Cloudways
Cloud
From$99/mo
10 people: $99 a month · $1,188 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Cloudways vs Rocket.net: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Cloud tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Cloudways starts at $99/mo (Autonomous Growth) and Rocket.net at $30/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $99 vs $30 a month: Rocket.net is $69 a month (70%) cheaper than Cloudways on list price.
Rocket.net
Cheaper for 10 people
From$30/mo
10 people: $30 a month · $360 a year
- No free plan
- Up to 17% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Cloudways and Rocket.net plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Cloudways
Autonomous Growth
Autoscaling WordPress hosting · 1 baseline server · 150 GB bandwidth, 20 GB disk
$99/mo
Autonomous Scale
2 baseline autoscale servers · 250 GB bandwidth · 50 GB disk
$199/mo
Autonomous Plus
3 baseline autoscale servers · 1,000 GB bandwidth · 100 GB disk
$399/mo
Autonomous overages: disk $1/GB, bandwidth $0.04/GB, extra autoscale servers $0.07-$0.12/hour; 3-day free trial; Enterprise is custom. Cloudways Flexible (pick a DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud server) is billed hourly in arrears, e.g. DigitalOcean 2 GB/1 vCPU at $0.0357/hour; the page also showed a '30% off for 3 months' promo with an unclear $11/mo display, so Flexible tiers are not listed as plans. Add-ons: Cloudflare Enterprise from $4.99/domain/mo, Rackspace email $1.50/mailbox/mo, DNS Made Easy $0.50/domain/mo.
Prices from Cloudways's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Rocket.net
Starter
1 WordPress site · 10 GB storage · 50 GB bandwidth
$30/mo
Pro
3 WordPress sites · 20 GB storage · 100 GB bandwidth
$60/mo
Business
10 WordPress sites · 40 GB storage · 300 GB bandwidth
$100/mo
Expert
25 WordPress sites · 50 GB storage · 500 GB bandwidth
$200/mo
Annual billing = 2 months free ($25/$50/$83/$166 per month). First month $1 intro. Overages $2/GB storage, $0.08/GB bandwidth. Agency tiers $100-$1,600/mo (10-200 sites). Enterprise plans (listed from $649/mo): contact sales.
Prices from Rocket.net's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Cloudways (Autonomous Growth) | Rocket.net (Starter) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $99/mo$1,188/yr a year | $30/mo$360/yr a year | Rocket.net $69 less a month |
| 10 people | $99/mo$1,188/yr a year | $30/mo$360/yr a year | Rocket.net $69 less a month |
| 25 people | $99/mo$1,188/yr a year | $30/mo$360/yr a year | Rocket.net $69 less a month |
Cloudways is priced per plan. Rocket.net is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Cloudways vs Rocket.net: questions
Which is cheaper, Cloudways or Rocket.net?
Cloudways starts at $99/mo (Autonomous Growth) and Rocket.net at $30/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $99 vs $30 a month: Rocket.net is $69 a month (70%) cheaper than Cloudways on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Cloudways and Rocket.net have free plans?
Cloudways has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Rocket.net has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
Are Cloudways and Rocket.net cheaper if you pay yearly?
Rocket.net lists up to 17% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Cloudways.
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