5 of the Best Cloud Hosts for WordPress: An Honest 2025 Review

I’ve compared five cloud hosts that work well with WordPress. This post covers their pricing, performance specs, features, and strong points. You’ll see what each one does best and where it disappoints.

By the end, you’ll know which host matches your needs – especially when you’re moving your site from a previous host that couldn’t handle the load anymore.

First, if you’re in a hurry, here’s a comparison of the options covered – our lineup of the best cloud hosting for WordPress:

Best cloud hosting providers for WordPress users in 2025

And now in a bit more detail:

1. Cloudways

Cloudways is our first option for a couple of reasons. However, the main interesting thing about them is that they don’t actually provide their own cloud infrastructure, but rent it from other, more established companies and then handle the software layer of the server on their end.

The great thing about this is that Cloudways basically makes using cloud hosting much more approachable for normal WordPress sites. I.e. you don’t have to worry about server configurations, specs, etc. You can just install WordPress and start working on your site normally.

Cloudways lets you decide if you want to have your cloud hosing provided by DigitalOcean (the cheapest option), Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud.

When using Cloudways, you never need to interact with the cloud hosting directly (nor do you get root access). Instead, Cloudways handles everything for you and you’ll be able to manage your servers and apps from a user-friendly dashboard.

You’ll also get convenient features like:

• WordPress-optimized server-level caching
• Free/easy SSL certificates
• Easy staging sites and one-click cloning
• Automatic backups to secure off-site locations

Cloudways’ pricing depends on the provider and specs you choose. Typically, you’ll pay about double what you’d pay for the unmanaged VPS if you signed up directly with the provider, though this ratio decreases as you get into higher-powered servers.

The cheapest option is $11.00 per month for a standard DigitalOcean droplet with: 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU core, 25 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth.

The other plans from Vultr, Linode, AWS and Google Cloud are a bit more expensive – in the range of $14-$35 to get started with.

Here’s a look at the Cloudways user panel:

Cloudways performance (measured on our test site hosted with Cloudways):

2. RunCloud / GridPane / SpinupWP

I’m bunching these three companies together as one option for a couple of reasons. But let’s start from the beginning:

All three tools – RunCloud, GridPane, and SpinupWP – represent an interesting new option that kind of sits in between managed and unmanaged cloud hosting: they are “a dedicated WordPress server control panel.”

Okay, what’s that? Yeah, so with these tools, you’ll first sign up directly with a cloud hosting provider such as DigitalOcean, Vultr, Akamai, Linode, Hetzner, and a couple of others. You’ll still get that “blank slate” from those cloud hosting providers.

However, once you have that blank slate, the server control panel (RunCloud / GridPane / SpinupWP) will handle setting up all the technologies needed to run WordPress.

It will configure PHP, MariaDB, Nginx, etc. It’ll even set up server-level caching for you. Most importantly, it will also handle maintaining those packages and keeping everything secure.

In this way, these tools are a lot like Cloudways. However, the key difference, and one that developers will appreciate, is that you still have full root access to your underlying cloud VPS (you don’t with Cloudways).

Additionally, you can stop paying for the service and your hosting will keep working (though you’ll lose the maintenance features).

These tools are a little more complicated than something like Cloudways. However, they’re still within the realm of non-developers.

Here’s what it looks like – not that intimidating, right?

There are a lot of tools like this popping up. But for WordPress users, I think the three best options are:

• RunCloud – not specific to WordPress (works with any PHP application), but has lots of useful WordPress features. Also the most affordable option at $9 per month.
• GridPane – has an excellent feature set with tons of useful tools (including staging); a bit more expensive at $19 per month.
• SpinupWP – has a very accessible interface and a solid feature set. Also gives you lots of guidance on how to install WordPress on various cloud servers. Starts at $12 per month.

Some developers seem to prefer GridPane (at least judging by opinions online). However, if you’re more in a “regular WordPress user” camp who just wants reliable cloud hosting with good features, then you might want to look at RunCloud.

With respect to pricing, you’ll need to pay a monthly fee to your chosen server control panel AND you’ll also need to directly pay the cloud provider for your servers. In general:

• Cloudways is more affordable if you only need a single small server.
• All these tools are more affordable if you need a high-powered server and/or you plan to use multiple servers.

Overall, if you want the flexibility to use any unmanaged cloud hosting provider without needing to be a developer, these tools are a great place to start!

3. SiteGround

SiteGround is a popular WordPress host that’s probably best known for its shared hosting plans optimized for WordPress. However, SiteGround also offers a number of cloud hosting options, though the pricing is a bit higher than some of the other options on this list.

The cloud hosting plans are still fully managed and include all the major features from SiteGround’s shared plans:

• Automatic WordPress install and updates
• Dynamic caching optimized for WordPress
• Staging sites + Git support
• Automatic daily backups with offsite storage
• Free SSL, email, and CDN

In fact, the user experience is generally the same as the shared plans, as you’re using the same custom Site Tools dashboard.

Plus, you get a range of extras that are available in SiteGround’s cloud lineup only:

• Dedicated resources
• Automated scaling
• Dedicated IP
• Collaborators and clients
• White label

With that being said, there are also differences when it comes to the hardware. For example, you can easily add CPU and RAM at any time or even enable auto-scaling to automatically scale up your server’s resources in high-traffic situations.

You also get priority support when you use the cloud hosting plans, which is an upgrade over the shared plans.

