European Alternatives to Cloudways
US managed hosting platform for applications on third-party cloud infrastructure. Below are 2 alternatives from companies headquartered in Estonia and the Netherlands. 1 of them keeps data in the EU only, and 1 has a free plan.
Headquartered in Europe
Every company listed here has its headquarters in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, not just a data centre there.
Data location you can check
The pricing table shows whether each one keeps data in the EU only, offers an EU region, or does not say.
Outside the US CLOUD Act
US providers can be ordered to hand over data held in their European data centres. A European company with no US parent or US operations is outside that reach.
Compare Cloudways Alternatives
| Company | Headquarters | Data Residency | Founded | Pricing | Open Source | Employees | Funding | Replaces | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallinn, Estonia | 🇪🇺 EU Only | 2026 | From €44.90/mo | ❌ No | N/A | N/A | WP Engine, Kinsta, Cloudways, WordPress.com | Visit | |
| Nijkerk, Netherlands | 🇪🇺 EU Available | 2018 | Free tier, paid from €8/mo | ❌ No | N/A | N/A | Laravel Forge, Heroku, Vercel, Cloudways | Visit |
Cloudways Alternatives: Pricing and Hosting Compared
Starting prices are the lowest paid plan each vendor publishes. Check the vendor's pricing page before you buy, as plans change.
2 European Alternatives
Alplink
Estonian managed cloud provider running open-source business apps on NixOS and Hetzner infrastructure under EU jurisdiction.
Dutch server management and deployment platform for running applications on your own servers instead of a US platform-as-a-service.
What to Check Before Switching from Cloudways
Where your data will be stored
1 of the 2 alternatives here says it keeps data in the EU only. Ploi offers an EU region alongside others, so choose it explicitly when you set up the account.
How you can try it
Ploi has a free plan, so you can run a real test before cancelling Cloudways.
Security certifications
We have not confirmed a security certification for any of these alternatives yet. If your procurement requires ISO 27001 or SOC 2, ask each vendor for its documentation.
What you need to bring from Cloudways
List the data, templates and integrations you rely on in Cloudways, then confirm each one can be exported and that the alternative can import it or offers an API to rebuild it.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the European alternatives to Cloudways?
- We list 2 companies headquartered in Europe that replace Cloudways: Alplink (Estonia) and Ploi (Netherlands).
- Is there a free European alternative to Cloudways?
- Ploi has a free plan. Free plans usually come with limits on usage or features, so check them against how you use Cloudways today.
- Which Cloudways alternatives keep data in the EU?
- Alplink keeps data in the EU only. Ploi lets you choose an EU region.