The Cloud 66 Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Cloud 66 in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Cloud 66
The Insider’s Guide
Deploy and manage apps on your own servers and cloud accounts
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among web hosts, read from Cloud 66’s own pages.
Made by Cloud66, Inc. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Cloud 66’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Cloud 66’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 99 of the 122 other web hosts we grade
Cloud 66 is a deployment and server management platform. You connect a Git repository and a cloud provider (or your own servers), and it builds, deploys and monitors the application, including containerized apps, background jobs, static sites and managed databases. It does not sell servers, so hosting costs are paid to the cloud provider separately.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Cloud 66, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect cloud accounts and set up servers and apps.
- 1
Best for deploying apps to servers in your own cloud account
Cloud servers are billed separately, and server, site, member and build-minute caps push you up the plans.
- 2
Paid plans start at $23 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
Native and containerized apps
Runs apps directly on virtual machines or in containers, with background jobs, scheduled tasks and deployment hooks.
- 7
Zero-downtime deployments
Health checks and zero-downtime deployments are part of the platform, with failover groups and autoscaling listed on the plan comparison.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 99 of 122
That is against the other web hosts we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
Cloud 66 sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
Cloud 66 at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Cloud66, Inc., since 2012
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for deploying apps to servers in your own cloud account
Cloud 66 deploys and manages apps on servers in your own cloud account, with a free plan for 1 server and 1 static site. Cloud servers are billed separately, and server, site, member and build-minute caps push you up the plans.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Developer is $23 a month billed annually for 2 servers, just above the $20.83 dearer-quarter line for web hosting. Your cloud servers are billed separately. |
| Free plan and trial | B | A free plan with 1 server, 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours and 1 team member, no card. Light use fits inside it. |
| Features | C | Deploys to any cloud, native and containerised apps, zero-downtime deploys, databases and backups, static sites and team controls. Plans cap servers at 1, 2, 4 and 7. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You connect cloud accounts and set up servers and apps. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but it works with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Slack, and has an API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Cloud 66 is for
- Fits if you deploy a small app or two to your own cloud servers
- Works for teams that want one console across several clouds
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Developers who want a PaaS-style workflow on servers they own
- Teams moving off Heroku who need to keep their own cloud account
- Small teams running a handful of servers
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$23
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Cloud 66 has a free plan. Paid plans start at $23 per month, billed annually (Developer; $59 billed monthly for Team).
Your cloud servers are billed separately.
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.
Enterprise
Custom
For more than 50 servers: on-prem and dedicated options, onboarding support, a dedicated account manager and invoicing.
The free plan
1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required.
Read from cloud66.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on cloud66.comStartups
Startup and education pricing
The FAQ says qualified startups and educational institutions get special pricing, arranged through the sales team.
Stated on cloud66.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Deploy and manage apps on your own servers and cloud accounts. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, databases.
Deploys to any cloud, native and containerised apps, zero-downtime deploys, databases and backups, static sites and team controls.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Azure
- Slack
Cloud 66 is made by Cloud66, Inc., and has been around since 2012.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
99/122
Other web hosts it is graded above
Cloud 66's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 99 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 99 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $23 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 85 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Cloud 66’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 122
- BFree plan and trialAbove 99 of 122
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Cloud 66 is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
Cloud 66 sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $276 a year.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, AWS, Google Cloud and Azure among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and audit logs.
What this rests on. Cloud 66’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Laravel Forge, RunCloud, Heroku, Render and Coolify
The 5 tools Cloud 66 is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Laravel Forge
From $12/mo
Server management and deploys for Laravel, PHP and Node apps.
- Cloud 66 has a free plan. Laravel Forge does not.
- Cloud 66 also covers databases.
- Laravel Forge also covers workflow automation.
- 2.0GPA
RunCloud
Free trial · from $9/mo
Web server control panel for PHP sites on your own cloud servers.
- Cloud 66 has a free plan. RunCloud does not, though it has a free trial.
- Cloud 66 also covers databases.
- RunCloud also covers page speed.
- 1.8GPA
Heroku
From $5/mo
Platform for deploying apps in containers called dynos.
- Cloud 66 has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- 2.4GPA
Render
Free plan · from $25/mo
Cloud hosting for web services, databases and workers.
- Render also covers workflow automation.
- 2.4GPA
Coolify
Free plan · from $5/mo
Open-source platform to deploy apps and databases to your own servers.
- Coolify is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Cloud 66 free?
Cloud 66 has a free plan. 1 deployment server and 1 static site, 5 deployments per 24 hours, 1 team member, no card required.
How much does Cloud 66 cost?
Cloud 66 lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Cloud 66 work on?
Cloud 66 is available on Web.
Does Cloud 66 offer any discounts?
Cloud 66 publicly lists the following: Save about 20% with annual billing; Startup and education pricing.
Does Cloud 66 have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Cloud 66 is listed for Web.
Does Cloud 66 have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Cloud 66 is listed for Web.
Is Cloud 66 open source?
Cloud 66 is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Cloud 66 have an API?
Yes. Cloud 66 offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Cloud 66 integrate with?
Cloud 66's listing names AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Slack. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Cloud 66?
Cloud 66 is made by Cloud66, Inc. It dates from 2012.
What are the alternatives to Cloud 66?
The closest alternatives to Cloud 66 in our directory are Laravel Forge, RunCloud, Heroku, Render and Coolify.
How does Cloud 66 compare with other web hosts?
Cloud 66's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 99 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 14.
Is Cloud 66 good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Cloud 66 C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $23 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 85 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Cloud 66?
Cloud 66 sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Cloud 66’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Cloud 66's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Cloud66, Inc. Prices change, so check cloud66.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Cloud 66, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/cloud-66
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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