--- title: "Cloudways vs FastComet: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/cloudways-vs-fastcomet" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/cloudways-vs-fastcomet" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # Cloudways vs FastComet Cloudways and FastComet compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Cloudways scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 14, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [7.8 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways)Wins overall DigitalOcean's managed cloud layer: servers from $11 a month on five clouds, billed hourly, staging and caching included [7.5 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with 30 daily offsite backups and 12 locations; small disks, now part of World Host Group Cloudways wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.8 vs 7.5). ## How do the scores compare? Cloudways leads on 3 sub-scores, FastComet on 2. Higher is better. | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 7.0 | | Support | 7.5 | 7.0 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Value | 7.0 | 8.0 | | Ease of use | 7.0 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.8 | 7.5 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.80% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 442 ms | 496 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, FastComet is cheaper ($9.95/mo vs $14.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Cloudways) and Oct 13, 2026 (FastComet). USD. | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Premium Micro | Starter | | Intro price | $14.00/mo | $1.99/mo | | Renewal price | $14.00/mo | $9.95/mo | | Required term | 1 months | 12 months | | Websites | unlimited | 1 | | Storage | 25 GB | 10 GB | | Money back | 0 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | No | | Free SSL | Let's Encrypt certificates on every application | Yes | | Backups | On-demand and scheduled server backups with one-click restore; offsite storage billed at $0.033 per GB per server | Not stated | | Free migration | Free migration of existing sites | Website and server migrations by staff | | Free CDN | No | Not stated | | Caching | Lightning Stack (NGINX), Object Cache Pro and Redis included on every plan | Not stated | | Staging | Advanced staging and cloning on every plan | Not stated | | Email | No | Not stated | | Resource limits | A whole server per customer: 1 to 8 GB RAM and 1 to 4 vCPU on the listed sizes, larger sizes and other providers available | Not stated | | Data center choice | The provider's regions, chosen per server: DigitalOcean 9, Vultr 30, Linode 25, AWS 28, Google Cloud 28 | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | No | 99.9% website availability excluding maintenance; 10% of the monthly fee credited per hour of downtime, up to 100% | | Security | Built-in firewall with IP blocking, WordPress vulnerability scanner, bot protection and dedicated firewalls per the pricing page | Not stated | | Free trial | 3 days without a credit card | Not stated | | Phone support | No | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 | | Windows hosting | No | No | | Daily offsite backups | Not stated | Up to 30 daily backups in a separate data center, unlimited full or incremental restores from the web interface | | Web server | Not stated | LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage | | Malware scanner | Not stated | Yes | | Node.js and SSH | Not stated | Yes | | Choice of data center | Not stated | Six locations at shared checkout (Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai); 12 locations across all products | | Resource policy | Not stated | No constant utilisation of 80% of plan resources for an hour; 400 emails per hour; 10 simultaneous IMAP/POP3 connections; slow queries under 1% a day | ## Company facts | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | Cloudways platform (its own console); no cPanel | cPanel | | Data centers | 1 | 12 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2011 | 2013 | Visit Cloudways (affiliate link: /go/cloudways)Visit FastComet (affiliate link: /go/fastcomet)