Cloudways vs Akamai Nanode 1GB

A detailed comparison to help you choose between Cloudways and Akamai Nanode 1GB.

Cloudways

Cloudways

Managed cloud on DigitalOcean, AWS, GCP, Vultr, or Linode

Akamai Nanode 1GB

Akamai Nanode 1GB

Akamai (Linode) entry VPS — $5/month flat

Overview
Rating4.7 (76 reviews)4.6 (347 reviews)
Pricing modelpaidpaid
Best forAgency developers managing multiple client WordPress sites who want managed quality without Kinsta pricesDevelopers wanting a globally distributed $5 flat-rate VPS from Akamai's infrastructure
Pricing transparency
Intro price$14.00/mo$5.00/mo
Renewal price$14.00/mo$5.00/mo
Renewal hike+0%+0%
Renewal transparencygoodgood
Money-back days3 days0 days
Uptime guarantee99.9%99.99%
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 StatesUnited KingdomGermanySingaporeJapanAustralia+1
Tags
Tags
free sslfree migrationdaily backupsstaging environment24 7 supportwordpress optimisedwoocommerce optimised
green hosting24 7 support
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Cloudways

Pros

  • + Choose your underlying cloud provider — DigitalOcean or AWS
  • + Best price-to-managed-value for agencies
  • + One-click staging environments

Cons

  • - Markup on top of underlying cloud cost
  • - No free domain or bundled email
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Akamai Nanode 1GB

Pros

  • + Flat $5/month — no renewal increase ever
  • + DDoS protection included free
  • + 11 global datacenter options

Cons

  • - 1GB RAM on entry — limited for WordPress
  • - No managed WordPress option
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