xCloud Hosting Review: Good Enough To Switch From Cloudways? [Video]

In early 2024, I became aware of xCloud due to the announcement that Shahjahan Jewel was investing in it and becoming a partner. Jewel is the CEO of WP Manage Ninja… the company behind some of my favorite plugins like FluentCRM, FluentForms and FluentBooking.

I thought this was a pretty interesting move. They’re investing in a hosting company?

Then they came out and launched it using a limited-time lifetime offer. That was definitely interesting and got some attention. It is also a pretty classic move for these guys as a launch strategy.

On the flip side, xCloud is actually a brand of Startise. This is the same company behind the WP Developer brand, which has created plugins such as Better Links, BetterDocs, Templately, Essential Addons and others.

So, this is indeed a team of people who live, eat and breathe WordPress. And they came out with a hosting solution. So, the question is…

Is xCloud …