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Compare Cloudways and WP Engine 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (77.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Cloudways
Star Rating
(1,019)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$11.00
Browse all 23 pricing plansWP Engine
Star Rating
(290)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that WP Engine excels in site monitoring with a score of 9.7, ensuring that their websites are consistently checked for performance issues, while Cloudways, with a score of 9.1, offers adequate monitoring but lacks the same level of detail.
- Reviewers mention that WP Engine's backup feature is highly rated at 9.6, providing peace of mind with reliable data recovery options, whereas Cloudways, scoring 9.5, offers solid backup capabilities but may not be as robust in user experiences.
- G2 users highlight WP Engine's superior caching capabilities, scoring 9.1, which significantly enhances website speed, while Cloudways, with a score of 8.8, has effective caching but may not match the performance boost reported by WP Engine users.
- Users on G2 appreciate WP Engine's CMS support with a score of 9.5, indicating a wide range of compatibility with various content management systems, while Cloudways, scoring 8.8, has decent support but lacks the extensive options that WP Engine provides.
- Reviewers mention that WP Engine's quality of support is consistently rated at 9.3, with many users praising the responsiveness and expertise of the support team, compared to Cloudways, which also scores 9.3 but has mixed reviews regarding response times.
- Users say that WP Engine's developer tools score of 8.7 is beneficial for advanced users, providing a range of features that enhance development workflows, while Cloudways, with a score of 8.9, offers good tools but may not cater as effectively to developers' needs as WP Engine does.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudways
Managed Digital Ocean 1GB - Standard
$11.00
1GB RAM, 1 Core Processor
- 25GB Storage
- 1TB Bandwidth
- Cloudflare Add-on
WP Engine
Startup
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
For small websites & blogs
- 1 Site
- 25k Visits/MO
- 10GB Local Storage
Free Trial
Cloudways
Free Trial is available
WP Engine
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
870
9.1
232
Ease of Use
9.1
879
9.1
231
Ease of Setup
9.2
680
9.1
177
Ease of Admin
9.1
584
9.2
179
Quality of Support
9.2
843
9.3
229
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
573
9.3
176
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
848
8.7
218
Features by Category
Security
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.8
15
Not enough data
9.8
16
Site Management
Not enough data
9.9
14
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.7
16
Site Design
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.3
14
Performance Reports
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
9.1
42
Not enough data
Management
9.1
38
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.5
37
Not enough data
Support
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
Publishing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Headless CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
159
8.9
30
9.0
169
9.5
33
9.1
178
9.3
34
8.8
170
9.2
35
9.0
162
9.2
31
Security
9.4
175
9.7
35
9.0
170
9.3
33
8.3
148
8.5
31
8.5
150
9.0
28
Free Resources
7.2
155
Feature Not Available
7.1
145
Feature Not Available
9.4
177
9.6
35
Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
130
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
8.4
126
Not enough data
8.4
123
Not enough data
Support - Cloud Web Hosting
9.5
129
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
9.2
126
Not enough data
Security - Cloud Web Hosting
8.9
122
Not enough data
9.2
127
Not enough data
9.2
124
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.8
357
Not enough data
8.9
362
Not enough data
7.1
275
Not enough data
8.0
324
Not enough data
8.8
322
Not enough data
8.5
286
Not enough data
8.7
297
Not enough data
8.4
318
Not enough data
8.7
334
Not enough data
9.0
333
Not enough data
Development
9.3
88
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
Database
8.9
90
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
9.1
93
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.3
85
Not enough data
9.0
88
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudways and WP Engine are categorized as WordPress Hosting, Managed Hosting, and Cloud Web Hosting
Unique Categories
Cloudways is categorized as WebOps Platforms, Virtual Private Servers (VPS), and Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
WP Engine is categorized as WordPress Management Tools and Headless CMS
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudways
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
WP Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Computer Software
7.9%
Retail
5.2%
Design
5.1%
Other
53.6%
Marketing and Advertising
28.2%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Computer Software
9.0%
Internet
7.6%
Design
4.3%
Other
39.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Cloudways
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Aeryn L.
Verified User in Online Media
I love how easy it is to create a server on your choice of host (for me, the choice was Digital Ocean) and deploy an application with a few clicks. It's effortless if you're simply attempting to run WordPress sites and has three options to choose from...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
- Spam mails from them ( and different email addresses ) - Price is too high - No need to use cloudways to use GCP, VULTR, etc
WP Engine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Chase B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The support team is top notch. The fact that we don't have to worry about client sites getting hacked is a big relief. Launching new dev setups takes a few minutes whereas with our old server manager and cpanel, it was always a big ordeal.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Leon H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Recently we experienced a few outages with WP Engine and the way they have been handling it, is unprofessional and doesn't actually solve the problem. I can't recommend WP Engine as a reliable hosting service. My own (external) monitoring alerted me that...
Aeryn L.
Verified User in Online Media
I love how easy it is to create a server on your choice of host (for me, the choice was Digital Ocean) and deploy an application with a few clicks. It's effortless if you're simply attempting to run WordPress sites and has three options to choose from...
Chase B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
The support team is top notch. The fact that we don't have to worry about client sites getting hacked is a big relief. Launching new dev setups takes a few minutes whereas with our old server manager and cpanel, it was always a big ordeal.
Verified User in Computer Software
- Spam mails from them ( and different email addresses ) - Price is too high - No need to use cloudways to use GCP, VULTR, etc
Leon H.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Recently we experienced a few outages with WP Engine and the way they have been handling it, is unprofessional and doesn't actually solve the problem. I can't recommend WP Engine as a reliable hosting service. My own (external) monitoring alerted me that...
Discussions
How do l move a website created from the Godaddy site builder to Clouways hosting?
36 comments
RK
I'm sorry, but the text you provided appears to be a URL rather than a string of text in an unknown language. Could you please provide the text you would...Read more
How do I get high scores on https://pagespeed.web.dev/
6 comments
TY
Hi John,
I’ve a similar concern as my website doesn’t show great speed on Google. But in reality, it opens pretty...Read more
Set up the system by following the instructions provided in the manual.
4 comments
RK
I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that request.Read more
Hosting Other Websites
2 comments
CA
Currently they are only hosting Wordpress sites, its their specialty .Read more
Is WP Engine free?
1 comment
JI
No, WPEngine is a premium managed WordPress hosting provider and all plans are paid plans. (You may be able to arrange a limited free trial, but this won't...Read more
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