With the introduction of our new Autoscale platform, it may be confusing to understand how it differs from our Managed Cloud Hosting plans and which one is best suited for your use case. While both provide high performance and reliability, they are designed for different types of projects and customers.
In this guide, we’ll break down the key differences between these two plans to help you decide which one is best for your website.
Autoscale Hosting
Autoscale Hosting is our latest and most advanced shared hosting technology. It's designed for high-demand websites that need automatic scalability, enhanced performance, and built-in resilience - all without the complexity of managing a server.
Although all our shared-hosting (Cloud hosting and WordPress hosting) plans benefit from autoscaling, this plan takes it a step further by utilising high-frequency CPUs and pre-caching technology to deliver lightning-fast load times and enhanced reliability.
Core Features:
- Pre-caching for faster content delivery
- High-frequency CPUs for enhanced processing power
- Larger database sizes compared to standard shared hosting
Limits:
- Number of websites per package
- Number of mailboxes
- Storage space
- Bandwidth usage
Autoscale Hosting is ideal if you want industry-leading performance on a shared hosting infrastructure, without worrying about managing a server.
Managed Cloud Hosting
Managed Cloud Hosting gives you your own server with fully dedicated resources - ideal for developers or businesses who need guaranteed CPU and RAM for their sites.
Unlike Autoscale Hosting, your sites aren’t on a shared platform. Instead, you get isolated server resources, which means no performance interference from other users. However, it also means that if your server exceeds its resource limits, your sites may slow down or experience errors like HTTP 5XXs.
Core Features:
- Dedicated CPU and RAM - not shared with others
- Database size is only limited by your server’s disk space
- Fully managed server environment - no system admin skills required
Limits:
- No autoscaling - resources are fixed
- Storage and bandwidth limits apply
Managed Cloud Hosting is perfect for those who need consistent, isolated resources and prefer the control of a VPS, without the hassle of managing it themselves.
Summary: Which One Should You Choose?
| Feature | Autoscale Hosting | Managed Cloud Hosting |
|---|---|---|
| Server Type | Shared (Autoscaling) | Virtual Private Server (Fixed Resources) |
| Autoscaling | ✔️ Yes | ❌ No |
| High Frequency CPUs | ✔️ Yes | ❌ No (standard VPS CPUs) |
| Pre-caching | ✔️ Yes | ❌ No |
| Max Database Size | Large (5GB) | Only limited by your disk space |
| Management Level | Fully managed | Fully managed |
