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xCloud vs GridPane: Pricing, Features, and Which WordPress Platform Is Best?
GridPane is a WordPress-specialist panel built for agencies. xCloud manages WordPress plus custom PHP, Laravel and a 125+ app one-click library, free to self-manage with no site-count ceiling.
- Free self-managed panel, no cap on sites (GridPane's Free Core stops at 25)
- Managed servers from $20.01/month against GridPane's $27.01
- Custom PHP, Laravel and 125+ one-click apps beyond WordPress
- MCP server and AI agent skills to manage servers from Claude or Cursor
- Bulk site and server migration, included on every plan
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- 14-day money-back guarantee
- No migration fee, ever
- 4.8 · 390+ reviews on TrustpilotRated by the people already running WordPress on xCloud
Quick verdict
Choose xCloud if…
- You want a lower-cost managed server, or a genuinely free self-managed control panel with no site-count ceiling.
- You need more than WordPress on the same server — Laravel, custom PHP, or one-click apps like n8n, Mautic and Uptime Kuma.
- You want an MCP endpoint and AI agent skills to manage servers and sites from Claude, Cursor or another agent.
- You run an agency and want white-labelling, team roles and a reseller programme without a separate tier.
- You want live chat support included rather than gated behind a paid infrastructure plan.
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Free to Self-Manage. GridPane Caps It at 25 Sites.
Both platforms let you connect your own server for free. GridPane's Free Core plan stops at 25 sites; xCloud does not publish a ceiling.
1Self-managed, free
| What the free panel includes |  xCloudFree/moPanel only, provider billed separately |  GridPaneFree/moFree Core, up to 25 sites |
|---|---|---|
| Self-managed | ||
| What the price covers | Yes. The panel only, free, no site-count ceiling. You keep and pay your own cloud provider directly. | Limited. The panel only, free, capped at 25 sites on one server. Beyond that you need PeakFreq or Bespoke Hosting. |
| Starting price | $0, self-managed. | $0, self-managed (Free Core). |
| Site limit | Yes. Unlimited, bounded only by the server you connect. | Yes. Up to 25 websites on the Free Core plan. |
| Supported providers | Yes. Vultr, DigitalOcean, GCP, Hetzner, AWS, Linode, or any Ubuntu server via SSH. | Yes. Bring your own Vultr server on the Free Core plan. |
| Root access | Yes. Yes, on every connected server. | Yes. Yes, on your own server. |
2Managed servers
| What a managed server includes | xCloud$20.01/moManaged 2 GB, billed monthly | GridPane$27.01/moPeakFreq 2 GB, matching specs |
|---|---|---|
| Managed | ||
| What the price covers | Yes. The panel and a managed server, one bill, from $20.01/month at 2 vCPU / 2 GB. | Yes. The panel and a managed, high-frequency server (PeakFreq), from $27.01/month at matching specs. |
| Smallest published tier | Yes. $20.01/month — 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe SSD, 3 TB bandwidth. | Limited. PeakFreq's own smallest instance starts at $19/month; $27.01 is GridPane's tier at matching specs to the row on the left. |
| Largest published tier | Yes. $310/month — 8 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 768 GB NVMe SSD, 8 TB bandwidth. | Limited. $384.05/month at the same specs. |
| Managed Hosting | Yes. Fully managed, provider of your choice. | Yes. Fully managed, on GridPane's own PeakFreq infrastructure. |
3White-Label Reseller Program
| What the reseller program includes | xCloud$25/moStartup tier, 25 servers, billed monthly | GridPaneN/A/moNo self-serve reseller tier; Bespoke Hosting is a custom yearly contract |
|---|---|---|
| Reseller program | ||
| What it is | Yes. A dedicated white-label hosting brand, not a feature toggle. Set your own prices, take payment through your own Stripe account, and bill clients under your own name. | Limited. No dedicated reseller product with its own pricing tiers is published. The closest offer is Bespoke Hosting, a custom, high-SLA agency contract negotiated directly with GridPane. |
| Branding | Yes. 100% white-label. Your brand name, logo and domain throughout. | Limited. Not published as a standalone reseller product. |
| Billing | Yes. Automated, through your own Stripe account. You set the price; the platform takes a fee, not a cut of your invoice. | Limited. Not published. Bespoke Hosting is billed directly by GridPane, not through your own account. |
| Entry tier | Yes. Startup, $25/month: 25 servers, a platform fee of 25% or $3 per sale, whichever is lower. | Limited. Bespoke Hosting, from $2,000/year — a custom contract, not a self-serve tier. |
Pricing
xCloud vs GridPane: Pricing Comparison
Plan for plan, at the specs each side actually sells them at. These are the same figures this page has always carried.
