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The short version
Start with what you are actually hosting
Three doors. Managed WordPress, agency client sites, or your own app on a developer cloud. Pick the one you’re shopping for.
Managed WP hosting
You want someone else to handle updates, backups, and speed. Cloudways, Kinsta, WP Engine, Rocket.net.
Agency + client sites
Multiple client sites under one bill, staging, white-labelling. Cloudways agency plans and Kinsta agency tiers.
Your own app
You run the stack. DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, and Hetzner droplets at $4–$5 a month.
Shopping storage?
Google One, Dropbox, iCloud+, Backblaze, and 9 more sit on our storage table. Same treatment, different table.
Every host, every starting tier
✓ Prices checked August 27, 2026
| Host | What it is | Entry tier | Mid tier | Team/Agency | The catch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudways | Managed WP on DO/Vultr/Linode/AWS/GCP | $14/mo (DO 1 GB tier) | Unmetered scaling to larger droplets | Agency add-on | Multi-cloud, pay-monthly, no long contracts | See current price → |
| Kinsta | Managed WP on Google Cloud | $30/mo (Starter, annual) | $70/mo (Business 1, 100k visits) | Agency plans available | Premium tier; strict resource limits per plan | See current price → |
| WP Engine | Managed WP | $30/mo (Startup, annual, 25k visits, 10 GB) | $109/mo (Growth, 100k visits) | Scale from $276/mo | Enterprise-heavy; overage fees on traffic spikes | See current price → |
| Rocket.net | Managed WP on Cloudflare Enterprise | $30/mo (Starter, unmetered visits) | $60/mo (Pro) to $200/mo (Enterprise) | Agency tiers | Cloudflare Enterprise included; small provider | See current price → |
| DigitalOcean | Developer cloud (Droplets) | $4/mo (Basic 512 MB / 10 GB SSD) | $24/mo (4 GB / 80 GB SSD) | Team accounts | Self-managed; you run the stack | See current price → |
| Vultr | Developer cloud | See current price ($2.50/mo starter, verify) | See current price | Team accounts | Cheapest developer cloud; support tier is basic | See current price → |
| Linode (Akamai) | Developer cloud | See current price ($5/mo Nanode, verify) | See current price | Team accounts | Now part of Akamai; strong DNS + CDN bundle | See current price → |
| Hetzner | Developer cloud (EU + US) | See current price (~$4/mo CX22, EU-billed) | See current price | Team accounts | Best price/performance for EU workloads; ID verification at signup | See current price → |
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Common questions
What is cloud hosting?
Cloud hosting runs your site or app on virtual servers pulled from a larger pool of machines, instead of one fixed physical server. That gives you the option to scale resources up or down without moving hardware. Managed cloud hosts (Cloudways, Kinsta, WP Engine) handle the operating system and stack for you. Developer cloud providers (DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Hetzner) give you the machine and let you run everything yourself.
Managed WordPress hosting or a developer cloud?
If you want someone else to handle updates, backups, caching, and 24/7 support, go managed. If you are comfortable at the command line and want the cheapest raw compute, go developer cloud. Cloudways sits between the two: managed WordPress that runs on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, or Google Cloud droplets.
How much does cloud hosting cost per month?
Managed WordPress hosting starts around $30 a month at Kinsta and WP Engine. Cloudways sits lower depending on the underlying droplet you pick. Developer cloud droplets start at $4 (DigitalOcean Basic) and $2.50 (Vultr entry tier) but do not include a managed stack.
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