Cloudways Promo Code 2026 — $30 Free + 20% Off

Use code THATMY30 for $30 free credit, or THATMYCLOUD for 20% off your first 3 months. Both codes are verified for April 2026 — THATMYCLOUD is better for higher-priced plans.

Cloudways charges monthly based on the cloud provider you choose (DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS, Google Cloud, or Linode) plus a management fee. Starting price is $14/mo with no long-term contract required.

Yes — Cloudways offers a 3-day free trial with no credit card required, letting you test the platform before committing. The THATMY30 code then adds $30 credit on top.

Cloudways is one of the fastest managed WordPress hosts available. Their stack (Nginx, Redis, Memcached, PHP 8.x) is purpose-built for high-traffic WordPress and WooCommerce sites.

Yes — Cloudways has no contracts and charges monthly. You can cancel at any time and only pay for what you've used in the current billing period.

No — Cloudways does not include email hosting. You need to use a separate email service like Google Workspace, Zoho Mail, or Rackspace Email alongside your Cloudways account.

Since Cloudways bills monthly, there is no drastic renewal jump. After the THATMYCLOUD 20% discount expires (3 months), you pay the regular rate: DO 1GB at $14/mo, DO 2GB at $26/mo, or Vultr HF 1GB at $16/mo. Pricing is transparent and consistent.

Cloudways does not offer a dedicated student discount. However, combining the 3-day free trial with the THATMY30 code ($30 free credit) gives students a significant window to test the platform without paying.

Cloudways includes free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on all plans. However, domain registration is not included — you need to purchase a domain separately from a registrar like Namecheap or Cloudflare.

Cloudways offers better raw performance and scalability with dedicated cloud resources, while SiteGround is easier for beginners and includes email hosting. Cloudways starts at $14/mo (monthly billing), while SiteGround starts at $2.99/mo but locks you into annual billing. See our SiteGround promo page for details.

Key costs to note: email hosting is not included (budget $1-5/mo per mailbox), Cloudflare Enterprise CDN costs $4.99/mo per application, and scaling your server up increases the monthly bill immediately. There are no surprise renewal jumps though.

For most WordPress sites, the DigitalOcean 2GB plan at $26/mo (or $20.80/mo with THATMYCLOUD) is the best starting point — it includes 2GB RAM, 50GB SSD, and a staging environment. The Vultr High Frequency 1GB at $16/mo is a good budget option with NVMe storage.

Yes — Cloudways offers a 3-day free trial with no credit card required. This lets you fully test the platform, launch a WordPress site, and evaluate performance. After the trial, apply code THATMY30 for an additional $30 credit.

Cloudways has no contracts or cancellation fees. Simply delete your servers and close your account from the dashboard. You only pay for the current billing period. There is no money-back guarantee because you are already on monthly pay-as-you-go billing.

Use THATMY30 ($30 credit) if your plan costs under $50/mo — the credit covers about 2 months of a basic DigitalOcean server. Use THATMYCLOUD (20% off 3 months) for plans above $50/mo where the percentage discount saves more than $30 total.