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| vCPUs | Memory | Storage | Bandwidth |  xCloud Managed Server | Gridpane Managed Server (PeakFreq) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 GB RAM | 80 GB NVMe SSD | 3 TB | $20.01 | $27.01 |
| 2 | 4 GB RAM | 128 GB NVMe SSD | 3 TB | $30.02 | $36.02 |
| 3 | 8 GB RAM | 256 GB NVMe SSD | 4 TB | $50.00 | $72.04 |
| 4 | 16 GB RAM | 384 GB NVMe SSD | 5 TB | $100.00 | $144.01 |
| 8 | 32 GB RAM | 512 GB NVMe SSD | 7 TB | $200.00 | $288.02 |
| 8 | 48 GB RAM | 768 GB NVMe SSD | 8 TB | $310.00 | $384.05 |
WordPress, Yes. But Also Laravel, Node and Docker.
GridPane is WordPress-only by design. xCloud manages WordPress too, plus custom PHP, Laravel, Node.js and arbitrary Docker containers on the same server.
| Server control and application support | xCloud | GridPane |
|---|---|---|
| Control and application support | ||
| Root Access to Server | Yes. Full root on every server you connect. | Yes. Full root on every server you connect. |
| Vertical Scaling | Yes. Resize at your provider, in their sizes and regions. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| External Database | Yes. Point a site at a managed or remote database. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Multiple PHP Versions in Same Server | Yes. Run several PHP versions side by side on one machine. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Custom PHP Applications | Yes. Deploy custom PHP apps, not just WordPress. | No. WordPress-only. No custom PHP application hosting. |
| Laravel Applications | Yes. Laravel, with queue worker, scheduler and Horizon support. | No. WordPress-only. No Laravel hosting. |
| Docker / Compose hosting | Yes. Run arbitrary containers, not just WordPress. | No. WordPress-only by design. No container hosting. |
| Node.js / Next.js hosting | Yes. Node, Next.js and Laravel, with queue workers. | No. WordPress-only. No Node or Next.js hosting. |
| Browser SSH terminal | Yes. A shell into the actual server, from the panel. | Not published on the captured page. |
| Command Runner | Yes. Run one-off commands from the panel. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
The Stack Underneath: NGINX, OpenLiteSpeed and Caching
Both run the same building blocks and neither publishes a benchmark, so this page does not invent one.
| Performance stack | xCloud | GridPane |
|---|---|---|
| Stack and caching | ||
| Web server | Yes. NGINX and OpenLiteSpeed. | Yes. NGINX and OpenLiteSpeed. |
| Full-page and Redis cache | Yes. Both, configured for WordPress. | Yes. Both, configured for WordPress. |
| Object Cache Pro Integration | Yes. Native integration. | Yes. Native integration. |
| Edge Full Page Cache | Yes. Included. | Yes. Included. |
| 1-click NGINX config for caching plugins | Yes. One click, from the panel. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| PHP 8.4 | Yes. Supported and managed from the panel. | Yes. Supported and managed from the panel. |
| WP-CLI | Yes. Available on every server. | Yes. Available on every server. |
| Advanced Cron Job | Yes. Set up automatically for WordPress. | Yes. Set up automatically for WordPress. |
| Custom Cron Jobs | Limited. Not published on the captured page. | No. Add your own, per site. |
| Database engine | Yes. MySQL and MariaDB. | Yes. MySQL and MariaDB. |
Security and Backups: Where GridPane's Add-Ons Actually Win
Both cover the baseline: 7G/8G firewall, Fail2Ban, free SSL, incremental backups. GridPane adds two paid security add-ons xCloud has no equivalent to yet.
