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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cloudways

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACloudways, by DigitalOcean, offers a range of managed hosting solutions, including managed Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, and others, with a choice of infrastructure providers and media delivery via CloudwaysVPN, and CloudwaysBot notification system.

    $10

    per month

    Podpage

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/APodpage is designed to help users build a beautiful podcast website in 5 minutes (or less). With it, the vendor states users can automatically create a listener-friendly podcast site from an RSS feed, customize the design to create a professional look in a few clicks, without coding or technical knowledge necessary.

    $19

    Pricing
    CloudwaysPodpage
    Editions & Modules
    Starting Price
    $10.00
    per month
    Maximum Price
    $274.33
    per month
    Basic
    $19
    per month
    Pro
    $29
    per month
    Elite
    $59
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CloudwaysPodpage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$25 per applicationNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCloudways offers 1 free migration to all customers. For any further migration needs the customer can use our free WordPress migration plugin and do it themselves. Or they can request paid migration services for any PHP based application, which start at $25 per application.A 35% discount is offered for annual subscriptions.
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    Community Pulse
    CloudwaysPodpage
    Considered Both Products
    DigitalOcean
    No answer on this topic
    Podpage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    CloudwaysPodpage
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Cloudways and Podpage
    Feature
    Cloudways
    -
    Ratings
    Podpage
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Cloudways and Podpage
    Feature
    Cloudways
    -
    Ratings
    Podpage
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SEO support00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CloudwaysPodpage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CloudwaysPodpage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    DigitalOcean
    When you dont know how to set up a cloud server technically, (The LAMP stack or the PHP settings etc) Cloudways comes handy. You can easily modify the server settings with one click.
    Less Appropriate - If you want to save costs, go for direct cloud providers. Setting up technical stuff is a one time job.
    Incentivized
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    Podpage
    If you need a website to support a podcast there couldn't be an easier or more targeted solution.
    Read full review
    Pros
    DigitalOcean
    • Automatic Daily One Click Restore Backups
    • Integrated CDN
    • Easy & Intuitive Alternate Interface to cPanel and WHM
    • Very Affordable for High Specs
    • 24/7 Customer Support is Extremely Helpful
    • Serve & Application Management is a Breeze
    • Choose from Multiple Server Locations
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    Podpage
    • Easy to build the website.
    • Flexible to meet my needs.
    • New features frequently released to make it even better.
    Read full review
    Cons
    DigitalOcean
    • Their free alternative to WP Rocket could be made more user-friendly and easier to understand
    • Create a function to automatically report heavy usage to specific email IDs
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Podpage
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    DigitalOcean
    They are constantly improving their dashboards and interface to make it easier to use and find the things that we use the most. It's a lot of features to pack in to one UI and they have done a great job of making it user friendly. Their layout is intuitive and easy to learn and is extremely granular. We are able to control every aspect of our websites and applications from an individual level from scaling, to cache, to DNS, security, WAF, and everything in between.
    Incentivized
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    Podpage
    Podpage gave me a great looking site without needing to know coding languages like HTML and CSS. It seamlessly pulls in what I need for each episode from Buzzsprout. And I’m confident the site will stay current over time.
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    Support Rating
    DigitalOcean
    Technical support is just 2-3 clicks away and the Cloudways homepage and the operators are available almost 24/7. They also are able to answer any kind of question related to their services, whether economical or technical. I sometimes made mistakes while using their services and they have been keen to help me, and fixed my problems really fast.
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    Podpage
    Most amazing support ever! Using the chat feature within Podpage, customer support responds quickly and accurately. Also actively involved with a user group on Facebook and promptly addresses questions there.
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    Alternatives Considered
    DigitalOcean
    DigitalOcean: harder to set up, hands-on maintenance and controll, but needs work-hours of a linux expert. GoDaddy: absolutely worst of all providers, charges stupid people money for nothing-services. Horrible products in my opinion. HostGator: okay-ish hosting, nowhere to the power of Cloudways, the customer support also is much less knowledgeable. I would advise against all managed hostings. Go managed-cloud instead.
    Incentivized
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    Podpage
    Podpage is easier to use for someone like me who is technologically competent but not a coder (no HTML or CSS experience).
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    Return on Investment
    DigitalOcean
    • We were able to reduce load on our main server.
    • By migrating social sentiment platform to cloudways, we were able to scale and run it effeciently.
    • It saved lot of time as well in terms of server management.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Podpage
    • Saves time!
    • Consistent look and brand image
    • High value for the expense
    Read full review
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