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AWS Servers (Flexible) · $38.56/mo (1.75 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD, 2 GB transfer)
Cloudways AWS 2GB at $38.56/mo is significantly overpriced compared to direct cloud alternatives. You're paying a managed-hosting premium for Cloudways' interface, but the underlying AWS infrastructure costs far less elsewhere. Several providers offer comparable or better specs for $2-6/mo with lower hidden costs.
2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe (2.5x storage), unmetered bandwidth, and root SSH access for $2.09/mo intro pricing.
Caveat: Renewal price jumps to $9.99-15.99/mo after intro term; requires 36-month contract for lowest rate; domain and privacy are free only year one.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s, and 99.99% SLA for just $2/mo.
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional (3-month or 1-year contract); renewal pricing is 2-6x higher; limited storage vs Cloudways.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB SSD, 1TB transfer, and unmanaged access for $3.88/mo; matches Cloudways storage at 1/10th the price.
Caveat: Unmanaged by default (add $10-25/mo for management); renewal pricing substantially higher; no SLA published.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB NVMe, 5TB transfer (250x Cloudways' 20GB), and flexible scaling for $4/mo.
Caveat: Non-dedicated CPU thread; Windows/SQL licensing adds undisclosed surcharge; powered-off servers still incur charges.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB SSD, 1TB transfer, 99.99% SLA, and straightforward pricing with only $0.01/GB overage.
Caveat: Slightly less storage than Cloudways (25GB vs 20GB); no managed services included; bandwidth overage at $0.01/GB is still cheaper than AWS's $0.12/GB.
Before you switch
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/1GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 1GB (Linux, IPv6) | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
| Civo | Compute Instances · xSmall | $5.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 1GB | $5.92/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 1GB | $6/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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