Cloudways vs Oxylabs
Compare Cloudways and Oxylabs 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
- ✓ Starting pricing
Oxylabs is better for
- ✓ Security & admin
Tie
- • Integrations
Choose Cloudways if: Teams that want managed hosting on a chosen cloud VM without buying a panel licence
Choose Oxylabs if: Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors
Oxylabs
Enterprise proxy + Web Scraper API — Residential Starter 5GB $30/mo ($6/GB); Web Scraper API from $49/mo; ISO 27001.
Best for
- • Data teams that need enterprise residential/datacenter proxies with published self-serve floors
- • Buyers who want Web Scraper API and proxy lines from one vendor
- • Projects that need ISO 27001-certified collection infrastructure
Starting from $30.00/user/mo
No free plan
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Cloudways and Oxylabs. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Cloudways
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Cloudways publishes a lower researched starting floor ($11/mo vs $30/mo for Oxylabs). Confirm currency, renewals, and add-ons — not a total TCO winner.
CloudwaysStrongerOxylabsWeaker - Depends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Cloudways does not research a free plan; Oxylabs does not research a free plan.
CloudwaysDependsOxylabsDepends - Depends
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Cloudways and Oxylabs on current vendor packaging.
CloudwaysDependsOxylabsDepends - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Cloudways and Oxylabs are close on integrations (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Cloudways8/10Oxylabs8/10 - Oxylabs
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Oxylabs leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
CloudwaysWeakerOxylabsStronger
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