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Cloudways9.0/10
Managed cloud on top of DigitalOcean, AWS and Google
- Fully managed servers
- 24/7 live chat
- Choice of 5 clouds
Managed hosting providers
142 companies in our directory list Managed services, across 6 regions. 3 of them are tested and scored in our rankings.
North America 66Europe 55Asia 14Middle East 3Oceania 2Africa 2
Managed hosting means the provider runs the server for you: security patches, monitoring, backups, performance tuning and often application-level help. It sits on top of VPS, cloud or dedicated servers and costs more than doing it yourself, but saves time and lowers risk.
It suits businesses without an in-house sysadmin, agencies looking after client sites, and online shops where downtime costs money. Ask exactly what "managed" covers — some providers manage only the operating system, while others also handle your application stack.
How to choose
- Ask what is managed: operating system only, or also the web server, PHP, databases and your application.
- Check monitoring and response times, including who fixes issues at night.
- Confirm backups are automatic and restorable by you. Ask how often they run, how long they are kept, and whether restoring costs extra.
- Look for staging and one-click scaling.
- Read the uptime promise and what it pays out. A 99.9% guarantee allows about 43 minutes of downtime a month; look for service credits when it is missed.
- Test support before you buy. Send a pre-sales question and see how fast and how clearly they answer.
- Compare the renewal price, not just the first term. Introductory prices often apply only to the first billing period; check what you will pay from year two.
Frequently asked questions
What does managed hosting include?
Usually server setup, security updates, monitoring, backups and expert support; the exact scope differs by provider.
Is managed hosting worth the extra cost?
It is when your time or the cost of downtime is worth more than the price difference.
Managed vs unmanaged VPS?
With unmanaged you run the server yourself. With managed, the provider handles maintenance and security for you.
Ranked and reviewed
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Akamai (Linode)8.8/10
Reliable cloud with strong human support
- Free 24/7 support
- Generous transfer
- Akamai network
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Kamatera8.6/10
Fully custom cloud servers in minutes
- Fully custom sizing
- 30-day free trial
- 21 data centres
All Managed providers
20i
20i.com · GB
2nd Watch
2ndwatch.com · US
Acquia
acquia.com · US
Aiven
aiven.io · FI
Akamai Linode
linode.com · US
Amazee.io
amazee.io · CH
ANS
ans.co.uk · GB
Aruba Cloud
arubacloud.com · IT
Atlantic.Net
atlantic.net · US
Azure AKS
azure.microsoft.com/products/kubernetes-service · US
Azure Container Apps
azure.microsoft.com/products/container-apps · US
Binero
binero.com · SE
Bluehost Pro
bluehost.com/pro · US
Catalyst Cloud
catalystcloud.nz · NZ
Clever Cloud
clever.cloud · FR
ClickHouse Cloud
clickhouse.com/cloud · US
Cloud Temple
cloud-temple.com · FR
Cloudron
cloudron.io · DE
Cloudways
cloudways.com · MT
Clouvider
clouvider.com · GB
ColoCrossing
colocrossing.com · US
Combell
combell.com · BE
Convesio
convesio.com · US
cPanel
cpanel.net · US
CtrlS
ctrls.com · IN
Cyso
cyso.com · NL
DataBank
databank.com · US
DigitalOcean App Platform
digitalocean.com/products/app-platform · US
dogado
dogado.de · DE
DreamCompute
dreamhost.com/cloud · US
DreamHost
dreamhost.com · US
DreamHost Domains
