Cloudways vs Flywheel 2026

Both Cloudways and Flywheel sit in our live hosting matrix. Overall scores land at 9.2 (Cloudways, from about $14.00/mo) and 9.0 (Flywheel, entry near $13.00/mo). Spec rows pull from April 2026 catalogue checks; median TTFB and uptime, when available, come from multi-week probes. Treat this as a starting point and confirm renewal pricing on the host's checkout.
Cloudways
9.2
from $14.00/mo
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VS
Flywheel
9.0
from $13.00/mo
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Por detrás desta comparação

Mantemos contas activas paralelas na Cloudways e na Flywheel. Última ronda: TTFB mediano ~292 ms na Cloudways e ~262 ms na Flywheel; uptime observado ~99.97% versus ~99.98%. Pings de suporte: primeira resposta útil ~5 min para Cloudways e ~3 min para Flywheel, com sazonalidade nas filas. A tabela reflecte as páginas de planos na data de publicação; se os níveis mudarem, voltamos a medir antes de ajustar os veredictos.

Cloudways: TTFB mediano292 ms
Flywheel: TTFB mediano262 ms
Cloudways: Uptime observado99.97%
Flywheel: Uptime observado99.98%

Comparativo de recursos

Recurso Cloudways Flywheel
Overall score 9.2 9.0
Speed score 9.5 9.1
Reliability score 9.4 9.0
Support score 9.1 9.0
Starting price $14.00/mo $13.00/mo
Median TTFB (our probes) 292 ms 262 ms
Uptime (listed) 99.99% 99.99%
Storage (entry) 25 GB SSD 5 GB (Tiny plan)
Websites (entry) Unlimited 1
Free domain (1st year) No No
Free SSL Yes Yes

Nosso veredito

Nossa escolha
Cloudways
Choose Cloudways if you prioritise the higher overall score in our matrix (9.2 vs 9.0) and better headline speed scores for your workload. Scale up without a full migration, useful when traffic is hard to predict. On the trade-off side, more expensive than a raw VPS. Know the trade before committing.
Ver Oferta Cloudways →
Flywheel
Choose Flywheel if you prioritise the lower advertised entry price ($13.00/mo) and faster median TTFB in our probes (262 ms vs 292 ms). Client handoff and billing tools built for design agencies. On the trade-off side, no custom scripts or long-running tasks. Not a general VPS.
Ver Oferta Flywheel →

Perguntas Frequentes

Should I pick Cloudways or Flywheel?+
It depends on budget, audience location, and whether you need phone support or specific regions. Our overall scores are 9.2 vs 9.0; cross-check the table with your must-haves, then confirm renewals on the host's checkout.
Do you run live tests on both providers?+
Published TTFB and uptime figures come from parallel test accounts and external probes over several weeks. Storage and site limits reflect published grids checked in April 2026.

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