| Security and backups | xCloud | GridPane |
|---|---|---|
| Protection and recovery | ||
| 7G / 8G firewall | Yes. Both rule sets, managed from the panel. | Yes. Both rule sets, managed from the panel. |
| Fail2Ban | Yes. Integrated. | Yes. Integrated. |
| Free SSL | Yes. Automatic Let's Encrypt. | Yes. Automatic Let's Encrypt. |
| Custom SSL/TLS | Yes. Bring your own certificate. | Yes. Bring your own certificate. |
| WordPress Integrity Checker | Yes. Verifies WordPress core files against checksums. | Yes. Verifies WordPress core files against checksums. |
| AI Bot Blocker | Yes. Built in, blocks AI crawlers and scrapers at the server. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Vulnerability Scanner | Limited. Not published on the captured page. | No. Built in. |
| Advanced vulnerability shielding | Limited. No directly comparable add-on published. | No. Paid add-on, Vulnerability Shield PRO. |
| IP Whitelist/Blacklist | Limited. Not published on the captured page. | No. Built in. |
| Full Site Backup | Yes. Automated, with restore. | Yes. Automated, with restore. |
| Incremental Site Backup | Yes. Restore granularity without a full copy each time. | Yes. Restore granularity without a full copy each time. |
| Downloadable backups | Yes. Download any backup for offsite storage. | Yes. Download any backup for offsite storage. |
| Remote Site Backup on Any S3 Storage | Yes. Any S3-compatible target. | Yes. Any S3-compatible target. |
WordPress Tooling, Staging and AI Agent Hosting
Both ship one-click WordPress staging with push/pull. The gap opens around it: 374 one-click apps, managed hosting for AI agents like OpenClaw and Hermes, and an MCP server for driving it all from Claude or Cursor.
| Panel and tooling | xCloud | GridPane |
|---|---|---|
| Day-to-day WordPress work | ||
| Staging, push / pull | Yes. One click, on the same server or another, with push/pull. | Yes. One click, with push/pull. |
| Clone a site | Yes. To the same server or a different one. | Yes. To the same server or a different one. |
| Full Server Clone | Yes. Clone a whole server, not just one site. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Blueprints | Yes. Save a site setup and stamp it out repeatedly. | Yes. Save a site setup and stamp it out repeatedly. |
| Theme / plugin / core updates | Yes. Managed from the panel across every site. | Yes. Managed from the panel across every site. |
| 1-click magic login | Yes. Into any site's admin. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| WordPress Multisite | Yes. Sub-domain and sub-folder, supported. | Yes. Sub-domain and sub-folder, supported. |
| MCP server (AI agent control) | Yes. Drive servers and sites from Claude, Cursor or any MCP-capable agent. | No. No MCP endpoint published. |
| Managed AI agent hosting | Yes. One-click hosting for OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Paperclip, Buzz and more, each on a managed server with backups and monitoring included. | No. Not offered. GridPane is WordPress-only by design, the same limit that rules out Laravel and custom PHP hosting above. |
| One-click app library | 374 open-source apps, deployed in one click. | No. Not published. WordPress-only stack. |
| One-click apps by name | Yes. n8n, Mautic, Uptime Kuma and phpMyAdmin ship alongside the wider one-click library. | No. None of these are offered. GridPane's one-click catalogue is WordPress installs only. |
Support, Team Roles and Alerting
Both include team management and role permissions. Live chat and multilingual dashboard support are not published on GridPane's captured page.
