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Head-to-head · Managed WordPress Hosting

Pressable vs Cloudways

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score Pressable #2 in Managed WordPress Hosting 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Pressable
Cloudways #30 in Managed WordPress Hosting 6.3/10 3-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Cloudways

Pressable leads on 2 checks, Cloudways on 0, 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 scorePressable · 9.4/10
  • Lowest starting pricePressable · $25/mo
  • Free trialonly Cloudways

Pressable scores higher on our rubric for managed wordpress hosting: 9.4 against 6.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #30.

Pressable is cheaper to start at $25/mo against $35/mo. Pressable leads on storage: 20 GB versus 15 GB.

Pressable is the better fit for teams wanting support and strong security. Cloudways is the better fit for users wanting provider choice and scaling.

  • Pressable fits best

    Teams wanting support and strong security

  • Cloudways fits best

    Users wanting provider choice and scaling

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Side by side

Feature Pressable 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Cloudways 6.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 6.3
Ranking #2 in Managed WordPress Hosting #30 in Managed WordPress Hosting
Best for Teams wanting support and strong security Users wanting provider choice and scaling
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $25/mo (best) $35/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — 3 days
Deployment Cloud, Browser extension Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 2 integrations 8 integrations
Features Pressable 3/4 · Cloudways 3/4
Automatic backups ✓ ✓
Staging environment ✓ ✓
Malware removal Not checked yet —
CDN included ✓ ✓
Specs
Sites included 1 sites 1 sites
Storage 20 GB (best) 15 GB
Support channel Chat Chat
Our review
Pros
  • 24/7 real-time support from WordPress engineers
  • Staging, sandbox environments, CDN, WAF, and failover
  • Daily, hourly, and on-demand backups with malware assistance
  • 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
Cons
  • No free plan is available
  • Signature 1 supports one WordPress install
  • Premium Site Plan pricing requires contacting sales
  • 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
Our verdict

Pressable is managed WordPress hosting for agencies, freelancers, ecommerce stores, developers, and growing digital brands. It runs WordPress hosting on Automattic’s WP Cloud platform and combines managed WordPress and plugin updates with…

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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…

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  1. PressableManaged WordPress Hosting 9.4Paid
  2. CloudwaysManaged WordPress Hosting 6.33-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Pressable — where it wins

    • 24/7 real-time support from WordPress engineers
    • Staging, sandbox environments, CDN, WAF, and failover
    • Daily, hourly, and on-demand backups with malware assistance

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Signature 1 supports one WordPress install
    • Premium Site Plan pricing requires contacting sales

  • 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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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