Comparison

Liquid Web vs Cloudways

Liquid Web lands on Depends, and Cloudways lands on Worth it.

Liquid Web

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a revenue-critical WordPress or WooCommerce site and want fully managed hosting with 24/7 support at premium prices.

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you run multiple WordPress/PHP sites and want managed cloud without hiring a sysadmin.

Liquid Web versus Cloudways
Compare	Liquid Web	Cloudways
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Serious WooCommerce stores	Agencies hosting many client WordPress sites
Who it's not for	Hobby blogs and side projects	Single low-traffic hobby sites . shared hosting is far cheaper
Privacy	Bug bounty, compliance scans, and public status page exist; deserialization CVEs reported in Liquid Web/StellarWP code, one rated 9.8.¹¹	One CVE found in Cloudways' Breeze plugin (authorization bypass); malware scanning sold as a paid add-on.
Support quality	Historically elite; recent Reddit reports say declined.	G2 users praise top-notch technical support
Public sentiment	G2 users still praise uptime and service, but 2024-25 Reddit threads document support decline, price hikes, and veteran departures.	Users mostly rate it highly for support and value, with a minority complaining about learning curve and add-on costs.¹⁶
Biggest gotcha	A 12% price increase landed on existing customers; expect more under private-equity ownership.^⁵	Malware scanning costs extra; some users call its upsell tactics a 'scare tactic'

Hobby blogs and side projects
Price-sensitive small businesses
Self-managers who don't need hand-holding
Anyone expecting LearnDash LMS features . this evidence is hosting, not courseware