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Cloudways vs Strapi

Managed cloud hosting across DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Google Cloud
vs. Leading open-source Node.js headless CMS — self-host or Cloud

Cloudways website ↗Strapi website ↗

Pricing tiers

Cloudways

Autonomous — Free Trial
3-day free trial. 1 server, 20 GB disk, 150 GB bandwidth.
Free
Flexible — DO Micro
DigitalOcean-backed. 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB storage, 2 TB bandwidth. Starting tier.
$11/mo
Flexible — DO Medium
4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB, 5 TB bandwidth.
$88/mo
Autonomous — Growth
WordPress-optimized autoscaling. 1 baseline server, 20 GB disk, 150 GB bandwidth.
$100/mo
Autonomous — Scale
2 baseline servers, 50 GB disk, 250 GB bandwidth.
$200/mo
Flexible — DO 8XL
24 vCPU, 128 GB RAM, 2.56 TB storage, 11 TB bandwidth.
$342/mo
Autonomous — Plus
3 baseline servers, 100 GB disk, 1 TB bandwidth.
$400/mo
Enterprise
Custom autoscale, volume pricing.
Custom
Cloudways website ↗

Strapi

Self-Hosted (OSS)
MIT-licensed Node.js CMS. Run free on any infra. Full admin + plugin ecosystem.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Free (trial)
14-day free trial of Strapi Cloud.
Free
Cloud Essential
$18/month ($15 annual). 500k API requests, 50 GB asset bandwidth, 50 GB storage. Transparent overages.
$18/mo
Cloud Pro
$90/month. Higher quotas, faster support.
$90/mo
Cloud Scale
$450/month. Enterprise-grade infra, priority support.
$450/mo
Enterprise Edition (self-host)
Self-host + Enterprise license. SSO/SAML, audit logs, review workflows, content releases.
Custom
Strapi website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing auto-free-trial on Cloudways vs self-hosted on Strapi.

MetricCloudwaysStrapi
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Cloudways · 17 features

  • Autonomous (WordPress) — Fully managed WordPress with autoscaling.
  • Backups — Automated daily + on-demand. Retention configurable.
  • Bot Protection — Cloudflare Enterprise bot filtering add-on.
  • Bot Scaler — Autonomous: auto-scale based on traffic patterns.
  • Breeze (WP cache plugin) — In-house WordPress caching plugin.
  • CloudwaysCDN — Built-in CDN add-on (StackPath-backed).
  • Flexible Plans — BYO-sized servers on any of 5 providers. Full control over stack.
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL — 1-click cert install + auto-renewal.
  • Free Migration — 1 free app migration per plan. Cloudways team moves your site.
  • Horizontal Scaling — Auto-scale app servers (Autonomous plans).
  • Malware Protection — Add-on ($4/app/month). Scan + clean.
  • Object Cache Pro — Included on certain plans. Redis-backed object cache for WP.
  • SafeUpdates — Automated WordPress plugin/theme updates with rollback.
  • Staging Environments — 1-click staging clones with push-to-live.
  • Team Collaboration — Invite team members with granular role permissions.
  • Thunderstack (Optimized) — Apache + Nginx + Varnish + Redis + Memcached preconfigured for speed.
  • Vertical Scaling — Resize server specs without migration.

Strapi · 16 features

  • Audit Logs (EE) — Track every admin action.
  • Components — Reusable field groups shared across content types.
  • Content Types Builder — Visual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
  • Custom Fields — Plugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
  • Draft & Publish — Two-phase publishing workflow.
  • Dynamic Zones — Flexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
  • GraphQL API (plugin) — Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
  • Internationalization — Multi-locale content out of the box.
  • Media Library — Upload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
  • Releases (EE) — Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
  • REST API (auto-gen) — Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
  • Review Workflows (EE) — Approval-based content workflows.
  • Role-Based Access Control — Per-role permissions at content type + field level.
  • SSO / SAML (EE) — Enterprise identity for admin users.
  • Strapi Cloud — Fully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
  • Webhooks — Built-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

Developer interfaces

KindCloudwaysStrapi
CLI—Strapi CLI
SDK—@strapi/client (JS)
RESTCloudways APIAdmin REST API, Strapi Content REST API
GRAPHQL—GraphQL API (plugin)
OTHERCloudways Platform (web UI), Server SSH Access, SFTPWebhooks
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