G7Cloud vs Cloudways
Cloudways puts a managed panel on a cloud server you still size, scale and pay for, with the important extras sold separately. G7Cloud is a fully managed platform: dedicated container per site, email, DNS, restore-tested backups and the AI Website Builder, at one fixed UK price.
The short version
Three reasons to move to G7Cloud
Who runs the server
On Cloudways, you pick a server size, watch its CPU and RAM, and resize when apps outgrow it. The panel is managed, the capacity planning is yours. On G7Cloud there is no server to run: every site gets its own dedicated container on infrastructure we operate.
How the bill is built
Cloudways bills per server, plus paid add-ons for premium CDN, off-site backup storage and higher support tiers. G7Cloud is one fixed GBP price per plan with everything included, and no usage billing anywhere on the platform.
What counts as "included"
Cloudways is hosting only: email lives with a third party, DNS elsewhere, and new sites get built somewhere else. Every paid G7Cloud plan includes email hosting, full DNS, daily restore-tested backups, and the AI Website Builder for shipping new database-backed sites.
One fixed price beats a bill you assemble
On Cloudways the final cost depends on the server size and add-ons you pick. On G7Cloud it is one flat GBP price with everything in it. Here is how the two lines up.
The Cloudways model
From about $14/mo on DigitalOcean
- You choose a server size and pay for it monthly
- Outgrow it and you resize to a bigger, dearer server
- Premium CDN and firewall, off-site backup storage and higher support tiers are paid add-ons
- Email hosting is not offered. Third-party service required
- Several apps can share one server you administer
The G7Cloud model
£12 to £59/mo fixed, GBP, no add-ons
- One flat plan price. No usage billing, ever
- Dedicated container and database per site, no capacity planning
- ScaleShield firewall + bot protection included on every plan
- Backups included, with off-site targets, restore-tested nightly
- Email + DNS hosting and the AI Website Builder included
Cloudways on DigitalOcean starts at around $14/mo for an entry-size server, before add-ons such as premium CDN, off-site backup storage or higher support tiers. G7Cloud prices are fixed GBP and all-inclusive.
Feature comparison
G7Cloud plans: the whole price
Fixed GBP, monthly or annual (save 20%), 30-day money-back on paid plans. All plans include free SSL, ScaleShield and the AI Website Builder.
Starter
One site on your own domain, with email, DNS and daily backups.
- 1 hosted site: WordPress, PHP, Ghost, git apps & more
- AI Website Builder · 3 projects, publish 1 on your domain
- 500K AI tokens per month
- Custom domain + free SSL
- Email hosting (mailboxes, webmail, spam filtering)
Business
Up to 3 sites plus full-stack AI apps: shop, bookings, CMS.
- 3 hosted sites: any type, incl. WooCommerce & Magento
- Full-stack AI apps: online shop, bookings, CMS & more
- Database plus admin panel on AI-built sites
- Stripe checkout on your AI-built shop (your own keys)
- AI Website Builder · 5 projects, publish 3
Need 10+ sites? See Pro and Agency on the pricing page
Weighing it up in more depth?
Read the full Cloudways alternative guide, with the pricing maths and migration steps in detail.
Who should switch
Anyone tired of server admin
If you signed up to build sites and ended up watching RAM graphs, the fully managed model gives that time back. We size the container, handle scaling and tune the stack, so your time goes on building.
Businesses consolidating providers
Hosting on Cloudways, email at a third party, DNS at the registrar, backups in a bucket. On G7Cloud the site, mailboxes, DNS zone and restore-tested backups live on one plan with one support contact.
Budget owners who hate surprises
One fixed GBP line item that covers security, backups and support. The price holds from one month to the next, with a 30-day money-back guarantee to test it risk-free.
Switching from Cloudways: FAQ
Start free. No card needed.
Host your site on managed UK infrastructure from £12/mo, or build something new with the AI Website Builder on the Free plan. Fixed prices, and you own the code.