You own the box, not a managed layer
Cloudways provisions and administers a server for you on top of another cloud. Nxeon gives you your own single-tenant VPS with full root — no layer, no premium in between.
An honest comparison, row by row
Same real box. No management layer in between.
Cloudways is a managed layer provisioned on top of third-party clouds — you pay a premium to skip server admin, but you don't get a bare box you fully own. Nxeon gives you a single-tenant NVMe VPS with full root, no management layer or premium — compared honestly, row by row.
- Dedicated IPv4: Included with every plan
- Root access: Full root over SSH on every plan
- Game servers: First-class — Minecraft, Rust, Valheim, Palworld, CS2 and more, one-click
- Free migration: off Cloudways, done for you
Nxeon VPS from$12.78
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Nxeon vs Cloudways, line by line
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ComparedNxeon · from $12.78/moCloudways · managed hosting layer on third-party cloudsVerdict
Pricing & terms
Different, not better: Cloudways' premium buys you managed administration you never have to do yourself.
Performance & specs
Cloudways lets you pick the region of whichever underlying cloud you provision on — broader choice than our two regions.
Storage quality depends on whichever cloud Cloudways provisions you onto — comparable to ours on the higher-end options.
Ours ships with every plan by default; on Cloudways it depends on which underlying cloud and plan you pick.
Management & support
Cloudways intentionally abstracts away some system-level control as part of what makes it managed. Nxeon hands you the whole box.
Cloudways' migration tooling is strong for WordPress specifically; ours covers your whole stack — apps, databases, Docker/compose.
Platform & ecosystem
Game servers are a headline use case here. Cloudways is built around managed WordPress/PHP applications, not game hosting.
Cloudways focuses purely on the application layer — you register domains elsewhere. Ours lives in the same dashboard as your server.
If you want a managed WordPress/PHP stack you never have to administer yourself, that's Cloudways' core strength.
Why the move sticks
More than WordPress and PHP
Cloudways is oriented around managed web applications. Nxeon is a general-purpose VPS — Docker, game servers, self-hosted apps and custom stacks are all first-class.
Backups included, no separate premium
Automatic daily backups, instant snapshots and one-click resize come with every plan — not a managed-service line item on top of server costs.
Free managed migration
Switching from Cloudways? We move everything.
Point us at your old server. A read-only scan finds your apps, databases and containers, then we copy them to the same paths and bring them back up, while you watch it happen.
- Apps, databases and Dockermoved for you, not a folder copy
- Restored to the same pathsno reconfiguring anything
- Your Cloudways server stays untouchedswitch DNS only when you’re happy
Start a free migrationNo agent to install. Nothing changes on the old box.
Nxeon migrationReady
Connect your old Cloudways server
Read-only. We never store your credentials.
No agent to install. Nothing changes on this server.
Scanning your server
Here’s what we found
5.8 GB- WordPress site/var/www/html, 4.2 GB
- Next.js app/srv/billing, 42 MB
- 3 Docker containersredis, postgres, app (compose)
- MySQL and PostgreSQLAll databases, no password, 1.6 GB
Migrating to nxeon-sg-01
- Installing prerequisites
- Copying files
- Migrating databases
- Starting containers
- Verifying
Migrated and running
on nxeon-sg-01, verified live
- Files restored to their original paths
- MySQL and PostgreSQL databases imported
- 3 Docker containers up with compose
- Ports 443, 3000 and 6379 listening
We start everything we can and flag anything that needs a manual touch.
Which is right for you?
Tell us what matters. We’ll give you a straight answer, even when it’s them.
You want a real box you fully own, with root and no management layer
You want game servers, domains and apps in one dashboard
You value flat, all-in pricing with a dedicated IPv4 included
You want a managed WordPress/PHP stack you never have to administer
You want built-in caching, staging and a managed control panel
Choose Nxeon if…
- You want a real box you fully own, with root and no management layer
- You want game servers, domains and apps in one dashboard
- You value flat, all-in pricing with a dedicated IPv4 included
- You'd like a free one-click migration for your whole stack
Choose Cloudways if…
- You want a managed WordPress/PHP stack you never have to administer
- You want built-in caching, staging and a managed control panel
- You'd rather pick a specific underlying cloud and region
- You're happy paying a managed premium to avoid server ops
Common questions
Straight answers, including the ones that favor Cloudways.
How is Nxeon different from Cloudways?
Cloudways is a managed layer that provisions and administers servers for you on top of third-party clouds — great if you never want to touch server administration. Nxeon gives you your own single-tenant box with full root, so you install and run whatever you like, with no management layer or premium in between.
Do I get full root on both?
On Nxeon, yes — full root over SSH on every plan. Cloudways provides SSH/SFTP access inside a managed environment, but it's a managed platform rather than a bare box you fully own, so some system-level control is intentionally abstracted away.
Can I run more than WordPress?
Yes on Nxeon — it's a general-purpose VPS, so Docker, game servers, self-hosted apps and custom stacks are all first-class. Cloudways is oriented around managed WordPress and PHP applications, so it's a strong fit if that's your workload.
What does Nxeon cost?
Simple all-in monthly plans with a dedicated IPv4 included and no credit card required to sign up — no separate managed-service premium.
Cloudways is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with Nxeon. This comparison reflects Nxeon's understanding at the time of writing — always check each provider's current plans and pricing.
Same speed. Backups included. Someone watching.
First month free on hosting plans, and a free migration off Cloudways.