Checked Sep 21, 2026
How much does Cloudways (DigitalOcean) cost?
Cloudways bills per cloud instance, hourly, with unlimited applications on each. Standard plans run from $11 a month for 2GB RAM to $342 for the 8XL, and Autonomous WordPress plans run $99 to $399.
Bandwidth is capped by plan: 2TB on the $11 plan and 5TB on the $88 plan.
- Plans $11–$399/mo
- Charges by per SERVER, hourly; unlimited applications per server
- Micro / Small (DO)2GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50GB SSD, 2TB bandwidth, UNLIMITED apps$11/mo
- Medium8GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160GB, 5TB$88/mo
- 8XL128GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 2.5TB$342/mo
- Autonomous Startermanaged autoscaling WordPress$99/mo
- Autonomous Professional$199/mo
- Autonomous Enterprise$399/mo
Website: included. Check whether that is a plan rate or a separate charge before adding it to a bill.
Who pays it
Businesses on Cloudways (DigitalOcean)
Prices are as published on Cloudways (DigitalOcean)'s own pricing page on Sep 21, 2026, before tax and payment processing. Vendors change prices; check theirs before you buy.
The build question
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