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Apps 4.6/10

Managed DigitalOcean server from $11/mo (1GB RAM): server management, automated backups, security, staging, app deploys included

Cloudways scores 4.6/10 for free value in Apps. The main constraint: Paid — $11/mo. Managed DigitalOcean server from $11/mo (1GB RAM): server management, automated backups, security, staging, app deploys included.

Category Apps Kind Paid plan

Free value score

4.6 / 10
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Overall 4.6/10
value = 4.6/100
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Runtime value 1/10
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Always-on fit 8.2/10
value = 8.2/100
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Deploy friction 8/10
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Key metrics

$11/mo
1GB RAM

What you get

Paid — $11/mo. Managed DigitalOcean server from $11/mo (1GB RAM): server management, automated backups, security, staging, app deploys included

1 fully-managed 1GB cloud server per $11/mo

Gotchas

No gotchas documented yet. Contribute one if you know a constraint we missed.

Sources

paid value app-platforms
Open service Source ← All Apps

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