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Reflex vs Cloudways
Cloudways abstracts VPS providers behind a managed PHP hosting experience. Reflex is for operators who want direct access to the underlying VM, Git-native deploy flows, and reflexd-driven remediation — ideal when compliance, custom kernel modules, or eBPF observers require hosts you can tune.
| Topic | Reflex | Cloudways |
|---|---|---|
| Total cost of ownership (typical stack) | One subscription covers server operations, Git-driven deploys with health gating and rollback where your tier allows, uptime-style checks, and Brain-led remediation — see Pricing for current tiers. | Teams often pay for a server panel, separate deploy automation, monitoring/alerting, and ad-hoc incident tooling — each with its own renewal, integration work, and on-call runbook. |
| Primary focus | Deep server visibility, Brain automation, Pipeline where tier allows | Managed PHP hosting UX with bundled caching and scaling assists |
| Control plane location | Reflex dashboard + your servers — BYOS contracts stay with you | Vendor-managed stack on partner clouds |
| Observability | Agent metrics, deploy markers, Brain correlation across services | Built-in monitoring basics; advanced cases often pair APM vendors |
| When Cloudways fits | — | Teams who want managed PHP without hiring ops specialists |
| When Reflex fits | Teams who need host-level introspection and repeatable repair beyond panel restarts | — |
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