Comparison
CloudwaysvsKinsta
Cloudways and Kinsta are both popular web hosting tools. Here's how they compare across features, pricing, pros, and cons so you can pick the right one.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cloudways | Kinsta |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 support | ✓ | ✓ |
| CDN included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily backups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free SSL | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free domain | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free site migration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed WordPress | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSD/NVMe storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSH access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scalable resources | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staging environment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uptime guarantee | ✓ | ✓ |
Cloudways Pricing
DO 1GB
$11.00/mo
DO 2GB
$24.00/mo
DO 4GB
$46.00/mo
Vultr 1GB
$14.00/mo
Linode 1GB
$14.00/mo
Kinsta Pricing
Single 20GB
1 site, 20GB bandwidth, 10GB storage, 125GB CDN, 14-day backups
$35.00/mo
WP 2
2 sites, 40GB bandwidth, 20GB storage, 250GB CDN, unlimited migrations
$70.00/mo
WP 5
5 sites, higher bandwidth/storage for agencies
$115.00/mo
Enterprise
Custom resources, dedicated support, SLA
$500.00/mo
Cloudways
Pros
- excellent performance and speed
- easy scalability
- top-tier support
Cons
- no email hosting
- no root access
Kinsta
Pros
- Lightning-fast site speeds with Google Cloud C2 machines
- 24/7 expert WordPress support responds in under 2 minutes
- Zero-downtime scaling during traffic spikes
The Verdict
Cloudways takes this one with a DuelStack Score of 6/10 vs 5.1/10. It particularly excels at excellent performance and speed.