Cloudways gives you multiple performance levers—server resources, caching layers, Redis/Object Cache Pro and Cloudflare options—but the workload still needs profiling and correct cache rules.
Start with cacheability
Public pages that can be cached are cheap to serve compared with logged-in dashboards, carts, checkouts and APIs. Measure how much traffic reaches PHP and the database before blaming the server size.
Use object cache for dynamic work
Redis/Object Cache Pro can reduce repeated database work, particularly on WooCommerce, LMS and membership workloads where full-page caching is limited.
Use Cloudflare for the edge
Cloudflare can reduce origin requests and geographic latency for cacheable assets and pages while also adding security controls. It does not remove the need for enough origin capacity.
Scale only after identifying the bottleneck
Vertical scaling or Autonomous autoscaling can provide more capacity, but an inefficient query or plugin can simply consume a larger server.
Related guides
Read Object Cache Pro, Cloudflare CDN, scaling and the WordPress caching guide.