Feature Comparison

xCloud vs Cloudways:
Choose The Right Hosting For You

Let’s see how xCloud stands as a better Cloudways alternative to help you pick the right hosting solution that can significantly impact your website’s performance.

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Last updated: 02/09/2024

Features

xCloud

Cloudways

Hosting type

Cloud servers

Cloud servers

Lowest plan

Starts with 0

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Need to pay for own server & some features are locked

Starts at $11/month

Web Server – NGINX & OLS

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Do not provide OpenLiteSpeed servers.

Integrate Your Own Provider(Vultr, DigitalOcean, GCP, Hetzner, AWS or any Ubuntu)

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Root access to server

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Vertical Scaling

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Unlimited websites creation

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External Database

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WordPress Multisite ( support for sub-domain and sub-folder )

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Site Disable

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Blueprints

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Custom NGINX

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Built-in 1-click NGINX configuration for caching plugins ( Rocket-NGINX for WP Rocket, Standard WP NGINX for WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache)

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Full page & Redis cache

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Integrate your own cloud storage (DigitalOcean Spaces, Vultr Object, Cloudflare R2 Storage or any S3 compatible storage) account

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Transactional email service

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100 free emails for default team
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Easy integration with Mailgun, SendGrid, ElasticEmail, or any SMTP provider

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Fully WordPress focused

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WordPress theme, plugin, & core update

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Automatic security updates

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7G & 8G Firewall

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Fail2Ban Integration

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Firewall Management

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Vulnerability Scanner

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Accounts & roles management for team

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Automatic FREE Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates

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Custom SSL/TLS certificates

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Automatic Cron job

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Custom Cron Jobs

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Multiple PHP versions in the same server

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Compatibility & easy management for PHP 8.3

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WP-CLI

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Bulk site & server migration

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cPanel Site Migration

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Multisite with Subdomain Support

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Full Site Backup

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Incremental Site Backup

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Site Backup download option for remote backups

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Need to SSH manually

Full Server Backup Management

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File Manager

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Reset File & Folder Permissions

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Server & Site monitoring

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Slack Integration

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WhatsApp Integration

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Server and Site Log

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Add existing database

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Clone site to same & another server

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Need staging site functionality

1-click staging

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Staging With Pull Push

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1-click magic login

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Magic Login Disable

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Live chat support

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Clone & Deploy from GIT

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Whitelabel

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full support for server, sites & billing
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Moneyback guarantee

14 days

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Hear What The Users Have To Say

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Powerful xCloud Features To Easily Manage Your WordPress Website

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1-Click Server
Creation

One-click setup of self-managed or fully-managed xCloud servers from the dashboard for quick & easy deployment of your WordPress website.

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Compatibility with Caching Plugins

xCloud will automatically enable Rocket NGINX to directly serve previously cached files, and also compatible wp caching plugins like WP Rocket, WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache plugins, & more.

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WordPress Theme, Plugin, Core Updates

xCloud simplifies WordPress maintenance by offering one-click updates for plugins, themes, and the WordPress core that eliminates the hassle of manual updates.

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Transactional Email
Service

xCloud provides 100 FREE transactional emails to simplify email management & integration with popular services like Mailgun, SendGrid, and Elasticemail.

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Free Website
Migration

Transfer multiple WordPress websites from cPanel & shared hosting with our free migration feature and plugin to smoothly move your sites.

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Full Access With No Limitation

You have root access to your xCloud server, and we’re here for support. Our system uses updatable standard packages, giving you server flexibility.

xCloud vs Cloudways: Pricing Comparison

Explore pricing plans of both xCloud & Cloudways – managed servers, & make informed decisions to manage your website.

Ram/Bandwidth

SSD/NVMe

vCPU

xCloud

Cloudways

1GB/1TB

25GB

1

$5

$14

2GB/2TB

55GB

1

$12

$28

4GB/3TB

80GB

2

$24

$54

8GB/4TB

160GB

4

$45

$99

16GB/5TB

320GB

6

$88

$170

Ram/ Bandwidth

SSD/ NVMe

vCPU

xCloud

Cloudways

1GB/1TB

32GB

1

$7.5

$11

2GB/3TB

80GB

2

$20

$24

4GB/3TB

120GB

2

$30

$46

8GB/4TB

256GB

3

$50

$88

16GB/5TB

384GB

4

$100

$149

32GB/7TB

512GB

8

$200

$240