AI Rankings · web hosting and domain providers · Australia
Cloudways, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for web hosting and domain providers, Cloudways came up in 17 of 180 answers. That puts it #14 of the 166 companies AI named in Australia.
In 15 of those 17 answers AI recommended it. In the other 2 it only mentioned it.
- 60 buyer questions
- 180 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in Australia. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 60 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #14of 166 | 9% | 88% | 4.9 | 12 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | #18of 104 | 7% | 100% | 3.8 | 4 of 60 |
 Gemini | #16of 91 | 8% | 80% | 5.6 | 5 of 60 |
 Google AI Mode | #9of 75 | 13% | 88% | 5.1 | 8 of 60 |
Google AI Mode names Cloudways most often, ChatGPT least. VentraIP leads on all 3 engines.
Named instead of you
The leader, the three named right above you, and you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VentraIP104 answers ahead of you | 67% | 57% | 68% | 77% |
| 11 | UpTime Web Hosting4 answers ahead of you | 12% | 5% | 18% | 12% |
| 12 | Microsoft Azure3 answers ahead of you | 11% | 10% | 13% | 10% |
| 13 | GoDaddy2 answers ahead of you | 11% | 8% | 13% | 10% |
| 14 | Cloudwaysyou | 9% | 7% | 8% | 13% |
GoDaddy is 2 answers ahead of you, Cloudflare 1 behind.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described Cloudways when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
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AI states 27 facts about Cloudways
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 27 statements: 24 about the service, 2 about address and 1 about other things.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 27 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
Cloudways appeared in 12 of the 60 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 48 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
AI states 27 facts about Cloudways. Findrix puts each one next to your own facts and writes the correction email for you to send.
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