GridPane vs Cloudways

A detailed comparison to help you choose between GridPane and Cloudways.

GridPane

GridPane

WordPress server panel for agencies — deploy to any VPS

Cloudways

Cloudways

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

Overview
Rating3.6 (265 reviews)4.7 (76 reviews)
Pricing modelfreemiumpaid
Best forWordPress agencies managing 10+ client sites who want full infrastructure control at lower cost than managed hostingAgency developers managing multiple client WordPress sites who want managed quality without Kinsta prices
Pricing transparency
Intro price$0.00/mo$14.00/mo
Renewal price$0.00/mo$14.00/mo
Renewal hike+0%
Renewal transparencygoodgood
Money-back days0 days3 days
Uptime guarantee0%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 KingdomGermanySingaporeAustralia
United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyNetherlandsSingaporeAustralia+1
Tags
Tags
free ssldaily backupsstaging environmentlitespeedwordpress optimisedwoocommerce optimised
free sslfree migrationdaily backupsstaging environment24 7 supportwordpress optimisedwoocommerce optimised
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GridPane

Pros

  • + Free tier for 3 servers
  • + Full root access — you own the infrastructure
  • + Multi-cloud: DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS

Cons

  • - VPS costs are separate from GridPane fee
  • - Requires server management knowledge
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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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