Cloudways vs Hostinger

Cloudways is a managed layer over third-party cloud providers; Hostinger VPS is a KVM server product you operate more directly. The decision is less about headline hardware and more about whether you want a hosting platform to absorb routine operations or prefer a simpler VPS with root-level control.

A managed route across five cloud backends

Cloudways lets customers deploy on AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Linode or Vultr through the same management layer. That model fits teams that want application hosting without treating the underlying virtual machine as the main product.

The abstraction limits how low you can go

Hostinger VPS exposes the server itself. Cloudways is designed around its managed workflow, so infrastructure-level customization and workflows that depend on owning the whole OS are better aligned with a direct VPS model.

Current KVM hardware with server ownership

Hostinger’s VPS lineup uses KVM virtualization, AMD EPYC processors and NVMe storage and includes weekly backups, a public API and root-level server control. It is a straightforward base for containers, custom services and non-WordPress workloads.

Management becomes your job

The trade for that control is operational responsibility. Cloudways exists to reduce day-to-day server administration; on Hostinger VPS, the application stack, patching choices, deployment process and monitoring are yours to define.