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xCloud vs FlyWP: Pricing, Features, and What Each One Actually Does
Compare xCloud and FlyWP on pricing, free plans, Docker, Git deployment, updates, team permissions, backups, and non-WordPress workloads, with every claim sourced and dated.
92 features compared · 55 where the two differ · Last updated: 06/09/2026
Quick verdict
Choose xCloud if…
- Anything on your servers is not WordPress — Laravel, Node.js, custom PHP, static sites or Docker Compose apps. FlyWP's own FAQ says it supports WordPress only.
- You want a free tier you can genuinely work in: ten sites with backups, team permissions and uptime monitoring included, rather than one site with those removed.
- You want uptime monitoring in the price instead of as a paid add-on.
- You want an MCP endpoint and installable AI agent skills to drive servers and sites from Claude, Cursor or another agent.
- You run an agency and want white-labelling, a reseller programme with your own billing, and branded client reports.
- You want built-in bulk migration and a documented cPanel path, plus live chat support.
Choose FlyWP if…
- You want every site isolated in its own Docker container by default — that is FlyWP's architecture, and it is a real difference rather than a marketing line.
- You run Bedrock. xCloud publishes no Bedrock support, and this page does not claim any.
- You run between four and ten servers, want nothing beyond WordPress, and the panel fee is the deciding factor — FlyWP's band discounts start one server earlier.
- You want Patchstack-backed vulnerability monitoring from the same vendor as the panel.
At a glance
xCloud vs FlyWP at a glance
The decision criteria first. The full feature-by-feature matrix is below.
| Criteria | xCloud | FlyWP |
|---|---|---|
| What each product is | WordPress and PHP hosting and server-management platform; self-managed or fully managed | WordPress-only server management platform, Docker-based; self-managed or fully managed |
| Pricing model | Free for your first server, then a per-server rate that falls as you connect more | Per-server rate from the first paid server, falling as you connect more; free plan capped at 1 site |
| Starting price | $0 — 1 server, 10 sites, all features; $5/server/month from the second server | $0 — 1 server, 1 site, without backups, team permissions or uptime monitoring; $5/server/month otherwise |
| Infrastructure included? | Included on managed plans from $5.00/month; separate if you bring your own server | Included on FlyWP Managed from $7/month; separate if you bring your own server |
| Supported cloud providers | DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Linode, or any Ubuntu server over SSH | DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Linode, or a custom server |
| What you can host | WordPress, Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, custom PHP, static sites, Docker Compose apps and a one-click app library | WordPress only — “FlyWP only supports WordPress sites as of now”, per its own FAQ |
| Architecture | Native NGINX or OpenLiteSpeed stack, plus an optional Docker + NGINX server type for containerised apps | Docker-based: every site runs in its own isolated container |
| Git deployment | Deploy from Git with stack auto-detection, branch selection, deployment scripts and auto-deploy on push | Deploy with Git — “push updates directly from your repository” |
| WordPress update management | Updates Manager: bulk plugin, theme and core updates across every site, with update history | Centralized WordPress Updates: bulk core, theme and plugin updates |
| Team and permissions | Multiple teams, roles and a per-permission editor, on every plan including free | Granular team permissions on paid plans; listed as not available on the free plan |
| Backups and restore | Scheduled full and incremental backups to your own S3-compatible storage, one-click restore, included free | Scheduled backups to your own storage with one-click restore; not available on the free plan |
| Monitoring | Server and site monitoring, uptime, PageSpeed history and broken-link monitoring included | Uptime monitoring sold as a paid add-on |
| Security | 7G/8G firewall, Fail2Ban, SSH lockdown, WordPress integrity monitor; Site Security PRO add-on at $2/site | 7G firewall, container isolation, SSH key management, content and protocol filtering; FlySecurity Pro (Patchstack) add-on |
| Migration | Built-in bulk site and server migration, a documented cPanel path, and free migration help | Free site migration handled by the FlyWP team |
| Agency and reseller features | Team roles, white-labelling, a reseller programme with your own billing, branded client reports | Team roles and permissions; no white-label or reseller programme published |
| AI and agent tooling | MCP server and installable AI agent skills for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Not published |
| Bedrock support | Not published — xCloud does not advertise Bedrock support, and this page does not claim it | Published as supported |
| Refund terms | 14-day money-back guarantee | 14-day refund policy |
| Main limitations | No published Bedrock support, and sites are not container-isolated by default the way FlyWP's are | WordPress only, by its own FAQ; uptime monitoring costs extra; the free plan is one site without backups or team permissions |
Feature comparison
Every Feature, Side by Side
92 features side by side, starting with the twelve rows FlyWP scores on its own comparison page. 55 of them differ between xCloud and FlyWP — use the filter to see only those.
