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Cloudways vs SmarterASP.NET
VPS Hosting Cloudways wins overall
Cloudways edges ahead with a SaaSTweaks Score of 68/100 vs SmarterASP.NET's 64/100, so it's our default vps hosting pick for most teams. Cloudways offers strong managed VPS hosting with multi-cloud choice and good flexibility, though the affiliate-only deal limits di Where Cloudways leads is capability; SmarterASP.NET, scoring 64/100, is the stronger choice when specific use cases is your priority — A long-standing, budget-friendly Windows VPS specialist offering strong value and quick setup for ASP.NET workloads, though the af Both are verified, real deals; the right pick comes down to which pillars below matter most for your team.
The verdict
Cloudways edges ahead with a SaaSTweaks Score of 68/100 vs SmarterASP.NET's 64/100, so it's our default vps hosting pick for most teams. Cloudways offers strong managed VPS hosting with multi-cloud choice and good flexibility, though the affiliate-only deal limits di Where Cloudways leads is capability; SmarterASP.NET, scoring 64/100, is the stronger choice when specific use cases is your priority — A long-standing, budget-friendly Windows VPS specialist offering strong value and quick setup for ASP.NET workloads, though the af Both are verified, real deals; the right pick comes down to which pillars below matter most for your team.
Feature by feature
7 points of difference, taken from each vendor's published plans.
| Cloudways | SmarterASP.NET | |
|---|---|---|
| SaaSTweaks Score | Cloudways 68/100 | SmarterASP.NET 64/100 |
| Deal strength | Cloudways 3.0/10 | SmarterASP.NET 3.0/10 |
| Value for money | Cloudways 8.0/10 | SmarterASP.NET 8.0/10 |
| Capability | Cloudways 8.0/10 | SmarterASP.NET 7.0/10 |
| Time to value | Cloudways 8.0/10 | SmarterASP.NET 8.0/10 |
| Trust & reliability | Cloudways 8.0/10 | SmarterASP.NET 7.0/10 |
| Flexibility & exit | Cloudways 8.0/10 | SmarterASP.NET 7.0/10 |
What each one actually costs
Published rates at the time we checked. Confirm at checkout — vendors re-cut plans often.
| Plan | Cloudways | SmarterASP.NET | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Custom | Custom | |
| Free plan | No | No | |
| The deal | — | — |
Which one is right for you?
Pick Cloudways if
- Capability matters most to you: Cloudways scores 8.0/10 vs SmarterASP.NET's 7.0/10. EDITORIAL SUMMARY details multi-cloud IaaS choice, custom ThunderStack, Breeze & CloudwaysCDN, 1-click staging, auto-healing, dedi
- Trust & reliability matters most to you: Cloudways scores 8.0/10 vs SmarterASP.NET's 7.0/10. EDITORIAL SUMMARY gives Support 8.6 and notes 24/7/365 live support from real engineers. LIVE SITE EVIDENCE claims 'Secure & relia
- Flexibility & exit matters most to you: Cloudways scores 8.0/10 vs SmarterASP.NET's 7.0/10. EDITORIAL SUMMARY states 'Transparent, pay-as-you-go pricing: No long-term contract required, hourly billing.' This indicates flex
Pick SmarterASP.NET if
- Deal strength matters most to you: SmarterASP.NET scores 3.0/10 vs Cloudways's 3.0/10. INPUT states 'access_only — affiliate/partner access, no verified public discount (CAP dealStrength at 3)' and 'SAVINGS CLAIM: non
- Value for money matters most to you: SmarterASP.NET scores 8.0/10 vs Cloudways's 8.0/10. EDITORIAL SUMMARY states 'some of the most affordable Windows VPS plans on the market' and 'price-to-capability ratio for ASP.NET
- Capability matters most to you: SmarterASP.NET scores 7.0/10 vs Cloudways's 8.0/10. EDITORIAL SUMMARY notes Windows-specialist with pre-configured Plesk, .NET, MS SQL, SSD storage, and 1-click script installs; but
- Time to value matters most to you: SmarterASP.NET scores 8.0/10 vs Cloudways's 8.0/10. LIVE SITE shows 'Instant Activations & Free SSL', 'No Credit Card Required!', and 60-day free trial; EDITORIAL SUMMARY mentions pr
Moving from one to the other
The migration cost is part of the price. Here is what it actually involves.
Cloudways vs SmarterASP.NET FAQ
The questions people actually ask before switching.
Ask us something elseIt depends on your priorities. Overall, Cloudways scores 68/100 versus SmarterASP.NET's 64/100 on the SaaSTweaks benchmark, so Cloudways is our default pick. That said, SmarterASP.NET is the better choice when specific use cases matters more to you. Both are scored across the same six pillars below.
Cloudways starts at Custom and SmarterASP.NET at Custom on their entry paid tiers. Factor in each verified deal too: Cloudways — see deal page; SmarterASP.NET — see deal page. The cheaper option depends on your seat count and which plan you need.
On deal strength specifically, Cloudways scores 3.0/10 and SmarterASP.NET scores 3.0/10. INPUT states 'access_only — affiliate/partner access, no verified public discount (CAP dealStrength at 3)' and 'SAVINGS CLAIM: non See each deal page for the live offer and terms.
Yes. Before migrating, check each tool's data export and onboarding — most vps hosting tools support CSV or API export. Cloudways scores 8.0/10 on flexibility & exit and SmarterASP.NET 7.0/10, which is a good proxy for how painless switching will be.
Each tool earns a 0–100 SaaSTweaks Score weighted across six pillars: deal strength, value for money, capability, time to value, trust & reliability, and flexibility & exit. The ranking here is strictly by score — never by commission. See our methodology at /how-we-score.