# Web hosting, compared

> Nine web hosting companies that sell shared, WordPress or managed WordPress hosting to small businesses, compared by introductory price and the billing term it needs, the renewal price their pages show, sites and storage, domain, SSL and email, backups and security, WordPress tools, migration, performance claims, support and refund period. Every price says the plan, the billing term and whether it is introductory, and the date it was read. Uptime and speed statements are the hosts' own words, attributed to them.

- Page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/
- JSON: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting.json
- Markdown: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting.md
- 9 options compared. Facts checked Nov 2, 2026. Page updated Nov 2, 2026.
- Order: alphabetical by name; nothing is featured.

## How to read this

- **Verified**: seen on the provider's own page on the date shown. The link goes to that page.
- **Provider claim**: something the provider says about itself, not confirmed by us.
- **Not publicly stated**: the provider's pages do not say. That is not the same as "no".
- **"Our read" lines**: our interpretation of what a provider publishes. They are not scores, ratings or endorsements.

## Needs

- **A renewal price of $10 or less per month**: The host's own pages show, as a per-month figure, a renewal or regular price of $10.00 or less for at least one plan that can host a site on your own domain, on at least one billing term the pages show. That term can be long, for example four years prepaid, and the Renewal price row gives it. A price the pages show only as a yearly or multi-year total is not converted, and a plan with no renewal price on the pages is not tagged. The tag does not say which host costs least in total or what the first term costs; the Starting price and Renewal price rows give each host's figures and terms.
- **A month-to-month price on the pages**: The host's own pages (a plan page or a help article on its own site) show a price for paying one month at a time, a one-month term, for at least one plan. A payment option inside a longer term, such as paying a one-year plan in instalments, does not count, and a page that says month-to-month exists without giving its price does not count. The tag does not say what the monthly price is or whether an introductory rate applies to it; the Starting price and Renewal price rows give the figures.
- **100,000 or more visits a month stated on a plan of $35 or less**: The host's own pages state a monthly visits figure of 100,000 or more for a plan whose regular (not introductory) price is $35.00 or less per month on a billing term the pages show. Visit figures are the hosts' own estimates and some hosts say they are not hard limits. A host that says only that traffic or bandwidth is unlimited or unmetered, with no visits figure, is not tagged, and nor is a host whose figure of 100,000 or more is only on plans priced above $35. The tag does not say how a site will perform at that traffic; the Sites and storage row gives each host's wording.
- **A free domain and free email for at least a year**: The host's own pages list, for its cheapest plan or for every plan, both a free domain name for at least the first year and email accounts or mailboxes included at no charge for at least a year or for as long as the plan runs. A free email trial of shorter or unstated length does not count, and a plan that lists a free domain but no free email, or the reverse, is not tagged. The free domain usually needs a billing term of a year or more and renewing the domain costs extra; the Domain, SSL and email row gives each host's wording. The tag does not compare mailbox numbers.
- **Phone support open to the cheapest plan**: The host's own pages say phone support is available to hosting customers without limiting it to higher plans: phone is named among the support channels for the hosting service or is listed on the cheapest plan. Pages that say phone support is not included on the cheapest plan, list it only on higher plans, or name only chat, tickets or email are not tagged. The tag does not say what hours the phone line runs or how fast it answers; the Support row gives each host's wording.

## Options

### Bluehost

Bluehost's Starter plan is $3.99 per month on a 36-month term and renews at $9.99 per month; Business is $6.99 renewing at $13.99. Every plan lists a free domain for the first year and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

