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We score every hosting provider on performance, reliability, price, features, support, ease of use, security and value, then rank them on the total.

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Hostinger

Budget shared and cloud hosting at scale

Editor's choice

Hostinger sells low-cost shared, cloud and VPS hosting through its own hPanel control panel.

  • 20 GB SSD storage
  • 3 websites website(s)
  • Free domain
  • CDN included
  • Free weekly backups backups

Pros

  • Very low entry pricing
  • Fast custom control panel
  • Wide datacenter coverage

Cons

  • Renewal prices are much higher
  • No phone support
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Kinsta

Premium managed WordPress hosting

Runner-up

Kinsta is a premium managed WordPress platform running on Google Cloud infrastructure.

  • 10GB storage storage
  • 1 WordPress install website(s)
  • 20GB server bandwidth / month bandwidth
  • CDN included
  • 14 days backup retention backups

Pros

  • Excellent WordPress performance
  • Strong staging and tooling
  • Expert support

Cons

  • Expensive for small sites
  • No email hosting
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Cloudways

Managed cloud hosting on top providers

Cloudways is a managed cloud platform that deploys on third-party infrastructure such as DigitalOcean and Vultr.

  • 25 GB NVMe storage
  • Offsite backup storage billed at $0.033/GB per server backups

Pros

  • Choice of cloud infrastructure
  • Strong performance
  • Flat monthly pricing

Cons

  • No email hosting
  • Needs technical comfort
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ScalaHosting

Managed VPS with its own control panel

ScalaHosting offers shared and self-managed or managed VPS hosting with the SPanel control panel.

  • 10GB Fixed NVMe SSD storage
  • 1 website website(s)
  • No bandwidth limits bandwidth

Pros

  • Cheap managed VPS
  • Own control panel with no licence fee
  • Included security tooling

Cons

  • Smaller datacenter network
  • Panel is less familiar than cPanel
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Verpex

Feature-rich shared hosting

Verpex is a newer shared and reseller host with generous limits and many datacenter choices.

  • 30GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 1 website (1 cPanel account) website(s)
  • Free domain
  • Daily backups

Pros

  • Generous resources for the price
  • Many server locations
  • 45-day refund window

Cons

  • Younger brand with less track record
  • No phone support
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HostArmada

Cloud SSD shared and VPS hosting

HostArmada runs shared, WordPress and VPS plans on a cloud SSD platform with free migrations.

  • 15 GB NVMe storage
  • Single website website(s)
  • Free domain
  • 7 daily backups backups

Pros

  • Responsive human support
  • Free migrations
  • Daily backups on all plans

Cons

  • Storage limits on entry plans
  • Higher renewals
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ChemiCloud

Shared hosting with strong support

ChemiCloud offers cPanel shared, reseller and WordPress hosting with free migrations.

  • 20 GB NVMe storage
  • Free domain
  • Free daily backups backups

Pros

  • Fast support replies
  • Free domain for life on annual plans
  • Good datacenter spread

Cons

  • Entry plan limits one website
  • Renewals rise sharply
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FastComet

Shared and cloud VPS with fixed pricing

FastComet sells shared, cloud VPS and dedicated hosting with prices that do not jump on renewal.

  • 10 GB storage
  • 1 website website(s)
  • Daily and weekly backups backups

Pros

  • No renewal price hikes
  • Free migrations
  • Wide location list

Cons

  • Modest storage limits
  • Interface feels dated
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DreamHost

Independent host with unlimited traffic

DreamHost offers shared, VPS and managed WordPress plans with monthly billing options.

  • 25 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 25 websites website(s)
  • Unmetered Bandwidth bandwidth
  • Free domain
  • Daily Automated Backups backups

Pros

  • Long money-back window
  • Monthly billing available
  • Privacy-friendly policies

Cons

  • US-only datacenters
  • No cPanel
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UltaHost

NVMe shared, VPS and Windows hosting

UltaHost sells NVMe-based shared, VPS, Windows and game hosting with 24/7 support.

  • 30 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 1 domain website(s)
  • Unlimited bandwidth bandwidth
  • Free backups, processed daily backups

Pros

  • Broad plan range including Windows
  • NVMe storage across plans
  • Frequent promotions

Cons

  • Support depth varies by plan
  • Renewal pricing is higher

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Top picks side by side

The leading providers in this ranking on the specs that decide most buying decisions.

Hostinger logoHostinger
9.3/ 10
Kinsta logoKinsta
9.0/ 10
Cloudways logoCloudways
8.8/ 10
ScalaHosting logoScalaHosting
8.9/ 10
WhichHosting Score9.3 / 109.0 / 108.8 / 108.9 / 10
Plan comparedPremiumBusiness — Single 20GBFlexible 1GBMini
Starting price$2.99/mo$30.00/mo$14.00/mo$2.95/mo
Renewal price$10.99/mo$30.00/mo$14.00/mo$11.95/mo
Storage20 GB SSD10GB storage25 GB NVMe10GB Fixed NVMe SSD
WordPress
Security score8.9 / 109.5 / 109.1 / 109.2 / 10
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Our methodology

Scores are produced with the WhichHosting framework of 8 weighted criteria. Each provider carries a verification state and a last-checked date.

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