| Support and alerting | xCloud | GridPane |
|---|---|---|
| Getting hold of someone | ||
| Live chat | Yes. Included, on every plan. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Multilingual Dashboard | Yes. Panel available in multiple languages. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Team Management | Yes. Included, not a separate tier. | Yes. Included. |
| Role Permission Management | Yes. Included, not a separate tier. | Yes. Included. |
| Slack Integration | Yes. Native integration. | Yes. Native integration. |
| WhatsApp Integration | Yes. Native integration. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Telegram Integration | Yes. Native integration. | No. Not published on the captured page. |
| Server & Site Monitoring | Yes. Built in. | Yes. Built in. |
| Server and Site Log | Yes. Viewable from the panel. | Yes. Viewable from the panel. |
| File Manager | Limited. Not published on the captured page. | No. Browser-based, built in. |
Moving Off GridPane Is a Site-by-Site Move, Not a Rebuild
Both platforms manage servers you already own, so nothing about a migration is trapped inside either one's platform.
Who runs the migration
xCloud- Yes. Bulk site and server migration, included on every plan
- Yes. A feature of the panel. Nothing to schedule, no ticket to wait on
- Yes. cPanel Site Migration path for sites hosted elsewhere
- Yes. Full server clone and server-to-server migration
GridPane- Yes. Bulk site and server migration is also published
- Yes. cPanel Site Migration is also published
- No. No full server clone published
What it costs
xCloud- Yes. Nothing, on either route. No migration fee
- Yes. No onboarding tier and no per-site charge
- Yes. Unlimited number of sites migrated
GridPane- Yes. Built into the panel, no separate migration fee published
- Limited. The Free Core plan's 25-site cap still applies while self-managed
What moves
xCloud- Yes. Files and database together, in one pass
- Yes. In bulk, across many sites at once
- Yes. Migrate Guru, a free WordPress plugin documented as compatible with xCloud
GridPane- Yes. WordPress files and database, site by site or in bulk
- Limited. Custom NGINX rules and hand-tuned server config are not carried across automatically
Before you start
xCloud- Limited. Disable 2FA on the source site first
- Limited. Disable Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode on the source site first
- Yes. Then migrate, test while DNS still points at your old host, and cut over
GridPane- Limited. Inventory any hand-tuned NGINX rules, firewall exceptions or hardening you added before moving
- Yes. Keep GridPane running for one billing cycle after cutover as a rollback
What's Free, What's an Add-On, and What an Agency Contract Costs
Two boxes: what each side charges extra for, and what a full agency contract looks like on GridPane versus xCloud's self-serve reseller program.
What's free vs. paid
xCloud- Yes. AI bot blocker: included, not an add-on
- Yes. 7G/8G firewall and Fail2Ban: included
- Yes. Team roles and white-labelling: included
- Limited. Your cloud provider's own bill, on the bring-your-own-server route. That line is not ours
GridPane- No. Vulnerability Shield PRO: a paid add-on
- Limited. Live chat support is not published on the Free Core plan
- Yes. 7G/8G firewall and Fail2Ban: included
Agency contracts
xCloud- Yes. White-Label Reseller Program, from $25/month, your own Stripe billing
- Yes. No separate high-SLA tier needed. Support is the same for every account
GridPane- Limited. No self-serve reseller product published
- Yes. Bespoke Hosting, from $2,000/year, for a fully custom, high-SLA contract
The full table
Every xCloud and GridPane Feature, Side by Side
Every published feature, side by side. 77 of 134 differ.
