Hosting and servers
17Web hosting, virtual private servers and dedicated servers.
| # | Provider | From | Hosting types | Control panel | Backups | Uptime it promises | Domain included | Money-back window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bluehost
Shared cPanel hosting recommended by WordPress.org, part of the Newfold Digital group (the same group as HostGator).
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$3.99 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Cloud, Email hosting | cPanel | Weekly | 99,99 % | 30 days | |
| 2 |
bunny.net
Charges per GB served, with no fixed fee, a minimum of 1 USD per month, and two networks priced differently by coverage.
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$1 | CDN, Storage, Video, DNS, App hosting, Managed databases | bunny.net's own panel | — | 99,99 % | — | |
| 3 |
Cloudways
Managed hosting with no servers of its own: it resells DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, AWS and Google Cloud under one panel.
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$11 | Managed WordPress, Cloud, App hosting | Cloudways’ own panel (no cPanel) | Configurable, from hourly to weekly | 99,99 % | — | |
| 4 |
Contabo
German VPS and dedicated servers with generous RAM and storage at a very low price, for users comfortable managing their own unmanaged server.
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$5.28 | VPS, Dedicated server | Contabo's own panel | Daily, as a paid add-on | 99,9 % | 14 days | |
| 5 |
DreamHost
US web host operating since 1997; its entry-level shared plan is cheap for the first year, then renews at $10.99/month.
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$2.89 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Email hosting | Proprietary | Daily | 100 % | 30 days | |
| 6 |
FastComet
Shared cPanel hosting with 12 data centres across four continents, for anyone who wants to pick their site's physical region.
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$1.99 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Reseller | cPanel | Daily | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 7 |
GreenGeeks
US-based cPanel shared, VPS and dedicated hosting provider that builds much of its marketing around renewable-energy offsetting.
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$2.95 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Reseller | cPanel | Daily | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 8 |
Hetzner
German provider of dedicated servers, cloud instances and web hosting, priced in euros, with verifiable environmental certifications.
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— | Shared, Cloud, Dedicated server, Storage | proprietary (konsoleH on web hosting; Hetzner Cloud and Robot console on dedicated and cloud servers) | Daily | 99,9 % | — | |
| 9 |
HostGator
Shared cPanel hosting from $3.75/mo on a 36-month term, from the same group as Bluehost (Newfold Digital).
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$3.75 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Reseller, Email hosting | cPanel | — | 99 % | 30 days | |
| 10 |
hosting.com
Managed cPanel hosting (shared, VPS, dedicated and WordPress) formed by merging A2 Hosting, World Host Group and Rocket.net.
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$1.99 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Reseller | cPanel (WHM for reseller) | Daily, 30-day retention | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 11 |
Hostinger
Mass shared hosting with its own hPanel panel, cheap when prepaying four years, with a steep renewal price jump.
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$2.99 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Cloud, Email hosting | hPanel | Weekly on Premium; daily from Unlimited | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 12 |
InterServer
Budget US hosting with a renewal price locked for life and a DirectAdmin panel on the standard plan.
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$2.50 | Shared, VPS, Dedicated server, Reseller, Email hosting | DirectAdmin (cPanel available as a higher-tier option, 8 $/month renewal) | Weekly | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 13 |
Kinsta
Managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud, for site owners who put performance and support ahead of price.
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$30 | Managed WordPress | MyKinsta (proprietary panel) | Daily | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 14 |
Namecheap
A domain registrar that also sells cheap shared hosting (the Stellar plan) with cPanel and several data centres.
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$2.28 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Dedicated server, Reseller, Email hosting | cPanel | Twice a week | 100 % | — | 30 days |
| 15 |
ScalaHosting
Shared, managed VPS and cloud hosting built around its own SPanel control panel, aimed at small businesses and cPanel switchers.
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$2.95 | Shared, Managed WordPress, VPS, Reseller, Email hosting | SPanel | — | 99,99 % | 30 days | |
| 16 |
SiteGround
Shared, WordPress and cloud hosting on Google Cloud infrastructure, with its own Site Tools panel and an indicative monthly-visit ceiling per plan.
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$2.99 | Shared, Managed WordPress, Cloud, Reseller | Site Tools (proprietary, not cPanel) | Daily | 99,9 % | 30 days | |
| 17 |
WP Engine
Managed hosting built only for WordPress, with no cPanel or root access, aimed at people who don't want to administer the server.
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$28 | Managed WordPress | Proprietary | Automatic (30-to-60-day retention) | 99,95 % | — | — |