With Cloudways Flexible, you can start a 5-day free trial, no credit card required, to explore the full capabilities of our managed cloud hosting platform.
During the trial, you can launch a server, deploy applications, and even migrate your website to see how everything works in real time.
Once you're ready, you can easily upgrade to Full Access to unlock all features of the Cloudways Platform and continue scaling your projects without interruption.
To upgrade, you'll need to provide a valid credit card for verification and future billing. A temporary $1 authorization charge may appear but is automatically reversed once the verification is successful.
Important:
Cloudways Flexible follows a Pay-as-You-Go billing model, meaning you only pay for the resources you actually use.
You’ll be invoiced at the start of each month for the previous month’s usage—so even if you upgrade today, there’s no immediate charge.
How to Upgrade Flexible Trial Without a Payment Method?
Upgrade Flexible Trial From the Dashboard
Step #1:
Log in to the Cloudways Platform and go to the Home page.
In the Flexible card (marked “Free Trial”), click Get Full Access.
Step #2:
In the Add a New Payment Method window, choose how you want to pay.
Option A: Credit/Debit Card (If_payment_method_is_not_added_1.png)
Select Credit/Debit Card, then select Card.
Enter your Card number, Expiration (MM/YY) and Security code.
Under Card Address, enter your Full name, Country or region, Address line 1, Address line 2 (optional), City and Postal code.
Click Proceed.
Note:
A $1 charge is made for verification and is automatically reversed once the authorization is successful.
Option B: PayPal (If_payment_method_is_not_added_2_paypal.png)
Select PayPal.
Enter your Full name, Country or region and Address line 1.
Click the PayPal button and log in to your PayPal account to authorize.
Note:
To save PayPal as a payment method, you must make a $5.00 transaction to verify your account. This charge is applied to your first bill and only needs to be set up once.
Step #3:
The Payment Method Added Successfully window confirms that your payment method has been added.
Click Done.
Your payment method will be used for automatic billing, and any active trial will be upgraded to a paid plan before it expires. You can view real-time billing information on the Billing page.
Upgrade From the Hello Bar
Step #1: In the left sidebar, click Flexible.
Step #2: Click My Applications.
Step #3: Open the Applications tab.
Step #4: In the hello bar at the top, click Get Full Access.
Then follow Step #2 and Step #3 from “Upgrade Flexible Trial From the Dashboard” above.
How to Upgrade Flexible Trial With a Payment Method?
Upgrade Flexible Trial From the Dashboard
Step #1:
Log in to the Cloudways Platform and go to the Home page.
In the Flexible card, click Get Full Access.
Step #2:
In the Get Cloudways Flexible Full Access window, review your Current Server (for example, DigitalOcean | 4 GB) and the Monthly cost of server. To learn more, click See how billing works. Then click Get Full Access.
Your invoice is generated at the end of the month, based on actual resource usage under the pay-as-you-go model.
Upgrade From the Hello Bar
Step #1:
Click Flexible in the left sidebar, then My Applications, then open the Applications tab.
In the hello bar, click Get Full Access.
Step #3:
Confirm by clicking Get Full Access in the pop-up.
That’s it! We hope this article was helpful.