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| xCloud | GridPane | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting Type | Cloud Servers | Cloud Servers |
| Self Managed control panel | Starts from $0 | Starts from $0 |
| Self Managed Hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Reseller Hosting Program | Yes | Yes |
| Server Configuration | ||
| Web Server – NGINX & OLS | Yes | Yes |
| Integrate Own Provider (Vultr, DO, GCP, Hetzner, AWS, Linode, Ubuntu) | Yes | Yes |
| Root Access to Server | Yes | Yes |
| Vertical Scaling | Yes | No |
| Unlimited Websites Creation | Yes | Yes |
| External Database | Yes | No |
| Multiple PHP Versions in Same Server | Yes | No |
| Compatibility & Easy Management for PHP 8.4 | Yes | Yes |
| Site Configuration | ||
| 1-Click Demo Site | Yes | Yes |
| Site Delete | Yes | Yes |
| Site Disable | Yes | Yes |
| Recreate Site using Local and Remote Backups | Yes | Yes |
| Supervisor | Yes | Yes |
| WordPress Integrity Checker | Yes | Yes |
| Page Speed Insights | Yes | No |
| Application Support | ||
| WordPress Applications | Yes | Yes |
| Custom PHP Applications | Yes | No |
| Laravel Applications | Yes | No |
| One Click Apps | ||
| Uptime Kuma | Yes | No |
| n8n | Yes | No |
| Mautic | Yes | No |
| phpMyAdmin | Yes | No |
| PHP Applications | ||
| Clone a Git Repository | Yes | No |
| Manually Upload Website | Yes | No |
| Blank Site | Yes | No |
| Laravel Applications | ||
| Queue Worker | Yes | No |
| Scheduler | Yes | No |
| Horizon | Yes | No |
| One Click Apps – n8n | ||
| Timezone | Yes | No |
| Environment | Yes | No |
| Custom Domain | Yes | No |
| Demo Domain | Yes | No |
| One Click Apps – phpMyAdmin | ||
| Custom Domain | Yes | No |
| Demo Domain | Yes | No |
| Additional Domain | Yes | No |
| One Click Apps – Uptime Kuma | ||
| Custom Domain | Yes | No |
| Demo Domain | Yes | No |
| Additional Domain | Yes | No |
| WordPress Features | ||
| WordPress Multisite (Sub-domain/Sub-folder) | Yes | Yes |
| Blueprints | Yes | Yes |
| WordPress Theme, Plugin, & Core Update | Yes | Yes |
| 1-Click Staging Site With Pull Push | Yes | Yes |
| 1-Click Magic Login | Yes | No |
| Magic Login Disable | Yes | No |
| Search Engine Visibility | Yes | No |
| WP-CLI | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Blueprint | Yes | Yes |
| Security | ||
| 7G & 8G Firewall | Yes | Yes |
| Fail2Ban Integration | Yes | Yes |
| 7G & 8G Integration With WP fail2ban PluginFirewall | Yes | Yes |
| Firewall Management | Yes | Yes |
| WordPress Integrity Checker | Yes | Yes |
| AI Bot Blocker | Yes | No |
| Vulnerability Scanner | Yes | No |
| Vulnerability Shield PRO Addon | Yes | No |
| Automatic FREE Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates | Yes | Yes |
| Custom SSL/TLS Certificates | Yes | Yes |
| IP Whitelist/Blacklist | Yes | No |
| Integrations | ||
| Transactional Email Service | Yes | Yes |
| Easy Integration with Mailgun, SendGrid, ElasticEmail, or Any SMTP Provider | Yes | Yes |
| Slack Integration | Yes | Yes |
| WhatsApp Integration | Yes | No |
| Telegram Integration | Yes | No |
| Object Cache Pro Integration | Yes | Yes |
| Backup and Migration | ||
| Full Site Backup | Yes | Yes |
| Incremental Site Backup | Yes | Yes |
| Site Backup Download Option for Remote Backups | Yes | Yes |
| Full Server Backup Management | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Site Backup on Any S3 Storage | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk Site & Server Migration | Yes | Yes |
| cPanel Site Migration | Yes | Yes |
| Management Tools | ||
| Supervisor | Yes | Yes |
| Custom NGINX | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Cron Job | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Cron Jobs | Yes | No |
| File Manager | Yes | No |
| Reset File & Folder Permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Server & Site Monitoring | Yes | Yes |
