Pressable vs Cloudways
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Pressable and Cloudways.
Quick Verdict
4.3/5
Pressable
0 reviews
3.9/5
Cloudways
0 reviews
Pressable is rated higher (4.3 vs 3.9). Pressable is a managed WordPress host owned by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com and WooCommerce). Jetpack included, automatic updates, and 24/7 expert WordPress support with direct Automattic connection. Managed hosting layer that sits on top of DigitalOcean, AWS, GCP, Vultr, or Linode. You get managed control with one-click staging, Breeze caching, and 24/7 support.
Pressable Automattic-owned managed WordPress | Cloudways Managed cloud hosting on your choice of provider | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.9 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $8.33/mo✓ | From $11/mo |
| Best for | WooCommerce stores and business WordPress sites where uptime and WordPress-specific expertise matter more than rock-bottom pricing | Agencies, freelancers and SMBs running WordPress/WooCommerce/Magento/Laravel who want managed cloud hosting with provider choice and no ops staff |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 5 vCPU✓ | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 1 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB | 25 GB✓ |
| Bandwidth | — | 1 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 100%✓ | 99.99% |
| Data-center count | 4 | — |
| €/vCPU/mo | €1.67✓ | €11.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €11.00 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Los AngelesDallasAshburnAmsterdam | United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyNetherlandsSingaporeAustralia+1 |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | managed optionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenter | managed optionddos protectionbackups includedeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenter |
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Pressable
Pros
- + WP Cloud architecture with per-site primary/secondary servers and automatic failover
- + Strong entry-tier value versus WP Engine: more visits, more storage, unmetered bandwidth, lower renewal price
- + Hourly database backups, staging plus sandbox per site, Jetpack Security, WAF and DDoS protection on every plan
- + Annual price is the renewal price — no teaser-rate doubling
- + Automattic-owned: WordPress and WooCommerce expertise sits in the support chain
Cons
- - WordPress and WooCommerce only — nothing else runs here
- - Visit-based overage billing and storage that excludes databases make real costs higher than headlines
- - Email costs extra ($3.50/month per inbox); some plan tiers surface inconsistently across the site
- - Premium tier is sales-gated and pricing surface is mid-restructure
Cloudways
Pros
- + Choose the underlying cloud (DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, GCP) and region per server
- + Entry pricing from $11/month on DigitalOcean with hourly billing and no contract
- + Managed stack with free migration, staging/cloning, automated backups, caching and 24/7 human support
- + Unlimited sites and visits per server on Flexible plans
- + Autonomous line adds real autoscaling, Cloudflare Enterprise CDN and a no-credit-card 3-day trial
Cons
- - Management markup of roughly $5-$35/month over buying the same server direct
- - No formal uptime SLA on the Flexible line
- - AWS/GCP plans include only 1-2 GB transfer; overage at $0.12/GB (AWS) adds up fast
- - Root-level control is limited — no custom kernels, bare metal, GPUs or own object storage
- - Owned by DigitalOcean since 2022 while reselling competing clouds — a roadmap consideration
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