Are you waiting for the Cloudways Black Friday deal? It is already live. The Cloudways Black Friday 2026 code is BFCM802, and it gives new customers 80% discount for the first two months on all Cloudways plans and add-ons.
With BFCM802 the cheapest DigitalOcean Standard server costs $2.20 per month instead of $11 for your first two months, and the 2 GB Standard server costs $4.80 instead of $24. From the 3rd month you pay the normal monthly price of your plan.
Cloudways calls it their biggest-ever Black Friday offer, but the discount is only for two months. So in this article I have calculated how much you actually save with it, and compared it with the TREAT26 code that was running in October. I have also explained one timing mistake that can make you lose half of this discount, because as per the Cloudways Black Friday terms the month you sign up in is counted as your first discounted month.
Cloudways pays me a commission when you sign up using the button on this page and pay for a server, and you get the same discount either way. BFCM802 is the public Black Friday code of Cloudways, it is shown on their own homepage, so you will see it on other websites also. I checked everything on this page on the Cloudways website on 3 November 2026.
80% off for the first two months on all Cloudways plans and add-ons, for new customers. The button below opens the Cloudways signup page with BFCM802 already added. When I opened it, the signup form showed “Promo code applied successfully”, so you don’t need to type the code anywhere.
Cloudways Black Friday 2026 Price for Every Plan
Normal monthly price, the price you pay with BFCM802 in your first two months, and how much you save in those two months.
| Plan | RAM / storage | Standard (SSD) | Standard with BFCM802 | Premium (NVMe) | Premium with BFCM802 | You save in 2 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CWMicro | 1 GB / 25 GB | $11/mo | $2.20/mo | $14/mo | $2.80/mo | $17.60 to $22.40 |
CWSmallMost picked | 2 GB / 50 GB | $24/mo | $4.80/mo | $28/mo | $5.60/mo | $38.40 to $44.80 |
CWMedium | 4 GB / 80 GB | $46/mo | $9.20/mo | $54/mo | $10.80/mo | $73.60 to $86.40 |
CWLarge | 8 GB / 160 GB | $88/mo | $17.60/mo | $99/mo | $19.80/mo | $140.80 to $158.40 |
DigitalOcean Basic servers, USD without tax. Normal prices are from the Cloudways pricing page (Standard and Premium toggle). The BFCM802 prices are the normal price minus 80%, calculated by me. On 3 November the Cloudways promo page was showing “Get 80% OFF for 2 months” next to prices that were only half of the normal price ($14 shown as $7), so that page looks half updated. If your invoice does not show 80%, ask their chat support.
Cloudways does not sell hosting on a 1 year or 3 year term. You pay every month, and the bill is counted on the hours your server was running. Because of this the Black Friday price does not lock you into anything, and after two months there is no renewal jump like you see with shared hosting. You simply pay the normal monthly price of your plan from the 3rd month.
Cloudways says the offer works on servers from all its cloud providers, so Vultr, Linode, AWS and Google Cloud servers should also get 80% off on their own prices. I have explained the prices of every provider on my Cloudways pricing page.
Cloudways Black Friday vs TREAT26
Before Black Friday, Cloudways was giving 40% off for four months with TREAT26. 80% looks double, so I checked how much more you really save.
80% for two months saves the same money as 40% for four months
80% of two months is 1.6 months of hosting, and 40% of four months is also 1.6 months of hosting. So if you keep your server for four months or more, both offers save you exactly the same amount.
When I did this calculation I was a little surprised, because “biggest-ever Black Friday offer” sounds like a much bigger saving. On the $11 Micro server you save $17.60 in your first year with both codes, and on the $24 Small server you save $38.40 with both codes.
But the Black Friday deal is still the better choice for most people, for three reasons. First, your first two bills are very small, $4.40 in total on the Micro server, so you can test Cloudways properly with a real website for very little money. Second, if you decide Cloudways is not for you and leave after two or three months, you have paid much less than you would with TREAT26. Third, Cloudways says this deal also covers add-ons, and in the email Cloudways sent to its affiliates they say it includes unlimited free managed migrations, whereas the TREAT26 offer talked about 15.
So if you were planning to buy Cloudways in October and you missed it, you did not lose anything. And if you are buying now, use BFCM802.
When to Sign Up for the Cloudways Black Friday Deal
This is the part most people miss, and it can cut your discount in half.
Cloudways gives the Black Friday discount for your first two billing months, and the month in which you sign up counts as the first month even if only a few days are left in it. The Cloudways promo page still links to the terms of their earlier Black Friday deal, and those terms say this clearly: the discount covers the first billable calendar months “including the month you sign up”, and a partial first month counts as a full month. Cloudways has not published separate terms for 2026 yet, so I am assuming the same rule applies this year also.
