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Update – 17/10/2020 Detailed Comparison Table Added Below
Hosting Comparison Table - Please view on PC browser.
Note: This table is best viewed on PC browser.| ------------ | ---Name--- | Hostinger | EasyWP | SiteGround | Godaddy Managed WP | Namecheap Shared | Godaddy Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | Cheap if bought annually. Monthly plans are expensive for the value offered. | Monthly plans affordable. Value for money if bought annually. | Premium pricing for 1st year. Renewal pricing is very expensive. | Expensive. More expensive on renewal | Coming Soon | Too Slow - Disqualified. | |
| Latest Price | Click to Check | Click to Check | Click to Check | Click to Check | Click to Check | Click to Check | |
| Features | Monthly Plans | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Trial Available | No | First month at discount. | No | No | |||
| Refund Policy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Testing Duration | 30 days | 60 days (twice 30 days each time) | 30 days | 60+ days | |||
| Sites Allowed | One - Unlimited (Depends on plan) | Only One per plan. | One - Unlimited (Depends on plan) | Only One per plan. | |||
| Custom Domain Email Service | Free, included with plans. | No, Cheap paid option available starting from $9/yr. | Free, inlcuded | No, Paid option available. | |||
| Backup | Yes, with some plans. | Manual Backup Available. | Yes, Auto Daily. | Yes, Auto. | |||
| CDN (Cloudflare is not considered) | No | Yes, limited. | No | Yes, very limited. | |||
| Support out of 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Panel | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Cpanel | Cpanel | |
| Locations | Multiple | Only United States | Multiple | Multiple | |||
| Uptime | No downtime noticed. | No downtime noticed. | No downtime noticed. | No downtime noticed. | |||
| Speed (with caching) | Great | Good | Good | Some laginess experienced. | |||
| Resources Allocated | Depends on plan. | Good. | Great | Good. | |||
| Caching | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| SSL | Yes for 1 domain only. Payment required for more. | Yes with some plans. | Yes | Yes with some plans. | |||
| Is it worth it? My opinion | Yes. Don't expect much if you buy the cheapest starting plan. Hostinger kinda potrays themselves as cheapest hosting but their lower tier plans are only good for super basic site. Even using plugins like updraft, all in one migration will crash your site under normal usage. | Yes, value for money. | Yes, if you can afford it. Support is great, google cloud servers are used. Uptime is great. | Yes, service is okayish but I would not use it. I don't see how it is better than other service. So, if you are getting a super sale deal like I got buy else upto you. | |||
| Recommended Plan | For Basic Site - Wordpress Starter Plan For Site with Good Traffic - Business Wordpress Free domain available with some plans. Click Here to check pricing and details | WP Supersonic Annual as it comes with all features and you get 50% discount. Wp Turbo comes with less features and costs only $5 less than supersonic. For Basic Site - Wordpress Starter Plan For Site with Good Traffic - Business Wordpress Free domain available with some plans. Click Here to check pricing and details | Grow Big Annual. If you are sure you need only one website then get the Startup plan. For Basic Site - Wordpress Starter Plan For Site with Good Traffic - Business Wordpress Free domain available with some plans. Click Here to check pricing and details | Any Basic depending upon deal/offer available. | |||
| Cons | I did not liked their policy of selling ssl for addon domains. Charging extra for cloudflare. Overall too much upselling. | Cannot use cloudflare. (Only DNS use is allowed, proxied services do not work). No free SSL with starter plan. No File manager interface. Some plugins are blacklisted. Server location limited to United States only. | Price. It is a bit on the expensive side. Renewal fees is outrageous. But you get great service and peace of mind. | No free ssl with all plans. Slow speed at all location compared to other services. Very aggressive upsell spam. | |||
| Audience Feedback (if any) | Not Satisfied with Support. | No free ssl with all plans. Cloudflare all features not available. | None. | Complain about SSL policy. | |||
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