Head-to-head · Managed WordPress Hosting
Cloudways vs 20i WordPress Hosting
Cloudways leads on 1 check, 20i WordPress Hosting on 1, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreCloudways · 6.3/10
- Lowest starting price20i WordPress Hosting · $15/mo
- Free trialonly Cloudways
Cloudways scores higher on our rubric for managed wordpress hosting: 6.3 against 6.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #30 and #42.
20i WordPress Hosting is cheaper to start at $15/mo against $35/mo. Cloudways leads on storage: 15 GB versus 10 GB.
Cloudways is the better fit for users wanting provider choice and scaling. 20i WordPress Hosting is the better fit for growing sites needing autoscaling.
- Cloudways fits best
Users wanting provider choice and scaling
- 20i WordPress Hosting fits best
Growing sites needing autoscaling
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Side by side
| Feature | Cloudways 6.3/10 Visit ↗ | 20i WordPress Hosting 6.0/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Ranking | #30 in Managed WordPress Hosting | #42 in Managed WordPress Hosting |
| Best for | Users wanting provider choice and scaling | Growing sites needing autoscaling |
| 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 3/4 · 20i WordPress Hosting 3/4 | ||
| Automatic backups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staging environment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Malware removal | — | Not checked yet |
| CDN included | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Sites included | 1 sites | 1 sites |
| Storage | 15 GB (best) | 10 GB |
| Support channel | Chat | Chat |
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| Our verdict | Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform for WordPress websites and other PHP applications. It lets small and medium-sized businesses, agencies, developers, ecommerce operators, bloggers, and publishers manage sites from a dashboard… Read the review → |
20i WordPress Hosting is a managed WordPress service for blogs, ecommerce sites, agencies and high-traffic projects. It runs WordPress on an autoscaling cloud platform and combines hosting with staging environments, cloning, WordPress… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Cloudways — where it wins
- Staging, backups, cloning, and vertical scaling are built in
- DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud, and other provider integrations
- 24/7 support through chat, email, and ticketing
Where it doesn't
- No free plan; the free trial lasts 3 days
- Automated malware removal is a paid add-on
- Scale and Plus plans each support one website
20i WordPress Hosting — where it wins
- Autoscaling cloud hosting with global CDN delivery
- Staging, cloning, daily backups and free unlimited migrations
- WP-CLI, SSH, SFTP/FTP and malware scanning included
Where it doesn't
- Startup supports one website, 10 GB storage and 50 GB bandwidth
- Storage and bandwidth allocations vary substantially by plan
- The platform is listed for web access only
- Cloudways6.3/10 · 3-day trial
A provider-flexible WordPress host with strong scaling, staging, and operational tools.
Visit CloudwaysFull verdict → - 20i WordPress Hosting6.0/10 · Paid
A flexible managed WordPress host for growing sites that need autoscaling and operational tools.
Visit 20iFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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