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
 xCloud | FlyWP | |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 rows FlyWP's own comparison table scores | ||
| Docker-based server architecture | Optional — Docker + NGINX server type | Every site in its own container |
| Deploy code with git push | Yes | Yes |
| Install WordPress Multisite | Yes | Yes |
| Standard Linux packages installed | Yes | Yes |
| Bedrock support | — | Yes |
| Centralized update dashboard (core, themes, plugins) | Yes | Yes |
| Redis object caching configured for WordPress | Yes | Yes |
| Granular team permissions | Yes | Yes |
| Security measures configured for WordPress | Yes | Yes |
| wp-debug.log turned on and relocated | Yes | Yes |
| WP-CLI support | Yes | Yes |
| Connect your own cloud storage (S3 and compatible) | Yes | Yes |
| What you can run on it | ||
| WordPress sites | Yes | Yes |
| Non-WordPress PHP applications | Yes | No |
| Laravel, Node.js and Next.js applications | Yes | No |
| Arbitrary Docker Compose applications | Yes | No |
| Static sites deployed from GitHub | Yes | No |
| NGINX or OpenLiteSpeed stack per site | Yes | Yes |
| ARM and x86 servers | Yes | Yes |
| Full root and SSH access | Yes | Yes |
| Plans and what they cost | ||
| Free plan | 1 server, 10 sites | 1 server, 1 site |
| Backups on the free plan | Yes | No |
| Team permissions on the free plan | Yes | No |
| Uptime monitoring on the free plan | Yes | No |
| Panel rate, 1 server | Free | $5/mo |
| Panel rate, 5 servers | $5/server | $4/server |
| Panel rate, 10 servers | $4/server | $3/server |
| Panel rate, 11+ servers | $3/server | $3/server |
| Sites per server on a paid plan | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Managed server, panel included | From $5.00/mo | From $7/mo |
| Uptime monitoring | Included | Paid add-on |
| Money-back guarantee | 14 days | 14 days |
| WordPress management | ||
| Magic login to wp-admin | Yes | Yes |
| One-click staging | Yes | Yes |
| Staging with push/pull | Yes | — |
| Clone and transfer a site between servers | Yes | Yes |
| wp-config manager from the dashboard | Yes | Yes |
| PHP version manager | Yes | Yes |
| Cron job manager | Yes | Yes |
| Database manager (phpMyAdmin) | Yes | Yes |
| File manager | Yes | Yes |
| Server and site log viewer | Yes | Yes |
| Blueprints — reusable site templates | Yes | — |
| Transactional email service built in | Yes | Bring your own gateway |
| Security | ||
| Free Let's Encrypt and custom SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Firewall at the server level | 7G and 8G | 7G |
| Fail2Ban integration | Yes | — |
| SSH key management | Yes | Yes |
| Cloudflare DNS management | Yes | Yes |
| Vulnerability scanning | Add-on, $2/site | Add-on (Patchstack) |
| Backups and migration | ||
| Scheduled automated backups | Yes | Yes |
| Backups to your own S3-compatible storage | Yes | Yes |
| One-click restore | Yes | Yes |
| Free migration handled by the vendor | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in bulk site and server migration | Yes | — |
| cPanel migration path | Yes | — |
| Support and business model | ||
| Live chat support | Yes | — |
| Priority support on paid plans | Yes | Yes |
| Community support on the free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Provision servers from inside the panel | Yes | Yes |
| Supported providers | DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Linode or any Ubuntu server | DigitalOcean, Vultr, AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Linode or any custom server |
| 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 | Add-on (Patchstack) |
| 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 | 226 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 | 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 | — |
Pricing
xCloud vs FlyWP: What You Actually Pay
Panel fee against panel fee, at each vendor's own published band rate — including the range where FlyWP is the cheaper of the two.
Both products are panels first: you bring a server from DigitalOcean, Vultr, Hetzner, AWS or anywhere else, and pay that provider separately. The table below is the panel fee only, at each vendor's own published band rate (flywp.com/pricing and xcloud.host/pricing, both read 6 September 2026). Read it honestly: the two ladders are the same three rates, and because FlyWP's discounts start one band earlier, FlyWP is the cheaper panel between roughly four and ten servers. xCloud is cheaper at one server (free, and 10 sites rather than 1) and level from eleven up. What the fee buys differs more than the fee does — uptime monitoring is included with xCloud and a paid add-on with FlyWP, and FlyWP's free plan withholds backups, team permissions, uptime monitoring and server provisioning, which xCloud's does not. Managed servers, where the panel and the machine are one bill, start at $5.00/month with xCloud and $7/month with FlyWP; FlyWP renders its managed spec grid client-side, so a spec-for-spec managed table could not be read and dated to the standard the rest of this page holds, and is deliberately not published here.
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| Connected servers | xCloud | FlyWP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0/mo — free tier, 10 sites | $5/mo at $5/server, or free capped at 1 site |
| 3 | $15/mo at $5/server | $15/mo at $5/server |
| 5 | $25/mo at $5/server | $20/mo at $4/server |
| 9 | $36/mo at $4/server | $36/mo at $4/server |
| 10 | $40/mo at $4/server | $30/mo at $3/server |
| 11 | $33/mo at $3/server | $33/mo at $3/server |
| 25 | $75/mo at $3/server | $75/mo at $3/server |
Already on FlyWP?
