Cloudways renewal price: what you pay after the intro term
Observed on Cloudways's pricing page. Checked on 2026-10-16: prices re-read from the page.
Cloudways publishes 2 plans I track. The cheapest, Micro (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 1GB), is $14.00/mo on a 1-month term and renews at $14.00/mo, the same price. The renewal price is printed on the pricing page. Over 3 years the cheapest purchasable path costs $504.00. Index score 0.0 (clean record), no dated incidents in my window; tracking since 2026-08-28.
Enshittification Index: 0.0 (clean record)
| Plan | Intro /mo | Term | Renewal /mo | Jump | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 1GB) cheapest | $14.00 | 1 mo | $14.00 | +0% | $168.00 | $504.00 | $840.00 | |
| Medium (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 4GB) popular | $54.00 | 1 mo | $54.00 | +0% | $648.00 | $1,944.00 | $3,240.00 |
Where the renewal price is stated
Micro (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 1GB)
“Micro Suitable for personal websites and simple blogs. $14 USD per month You pay $0.0208 hourly DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider. It is also one of the cheapest clouds that also offers high performance ”
Source: https://www.cloudways.com/en/pricing.php · observed 2026-10-16 · confidence high · rendered Flexible pane card, 1GB RAM
Medium (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 4GB)
“Most Popular Medium Supports more demanding websites with higher traffic. $54 USD per month You pay $0.0804 hourly DigitalOcean is the fastest growing cloud provider. It is also one of the cheapest clouds that also offer”
Source: https://www.cloudways.com/en/pricing.php · observed 2026-10-16 · confidence high · rendered Flexible pane card, 4GB RAM
Price history
Micro (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 1GB)
| Observed | Intro /mo | Renewal /mo | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-15 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-14 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-13 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-12 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-11 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-10 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-09 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-08 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-07 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-06 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-05 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-04 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-03 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-02 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-01 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-30 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-29 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-28 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-27 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-26 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-25 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-24 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-23 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-22 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-21 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-20 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-19 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-18 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-17 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-16 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-15 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-14 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-13 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-12 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-11 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-10 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-09 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-08 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-07 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-06 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-05 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-04 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-03 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-02 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-01 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-31 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-30 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-29 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-28 | $14.00 | $14.00 | parser |
Medium (DigitalOcean, Flexible, 4GB)
| Observed | Intro /mo | Renewal /mo | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-15 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-14 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-13 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-12 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-11 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-10 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-09 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-08 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-07 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-06 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-05 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-04 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-03 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-02 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-10-01 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-30 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-29 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-28 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-27 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-26 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-25 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-24 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-23 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-22 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-21 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-20 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-19 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-18 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-17 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-16 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-15 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-14 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-13 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-12 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-11 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-10 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-09 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-08 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-07 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-06 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-05 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-04 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-03 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-02 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-09-01 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-31 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-30 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-29 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
| 2026-08-28 | $54.00 | $54.00 | parser |
Cheaper over the same 36 months
19 of the 25 hosts I can price come in under Cloudways's $504.00 over 36 months. The three cheapest:
- ChemiCloud Starter $53.64 saving $450.36
- AccuWeb Hosting Budget (Best Cheap Web Hosting) $71.64 saving $432.36
- HostArmada Start Dock $71.64 saving $432.36
The rule is arithmetic and nothing else: a host appears here only if it publishes a renewal price and a full 36-month total can be computed from prices actually observed, and the order is that total, cheapest first. Hosts whose intro term is not published cannot be priced and are left out rather than guessed at. None of these pay me anything. Switching costs an afternoon; the week before a renewal is when to do it.
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