Cloudways vs IPRoyal
Compare Cloudways and IPRoyal on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Cloudways
Managed cloud hosting — Flexible from $11/mo DigitalOcean Standard; Autonomous WordPress autoscaling separate line.
Best for
- • Teams that want managed hosting on a chosen cloud VM without buying a panel licence
- • Agencies running WordPress plus other apps on one Cloudways account
- • Buyers who will actually use hourly Flexible billing and the $11 DigitalOcean Standard floor
Starting from $11.00/user/mo
No free plan
VS
Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Cloudways is better for
- ✓ Integrations
- ✓ Security & admin
IPRoyal is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
Choose Cloudways if: Teams that want managed hosting on a chosen cloud VM without buying a panel licence
Choose IPRoyal if: Teams that need a low published residential GB floor
IPRoyal
Residential proxies from $1.75/GB — ISP/datacenter/mobile lines; traffic that never expires framing. Does not outrank Bright Data 7.7.
Best for
- • Teams that need a low published residential GB floor
- • Buyers comparing $1.75/GB to ThorData $2/GB and Decodo $3.75/GB starters
- • Projects that will validate quality/compliance before production volume
Starting from $1.75/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Cloudways and IPRoyal. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- IPRoyal
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
IPRoyal publishes a lower researched starting floor ($1.75/mo vs $11/mo for Cloudways). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
CloudwaysWeakerIPRoyalStronger - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Cloudways does not research a free plan; IPRoyal does not research a free plan.
CloudwaysDependsIPRoyalDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Cloudways and IPRoyal on current vendor packaging.
CloudwaysDependsIPRoyalDepends - Cloudways
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Cloudways leads on integrations (8/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Cloudways8/10IPRoyal6/10 - Cloudways
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Cloudways leads on security admin (7/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
CloudwaysStrongerIPRoyalWeaker
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