Kinsta vs Cloudways

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Side-by-side specs

	Kinsta 9.0/ 10	Cloudways 8.8/ 10
Overall score	9.0 / 10	8.8 / 10
Plan compared	Business — Single 20 GB	Flexible 1 GB
Starting price	$30.00/mo	$14.00/mo
Renewal price	$35.00/mo	$14.00/mo
Websites	1 WordPress install	Unlimited Websites
Storage	10 GB storage	25 GB NVMe Storage
Bandwidth	20 GB bandwidth/mo	1 TB Transfer Bandwidth
Backups	14 days backup retention	Offsite backup storage billed at $0.033/GB per server
WordPress
Data centre locations	Spain, Switzerland, Italy, India, Sweden, France, USA, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Germany, Japan, Canada, South Korea	Israel
Security score	9.5 / 10	9.1 / 10
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Who each provider is for

Our pick

9.0/ 10

Choose Kinsta if…

$30.00/mo intro price

Businesses that want managed WordPress with no server decisions.

• Excellent WordPress performance
• Strong staging and tooling
• Expert support
• Expensive for small sites
• No email hosting

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8.8/ 10

Choose Cloudways if…

$14.00/mo intro price

Agencies and developers who want cloud control at a flat price.

• Choice of cloud infrastructure
• Strong performance
• Flat monthly pricing
• No email hosting
• Needs technical comfort

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