United States · Cloud and VPS / Managed WordPress
Cloudways US renewal prices: what it costs after the intro term
Cloudways does not discount its first term on the Flexible - Micro/Small plan in the United States. The advertised $11.00 a month is also the renewal price, so what you see is what you keep paying.
That is unusual in this market and it is worth knowing before you compare it with a host advertising a lower first-term price.
What the host publishes in the United States
| Plan | Type | Advertised | Cash due today | Renewal options as published | Increase | Conditions as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexible - Micro/Small | Cloud and VPS | $11.00 | $11 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $11.00/month. Billed monthly in arrears with no term, so the renewal price is the list price. The host lists Micro and Small separately at the same $11/month and the same specification. |
| Flexible - Medium | Cloud and VPS | $88.00 | $88 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $88.00/month. Billed monthly in arrears with no term. $88/month, 8GB RAM. |
| Autonomous - Growth | Managed WordPress | $99.00 | $99 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $99.00/month. Billed monthly with no term. $99/month, 1 website, 150GB bandwidth. |
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What it costs once the introductory term is over
A hosting price has three parts that are almost never shown together: the invoice charged at signup, the cost of the months inside the period you are comparing, and the invoice that arrives when the introductory term ends. These are different numbers and the two tables below keep them apart.
| Plan | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexible - Micro/Small | $11.00 $132 of service | $11.00 $264 of service | $11.00 $396 of service | $11.00 $660 of service |
| Flexible - Medium | $88.00 $1,056 of service | $88.00 $2,112 of service | $88.00 $3,168 of service | $88.00 $5,280 of service |
| Autonomous - Growth | $99.00 $1,188 of service | $99.00 $2,376 of service | $99.00 $3,564 of service | $99.00 $5,940 of service |
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What is actually charged, and when
| Plan | Cash due today | Next renewal invoice | Cash paid through 1yr | Cash paid through 2yr | Cash paid through 3yr | Cash paid through 5yr | Unused prepaid at 3yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexible - Micro/Small | $11 | $11 for 1 month | $132 | $264 | $396 | $660 | 0 months |
| Flexible - Medium | $88 | $88 for 1 month | $1,056 | $2,112 | $3,168 | $5,280 | 0 months |
| Autonomous - Growth | $99 | $99 for 1 month | $1,188 | $2,376 | $3,564 | $5,940 | 0 months |
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Service cost and cash paid are not the same number. A 48-month offer compared over three years has 36 months of service cost but a four-year invoice already paid. We show both and never call either one the total. No domain renewal, migration or overage charge is added to either. The full method is at Method.
What happens if you go over the plan's limits
| Plan | Charged |
|---|---|
| Autonomous - Growth | $1.00 per extra GB of storage; $0.04 per extra GB of bandwidth |
How to read these figures
- On three-year service cost, Liquid Web works out cheaper for cloud and vps in the United States ($5.00 a month against $11.00) - its figures.
- If any figure here is stale, the comparison is stale. Hosts change prices without notice and none of them tell us when. These were read on 2026-09-06.
Where to check this yourself
Go to Cloudways and open its pricing page. Every United States figure above comes from https://www.cloudways.com/en/pricing/, read on 2026-09-06.
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Written by Kaz, independent publisher. No commercial relationship with the companies named unless it is listed on the disclosure page.
Sources: hosts' own pricing and renewal pages only. Figures last verified 2026-09-06. I have not used these products. Nothing here is a personal test result.
Ranking method and formulas: Method. Listing position on this site is not for sale.
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