- Website: https://www.bluehost.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#bluehost
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): Sites that can prepay three years for a low entry price and want the renewal price printed beside it, with phone support from the Business plan.
- Fits: A renewal price of $10 or less per month; 100,000 or more visits a month stated on a plan of $35 or less
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Starter: $3.99 per month on a 36-month term (introductory, 'Save 60%'; USD, US site). Business: $6.99 per month on a 36-month term; eCommerce Essentials: $14.99 per month on a 36-month term. The page shows no other billing term and no monthly price. Read in the built-in browser pane; a plain request returned a 403 block. The shared hosting address on Bluehost's site redirected to this page. The Get Started links name a 3-year term. The page is undated and gives no end date for its offers. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Renewal or regular price:** Starter renews at $9.99 per month (the page says 'Renews at $9.99/mo'; USD, US site, shown beside the 36-month price). Business renews at $13.99 per month and eCommerce Essentials at $21.99 per month. The page shows no renewal price for other terms. Bluehost's user agreement says services renew automatically for periods equal to the initial term, that it gives notice of an upcoming renewal charge at least 30 days before the payment date and that it may change prices with prior written notice. That page is on the same site under the terms section. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Starter: 10 websites, 10 GB NVMe SSD storage, 'Ideal for 40K visits/mo'. Business: 50 websites, 50 GB, 'Ideal for 200K visits/mo'. eCommerce Essentials: 100 websites, 100 GB, 'Ideal for 400K visits/mo'. The page states no bandwidth figure. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** A free domain for the first year is listed on every plan, with free Let's Encrypt SSL. Email is listed as 'Pro Email - Free Trial' with no length given. Domain privacy is free for the first year on Business and eCommerce Essentials and is not listed on Starter. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Backups and security:** Weekly website backups on every plan, free malware scanning, and malware detection and removal (AI-powered on Business and eCommerce Essentials). Business and eCommerce Essentials add a web application firewall and DDoS protection. The page names no backup retention period. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **WordPress tools:** Every plan lists managed WordPress updates, a WordPress staging site, SSH and WP-CLI, static and object caching, the free Yoast SEO plugin and AI site creation tools. The page also points to separate WordPress and online store hosting, which were not read. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Site migration:** A free site migration tool is listed on every plan. The FAQ says WordPress hosting plans come with a free WordPress migration plugin and that the support team can help by chat or phone. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** Bluehost states a 99.99% uptime SLA, a free CDN, and global data centers across North America, South America, Europe and Asia with the location chosen at checkout. Its user agreement defines the shared hosting uptime guarantee as 99.99% as reported by the operating system and the Apache web server, and says the remedy is at most one coupon a month for 5% of that month's hosting fee, with listed exclusions. The guarantee wording is in Bluehost's user agreement in its terms section, read the same day; the agreement shows no effective date in the text read. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Support:** 24/7 chat support is listed on every plan, and the page describes 24/7 support from real humans. Phone support is listed as 'Not Included' on Starter and 'Included' on Business and eCommerce Essentials. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee. Bluehost's user agreement says shared, VPS or dedicated hosting cancelled within the first 30 days of the initial term gets a full refund when requested through support. It does not cover cloud hosting plans, products with a monthly term, domain registration fees, AI products or setup fees, it applies to credit card payments only, and the standard fee for a free domain is deducted from the refund. Read in the built-in browser pane. The agreement says fees are otherwise non-refundable and allows 90 days to dispute a charge. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.bluehost.com/terms/user-agreement)
- Not clear from public sources: The page shows only the 36-month price, so monthly and 12-month prices are not stated. Email is a free trial of unstated length, bandwidth is not stated and Starter has no phone support. The money-back guarantee does not cover monthly terms.

### DreamHost

DreamHost's Web Hosting Launch is $1.99 per month for the first four years (then $7.99), $2.89 for the first year (then $10.99) or $4.99 for the first three months on monthly billing (then $11.99). Every plan card shows its renewal rate.

