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Head-to-head · WordPress Multisite Hosting

Cloudways vs Hosting.com Managed WordPress

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Cloudways #7 in WordPress Multisite Hosting 8.5/10 3-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Cloudways
Hosting.com Managed WordPress #8 in WordPress Multisite Hosting 8.4/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Hosting.com

Cloudways leads on 0 checks, Hosting.com Managed WordPress on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCloudways · 8.5/10
  • Free trialonly Cloudways

Cloudways scores higher on our rubric for wordpress multisite hosting: 8.5 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Cloudways is the better fit for teams wanting managed hosting across cloud providers. Hosting.com Managed WordPress is the better fit for teams needing supported Multisite configuration.

  • Cloudways fits best

    Teams wanting managed hosting across cloud providers

  • Hosting.com Managed WordPress fits best

    Teams needing supported Multisite configuration

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Side by side

Feature Cloudways 8.5/10 Visit ↗ Hosting.com Managed WordPress 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.5 8.4
Ranking #7 in WordPress Multisite Hosting #8 in WordPress Multisite Hosting
Best for Teams wanting managed hosting across cloud providers Teams needing supported Multisite configuration
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $35/mo —
Free plan — —
Free trial 3 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Features Cloudways 1/3 · Hosting.com Managed WordPress 1/3
Per-site resource controls Not checked yet Not checked yet
Domain mapping Not checked yet Not checked yet
Staging environment ✓ ✓
Specs
Network site limit Not checked yet 5 sites
Storage 15 GB 15 GB
Backup frequency Not checked yet Daily
Our review
Pros
  • Staging environments support one-click pushes to production.
  • Backups, cloning, caching, scaling, SSL, and firewall tools are included.
  • Supports DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, and Google Cloud.
  • WordPress multisite configuration support
  • Daily backups, restore tools, updates, and malware protection
  • Staging, migration, CDN, WAF, and firewall features
Cons
  • There is no free plan.
  • Automated malware removal is a paid add-on.
  • Scale and Plus highlight one website rather than multiple applications.
  • WordPress multisite networks are limited to five sites
  • Some performance tools support single-installation sites only
  • No free plan is available
Our verdict

Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform for WordPress websites and other PHP applications. It gives small and medium-sized businesses, agencies, developers, ecommerce operators, bloggers, and publishers a dashboard for deploying and…

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Hosting.com Managed WordPress is a managed cloud hosting service for WordPress websites, agencies, businesses, and developers. Its WordPress-focused dashboard combines one-click installation, automated updates, daily backups with restore,…

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  1. CloudwaysWordPress Multisite Hosting 8.53-day trial
  2. Hosting.com Managed WordPressWordPress Multisite Hosting 8.4Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Cloudways — where it wins

    • Staging environments support one-click pushes to production.
    • Backups, cloning, caching, scaling, SSL, and firewall tools are included.
    • Supports DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, and Google Cloud.

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan.
    • Automated malware removal is a paid add-on.
    • Scale and Plus highlight one website rather than multiple applications.

  • Hosting.com Managed WordPress — where it wins

    • WordPress multisite configuration support
    • Daily backups, restore tools, updates, and malware protection
    • Staging, migration, CDN, WAF, and firewall features

    Where it doesn't

    • WordPress multisite networks are limited to five sites
    • Some performance tools support single-installation sites only
    • No free plan is available
  • Cloudways8.5/10 · 3-day trial

    A managed WordPress hosting dashboard with scaling, staging, backups, and cloud choice.

    Visit CloudwaysFull verdict →
  • Hosting.com Managed WordPress8.4/10 · Paid

    A supported Multisite hosting option with strong management features and a five-site network limit.

    Visit Hosting.comFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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