Cloudways DigitalOcean 1GB vs Site5

A detailed comparison to help you choose between Cloudways DigitalOcean 1GB and Site5.

Cloudways DigitalOcean 1GB

Cloudways DigitalOcean 1GB

Managed WordPress on DigitalOcean from $14/month

Site5

Site5

Developer-friendly shared hosting with SSH access

Overview
Rating3.7 (22 reviews)5.0 (309 reviews)
Pricing modelpaidpaid
Best forDevelopers and agencies wanting managed WordPress performance without paying Kinsta pricesWeb developers and agencies wanting SSH-enabled shared hosting with multiple PHP version support
Pricing transparency
Intro price$14.00/mo$4.95/mo
Renewal price$14.00/mo$9.95/mo
Renewal hike+0%+101%
Renewal transparencygoodmoderate
Money-back days3 days45 days
Uptime guarantee99.9%99.9%
Hosting amenities
cPanel included
WordPress 1-click
Staging environment
Daily backups
Free SSL
Free domain
Free migration
Phone support
Live chat
LiteSpeed server
Green hosting
Data-center locations
Regions
United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyNetherlandsSingaporeAustralia+1
United StatesNetherlands
Tags
Tags
free sslfree migrationdaily backupsstaging environment24 7 supportwordpress optimisedwoocommerce optimised
free sslfree migrationcpanel24 7 support1 click installer
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Cloudways DigitalOcean 1GB

Pros

  • + Best managed WordPress value per dollar
  • + Choose DO, AWS, GCP, Vultr, or Linode
  • + No renewal price increase — flat billing

Cons

  • - Markup on top of underlying VPS cost
  • - No bundled email hosting
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Site5

Pros

  • + SSH access on shared hosting — rare at this price
  • + Multiple PHP versions available
  • + Git integration for deployments

Cons

  • - 101% renewal price increase
  • - Less managed WordPress features than SiteGround
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