- Website: https://www.dreamhost.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#dreamhost
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): People who want the renewal price beside the introductory one and may pay monthly, yearly or for up to four years.
- Fits: A renewal price of $10 or less per month; A month-to-month price on the pages; 100,000 or more visits a month stated on a plan of $35 or less
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Web Hosting Launch (USD, US site, introductory): $1.99 per month for the first 4 years on a 4-year term; $2.49 per month for the first 2 years on a 2-year term; $2.89 per month for the first year on a 1-year term; $4.99 per month for the first 3 months on monthly billing. Growth and Scale cost more on each term. The page says the full term plus taxes is charged at checkout. Read with the page's Length of Subscription selector (Monthly, 1 Year, 2 Years, 4 Years), which only changes the displayed prices. The cards carry On Sale labels and no end date; the page is undated. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **Renewal or regular price:** Web Hosting Launch auto-renews at $7.99 per month after the 4-year term, $8.99 after 2 years, $10.99 after 1 year and $11.99 after the first 3 months on monthly billing (USD, US site). The page says every card shows the exact renewal rate and lists 'Renewal prices shown upfront'. DreamHost's terms of service (last updated August 27, 2026, on the same site) say the contract renews at the then-current, non-promotional rate for the original contract length. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Launch: 25 websites, 25 GB NVMe SSD storage, 40k monthly visits, unmetered bandwidth. Growth: 50 websites, 50 GB, 200k monthly visits. Scale: 100 websites, 100 GB, 400k monthly visits. The page says monthly visits are estimates, not hard caps. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** A free domain for 1 year comes with an annual or multi-year plan; monthly plans exclude it and domain renewal is charged separately. Unlimited free SSL certificates are listed. Email is a free 3-month trial of Professional Email with 20 (Launch), 40 (Growth) or 60 (Scale) mailboxes, then billed separately. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **Backups and security:** Daily automated backups and on-demand performance scans are listed on every plan. The page says free SSL protects what visitors send and that a firewall screens incoming requests to help block attacks. No backup retention period is stated for Web Hosting plans. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **WordPress tools:** Web Hosting plans list the Liftoff AI WordPress builder, a free 4-page Handcrafted Starter Website per plan and a free automated WordPress migration plugin. DreamPress, the managed WordPress plan (DreamPress 1: $14.99 per month for the first year on yearly billing, auto-renewing at $19.99; 1 website, 15 GB NVMe SSD, 40k monthly visits), is listed with Bunny CDN, 1-click staging and on-demand backups. The DreamPress description of staging and on-demand backups is also on DreamHost's WordPress page. Prices are USD, US site, and were read on the yearly view of the plan cards. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/)
- **Site migration:** Free for WordPress sites: DreamHost offers a free automatic migration tool (a plugin) with no downtime. For other sites you can move files yourself or hire DreamHost Pro Services; sites built with proprietary site builders and Windows ASP sites may incur additional fees. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** DreamHost states a 100% uptime guarantee, with data centers in the U.S. (Oregon and Virginia), Europe (Amsterdam) and Asia (Singapore). Its terms say that for each hour of service interruption it credits one day of the hosting cost, up to 10% of the next prepaid hosting renewal fee. A CDN is listed for DreamPress and none is listed for Web Hosting Launch. The credit wording is in DreamHost's terms of service (last updated August 27, 2026). [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **Support:** 24/7 hosting support from in-house experts is listed on every plan; the page says chat may start with AI and that you can ask for a person. The pages read state no phone support. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee on Web Hosting plans. The terms say website hosting cancelled within 30 days of initial signup is refunded for any reason, for credit card and PayPal payments only. Domain registrations and SSL certificates are not refundable, trial periods are not refunded, and the guarantee excludes Email Service, Dedicated Server, VPS, Remixer and DreamCompute. The terms show 'Last Updated: August 27, 2026'. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.dreamhost.com/legal/terms-of-service/)
- Not clear from public sources: Email is free for three months only, then billed separately. Visit figures are estimates, not caps, and no phone support is stated. Staging and the CDN are listed for DreamPress, its managed WordPress plan, not for Web Hosting Launch.

### GoDaddy

GoDaddy's Economy plan is $5.99 per month for the first 3-year term, shown beside an original price of $11.99. A GoDaddy cheap-hosting page states that Economy auto-renews at $551.63 after the term.

