--- title: "Cloudways vs HostArmada: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/cloudways-vs-hostarmada" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/cloudways-vs-hostarmada" 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 HostArmada Cloudways and HostArmada 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 [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund Cloudways wins 1 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.8 vs 7.7). ## How do the scores compare? Cloudways leads on 1 sub-scores, HostArmada on 1. Higher is better. | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Uptime | 8.5 | 8.0 | | Support | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Value | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 7.0 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.8 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.99% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 442 ms | 254 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, HostArmada is cheaper ($11.95/mo vs $14.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Cloudways) and Oct 14, 2026 (HostArmada). USD. | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | DigitalOcean Premium Micro | Start Dock | | Intro price | $14.00/mo | $2.15/mo | | Renewal price | $14.00/mo | $11.95/mo | | Required term | 1 months | 12 months | | Websites | unlimited | 1 | | Storage | 25 GB | 15 GB | | Money back | 0 days | 45 days | ## What does each include? | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | No | | Free SSL | Let's Encrypt certificates on every application | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | | Backups | On-demand and scheduled server backups with one-click restore; offsite storage billed at $0.033 per GB per server | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | | Free migration | Free migration of existing sites | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | | Free CDN | No | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | | Caching | Lightning Stack (NGINX), Object Cache Pro and Redis included on every plan | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | | Staging | Advanced staging and cloning on every plan | No | | 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 | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 | | Data center choice | The provider's regions, chosen per server: DigitalOcean 9, Vultr 30, Linode 25, AWS 28, Google Cloud 28 | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout | | Uptime guarantee | No | 99.9% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records | | Security | Built-in firewall with IP blocking, WordPress vulnerability scanner, bot protection and dedicated firewalls per the pricing page | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area | | Free trial | 3 days without a credit card | Not stated | | Phone support | No | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets | | Windows hosting | No | No | | SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Not stated | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed | | PHP versions | Not stated | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account | | Website builder | Not stated | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | ## Company facts | | [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | Cloudways platform (its own console); no cPanel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | | Data centers | 1 | 9 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2011 | 2019 | Visit Cloudways (affiliate link: /go/cloudways)Visit HostArmada (affiliate link: /go/hostarmada)