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Cloudways vs Kamatera

Cloudways and Kamatera compared category by category from the same structured data: scores, measured performance, pricing, plan specs and support. Each row is decided by the numbers, and rows we have no data for are left out rather than guessed.

By Editorial team · Updated July 11, 2026

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Why Cloudways wins overall

Cloudways takes 9 of the 13 scored categories, winning on Editorial score, Response time (TTFB), Measured uptime, CPU benchmark. Kamatera still wins on Cloud ranking score, Starting price, Value per resource, Refund terms, so the right pick depends on which of those you are optimising for.

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Category by category

Every metric we hold for both providers, side by side. The winner of each row is highlighted; ties are marked, and descriptive rows are not scored. Anything we have no data for is left out entirely.

Category Cloudways logoCloudways Kamatera logoKamatera
Editorial score 9.0/10 Winner 8.8/10
Cloud ranking score 6.7/10 6.9/10 Winner
Response time (TTFB) 108 ms Winner 133 ms
Measured uptime 99.99% Winner 99.97%
CPU benchmark 980 Winner 860
Network throughput 1500 Mbps Winner 1200 Mbps
Starting price $14.00/mo $4.00/mo Winner
Value per resource 0.0/10 9.5/10 Winner
Management score 8.0/10 Winner 3.0/10
Support 8.5/10 Winner 7.5/10
Refund terms 6.3/10 9.0/10 Winner
vCPU on the entry plan 1 vCPU Tie 1 vCPU
RAM on the entry plan 1 GB Tie 1 GB
Storage on the entry plan 25 GB NVMe Winner 20 GB NVMe SSD
Management Managed Unmanaged
Uptime SLA 99.99% 99.95%
Money-back guarantee 3-day free trial 30-day free trial
Active coupons 9 Winner None on file
Winner tally across scored categories Cloudways 9  ·  Kamatera 4
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Performance figures come from our own test run on July 10, 2026.

Which should you choose?

Each line is taken straight from the row that decides it, so this can never disagree with the table.

For the fastest response times Cloudways logo Cloudways
For reliability and uptime Cloudways logo Cloudways
For raw CPU performance Cloudways logo Cloudways
For the lowest starting price Kamatera logo Kamatera
For the most resources per dollar Kamatera logo Kamatera
For support quality Cloudways logo Cloudways
For the most storage out of the box Cloudways logo Cloudways
For the most ways to save today Cloudways logo Cloudways
Not sold on either?

DigitalOcean also competes in this category

It scores 7.3/10 in the same Cloud ranking that produced the numbers above.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Cloudways or Kamatera?
Kamatera, at $4.00/mo against Cloudways at $14.00/mo for the entry plan in this category. Where the two bill in different currencies we convert to USD to compare, and you are still billed in the provider's own currency.
Which is faster, Cloudways or Kamatera?
Cloudways, at 108 ms time to first byte against Kamatera at 133 ms in our own test run. Both figures come from the same test, and the measured uptime row shows how they compare on reliability.
Which is better for beginners?
The entry plan compared here is managed on Cloudways and unmanaged on Kamatera. A managed plan handles updates, security and backups for you, which suits anyone who does not want to administer a server; unmanaged is usually cheaper but assumes you can.
Is Cloudways better than Kamatera overall?
Cloudways wins 9 of the 13 scored categories, so it takes the overall call. That is a count of measured rows, not a judgement — if the categories Kamatera wins are the ones you care about, it is the better pick for you.