# Cloudways vs WordPress.com

| Attribute | Cloudways | WordPress.com |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 67.1 (73% (medium)) | 70.7 (52% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A platform that manages cloud servers across AWS, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean, offering automated backups, staging environments, and 24/7 support with built-in performance optimization. | WordPress.com provides fully managed WordPress hosting with automatic security, backups, and content management capabilities. It handles infrastructure updates and maintenance automatically while allowing users to retain full ownership of their content and data. |
| features.capabilities | `{"built_in_cdn":true,"free_migrations":true,"git_wp_cli_access":false,"multisite_support":true,"staging_environments":true,"uptime_sla_published":true,"woocommerce_optimized":false,"daily_backups_one_click_restore":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | 3 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"Object Cache Pro"}]` | `[{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Akismet"},{"name":"Jetpack"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Google AdSense"},{"name":"Yoast"},{"name":"Rank Math"},{"name":"Titan"},{"name":"MailPoet"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Tumblr"},{"name":"LinkedIn"},{"name":"VideoPress"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Managed Cloud Hosting","summary":"From $11/month","features":["Cloud provider choice (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean)","1-click staging and cloning","Automated backups with one-click restore","24/7 expert support","Free Cloudflare Enterprise","Free Object Cache Pro + Relay","Cloudways Copilot AI monitoring"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go cloud hosting with configurable specs","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Premium CDN","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"WordPress Updates","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Email Hosting","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"AWS Bandwidth","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"GCP Bandwidth","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $11/month with metered bandwidth and optional add-ons","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudways.com/pricing.php?ref_id=web_home_hero","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:34:20.093Z","startingPrice":{"amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with WordPress.com ads","features":["Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free domain for one year","Guided website builder","Premium themes","Over 60,000 plugins","Free support","Spam protection with Akismet","WordPress.com ads displayed to visitors"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Personal","summary":"£9/month (annual), £4/month (24-month), £3.25/month (36-month). 6 GB storage.","features":["6 GB storage","Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free custom domain for one year","No visitor ads","Guided website builder","Premium themes","Over 60,000 plugins","Free support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":3.25,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"6 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"£18/month (annual), £8/month (24-month), £6.50/month (36-month). 13 GB storage. Payment processing.","features":["13 GB storage","Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free custom domain for one year","No visitor ads","Guided website builder","All premium themes","Over 60,000 plugins","Free support","Premium stats and analytics","Payment buttons with PayPal and Stripe","Video hosting"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":6.5,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"13 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"£40/month (annual), £25/month (24-month), £20/month (36-month). 50 GB storage. 24/7 priority support.","features":["50 GB storage","Unlimited pages, posts, users, visitors","Free custom domain for one year","No visitor ads","Guided website builder","All premium themes","24/7 priority expert support","Over 60,000 plugins","Premium stats and analytics","Payment buttons with PayPal and Stripe","VideoPress with 250GB dedicated storage","Built-in AI site assistant","Free business email account for one year","Email marketing to 500 subscribers","$200 advertising credits","Real-time backups and one-click restores","SSH, WP-CLI, Git commands, GitHub deployments"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"50 GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Commerce","summary":"£70/month (annual), £45/month (24-month), £36/month (36-month). Full ecommerce.","features":["All Business plan features","WooCommerce ecommerce integration"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":70,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":45,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":36,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free plan available. Paid plans from £3.25–£70/month with 12-, 24-, or 36-month billing terms.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://wordpress.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-17T09:10:03.278Z","startingPrice":{"amount":3.25,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":11,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.999 |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Wordpress Hosting)

| Capability | Cloudways | WordPress.com |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Staging environments | ✓ | - |
| Built in CDN | ✓ | - |
| Free migrations | ✓ | - |
| Git wp CLI access | ✗ | - |
| Daily backups one click restore | ✓ | - |
| Woocommerce optimized | ✗ | - |
| Multisite support | ✓ | - |
| Uptime SLA published | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:00:51.579Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*