| Command Runner | Yes | No |
| Add Existing Database | Yes | Yes |
| Database Server – MySQL & MariaDB | Yes | Yes |
| Clone Site to Same & Another Server | Yes | Yes |
| Clone & Deploy from GIT | Yes | Yes |
| Server and Site Log | Yes | Yes |
| Full Server Clone | Yes | No |
| DNS ManagementWith Cloudflare | Yes | Yes |
| Largest Files & Folders Scanner | Yes | No |
| Caching Tools | ||
| Edge Full Page Cache | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in 1-Click NGINX Configuration for Caching Plugins | Yes | No |
| Full Page & Redis Cache | Yes | Yes |
| Team Management | ||
| Team Management | Yes | Yes |
| Role Permission Management | Yes | Yes |
| Team Create and Collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| Support | ||
| Live Chat Support | Yes | No |
| Multilingual Dashboard | Yes | No |
| Addons | ||
| MailBox | Yes | No |
| Mail Delivery | Yes | No |
| Vulnerability Shiled PRO | Yes | No |
| AI and agent control | ||
| MCP server — drive servers and sites from Claude, Cursor or any AI agent | Yes | No |
| Installable AI agent skills (servers, sites, WordPress, SSL, account) | Yes | No |
| AI bot blocker — block AI crawlers and scrapers at the server | Yes | — |
| Public REST API with scoped tokens | Yes | — |
| Security and WordPress integrity | ||
| Virtual patching for known vulnerabilities (Site Security PRO) | Add-on, $2/site | — |
| WordPress integrity monitor — verifies core files against checksums | Yes | — |
| Custom security headers (HSTS, CSP) from the panel | Yes | — |
| HTTP basic auth and per-site IP allow/deny | Yes | — |
| SSH lockdown — restrict SSH to trusted IPs, custom port | Yes | — |
| Performance and caching | ||
| Edge full-page cache on a global PoP network | Yes | — |
| Cloudflare Enterprise (330+ PoPs, Enterprise WAF) | Add-on, $5/domain | — |
| HTTP/3 (QUIC) and Brotli compression, one click | Yes | — |
| Per-site PHP-FPM worker tuning and PHP extension manager | Yes | — |
| Auto-healing — restarts MySQL, NGINX, Redis or PHP if it stops | Yes | — |
| MySQL/MariaDB auto-tuning and OPcache control | Yes | — |
| Monitoring and observability | ||
| Broken link monitoring with one-click 301 redirect | Yes | No |
| Site Insights — PHP, MySQL and traffic analytics per site | Yes | — |
| Scheduled PageSpeed / Core Web Vitals monitoring with history | Yes | — |
| Telegram alerts for site, server and team events | Yes | — |
| Native macOS menu-bar app (xCloud Pulse) | Yes | No |
| Developer and deployment | ||
| Browser SSH terminal and command runner | Yes | — |
| One-click deploy from Git with stack auto-detection | Yes | — |
| Docker and Docker Compose application hosting | Yes | No |
| Node.js, Laravel and Next.js hosting with queue workers | Yes | No |
| One-click app library | 374 apps | No |
| Supervisor process management and site snapshots | Yes | — |
| Backups, migration and agency tooling | ||
| Off-site backups to your own S3, R2, Backblaze, Wasabi, Google Drive or pCloud | Yes | — |
| Full server clone and server-to-server migration | Yes | — |
| Branded client maintenance reports (PDF) | Yes | — |
| White-label reseller programme with Stripe billing and your own plans | Yes | — |
| Business mailboxes on your own domain | Add-on, $1/mo | — |
People who moved from GridPane
In their own words, unedited.
I'm moving my servers to xCloud, a cloud control panel by M Asif Rahman and the WPDeveloper team. Their roadmap looks interesting and no, there are no team mates nor API limits with xCloud! #xCloud #wordpress #hosting
Leo KooHow Cloud Nine Web Elevated Client Experience While Streamlining Hosting Operations using xCloud
Ed EllinghamxCloud is like having an expert server team on call — without the big agency costs. It's given me back my time and given my clients peace of mind. Highly recommended for freelancers and small teams who want reliable performance and security.
