When comparing Microsoft Azure vs Cloudways, the Slant community recommends Microsoft Azure for most people. In the question“What are the best VPS providers?” Microsoft Azure is ranked 13th while Cloudways is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Microsoft Azure is:
Although it's a bit laborious to acquire, BizSpark gets startups a ton of free tools and usage.
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Pros
Pro BizSpark
Although it's a bit laborious to acquire, BizSpark gets startups a ton of free tools and usage.
Pro Free trial
Cloudways offers a 14 day free trial so you can try it out first. The free trial does have some limitations, which you can read about here.
Cons
Con Dashboard is weird to navigate
Looks pretty, but weird to navigate. The whole left to right thing is unintuitive. It's also very sluggish, or just doesn't load on a poor internet connection.
Con Expensive
Except for the base $5 plan, it's more expensive than other options.