1&1 vs. Cloudways 2018

Find out which one is the best for your needs

Pricing
Starting price	$0.00 / month	$10.00 / month
Free domain	Yes	No
Coupons	No	2 coupons Get free cloud hosting credit worth $30 This includes $30 free hosting credit and user will be able to get it after signing up at Cloudways and they will get free hosting credit as soon as they upgrade their account using a credit card. 30$ Discount
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User Ratings
Reliability	3.2 / 10	9.4 / 10
Pricing	3.9 / 10	9.2 / 10
User Friendly	3.1 / 10	9.3 / 10
Support	2.8 / 10	9.4 / 10
Features	3.2 / 10	9.3 / 10

User Reviews
Latest positive review	I stay with 1&1 be... Feb. 3, 2018 Reliability 10 Pricing 10 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 I do my own homework, I check about once a year to compare plans and pricing and what you get for your money. 1&1 is alwa...More ys the best plan for the money. Do your homework and compare details you will see 1&1 is actually a pretty good choice. Those with bad reviews are either just complaining like some people do, or they really don't know what they are comparing it to. Every company has a bad experience but I have proven to myself by doing my homework that 1&1 is the best choice for the money. There is better but some like rackspace start their smallest plans at over $700 monthly. Wow, that's too expensive for what I do, 1&1 is perfect for me. I host over 100 websites. Less	Anas Moiz supporting t... Nov. 28, 2018 Reliability 10 Pricing 10 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 Fast, professional and overall quality support. 11/10
Latest negative review	1&1 The worst host... Oct. 27, 2018 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 after 15 years with 1and1, my goal now is to move away every account i have with them, they are a nightmare.. their customer ...More service is almost non existent, and something that gives you a heart attack in cases of emergency. Less	I think it's a scam Oct. 21, 2018 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 customer support kept ignoring me to active my account and in final they blocked me for entering the chat.

Server Locations
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	Yes	Yes
Asia	No	Yes
Oceania	Yes	Yes
South America	No	Yes
Africa & Middle East	No	No

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	UNLIMITED	–
Space	100 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	–	–
Number of Sites	Unlimited	N/A
Features		–
Price	$0.99	–

Plan Name	UNLIMITED PLUS	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	–	–
Number of Sites	Unlimited	N/A
Features		–
Price	$4.99	–

Plan Name	UNLIMITED PRO	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	–	–
Number of Sites	Unlimited	N/A
Features		–
Price	$8.99	–
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VPS Plans
Plan Name	Virtual Server S	–
Space	30 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	512 MB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$4.99	–

Plan Name	Virtual Server M	–
Space	50 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	1 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$4.99	–

Plan Name	Virtual Server L	–
Space	80 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	2 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$9.99	–

Plan Name	Virtual Server XL	–
Space	120 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$19.99	–

Plan Name	Virtual Server XXL	–
Space	160 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$29.99	–
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Dedicated Server Plans
Plan Name	A8i	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	8 x 2.40GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$0.00	–

Plan Name	L4i	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.10GHz	–
RAM	12 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$39.99	–

Plan Name	XL6	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	6 x 2.80GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$0.00	–

Plan Name	X4i	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	4 x 3.50GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$59.99	–

Plan Name	XL8	–
Space	2.93 TB	–
CPU	8 x 2.60GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$0.00	–

Plan Name	o12A-32	–
Space	3.91 TB	–
CPU	12 x 2.30GHz	–
RAM	32 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$99.99	–

Plan Name	o12A-64	–
Space	7.81 TB	–
CPU	12 x 2.30GHz	–
RAM	64 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$119.99	–

Plan Name	XL12i	–
Space	3.91 TB	–
CPU	6 x 2.50GHz	–
RAM	32 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$149.99	–

Plan Name	XXL24i	–
Space	5.86 TB	–
CPU	12 x 2.40GHz	–
RAM	48 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$0.00	–

Plan Name	A8i SSD	–
Space	480 GB	–
CPU	8 x 2.40GHz	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$29.99	–

Plan Name	X8i	–
Space	5.86 TB	–
CPU	8 x 2.40GHz	–
RAM	64 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$224.99	–

Plan Name	X10i	–
Space	7.81 TB	–
CPU	10 x 2.30GHz	–
RAM	128 GB	–
OS	WindowsLinux	–
Price	$299.99	–
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Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Cloud Server M	DigitalOcean Starter Plan
Space	50 GB	20 GB
CPU	1 core	1 x 1.00GHz
RAM	1 GB	1 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	1 TB
Price	$9.99	$10.00

