Best Hosting for Media Publishers
Cloudways alternatives
8 tools scored in the same category. 8 score higher than Cloudways's 3.2/5.
Ranked by independent composite score, not by payment. Nobody on this page paid to be here.
Before you switch — what Cloudways does well
- Choice of 5 underlying cloud providers
- Very cost-efficient for the performance
- Easy vertical scaling
And where it was marked down
- Less hand-holding than fully-managed WP hosts
- Support is ticket-first
- No built-in email hosting
Enterprise managed WordPress built for high-traffic publishers and answer engines.
Scores 0.9 higher than Cloudways
Managed WordPress for enterprise and media on dedicated AWS hardware with high availability.
Scores 0.9 higher than Cloudways
Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with a polished, developer-first dashboard.
Scores 0.8 higher than Cloudways
Managed WordPress hosting that balances performance, support and price for growing publishers.
Scores 0.8 higher than Cloudways
Enterprise-scale raw infrastructure for data-driven media ecosystems.
Scores 0.5 higher than Cloudways
WebOps platform for WordPress, Drupal and Next.js portfolios that need governance at scale.
Scores 0.5 higher than Cloudways
Global hyper-scale infrastructure for bespoke digital publishing stacks.
Scores 0.3 higher than Cloudways
AI-native managed CMS hosting optimized for high-performance content delivery.
Scores 0.1 higher than Cloudways
Common questions
What is the best alternative to Cloudways?
On Benchmark Grid's independent scoring, WordPress VIP is the highest-scoring alternative in Best Hosting for Media Publishers at 4.1/5, against Cloudways at 3.2/5. Which is right for you depends on your publication's size, revenue model and vertical.
Why would a publisher move away from Cloudways?
Our editors flagged: Less hand-holding than fully-managed WP hosts; Support is ticket-first; No built-in email hosting. Whether those matter depends on your setup — many publishers run Cloudways successfully despite them.
Are these alternatives ranked by paid placement?
No. Every tool here is ranked by a composite score set by SODP's editorial team across 12 criteria. Vendors cannot pay for inclusion, for a score, or for a position on this page.
