Cloudways Alternative
Levamo vs Cloudways
On Cloudways you manage the server yourself, and the CDN, edge security, and scaling are paid add-ons. Levamo includes them on every plan, runs faster out of the box, and our experts handle the technical side. Switching is free and done for you, with zero downtime.
Trusted by professionals. Highly rated on Trustpilot & G2.
Performance Benchmarks
Independent stress test results
| Levamo | Cloudways | |
|---|---|---|
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WP Benchmark Score
WP Benchmark score measuring overall WordPress speed (higher is better)
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9.3 | 7.1 |
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WP Queries/sec
WordPress database queries executed per second. Affects speed of carts, dashboards, and member areas (higher is better)
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2,958 | 888 |
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Req/sec Under Load
Maximum page requests handled per second during high traffic stress tests (higher is better)
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353 | 43 |
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GTMetrix Score
Industry-standard page speed score measuring load time and performance (higher is better)
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95% | 82% |
Why Customers Switch to Levamo
Performance, security, and support that Cloudways can't match.
Fully Managed, Human Support
Every Levamo plan includes 24/7 live chat with WordPress experts who handle the server-side work for you. Cloudways is a more hands-on, self-managed platform, so day-to-day server management is largely on you.
Isolated Containers
Every Levamo environment runs in its own isolated container. On Cloudways Flexible, multiple applications share the same VPS resources, so one app's traffic spike can affect the rest. Their Autonomous tier ($100+/mo) uses Kubernetes for isolation.
Auto-Scaling, No Manual Work
Levamo scales PHP workers and memory automatically on every plan. Cloudways Flexible requires manual server resizing. Their Autonomous tier ($100+/mo) adds auto-scaling, but is WordPress-only and starts at nearly 10x the price of Flexible.
Levamo vs Cloudways: Feature by Feature
See how the two platforms compare across key features.
| Feature | Levamo | Cloudways |
|---|---|---|
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LiteSpeed Server
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Built-in page caching + HTTP/3 | Apache + Nginx or Nginx-only (two stack options) |
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KeyDB & Redis Object Cache
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Business plans and above | Redis + Object Cache Pro (enable from dashboard) |
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Isolated Cloud Containers
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Fully isolated per environment | Shared VPS (Autonomous tier uses Kubernetes) |
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Enterprise Cloudflare CDN
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300+ edge locations, WAF + DDoS included | Cloudflare Enterprise add-on ($4.99/domain/mo; included on Autonomous tier) |
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Auto-Scaling PHP Workers
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Scales automatically with traffic | Manual server scaling (Autonomous tier has auto-scaling at $100+/mo) |
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Automated Daily Backups
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Automated daily + on-demand | Automated daily backups |
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Staging Environment
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One-click staging environment | Staging available |
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Web Application Firewall
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Cloudflare WAF + DDoS protection | Imunify360 server-level WAF (Cloudflare WAF is $4.99/domain/mo add-on) |
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Malware Scanning & Removal
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Real-time scanning + auto-removal | Imunify360 server-level scanning (free); automated cleanup is paid add-on ($4/app/mo) |
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Automated Vulnerability Patching
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Via Advanced SiteShield ($4/mo per site) | Vulnerability scanning only (Patchstack-powered) - no virtual patching |
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Free Trial
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3-day free trial | 3-day free trial |
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Money-Back Guarantee
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14-day money-back guarantee | No money-back guarantee |
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Free Site Migrations
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Free migrations by our team | Free migrations included |
Trusted by WordPress Professionals
Highly rated on Trustpilot and G2.
I have been developing Wordpress sites for almost 20 years now. I recently discovered Levamo hosting - I was dumbfounded how fast the website was loading with ZERO effort on my end. I've migrated all of my clients to Levamo away from Cloudways.
We previously used Siteground, Cloudways, and AWS to host our social learning communities. Thankfully Levamo solved all our needs. It's a superior server package with outstanding customer support. Our products now run at lightning speed.
I switched servers from Cloudways to Levamo because they are the creators of Buddyboss and I use that on my wordpress site. Now that they have optimized things, Buddyboss works much more quickly. The migration process was quite smooth. One of the support staff, Ruby, has really impressed me with her sincerity and ability to find solutions so quickly.
As the team behind Duplicator, we work with every major WordPress hosting environment all the time. When we switched Duplicator.com to Levamo, the performance gains were immediately obvious. Our site is significantly faster, and we're seeing the benefits across the board.
For Easy Digital Downloads, the move to Levamo wasn't just a hosting change. It was removing a ceiling on what we could do and how fast we could move. Our time to first byte was cut in half, if not more, right out of the gate. That told us the underlying infrastructure was genuinely performant.
After 20 years in web development, I have tried most of the well-known hosting companies. Levamo is the perfect solution for dynamic WordPress sites. The performance is incomparable to other hosting services. The support has been amazing. They respond to chats quickly at all hours of the day.
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