Cloudways vs ScraperAPI
Compare Cloudways and ScraperAPI 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
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Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Cloudways is better for
- ✓ Starting pricing
- ✓ Security & admin
ScraperAPI is better for
- ✓ Free plan
Tie
- • Integrations
Choose Cloudways if: Teams that want managed hosting on a chosen cloud VM without buying a panel licence
Choose ScraperAPI if: Developers who want a managed scrape API without operating proxy pools

ScraperAPI
Managed scraping API — Free 1,000 credits; Hobby $49/mo ($44.10 annual); 7-day trial with 5,000 credits.
Best for
- • Developers who want a managed scrape API without operating proxy pools
- • Teams that need a free/trial path before commit
- • Moderate-volume production scraping with published credit tiers
Starting from $49.00/user/mo
Free plan available
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