Plan Name	Cloud Server L	Vultr Starter Plan
Space	80 GB	25 GB
CPU	2 cores	1 x 1.00GHz
RAM	2 GB	1 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	1 TB
Price	$19.99	$11.00

Plan Name	Cloud Server XL	GCE Starter Plan
Space	120 GB	20 GB
CPU	2 cores	1 x 1.00GHz
RAM	4 GB	1.7 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	2 TB
Price	$29.99	$34.17

Plan Name	Cloud Server XXL	AWS Starter Plan
Space	160 GB	4 GB
CPU	4 cores	1 x 1.00GHz
RAM	8 GB	1.75 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	2 TB
Price	$49.99	$36.04

Plan Name	Cloud Server 3XL	Linode Starter Plan
Space	240 GB	25 GB
CPU	8 cores	1 x 1.00GHz
RAM	16 GB	1 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	1 TB
Price	$129.99	$12.00

Plan Name	Cloud Server 4XL	–
Space	360 GB	–
CPU	12 cores	–
RAM	32 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$249.99	–

Plan Name	Cloud Server 4XL	–
Space	500 GB	–
CPU	16 cores	–
RAM	48 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$249.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting M	–
Space	50 GB	–
CPU	1 core	–
RAM	1 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$14.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting L	–
Space	80 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	2 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$24.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting XL	–
Space	120 GB	–
CPU	2 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$34.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting XXL	–
Space	160 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$54.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting 3XL	–
Space	240 GB	–
CPU	8 cores	–
RAM	16 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$134.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting 4XL	–
Space	360 GB	–
CPU	12 cores	–
RAM	32 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$254.99	–

Plan Name	Hosting 5XL	–
Space	500 GB	–
CPU	16 cores	–
RAM	48 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Price	$354.99	–
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Features
Support Services
Live Chat	No	Yes
Phone Support	Yes	No
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Forum Support	Yes	Yes
Video guides	Yes	Yes
Knowledgebase	Yes	Yes

CMS support
WordPress	Yes	Yes
Managed Wordpress	Yes	Yes
Joomla	Yes	Yes
Drupal	Yes	Yes
Magento	Yes	Yes
Fantastico	Yes	No
PrestaShop	Yes	Yes
Zen Cart	No	Yes

OS Support
Windows/ASP.NET	Yes	No
Linux	Yes	Yes

Language Support
PHP	Yes	Yes
Java	Yes	No
Python	Yes	No
Node.js	No	No
Django	Yes	No
Perl	Yes	No
Ruby on Rails	Yes	No

Database Support
MongoDB	No	No
MySQL	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL	No	No

Payment Types Support
PayPal	Yes	Yes
Credit Card	Yes	Yes
Skrill	No	No
Wire Transfer	No	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No

Bottom Line
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO Cloudways is a cloud platform hosting company offering ease-of-use application hosting options in order for you to focus on developing your web application and business while they focus on the hosting side. They claim to offer a one-stop shop for all application hosting needs while focusing on simplicity and ease-of-use. They have worked with a number of companies in hosting their applications and have a wide range of clients from all over the world. With servers in Spain and Dubai, they are definitely focused on a global clientele base. As a Cloud based web application hosting company, Cloudways offers managed cloud hosting options for you to easily run your applications and focus on your business instead of focusing on running the site or application itself. Their managed hosting services include Magento, WordPress and Joomla to name a few, and they also offer a number of additional services such as email, DNS, and load testing to offer higher quality services based on your needs. Winner! See plans and pricing www.cloudways.com

Bottom Line

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

Cloudways is a cloud platform hosting company offering ease-of-use application hosting options in order for you to focus on developing your web application and business while they focus on the hosting side. They claim to offer a one-stop shop for all application hosting needs while focusing on simplicity and ease-of-use. They have worked with a number of companies in hosting their applications and have a wide range of clients from all over the world. With servers in Spain and Dubai, they are definitely focused on a global clientele base. As a Cloud based web application hosting company, Cloudways offers managed cloud hosting options for you to easily run your applications and focus on your business instead of focusing on running the site or application itself. Their managed hosting services include Magento, WordPress and Joomla to name a few, and they also offer a number of additional services such as email, DNS, and load testing to offer higher quality services based on your needs.