- Website: https://www.godaddy.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#godaddy
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): People who want phone support and a single three-year price and will read the renewal amount GoDaddy shows on its cheap-hosting page.
- Fits: Phone support open to the cheapest plan
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Economy: $5.99 per month for the first 3-year term (introductory, 'Save 50%'; USD, US site). Hosting for WordPress Basic is also $5.99 per month for the first 3-year term; Deluxe is $7.99 and Ultimate $12.99. The page shows no other billing term and no monthly price. GoDaddy's cheap-hosting page says you pay $215.64 today for the 3-year Economy term. Read in the built-in browser pane; a plain request returned a 403 block. A markdown version of the same page and the cheap-hosting page were also read. The pages are undated. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Renewal or regular price:** Economy: the plan page shows an original price of $11.99 per month beside the $5.99 introductory price (USD, US site). GoDaddy's cheap-hosting page says 'Hosting auto-renews Nov. 2029 at $551.63' and 'SSL renews annually at $119.99', and that introductory pricing is valid for the initial purchase term only and renewal pricing is subject to change. The renewal date in that sentence is worked out from the day the page is read (three years on). The page does not say how long the renewal term is, so no per-month figure is given for $551.63. The $11.99 original price is on the plan page, https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting, which labels it 'Original', not 'renewal'. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/cheap-web-hosting)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Economy: 1 website, 25 GB NVMe storage. Deluxe: 10 websites, 50 GB. Ultimate: 25 websites, 75 GB. Hosting for WordPress Basic: 1 website, 10 GB. Bandwidth is listed as unmetered on every plan; the page states no visits figure. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** All four plans list 'Free domain*' and free email; the email is described as included in a free email trial (its length is not in the text read) that then renews at the then-current price. Economy lists a free SSL certificate for the first year, with renewal at the current price afterwards; Deluxe and Ultimate list free unlimited SSL through AutoSSL; Hosting for WordPress Basic lists free SSL with no renewal fees. The footnote that explains the free domain was not in the text read. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Backups and security:** Automatic daily backups on every plan ('Recover your entire hosting account from the previous day'). Site security is listed as included: an application firewall (WAF), malware and uptime monitoring and automated malware removal, with automated DDoS protection and network monitoring. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **WordPress tools:** Hosting for WordPress Basic lists the GoDaddy Managed Hosting for WordPress control panel, WordPress pre-installed, automatic WordPress core software updates, a WordPress migration tool, Site Optimizer and a CDN. Economy, Deluxe and Ultimate use cPanel, and the FAQ says WordPress and other content management systems can be installed. No staging site is listed on the page read. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Site migration:** Free. The FAQ says moving a site to GoDaddy Web Hosting is free with the Site Auto Migration Tool offered during onboarding, and that the 24/7 support team can help. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** GoDaddy states a 99.9% uptime guarantee on every Web Hosting plan, unmetered bandwidth, data centers in North America and Europe, and up to 2x faster performance with a CDN on its WordPress plan. The page points to its terms for the uptime guarantee and says actual results vary by region. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Support:** Free 24/7 support is listed. The page says GoDaddy Guides help by chat, phone or email and gives a phone number for questions before you buy. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee listed on every plan. GoDaddy's refund policy says annual plans can be refunded within 30 days (720 hours) of the transaction and monthly plans (any plan with a term under a year) within 48 hours; a hosting service that has already been performed is not refundable, and if a plan includes a free domain its list price is deducted from the refund. The policy shows 'Last Revised: 9/14/2026'. Read in the built-in browser pane. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/refund-policy)
- Not clear from public sources: Only the 3-year price is shown, so 12-month and monthly prices are not stated. The conditions for the free domain and the length of the free email trial are not in the page text read, and the renewal term for the $551.63 figure is not stated.

### Hostinger

Hostinger's Premium plan is $2.49 per month on a 48-month term and renews at $10.99 per month for the same term; Business is $3.49 renewing at $16.99. Every plan lists a free domain for the first year and mailboxes free for a year.

