CloudStick · vs · xCloud

The best
alternative to
xcloud.

Not just for WordPress. CloudStick handles any stack, with an AI assistant, 24/7 support, and pricing that doesn't charge per site.

AI server assistant built-in
Any stack — not just WordPress
Flat per-server pricing · no per-site fees
CLOUDSTICK · LIVE
BENCHMARKS
DEPLOY TIME — WORDPRESS + NGINX STACK
CloudStick21.1s
xCloud75s
3.5×
Faster
99.99%
Uptime
90s
First server

Where CloudStick
pulls ahead.

A side-by-side on the things teams switch for.

CAPABILITY
CLOUDSTICK
XCLOUD
Ease of use
AI-assisted UI
WordPress-centric UI
Deploy speed (avg)
~22 seconds
~75 seconds
AI server assistant
Pricing model
Per server · unlimited sites
Per site · adds up fast
24/7 live chat support
Business hours only
Zero-downtime deploys
Free migration
Paid add-on
White-label panel
Business plan

The fine print,
printed plainly.

No asterisks. No "contact sales". Every capability, side-by-side.

/01Core Infrastructure
CLOUDSTICK
XCLOUD
Connected servers
Unlimited (paid plans)
Tiered by plan
Websites per server
Unlimited
Limited by plan
Cloud providers
Any (AWS, GCP, DO, Vultr, Linode, Hetzner…)
Select providers
Multiple PHP versions
Visual database manager
phpMyAdmin only
SSH terminal via dashboard
/02Deployment & Automation
CLOUDSTICK
XCLOUD
One-click app installer
WordPress only
Git deployment
Pro plan+
Average deploy time
~22s
~75s
Zero-downtime deploys
Supervisord / queue jobs
CronJob manager
/03Security & Reliability
CLOUDSTICK
XCLOUD
Server firewall management
Free SSL
Wildcard SSL
Pro plan+
SSH key management
Automated security updates
Partial
Free backup storage
Up to 40 GB
Paid add-on
/04Team & Support
CLOUDSTICK
XCLOUD
Team / collaborator seats
Up to 10
Pro plan+
24/7 live chat
Support channel
Live chat + email
Email + community forum
White-label panel
Business plan
Free migration assist
Priority support
Business plan

Pricing at a glance.

CLOUDSTICK
XCLOUD
Starting price
$9 / mo
$10 / mo (per site)
Free trial
10-day trial · no card
None
Unlimited servers
Pro + Business
Not available
Per-site / per-app fee
None
Yes — billed per site
White-label panel
Business plan
Included backup storage
Up to 40 GB
Paid add-on

When the 502 arrived
at 02:47 on a Sunday.

Real support, real hours, real engineers.

CLOUDSTICK SUPPORT
RESOLVED 3m 42s

"502 bad gateway — all sites down. Deploy was 8 minutes ago."

02:47 · Sunday

"On it now. Nginx worker limit hit — pushing a fix. Give me 90 seconds."

02:48 · Alex, Sr. Engineer

"Fixed. All sites responding. Tuned worker_connections to prevent recurrence."

02:51 · Alex, Sr. Engineer
XCLOUD SUPPORT
AUTO-REPLY 18h 05m

"502 bad gateway — all sites down. Deploy was 8 minutes ago."

02:47 · Sunday

"Your request has been submitted. Our team will respond during business hours. Check our knowledge base in the meantime."

02:47 · AutoBot
— 18 hours of silence —
38,400
Servers managed
across 47 countries
99.99%
Uptime SLA
tracked and guaranteed
2.1M
Deploys / month
avg 22s each
< 9 min
Median support reply
including nights and weekends
“
xCloud was fine for WordPress. When we added a Node.js API, we needed a real panel. CloudStick handled it in minutes and costs half as much.
Priya NairCTO · BrightLoop Digital

Switch in minutes,
not days.

Our migration team handles the whole move — DNS, SSL, databases, files, config. You watch. We work.

Start Migration Free
MIGRATION TIMELINE
0:00Connect new server
Any VPS or bare-metal, any provider
0:04Import websites
Drag-and-drop or SSH credentials
0:31SSL provisioned
Wildcard or single-domain, automatic
1:12DNS cut-over ready
One-click propagation check
1:58Live on CloudStick
Old panel access auto-revoked

Questions you
might ask.

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