no credit card. Three days is less than a week, too short to judge a host properly, so it lands at D. | DA 7-day trial on Ultra plans, and Express says no charge until the site is deployed. No free plan. |
| Features | CManaged servers on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud, with SSL, backups, staging, Object Cache Pro, Copilot and free migration. The gaps the listing names: email, the CDN and the malware protection service are paid add-ons. | CDedicated CPUs, CDN, daily backups, staging and migrations. The gaps: no custom PHP configuration on Express and Ultra and no non-WordPress apps. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating to go on. You choose and size the server yourself, which is more decisions than a shared hosting plan asks of you. | CNo store rating on record. Migration is handled for you, but there are plans, CPUs and add-ons to choose. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web console with no app on record, plus a published API and a choice of five cloud providers, with WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and Laravel apps on top. | BWeb only, with Cloudflare, New Relic, WooCommerce and its own payment add-on. |
| Best for | managed cloud servers without running them yourself | WordPress on dedicated CPUs |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cloudways and Convesio. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cloudways starts at $11 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Convesio starts at $50 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Cloudways starts $39 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 3 score higher than Cloudways for less, and 12 score higher than Convesio for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cloudways also covers malware protection.
- Convesio also covers managed WordPress.
At a glance
| Cloudways | Convesio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $11 per month for a 1 GB DigitalOcean server, billed hourly | $50 per month (Express Level 1, 2 dedicated CPUs) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial, no credit card required | 7-day free trial on the Ultra plans; the Express plans say no charge until the site is deployed. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cloudways, LLC | Convesio |
| Price read from | cloudways.com | convesio.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cloudways
- Offsite backup storage is billed at $0.033 per GB per server on top of the server price, and listed prices exclude tax.
- Email hosting, the Cloudflare CDN and the malware protection service are paid add-ons rather than part of the server price.
- You choose and size the server yourself, which takes more decisions than a shared hosting plan.
Convesio
- There is no free plan, and the cheapest plan starts at $50 a month for one site.
- Extra disk costs $20 per 10 GB and extra bandwidth $20 per 100 GB, according to the add-ons list.
- The comparison table says custom PHP configuration is not supported on Express and Ultra, and non-WordPress apps are not supported there either.
- Slack support is not included on Express plans, which get chat and email support.
Key features
Cloudways
- Choice of cloud provider
- Servers run on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud, and you pick the provider, size and location, then scale up later.
- Managed server essentials
- Cloudways sets up and maintains the server with free SSL, backups, one-click staging and Object Cache Pro, and moves an existing site over for free.
- Copilot AI monitoring
- Cloudways Copilot watches the server's critical components and uses AI to diagnose issues and suggest fixes.
- Security and malware scanning
- Servers get malware scanning and vulnerability alerts, with a fuller malware protection service and a Cloudflare CDN sold as add-ons.
- Cloudways API
- Cloudways publishes an API, linked from every page, for working with the platform from your own scripts and tools.
Convesio
- Dedicated CPUs per plan
- Plans are sized by dedicated CPUs and RAM, with the page listing 2 CPUs at $50 a month and 40 or more at $2,000 a month.
- Included CDN, SSL and backups
- Every plan lists a built-in CDN, free SSL, DDoS protection, daily security scans and daily backups; database backups are hourly on Express and Ultra.
- Staging and migrations
- Express plans include one free staging site per live site, and the page says migrations are handled for you on all plans.
- CPU bursting
- Express plans list bursting available up to 100 CPUs. A 100-core bursting add-on is priced at $400 a month, and Ultra lists bursting as included.
- Agency hosting
- Agency plans host ten or more WordPress installs with per-site CPUs and PHP workers, and the page puts the cost at $10 to $15 per site.
- Commerce add-ons
- Convesio also sells ConvesioConvert for marketing automation and ConvesioPay for payment processing alongside the hosting.
Plans
Cloudways
Flexible, 1 GB server$11
per month, billed hourly
DigitalOcean Standard server with 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD and 1 TB bandwidth, for unlimited sites. $0.0164 an hour; Premium with NVMe is $14.
Flexible, 2 GB server$24
per month, billed hourly
DigitalOcean Standard server with 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD and 2 TB bandwidth. The Premium version with NVMe storage is $28 a month.
Flexible, 4 GB server$46
per month, billed hourly
DigitalOcean Standard server with 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPUs and 80 GB SSD, where Object Cache Pro is included. Premium is $54; an 8 GB server is $88.
Autonomous Growth$99
per month
Autoscaling WordPress for one site, with 150 GB bandwidth and 20 GB disk. Extra disk is $1 a GB, bandwidth $0.04 a GB and extra servers $0.07 an hour.
Autonomous Scale$199
per month
One site on two baseline autoscaling servers, with 250 GB bandwidth and 50 GB disk. Plus, with three servers and 1,000 GB, is $399 a month.
Convesio
Express Level 1$50
per month
2 dedicated CPUs, 1+ GB RAM, 25 GB storage, 100 GB bandwidth, unlimited visitors, CDN, Memcache and 1 free staging site per live site.
Express Level 2$100
per month
4 dedicated CPUs, 2+ GB RAM, 25 GB storage and 100 GB bandwidth, with the same included features as Level 1. Higher Express levels run to $250 for 10 CPUs.
Agency Express 10$150
per month for up to 10 WordPress installs
Hosts up to 10 WordPress sites with 2 CPUs, 2 PHP workers and 100 GB bandwidth per site, plus 24/7 priority Slack support. The page lists cost per site as $10 to $15.
HIPAA Hosting$300
per month and up
For healthcare providers: auto-scaling, Cloudflare Enterprise, an encrypted database, unlimited PHP workers and 2+ dedicated CPUs.
Ultra Level 5$600
per month
12 dedicated CPUs, 6+ GB RAM, 500 GB bandwidth, Cloudflare Enterprise, bursting up to 100 CPUs and 24/7 priority Slack support. Higher Ultra levels run to $2,000 for 40+ CPUs.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cloudways or Convesio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cloudways is cheaper to start with: $11 a month, against $50 a month for Convesio. Cloudways starts at $11 per month for a 1 GB DigitalOcean server, billed hourly, and Convesio starts at $50 per month (Express Level 1, 2 dedicated CPUs).
Which has a free plan, Cloudways or Convesio?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Cloudways nor Convesio has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.