- Website: https://www.hostinger.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#hostinger
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): People who will prepay four years for the lowest introductory price and want a free domain and mailboxes for the first year.
- Fits: A free domain and free email for at least a year
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Premium: $2.49 per month on a 48-month term (introductory, '80% off'; USD, US site, prices listed without VAT); the page says you pay $119.52 today for the 48 months. Business: $3.49 per month on a 48-month term ($167.52 today). Cloud Startup: $7.99 per month ($383.52 today). A struck-through $12.19 is shown beside the Premium price. The page shows no other billing term. The page labels these Black Friday deals and says all plans are paid upfront and that the monthly rate is the total price divided by the number of months. Other billing terms appear only in the cart, which was not opened. The page is undated. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Renewal or regular price:** Premium renews at $10.99 per month for the same 48-month term (the page says 'Renews at $10.99/mo for the same term'; USD, US site). Business renews at $16.99 per month and Cloud Startup at $25.99 per month. Hostinger's terms of service (last revised 2026-09-29, on the same site) say auto-renewal charges then-current fees that 'may be higher or lower' than the fees for the initial or most recent period. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Premium: 3 websites, 20 GB SSD storage. Business: unlimited websites, 50 GB NVMe storage. Cloud Startup: unlimited websites, 100 GB NVMe storage. Bandwidth is unlimited, subject to a Fair Usage Policy. CPU, RAM, inode and disk limits are in a separate article that was not read. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** Free domain for 1 year is listed on every plan on the page (the FAQ says all plans except Single, which is not on the plan cards, get a free domain on an order of one year or longer). A free SSL certificate is listed. Premium includes 2 mailboxes per website free for 1 year; Business and Cloud Startup include unlimited mailboxes per website free for 1 year. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Backups and security:** Premium: free weekly backups. Business: daily backups with easy data restore. Cloud Startup: daily and on-demand backups. Free SSL, malware scanning, domain privacy and IP and country blocking are listed as built-in protection on every plan, and the WordPress page adds a web application firewall and DDoS mitigation. No backup retention period is stated. The firewall and DDoS wording is on Hostinger's WordPress hosting page, https://www.hostinger.com/wordpress-hosting. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **WordPress tools:** The managed WordPress hosting page lists a one-click staging tool, smart automatic WordPress updates and automatic backups, and shows the same three plans and prices as the web hosting page. The web hosting page lists 1-click WordPress install, LiteSpeed and object cache and built-in AI tools, and says hPanel gives SSH, WP-CLI, PHP version control and Git. The hPanel and LiteSpeed wording is in the FAQ on the web hosting page, https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/wordpress-hosting)
- **Site migration:** Free. The page offers free unlimited website migration with no downtime; you buy a plan first, then request automatic migration in hPanel or transfer files by hand, and the customer success team helps at no extra cost if you do not use a typical CMS. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** Hostinger states that its plans use LiteSpeed servers, NVMe storage, a built-in CDN and Object Cache, unlimited bandwidth and a global data center network, with the server location chosen during setup (locations vary by plan). The pages read give no uptime percentage; the terms say any uptime guarantee for a specific service is set out in other documents. The uptime sentence is from Hostinger's terms of service, https://www.hostinger.com/legal/universal-terms-of-service-agreement. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Support:** Priority 24/7 expert support is listed on every plan, and the FAQ describes 24/7 multilingual support by live chat. The pages read list no phone support. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee. Hostinger's refund policy says products may be refunded only if cancelled within 30 days of the transaction; hosting plans are covered except the first payment after a free trial. Domain renewals and privacy protection are not refundable, and free domains from special deals are non-refundable. The policy shows 'Last revised: 2026-10-29'. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.hostinger.com/legal/refund-policy)
- Not clear from public sources: The page shows only the 48-month price, so 12-month and monthly prices are not stated. A struck-through $12.19 beside Premium differs from its $10.99 renewal price and the page does not explain the difference. No uptime percentage and no phone support are stated on the pages read.

### IONOS

IONOS lists Essential at $4 per month and Plus at $1 per month on a 1-year term, then $8 and $14 per month; Starter is $6 then $10 and Ultimate $10 then $18. Every plan lists a free domain for a year, email accounts and 24/7 support.

