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Cloudways vs ClickUp

Managed cloud hosting across DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Google Cloud
vs. One app to replace them all — tasks, docs, chat, goals, time tracking

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Pricing tiers

Cloudways

Autonomous — Free Trial
3-day free trial. 1 server, 20 GB disk, 150 GB bandwidth.
Free
Flexible — DO Micro
DigitalOcean-backed. 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB storage, 2 TB bandwidth. Starting tier.
$11/mo
Flexible — DO Medium
4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB, 5 TB bandwidth.
$88/mo
Autonomous — Growth
WordPress-optimized autoscaling. 1 baseline server, 20 GB disk, 150 GB bandwidth.
$100/mo
Autonomous — Scale
2 baseline servers, 50 GB disk, 250 GB bandwidth.
$200/mo
Flexible — DO 8XL
24 vCPU, 128 GB RAM, 2.56 TB storage, 11 TB bandwidth.
$342/mo
Autonomous — Plus
3 baseline servers, 100 GB disk, 1 TB bandwidth.
$400/mo
Enterprise
Custom autoscale, volume pricing.
Custom
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ClickUp

Free Forever
$0. Unlimited tasks + members. 100MB storage. 2 lists. Basic features.
Free
Unlimited
$7/user/mo annual ($10/mo). Unlimited storage, integrations, dashboards, Gantt.
$7/mo
ClickUp Brain (AI)
$7/user/mo add-on. AI writing, auto-summary, Q&A over workspace.
$7/mo
Business
$12/user/mo annual ($19/mo). Advanced time tracking, automations (10k/mo), workload mgmt.
$12/mo
Business Plus
$19/user/mo annual ($29/mo). Team sharing, custom roles, permissions, 25k automations.
$19/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, HIPAA, white labeling, advanced permissions, unlimited automations, dedicated CSM.
Custom
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Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing auto-free-trial on Cloudways vs free on ClickUp.

MetricCloudwaysClickUp
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Cloudways · 17 features

  • Autonomous (WordPress) — Fully managed WordPress with autoscaling.
  • Backups — Automated daily + on-demand. Retention configurable.
  • Bot Protection — Cloudflare Enterprise bot filtering add-on.
  • Bot Scaler — Autonomous: auto-scale based on traffic patterns.
  • Breeze (WP cache plugin) — In-house WordPress caching plugin.
  • CloudwaysCDN — Built-in CDN add-on (StackPath-backed).
  • Flexible Plans — BYO-sized servers on any of 5 providers. Full control over stack.
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL — 1-click cert install + auto-renewal.
  • Free Migration — 1 free app migration per plan. Cloudways team moves your site.
  • Horizontal Scaling — Auto-scale app servers (Autonomous plans).
  • Malware Protection — Add-on ($4/app/month). Scan + clean.
  • Object Cache Pro — Included on certain plans. Redis-backed object cache for WP.
  • SafeUpdates — Automated WordPress plugin/theme updates with rollback.
  • Staging Environments — 1-click staging clones with push-to-live.
  • Team Collaboration — Invite team members with granular role permissions.
  • Thunderstack (Optimized) — Apache + Nginx + Varnish + Redis + Memcached preconfigured for speed.
  • Vertical Scaling — Resize server specs without migration.

ClickUp · 17 features

  • 15+ Views — List/Board/Gantt/Timeline/etc.
  • Automations — No-code workflow builder.
  • Chat — Native team chat.
  • ClickUp Brain (AI) — AI across workspace.
  • Custom Fields — 15+ field types.
  • Dashboards — Custom widget boards.
  • Desktop Apps — Mac + Windows + Linux.
  • Docs — Rich text docs + wikis.
  • Forms — Collect tasks via form.
  • Goals — OKRs + progress tracking.
  • iOS + Android Apps — Native mobile.
  • REST API — Public API for integrations.
  • Sprints — Agile sprint views.
  • Subtasks + Dependencies — Nested + blocking.
  • Tasks — Full task management.
  • Time Tracking — Native timers + timesheets.
  • Whiteboards — Collaborative canvas.

Developer interfaces

KindCloudwaysClickUp
SDK—clickup.js (community)
RESTCloudways APIClickUp REST API v2
OTHERCloudways Platform (web UI), Server SSH Access, SFTPClickUp Apps, ClickUp Chrome Extension, ClickUp Webhooks, OAuth 2.0
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