Moving Is Two Supported Routes, Not A Rebuild
You do not have to rebuild the site to change host. Both routes below are documented, and both bring the files and the database across together.
xCloud's built-in migration
Connect the site you are running on FlyWP and let xCloud pull it across. It is the path most people take, and it handles the files and the database together.
Read the migration guideMigrate Guru, if you prefer a plugin
A free WordPress plugin, fully compatible with xCloud. Useful when you would rather drive the move from inside the site you already control.
Read the plugin guide
Before you start: if a token migration fails, our guide's first checks are to disable 2FA and Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode on the source site. A migration that stalls is almost always a security setting rather than the data.
xCloud vs FlyWP: Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers to what people ask before choosing between xCloud and FlyWP — including every row FlyWP's own comparison table scores against us.
What is the difference between xCloud and FlyWP?
Both are control panels that manage a cloud server you provide, and both also sell managed servers with the panel included. The difference is scope. FlyWP runs WordPress only — its own FAQ says “FlyWP only supports WordPress sites as of now” — and runs each site in its own Docker container. xCloud runs WordPress plus Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, custom PHP, static sites and Docker Compose applications, with a one-click app library on top.
Is xCloud better than FlyWP?
For anything beyond WordPress, yes, because FlyWP does not host it at all. For WordPress alone the two are closely matched on day-to-day management, and the deciding factors are usually price at your server count, whether you need Docker-per-site isolation or Bedrock (FlyWP), and whether you want uptime monitoring, backups and team permissions without add-ons or plan gates (xCloud). See the choose-if lists above.
Is FlyWP cheaper than xCloud?
It depends entirely on how many servers you connect, and FlyWP's own comparison page publishes no price at all. Both charge $5, $4 and $3 per server per month, but FlyWP's discounts begin one band earlier: xCloud is free at one server, the two are level at three, FlyWP is cheaper from about four to ten servers, and they are level again from eleven up. The full table is above.
Does FlyWP have a free plan, and what does it leave out?
Yes — Free Forever, but it is capped at one server and one site, and FlyWP's pricing page lists server provisioning, unlimited server management, team permission control, uptime monitoring, website backup and priority support as not available on it. xCloud's free tier is one server and ten sites with the feature set intact, including backups and team permissions.
Can FlyWP host Laravel, Node.js or other non-WordPress apps?
No. FlyWP's own FAQ answers this directly: “Unfortunately, FlyWP only supports WordPress sites as of now.” xCloud deploys Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, custom PHP, static sites and Docker Compose applications alongside WordPress on the same server, and detects the stack from the repository when you deploy from Git.
Is xCloud Docker-based?
Not by default, and FlyWP's comparison table is half right on this row. xCloud's standard stack is native NGINX or OpenLiteSpeed rather than a container per site. It does offer a Docker + NGINX server type and deploys Docker Compose applications, including straight from a Git repository — so “no Docker” is wrong, while “each site in its own container by default” is genuinely FlyWP's architecture and not xCloud's.
Can you deploy to xCloud with git push?
Yes, and FlyWP's table marking xCloud ✗ on this row is wrong. xCloud connects to GitHub, detects whether the repository is WordPress, PHP, Laravel, Node.js or Docker Compose, and can auto-deploy on every push to a chosen branch, running your deployment script and keeping rollback backups.
Does xCloud have a centralized update dashboard?
Yes, and this is another row FlyWP marks xCloud ✗ on incorrectly. Updates Manager lists every pending plugin, theme and WordPress core update across all sites on the team, applies them in bulk to the sites you select, and keeps a filterable update history of what changed and when.
Does xCloud have granular team permissions?
Yes. xCloud supports multiple teams, each with its own members and billing, and a Role Permission editor where each permission is assigned per role. FlyWP marks xCloud ✗ on this row; its own pricing page lists Team Permission Control as unavailable on its free plan.
Does xCloud support Bedrock?
Not as a published feature. FlyWP advertises Bedrock support and xCloud does not, so that row on their comparison table stands. If a Bedrock-structured WordPress install is a hard requirement, FlyWP covers it and this page will not pretend otherwise.
Can I migrate from FlyWP to xCloud?
Yes. Both run standard WordPress on a Linux server, so moving transfers the files, database and configuration rather than rebuilding the site. xCloud includes bulk site and server migration and a documented cPanel path, at no extra cost. The usual approach is to migrate while DNS still points at the FlyWP server, test on xCloud, then cut over.
Which is better for agencies?
xCloud, on the features an agency bills against: white-labelling, a reseller programme with your own plans and billing, branded client maintenance reports, and unlimited sites on the same per-server rate. FlyWP publishes team roles and permissions but no white-label or reseller programme. Both charge $3 per server at the top band, so the difference is what you can resell, not what you pay.
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xCloud 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.
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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.
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Rahul SinghSo 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 VillaCame from cloudways then to runcloud then to xcloud. Looks like I'm staying here.
Gerson ElI'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 LewisI 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
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Kevin HeinrichsI 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.
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Jorge de los Reyes MartínezI use Server Avatar and xCloud and I'll sooner use xCloud than Server Avatar personally.
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John ApertureI went from Cloudways to xCloud. No intention on switching in the foreseeable future.
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