Cloudways affiliate program
Managed cloud hosting
Terms last verified August 2026 against the official program page ↗
78
Strong
PickerScore / 100
Key facts
- Commission
- $50–$125 per sale, or $30 + 7% lifetime (hybrid)
- Model
- Hybrid (bounty + recurring)
- Cookie duration
- 90 days
- Network
- In-house
- Payout threshold
- $50
- Payout methods
- PayPal, wire
- Payment terms
- Monthly, ~NET 45
- Geo focus
- Global
Modeled first-referral value: ~$80
Verification trail
- Last checked
- August 2026
- Next check due
- November 2026
- Re-check cadence
- Every 4 months (Hosting)
Verified and scored by Elliot Marsh, founder & lead analyst, per the public rubric. Figures are checked against the official program page — never other review sites. An archived snapshot of that page near the verification date is available via the Wayback Machine. Spotted something outdated? Report it and we'll re-verify and refresh this record.
Score breakdown
Weighted per our public rubric. Subscores are 1–10.
Earnings power (35%) 8/10
Attribution window (20%) 8/10
Trust & conversion (20%) 8/10
Payout reliability (15%) 7/10
Ease of entry (10%) 7/10
Strengths and weaknesses
Why affiliates pick it
- Choice of bounty or hybrid lifetime model
- 90-day cookie beats most hosts
- Technical audience = lower refund rates
What to watch
- Requires more sophisticated traffic than shared hosting
- Slab-based bounty needs volume for top rates
- Owned by DigitalOcean — terms may evolve
Best fit
Developer, agency and performance-focused content.
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