dreamhost.com/domains · US
E2E Networks
e2enetworks.com · IN
Elementor Hosting
elementor.com/hosting · IL
Elestio
elest.io · FR
Everleap
everleap.com · US
FastComet
fastcomet.com · US
Flywheel
getflywheel.com · US
Ghost
ghost.org · SG
Ghost(Pro)
ghost.org/pricing · SG
Giant Swarm
giantswarm.io · DE
Go4hosting
go4hosting.in · IN
Greenhost
greenhost.net · NL
GridPane
gridpane.com · US
Heroku
heroku.com · US
Hidora
hidora.io · CH
Host Color LLC
hostcolor.com · XX
HostBuddy
hostbuddy.com · US
HostDime
hostdime.com · US
Hostiso
hostiso.com · GB
HostNoc
hostnoc.com · XX
Hosttech
hosttech.ch · CH
Hypernode
hypernode.com · NL
IBM Cloud
ibm.com/cloud · US
JetRails
jetrails.com · US
Kamatera
kamatera.com · US
Kinsta
kinsta.com · US
KnownHost
knownhost.com · US
Krystal
krystal.io · GB
Laravel Forge
laravel.com/forge · US
Letshost
letshost.ie · IE
Liquid Web
liquidweb.com · US
LiteSpeed Hosting
litespeedtech.com · US
Louhi
louhi.fi · FI
Magento Cloud
business.adobe.com/products/magento · US
MGT Commerce
mgt-commerce.com · DE
Microsoft Azure
azure.microsoft.com · US
MilesWeb
milesweb.in · IN
Mirantis
mirantis.com · US
Mission Cloud
missioncloud.com · US
Mittwald
mittwald.de · DE
Mythic Beasts
mythic-beasts.com · GB
Navisite
navisite.com · US
Netmagic
netmagicsolutions.com · IN
Netway
netway.co.th · TH
Nimbus Hosting
nimbushosting.co.uk · GB
noris network
noris.de · DE
Northflank
northflank.com · GB
Open Telekom Cloud
t-cloud-public.com · DE
OVHcloud
us.ovhcloud.com · FR
OVHcloud Asia
ovhcloud.com/asia · SG
OVHcloud Australia
ovhcloud.com/en-au · AU
OVHcloud Canada
ovhcloud.com/en-ca · CA
OVHcloud Domains
ovhcloud.com/en/domains · FR
OVHcloud Game
ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal/game · FR
OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes
ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/kubernetes · FR
Pagely
pagely.com · US
Pantheon
pantheon.io · US
Pantheon Drupal
pantheon.io/product/drupal-hosting · US
PlanetHoster
planethoster.com · CA
Platform.sh
platform.sh · FR
Platform.sh Drupal
platform.sh/drupal · FR
Plesk
plesk.com · CH
Ploi
ploi.io · NL
plusserver
plusserver.com · DE
Pressable
pressable.com · US
Pulsant
pulsant.com · GB
Rackspace
rackspace.com · US
Rackspace Email
rackspace.com/email-hosting · US
Radore
radore.com · TR
Raidboxes
raidboxes.io · DE
Redis Cloud
redis.io/cloud · US
ResellerSpace
resellerspace.com · US
Rocket.net
rocket.net · US
Rose Hosting
rosehosting.com · US
RunCloud
runcloud.io · MY
ScalaHosting
scalahosting.com · US
Scaleway
scaleway.com · FR
Scaleway Kapsule
scaleway.com/kubernetes-kapsule · FR
Seravo
seravo.com · FI
Servebolt
servebolt.com · NO
ServerFreak
web-hosting.net.my · MY
Serverion
serverion.com · NL
Shinjiru
shinjiru.com · MY
SingleHop
horizoniq.com · US
SiteGround
siteground.com · BG
SiteGround Cloud
siteground.com/cloud-hosting · BG
SmarterASP.NET
smarterasp.net · US
SpinupWP
spinupwp.com · US
Stackscale
stackscale.com · ES
Strapi Cloud
strapi.io/cloud · FR
Sungard AS
1111systems.com · US
Templ
templ.io · US
Tier.Net
tier.net · US
TierPoint
tierpoint.com · US
Truehost Domains
truehost.co.ke · KE
Upress
upress.co.il · IL
Upsun
upsun.com · FR
Verpex
verpex.com · GB
WebHosting UK Com Ltd.
webhosting.uk.com · GB
WebhostUK LTD
webhostuk.co.uk · XX
Winhost
winhost.com · US
WordPress.com
wordpress.com · US
WP Engine
wpengine.com · US
WP Engine Atlas
wpengine.com/atlas · US
WPX Hosting
wpx.net · BG
xCloud
xcloud.host · US
XeonBD
xeonbd.com · BD
Xneelo
xneelo.co.za · ZA
Yotta
yotta.com · IN
Zayo
zayo.com · US
Zilliz Cloud
zilliz.com · US