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Cloudways pricing
Cloudways DigitalOcean Standard Micro (1 GB) costs $11/mo billed monthly and renews at the same price. Paid plans have a 3-day free trial. Prices checked 9 Oct 2026.
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- $11/moDigitalOcean Standard Micro (1 GB), monthly
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- $11/mosame as the intro price
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How much does Cloudways cost?
| Plan and term | Intro | Renews at | Jump | Notes | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean Standard Micro (1 GB) · Monthly | $11.00 | $11.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Standard (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.0164/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Premium Micro (1 GB) · Monthly | $14.00 | $14.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Premium (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.0208/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Standard Small (2 GB) · Monthly | $24.00 | $24.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Standard (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.0357/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Premium Small (2 GB) · Monthly | $28.00 | $28.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Premium (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.0417/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Standard Medium (4 GB) · Monthly | $46.00 | $46.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Standard (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.0685/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Premium Medium (4 GB) · Monthly | $54.00 | $54.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Premium (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.0804/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Standard Large (8 GB) · Monthly | $88.00 | $88.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Standard (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.131/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
| DigitalOcean Premium Large (8 GB) · Monthly | $99.00 | $99.00 | none | Flexible, DigitalOcean Premium (Basic server type); billed hourly at $0.1473/hr, invoiced monthly in arrears; no intro discount shown; excludes tax and offsite backup storage | (source, opens in a new tab) · screenshot (opens in a new tab) |
What does Cloudways cost after the first term?
Buying DigitalOcean Standard Micro (1 GB) on a monthly term costs $11.00 for the first month. 5 years of use cost $660.00. Based on prices checked .
- DigitalOcean Standard Micro (1 GB) paid monthly$396
Every plan over 5 years
| Plan and term | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean Standard Micro (1 GB) · Monthly | $132 | $264 | $396 | $528 | $660 |
| DigitalOcean Premium Micro (1 GB) · Monthly | $168 | $336 | $504 | $672 | $840 |
| DigitalOcean Standard Small (2 GB) · Monthly | $288 | $576 | $864 | $1,152 | $1,440 |
| DigitalOcean Premium Small (2 GB) · Monthly | $336 | $672 | $1,008 | $1,344 | $1,680 |
| DigitalOcean Standard Medium (4 GB) · Monthly | $552 | $1,104 | $1,656 | $2,208 | $2,760 |
| DigitalOcean Premium Medium (4 GB) · Monthly | $648 | $1,296 | $1,944 | $2,592 | $3,240 |
| DigitalOcean Standard Large (8 GB) · Monthly | $1,056 | $2,112 | $3,168 | $4,224 | $5,280 |
| DigitalOcean Premium Large (8 GB) · Monthly | $1,188 | $2,376 | $3,564 | $4,752 | $5,940 |
Prices exclude tax and optional add-ons. Check the vendor’s checkout for the final amount.
You pay for a server, not a site
On 9 October 2026 Cloudways Flexible on DigitalOcean cost $14, $28, $54 and $99 a month for the Premium Micro, Small, Medium and Large servers, or $11, $24, $46 and $88 a month on Standard servers. Billing is hourly (Micro Premium is $0.0208 an hour) and invoiced monthly in arrears, so there is no annual prepay, intro discount or renewal jump. Prices on AWS and Google Cloud vary by region.
Each server allows unlimited websites and unlimited visits, but resources are fixed: the Premium Micro has 1 GB of RAM, 25 GB of storage and 1 TB of bandwidth. Extra bandwidth on DigitalOcean is $0.02 per GB, offsite backup storage is $0.033 per GB per server, and tax is added to invoices. Staging and Let's Encrypt SSL are included. There is a 3-day free trial with no card required.
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