Dumitru ButucelxCloud isn't just a solution. It's like one of that friend who got your back when you screw things up pretty bad.
Waqar AhmedTrust me when I say, once people explore the potential of xCloud they gonna switch from other panels, just keep delivering the best tech, lots of love for the team 😍😍
Rahul SinghxCloud works really well, I am surprised by its performance being this the release version, I have tried many paid platforms such as runcloud, cloudpages or serveravatar, as well as free platforms such as CyberPanel, CloudPanel or Hestia Control Panel and direct competitors such as SpinupWP and FlyWP. Of all those that I have tried, the platform that works best for WordPress is SpinupWP and I believe that xCloud can reach and surpass that development, its roadmap is promising. Congratulations to the xCloud team, I hope they become the leading platform in the segment, it has all the potential to achieve it!
Brian GeovannyI've been with runcloud for the last 3 years. However, after trying xcloud for the last month, I'm switching over. They are on a roll with their setup.
Kevin PinedaSo far my experience has been smooth like silk. I didn't imagine that configuring and managing a VPS would be so easy. As of today, I have deployed 8 sites. The support is good, and they treat users with respect, even if they ask stupid questions (myself included). For the future, I hope for greater flexibility in scheduled backups and more comprehensive and consistent documentation. I'm sure that within a few months, xCloud will become the leader in its segment. This community is amazing, and the Staff here is super helpful.
Massimo VillaI've recently taken all of my Vultr-hosted sites and gotten rid of cPanel for them to substitute it with xCloud. I have to say, I'm really impressed with xCloud so far! The interface is definitely the standout feature for me.
Tony LewisHow Kevin Heinrichs Cut Hosting Costs by 84% While Running WooCommerce & Node.js Sites Efficiently
Kevin HeinrichsCame from cloudways then to runcloud then to xcloud. Looks like I'm staying here.
Gerson ElI came from Cloudways and won't go back. Highly impressed with xCloud. Glad I gave them a chance.
Jared McDowellI like xCloud better than RunCloud, but one thing I'll point out is that some years ago RunCloud was hungry for business, the support was outstanding, and the community was active and helped each other. Maybe it was sold, there was a change in management, or they stopped being hungry, but the quality of the RunCloud offering declined and it hasn't been moving forward quickly. My point is that currently the xCloud team has the edge and it is theirs to keep or lose
David McCanI had 150 sites on cloudways and am in the process of moving them to xcloud. Much faster and better priced.
Dan SpinozaDear xCloud Team, I have been using xCloud for some time now and am genuinely impressed with its capabilities and the flexibility it offers by allowing users to bring their own VPS for management. It's a fantastic service, and my experience so far has been very positive. Successful migrated 5 sites on a single server. Xcloud migration tool worked great. There were few hiccups with security plugin like MalCare but disabling the plugin prior to migration worked just fine.
Rahil MaknojiaHow Advanced Web Strategies Saved Over $2,000 & Recovered 56 Hours per Month Managing 70+ Client Websites
Gary MoodyxCloud gave me what no other hosting platform could: the flexibility of a VPS with the convenience of managed WordPress. As a solo founder running an entire business on one server, that combination is an important unfair advantage.
Jorge de los Reyes MartínezHow Newman Web Solutions Ensured Perfect Uptime and Seamless Scaling For 120+ WordPress Sites with xCloud
Lori NewmanI too have moved over to xCloud. It's pretty sweet. One click n8n and uptime Kuma apps
John ApertureCame from runcloud. Tried xcloud and never came back.
Karl FanegaI use Server Avatar and xCloud and I'll sooner use xCloud than Server Avatar personally.
Jay PaganoI went from Cloudways to xCloud. No intention on switching in the foreseeable future.
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Ready to leave GridPane?
