GridPane Agency vs Cloudways

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

GridPane Agency

GridPane Agency

WordPress server management for serious agencies

Cloudways

Cloudways

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

Overview
Rating4.6 (67 reviews)4.7 (76 reviews)
Pricing modelfreemiumpaid
Best forWordPress agencies managing 10+ client sites wanting infrastructure control with managed-level simplicityAgency 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 KingdomGermanySingaporeAustraliaIndia
United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyNetherlandsSingaporeAustralia+1
Tags
Tags
free tierfree ssldaily backupsstaging environmentlitespeedwordpress optimised
free sslfree migrationdaily backupsstaging environment24 7 supportwordpress optimisedwoocommerce optimised
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GridPane Agency

Pros

  • + Free for 3 servers — generous free tier
  • + Multi-cloud: DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, Linode
  • + OpenLiteSpeed and Nginx optimised configs

Cons

  • - VPS costs separate
  • - Requires Linux server management comfort
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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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