- Website: https://www.ionos.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#ionos
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): Small sites that can commit to a year and want a domain, email accounts and phone support included, with the after-year price shown on each card.
- Fits: A renewal price of $10 or less per month; A free domain and free email for at least a year; Phone support open to the cheapest plan
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Essential: $4 per month with a 1-year term (introductory, 'Save 60%', struck-through $10; USD, US site). Starter: $6 per month (struck $12). Plus: $1 per month (struck $16, 'Save 94%'). Ultimate: $10 per month (struck $20). All four are 'with a 1-year term'. State and local sales taxes may apply. Read in the built-in browser pane (the prices are drawn by script). The page has a Pay Monthly and Pay Annually switch for paying the 1-year term; the per-month figures were the same with either selected. The page is undated. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Renewal or regular price:** After the 1-year term the cards say 'Then only' $8 per month (Essential), $10 (Starter), $14 (Plus) and $18 (Ultimate) (USD, US site). IONOS's general terms describe longer-term packages that renew for terms of equal length and others that renew month to month after the initial term; the pages read do not say which applies to these plans. The terms are on the same site under terms and conditions. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Essential: 100 GB NVMe SSD storage. Starter: 200 GB. Plus: 350 GB. Ultimate: 500 GB. The feature table lists unlimited websites and unlimited traffic on all four plans, an inode limit of 262,144, MariaDB databases of 2 GB each (10, 100, 250 and 500 by plan) and CPU priority from Basic (1X) to Maximum (10X). [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** A free domain for 1 year comes with each plan (free extensions listed: .us, .ca, .com, .net, .org, .info, .me, .biz, .online). SSL is a DV wildcard certificate on Essential, Starter and Plus and unlimited wildcard certificates on Ultimate. Email accounts: 1 (Essential), 2 (Starter), 4 (Plus), 5 (Ultimate), with 2 GB each. The page says free SSL, domain and professional email are included in all plans. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Backups and security:** Daily backup of storage and databases is listed on all plans, with DDoS protection and geo-redundancy. Malware scanning is Basic on Essential, Starter and Plus, and Ultimate lists malware scanner Pro with automatic repair. The page names no backup retention period. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **WordPress tools:** One-click installs of WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and other apps, SSH, SFTP, WP-CLI and Git version control are listed. IONOS has a separate Hosting for WordPress page with its own plans, which list Website Cockpit for WordPress, automatic backups and automatic updates and start at $5 per month with a 1-year term, then $8. No staging site is listed on the pages read. The WordPress plan details are on https://www.ionos.com/hosting/wordpress-hosting, read the same day. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Site migration:** Not publicly stated. The services menu lists a 'Website Migration Service' ('Trust your move to the experts') with no price, and the pages read do not say whether moving a site to IONOS is free.
- **Performance claims the host makes:** IONOS states 'over 99.99% uptime' on 'high-performance, geo-redundant infrastructure' and lists a 99.99% uptime guarantee for each plan. A CDN is listed from Starter up, with HTTP/2 enabled servers. The pages read name no data center locations for web hosting and do not describe the remedy for missing the guarantee. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Support:** 24/7 support is listed on all plans, and the page says experts are always available by phone, chat or email. A help center is listed. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee listed on every plan. IONOS's money-back terms say claims must be received within 30 days of the initial order and that the guarantee is 'limited to the refund of certain setup fees and the monthly fee for the first billing cycle'. New domain packages, SSL certificates and additional features are excluded, and customers who switch to another package are no longer eligible. The general terms say fees for longer-term packages are non-refundable. The general terms are at https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/general-terms-and-conditions/. Neither page shows an effective date in the text read. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/terms-moneyback/)
- Not clear from public sources: Plus is $1 per month beside a struck-through $16 and a 'Save 94%' label. The page shows no price for a month-to-month plan, though its FAQ says some packages have no minimum term, and it does not say whether the migration service is free. The 30-day guarantee refunds only certain setup fees and the first month.

### Kinsta

Kinsta's cheapest plan, Single 20GB, has a free first month, then $35 per month billed monthly or $30 per month billed annually ($350 a year). It is managed WordPress hosting for one WordPress install.

- Website: https://kinsta.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#kinsta
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): Teams that want managed WordPress hosting with a free first month and unlimited free migrations and can budget $30 to $35 per month for the cheapest plan.
- Fits: A month-to-month price on the pages
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Business plan Single 20GB (1 WordPress install, 20GB server bandwidth, 10GB storage): the first month is free ($0 today), then $35 per month billed monthly, or $30 per month billed annually ($350 billed annually) (USD, US site, prices exclude tax). Launch (75,000 estimated visits a month, 15GB storage) is also $35 per month billed monthly and $30 per month billed annually. Read with the page's Monthly and Annual switch (which only changes the displayed prices). The page says annual billing gives two months free compared with paying monthly and that the first month is free on select plans for new customers. The page's structured data shows a modified date of 2026-06-12. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Renewal or regular price:** The pages show no separate renewal figure: after the free first month the plan is $35 per month billed monthly, or $350 per year billed annually (the page shows $30 per month) (USD, US site). Kinsta's terms say that when a promotional fee, discount or free trial ends the plan renews at the standard fee, that Kinsta may increase fees on reasonable prior notice, and that plans renew for the previous period or 12 months, whichever is shorter. The renewal wording is from Kinsta's terms of service, https://kinsta.com/legal/terms-service/, read the same day. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Single 20GB: 1 WordPress install, 20GB server bandwidth a month, 10GB storage, 125GB CDN bandwidth. Launch: 1 install, 75,000 estimated visits a month, 15GB storage. Larger tiers (WP 2 to WP 40 and higher visit tiers) cost more; an extra site is $30 per month and 20GB of extra disk space is $20 per month. A visit is one unique IP address in 24 hours; over-limit sites stay online with overage fees, and Kinsta gives notices at 80% and 100% of usage. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** Free SSL certificates with wildcard support are listed on every plan. The pages read list no free domain and no email hosting. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Backups and security:** Automatic daily backups are listed on every plan, with 14 days of backup retention on Single 20GB and Launch. Free malware removal, enterprise DDoS protection, bot protection and uptime monitoring are listed as included. Backups every 6 hours or every hour and external backups to AWS or Google Cloud Storage are add-ons. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **WordPress tools:** Managed WordPress hosting with free one-click staging environments, continuous MySQL database optimization, application performance monitoring and a redirects manager listed. Automatic plugin and theme updates with visual regression testing (Kinsta Automatic Updates) and premium staging environments are listed as add-ons. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Site migration:** Free. The pricing page says all plans include free unlimited WordPress site migrations handled by Kinsta's expert team, with no downtime or hidden fees. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** Kinsta states that 99.9% uptime is guaranteed on its business plans and that Enterprise plans have an up to 99.99% SLA-backed uptime guarantee. It lists a CDN (125GB on Single 20GB) and, on its WordPress hosting page, says sites load fast worldwide 'powered by 30 global data centers and a CDN with 300+ edge locations'. The data center and edge location wording is on https://kinsta.com/wordpress-hosting/. The pages read do not describe the remedy for missing the uptime guarantee. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Support:** 24/7 human support in 8 languages is listed on every plan. The pages read do not name the channels (such as chat or phone) for plan support. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/pricing/)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee. Kinsta's guarantee page says that if you cancel a Managed WordPress Hosting plan within 30 days after activating it, it refunds the plan fees less fees incurred in those 30 days; one-time fees, overages and dedicated server fees are not covered, and on plans with a free first month the 30 days start when the free month ends. After 30 days, the terms say fees are non-refundable. The guarantee page shows 'Last updated August 23, 2024'. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://kinsta.com/docs/service-information/money-back-guarantee/)
- Not clear from public sources: The pricing page shows no separate renewal price, and the terms say fees may rise on notice and that promotional fees renew at the standard fee. No free domain, email or phone support is stated. Visit, bandwidth and storage limits vary by plan, and overages are billed.