Ready To Try xCloud Instead?
Start free, bring your own server or ours, and move when you are ready. No contract, no migration fee, root access either way.
- Free to self-manage, no site-count ceiling
- Managed servers from $20.01/month
- Custom PHP, Laravel, Docker and 125+ one-click apps
- Bulk migration included on every plan
- AI Bot Blocker and 7G/8G firewall built in
- Team roles and white-label reseller program
xCloud vs GridPane: Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers to what people ask before moving between xCloud and GridPane.
Is xCloud better than GridPane?
It depends what you need. xCloud is better if you want a lower-cost managed server, apps beyond WordPress, or AI agent tooling. GridPane is a strong choice if you are already invested in its agency-specific workflow and only ever run WordPress. Neither is universally "better" — see the choose-if lists above for the specific reasons.
What is the difference between xCloud and GridPane?
Both manage a server you own (or a managed plan on top of one), rather than hosting sites themselves. The main difference is scope: GridPane is built exclusively for WordPress and agencies running many client sites. xCloud manages WordPress too, but also custom PHP, Laravel and a 125+ app one-click library, plus MCP/AI agent tooling GridPane does not publish.
Is xCloud a hosting provider or a control panel?
Both. xCloud is primarily a control panel that manages a server you connect — from Vultr, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, AWS, GCP, Linode or any Ubuntu host — with a $0 self-managed tier. It also sells its own managed servers if you would rather not hold a provider account. GridPane works the same way, via its own PeakFreq managed servers.
Can I use my own VPS with xCloud or GridPane?
Yes for both. xCloud connects to Vultr, DigitalOcean, GCP, Hetzner, AWS, Linode or any Ubuntu server over SSH, self-managed for $0. GridPane's Free Core plan runs on your own Vultr server for $0 too, covering up to 25 sites. Beyond that you are choosing between each platform's own managed servers, PeakFreq for GridPane and xCloud's managed plans.
Can I migrate from GridPane to xCloud?
Yes. xCloud includes bulk site and server migration plus a dedicated cPanel migration path, at no extra cost. The usual approach is to migrate while DNS still points at the GridPane server, test on xCloud, then cut over once everything checks out — no rebuild required.
Does GridPane support anything besides WordPress?
No. GridPane is built exclusively for WordPress. xCloud manages WordPress plus custom PHP applications, Laravel (including queue workers, scheduler and Horizon), and a 125+ app one-click library covering tools like n8n, Mautic, Uptime Kuma and phpMyAdmin.
Which is better for agencies?
Both target agencies. xCloud includes team management, role permissions and a white-label reseller programme with your own billing at no separate tier. GridPane offers team management and role permissions, and a Bespoke Hosting tier from $2,000/year for agencies that want a fully custom, high-SLA contract with GridPane directly.
Which is cheaper for multiple WordPress sites?
On self-managed pricing, both start at $0 — xCloud has no published site-count ceiling, while GridPane's Free Core plan caps out at 25 sites before you need PeakFreq or Bespoke Hosting. On managed servers at matching specs, xCloud's published prices ($20.01–$310/month) run below GridPane's PeakFreq tiers at the same vCPU/RAM/storage ($27.01–$384.05/month) as of 2026-08-24.
Which one provides better backups?
They match on paper: both offer full and incremental site backups, downloadable, plus full server backups to any S3-compatible storage. xCloud additionally offers a full server clone as a separate action, which is not listed in GridPane's published feature set.
Which one is easier for beginners?
xCloud, mainly because of its broader one-click app library and included live chat support, which lowers the cost of getting unstuck. GridPane's interface is built around its agency workflow, which is powerful for someone managing many client sites but has a steeper learning curve for a first-time self-managed server owner.
Can I switch from GridPane without rebuilding my sites?
Yes. Both xCloud and GridPane use standard WordPress installs on a Linux server, so a migration moves files, the database and configuration rather than rebuilding anything. xCloud's bulk site and server migration tools are built for exactly this move.