Cloudways vs Liquid Web Managed Hosting

CCloudways9.4Visit Liquid Web Managed Hosting9.2Visit

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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Liquid Web Managed Hosting #3 in Managed Web Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Liquid Web

• Cloudways fits best

  Managed WordPress and scalable cloud deployments

• Liquid Web Managed Hosting fits best

  Organizations needing managed servers

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Side by side

Feature	CCloudways 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Liquid Web Managed Hosting 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#2 in Managed Web Hosting	#3 in Managed Web Hosting
Best for	Managed WordPress and scalable cloud deployments	Organizations needing managed servers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$35/mo	$9/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	3 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Cloudways 1/3 · Liquid Web Managed Hosting 3/3
Automatic backups	✓	✓
Staging sites	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free migration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Website limit	1 sites	1 sites
Storage limit	Not checked yet	15 GB
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	Managed administration, monitoring, updates, and 24/7/365 support Free migrations, staging sites, backups, WAF, and DDoS protection WordPress, VPS, and dedicated server plans with API access
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	No free plan; all listed options are paid Managed WordPress starts with a one-site and 15-storage limit Plan prices and promotional terms vary by product and billing term
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 →	Liquid Web Managed Hosting is designed for organizations that want server administration handled alongside their websites, online stores, applications, or business workloads. Its portfolio covers managed WordPress hosting, managed VPS… 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

• Liquid Web Managed Hosting — where it wins

  • Managed administration, monitoring, updates, and 24/7/365 support
  • Free migrations, staging sites, backups, WAF, and DDoS protection
  • WordPress, VPS, and dedicated server plans with API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; all listed options are paid
  • Managed WordPress starts with a one-site and 15-storage limit
  • Plan prices and promotional terms vary by product and billing term

• CCloudways9.4/10 · 3-day trial

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

  Visit CloudwaysFull verdict →
• Liquid Web Managed Hosting9.2/10 · Paid

  Managed infrastructure with support, security, backups, migrations, and scaling options.

  Visit Liquid WebFull verdict →