Let me explain it with an example. Suppose you upgrade your account on 28 November. November becomes your first discounted month, but you only use your server for 3 days in November, so the 80% is applied on just 3 days of hosting. December is your second discounted month, and from January you pay the full price. So in reality you got about one month of discount, not two.
Now suppose you upgrade on 1 or 2 December. Then December and January both are full discounted months, and you get the whole saving.
The countdown timer on the Cloudways homepage on 3 November was showing 32 days left, which points to the deal ending around 5 December (US time). If that timer is right, the best time to upgrade is in the first few days of December. If you are signing up in November, try to do it early in the month, or sign up now and use your server for the full November, so the first discounted month is not wasted.
Cloudways has not written an end date for BFCM802 on its pages, so don’t leave it for the last day.
What the Cloudways Black Friday Deal Covers
The add-on part is useful but don’t expect a big saving from it. Add-ons on Cloudways are small monthly charges, like offsite backup storage which Cloudways charges at $0.033 per GB, or email accounts. The real saving is on the server itself.
How to Claim the Cloudways Black Friday Deal
Follow these steps in this order, because Cloudways gives the offer only to accounts that are created with the code.
- Open Cloudways from the button on this pageThe button opens the Cloudways signup page with BFCM802 already added, and the form shows “Promo code applied successfully”. If you open Cloudways some other way, enter BFCM802 in the promo code field of the signup form.
- Create your account and use the free trialCloudways gives a 3-day free trial without a credit card. Launch a server, install WordPress and check if you like their dashboard.
- Upgrade at the right timeWhen you are happy with the trial, add your card and upgrade to a full account. Read the timing section above before you do this, so your first discounted month is not a half month.
- Request your migrations earlyIf you are moving websites from another host, ask for the migration in your first few weeks. In the past Cloudways asked for free migrations to be requested within the first four billing cycles.
- Check your first two invoicesCloudways sends the invoice in the first days of the next month. Check that the server and add-on lines show the 80% discount, and contact chat support with the code name if they don’t.
Cloudways Black Friday 2026 vs Earlier Years
The percentage changes every year, but the money you save has stayed almost the same.
| Year | Code | Discount | Saving on Micro Standard ($11) | Saving on Small Standard ($24) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BFCM802 | 80% for 2 months | $17.60 | $38.40 |
| 2025 | BFCM5050 | 50% for 3 months, 50 free migrations | $16.50 | $36.00 |
| 2024 | BFCM2024 | 40% for 4 months | $17.60 | $38.40 |
2024 terms are from the Cloudways terms PDF which is still linked on their promo page. The 2025 deal is from HostScore’s Cloudways Black Friday 2025 page, it ran from 11 November to 5 December 2025. All savings are calculated on today’s prices.
Every year Cloudways makes the percentage bigger and the number of months smaller. 40% for 4 months, 50% for 3 months and 80% for 2 months all save you around one and a half months of hosting. So the Black Friday deal is a good deal, but it is not a once-in-a-lifetime discount. Its real advantage this year is that your first two bills are very low, which makes it the cheapest way to test Cloudways with a real website.
Cloudways Black Friday FAQ
What is the Cloudways Black Friday 2026 code?
The Cloudways Black Friday 2026 code is BFCM802. It gives new customers 80% off for the first two months on all plans and add-ons, so the 1 GB Standard server costs $2.20 per month and the 2 GB Standard server $4.80 per month in those two months.
When does the Cloudways Black Friday deal end?
Cloudways has not written an end date on its pages. On 3 November the countdown on the Cloudways homepage was showing 32 days left, which points to around 5 December 2026, US time.
Is the Cloudways Black Friday deal better than TREAT26?
Over four months both save the same money, $17.60 on the $11 Micro server. The Black Friday deal is still better because your first two bills are lower, it covers add-ons, and Cloudways told affiliates it includes unlimited free migrations.
What do I pay after the two discounted months?
From the 3rd month you pay the normal monthly price of your plan, like $11 for the 1 GB Standard server or $24 for the 2 GB Standard server. There is no prepaid term on Cloudways, so the price does not jump higher than the normal price.
Can existing Cloudways customers get the Black Friday deal?
No, the Cloudways promo page says the offer is only for new customers. Existing customers don’t have a renewal price hike on Cloudways, because everyone pays the same monthly price.
Does the Black Friday code work with the Cloudways free trial?
Yes. Sign up with BFCM802, use the 3-day free trial without a card, and then upgrade to a paid account. The discount shows on your invoices for the first two billing months.