Cloudways vs 20i Web Hosting

CCloudways9.4Visit 20i Web Hosting9.1Visit

Higher score C Cloudways #2 in Managed Web Hosting 9.4/10 3-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Cloudways

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20i Web Hosting #4 in Managed Web Hosting 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit 20i

• Cloudways fits best

  Managed WordPress and scalable cloud deployments

• 20i Web Hosting fits best

  Businesses wanting feature-rich managed hosting

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Side by side

Feature	CCloudways 9.4/10 Visit ↗	20i Web Hosting 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Managed Web Hosting	#4 in Managed Web Hosting
Best for	Managed WordPress and scalable cloud deployments	Businesses wanting feature-rich managed hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$35/mo	$15/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	3 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Cloudways 1/3 · 20i Web Hosting 0/3
Automatic backups	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Staging sites	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free migration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Website limit	1 sites	Not checked yet
Storage limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Control panel	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Staging, backups, cloning, and vertical scaling are built into the workflow Caching, firewalls, DDoS protection, SSL, and malware protection are included 24/7 support is available through chat, email, and ticketing	Daily backups, free SSL, WAF and malware scanning included Autoscaling resources and CDN edge pre-caching support site delivery More than 80 one-click applications plus migration tools
Cons	The Small plan starts at $35 per month Automated malware removal is a paid add-on Plan pricing and allowances vary considerably across tiers	The Startup plan supports only 1 website and 10 GB storage Uses the custom My20i control panel rather than cPanel No free plan is available
Our verdict	Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform for WordPress websites and other PHP applications. It provides a dashboard for server and WordPress management while letting customers deploy on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, or Google… Read the review →	20i Web Hosting is a Linux-based shared hosting service for individuals, small businesses, agencies and website developers. It combines website storage, mailboxes, free SSL certificates, automatic daily backups, malware scanning, CDN… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cloudways — where it wins

  • Staging, backups, cloning, and vertical scaling are built into the workflow
  • Caching, firewalls, DDoS protection, SSL, and malware protection are included
  • 24/7 support is available through chat, email, and ticketing

  Where it doesn't

  • The Small plan starts at $35 per month
  • Automated malware removal is a paid add-on
  • Plan pricing and allowances vary considerably across tiers

• 20i Web Hosting — where it wins

  • Daily backups, free SSL, WAF and malware scanning included
  • Autoscaling resources and CDN edge pre-caching support site delivery
  • More than 80 one-click applications plus migration tools

  Where it doesn't

  • The Startup plan supports only 1 website and 10 GB storage
  • Uses the custom My20i control panel rather than cPanel
  • No free plan is available

• CCloudways9.4/10 · 3-day trial

  A capable managed WordPress host with strong operations features, but a high entry price.

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• 20i Web Hosting9.1/10 · Paid

  A managed hosting range with strong essentials, broad app support and clear scaling tiers.

  Visit 20iFull verdict →