SiteGround’s cloud hosting plans start at $100 per month for the following:

• 4 CPU cores
• 8 GB RAM
• 40 GB SSD storage
• 5 TB bandwidth

If the four preset plans don’t meet your needs, there’s also an option to fully customize your own cloud setup. You can choose the exact specs for CPU, memory, and SSD space, which is something that you won’t find at most other providers.

SiteGround performance (measured on our test site hosted with SiteGround):

4. Elementor Host

Elementor Host is a managed cloud platform built for WordPress and Elementor users specifically. It runs on top of enterprise-grade infrastructure (by Google Cloud) and removes most of the setup work you’d face with a standard cloud server.

The hosting plans include key features that keep your site fast and secure:

• Unlimited monthly visits
• 10 GB storage and 10 GB/month bandwidth
• Premium SSL (not free from Let’s Encrypt)
• Enterprise Cloudflare CDN
• Web Application Firewall, DDoS, and botnet protection
• Automated vulnerability scanner
• Free domain for the first year (not often the case with cloud hosts)
• Free site migration

The global CDN and built-in security features are interesting in particular. They help keep performance steady even during traffic spikes, and you get all your site’s content always delivered to the visitor from the nearest available location.

You also get support for both the hosting and the Elementor page builder in one place. This is a big help when you run into technical issues, since you don’t need to bounce between different teams.

Pricing starts at $8.99 per month (renews at $14.99), which includes everything above. There are no surprise fees for SSL, CDN, or migrations. This makes Elementor Host a simple way to get reliable cloud hosting without managing servers yourself.

I find this solution especially useful for beginners who have built their sites with Elementor but are now facing some limitations with their current host.

Here’s a look at the user panel:

Elementor Host performance (measured on our test site hosted with Elementor Host):

5. ScalaHosting

ScalaHosting is another great option that offers both managed and unmanaged cloud hosting plans (with a bit of price difference).

Then, if you want to use cloud infrastructure from AWS instead of ScalaHosting’s custom cloud, ScalaHosting also offers managed AWS cloud hosting plans. These plans let you benefit from AWS without requiring any special technical knowledge.

All of the plans can work well for WordPress sites – so you’re free to pick the approach that works best for your needs.

In terms of hosting management panels, you have two options:

• You can use ScalaHosting’s custom SPanel tool for free, which offers easy software installer and other helpful tools. It also includes an SWordPress Manager feature that offers WordPress-specific staging sites, security protections, manual backups, and more.
• You can use cPanel, but you’ll be responsible for paying the cPanel fees (which start at $15.99 per month).

ScalaHosting’s managed cloud plans start at $29.95 per month with a one- or three-year commitment. Here are the resources of the entry-level plan:

• 2 CPU cores
• 4 GB RAM
• 50 GB NVMe SSD
• Unmetered bandwidth
• Automatic offsite backups
• Dedicated IP address

The unmanaged cloud plans come in a bit cheaper, with prices starting at $19.95 per month. The resources available are mostly the same as the managed plans, but you also get full root access.

If you’d rather use cloud infrastructure from AWS, ScalaHosting’s managed AWS cloud hosting plans start at $61.95 per month.

ScalaHosting performance (measured on our test site hosted with ScalaHosting):

What’s the best cloud hosting for WordPress?

To finish things out, let’s go over some recommendations for choosing the best cloud hosting.

The overall best option

In the end, the best cloud hosting for most WordPress users is still Cloudways. They let you harness some of the best cloud hosting providers in DigitalOcean, AWS, Google Cloud and others, while also being quite user-friendly and definitely not requiring any special technical knowledge.

While it’s a tiny bit more complex than standard managed WordPress hosting, even non-technical users should be able to quickly launch or migrate a WordPress site. You’ll also get convenient features like staging sites and automatic backups.

Basically, if you’re not sure where to start, this is the place.

If you’re on a budget, I recommend the cheapest $11.00 per month standard DigitalOcean box. Or, if you’re willing to spend a few dollars more per month, consider the premium DigitalOcean servers, which offer better CPU performance starting at $14 per month.

A great option for more advanced users

If you’re a more advanced user, then I think options like RunCloud, SpinupWP, and GridPane are really intriguing for letting you use plans from any provider.

While these tools do require some technical aptitude, you definitely don’t need to be a developer and they’re much simpler than unmanaged cloud hosting.

If you need to host a lot of websites and/or you need a high-powered server, I don’t think you’ll find a more affordable way to do it.

Best option for sites built with Elementor

If you’re in a unique position where your site is built using Elementor and you’d like to be able to get all the support for everything in one place – both the Elementor page builder and your hosting – then Elementor Host might be a great option for you.

Underneath, the servers are run by Google Cloud – so you get the great quality, scalability and performance. Plus, you then get an optimized setup that’s ready to handle any Elementor + WordPress configuration.

The price is very attractive for cloud hosting at $8.99 per month (renewing at $14.99 per month).

Other thoughts

Of course, cloud hosting isn’t the only way to host a WordPress site. If all this talk has you feeling a little overwhelmed, you might be better off with standard WordPress hosting ← you can check the best such providers here.

Many of these hosts actually use cloud infrastructure from Google Cloud or AWS, just in a slightly different way.

Or, if you’re on a really tight budget, you might be a better candidate for cheap shared hosting. While you’ll make sacrifices when it comes to performance, you can save a lot of money.

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