### Namecheap

Namecheap's Stellar plan starts with a 30-day free trial, then $1.88 per month on bi-yearly billing, $2.28 on yearly billing or $5.88 on monthly billing. Its help centre lists Stellar renewals at $5.88 for one month, $55.88 for one year and $102.88 for two years.

- Website: https://www.namecheap.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#namecheap
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): People who want a free trial first, a monthly option and a renewal price list published in the help centre.
- Fits: A renewal price of $10 or less per month; A month-to-month price on the pages
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Stellar (USD, US site; each shows 'Free trial $0.00 for 30 days', then): $1.88 per month on bi-yearly (every 2 years) billing ('68% off'); $2.28 per month on yearly billing ('61% off'); $5.88 per month on monthly billing (no discount shown). Stellar Plus: $2.28 bi-yearly, $2.98 yearly, $7.88 monthly. Stellar Business: $4.48 bi-yearly, $4.98 yearly, $11.88 monthly. Read in the built-in browser pane with the page's Monthly, Yearly and Bi-yearly switch, which only changes the displayed prices (the page opens on Yearly); a plain request returned a 403 block. A banner says the free-trial offer is for a limited time. The page is undated; its competitor price table cites a date of July 16, 2026 and is not used here. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Renewal or regular price:** Namecheap's help centre lists Stellar renewal prices of $5.88 for 1 month, $55.88 for 1 year and $102.88 for 2 years; Stellar Plus $7.88, $85.44 and $146.44; Stellar Business $11.88, $128.88 and $251.88 (USD, US site). The article says they apply from renewal invoices issued on or after May 19, 2026, and that on a yearly trial package the first yearly payment is charged at the after-trial price and later renewals at these prices. Per-month figures for the one-year and two-year renewals are not shown. The article shows 'Updated 5/8/2026' and is titled 'Shared Hosting pricing changes - May 2026'; it says renewal prices increased from May 19, 2026. Read in the built-in browser pane. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10780/22/shared-hosting-pricing-changes-may-2026/)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Stellar: 3 websites, 20 GB SSD storage, 30 mailboxes. Stellar Plus: unlimited websites, unmetered SSD storage. Stellar Business: unlimited websites, 50 GB cloud storage. Bandwidth is unmetered on every plan; inode limits are 300,000 (Stellar, Stellar Plus) and 600,000 (Stellar Business). The page states no visits figure. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** The shared hosting page lists no free domain; it says buying shared hosting unlocks up to 60% off .com and .net domains. Free automatic SSL installation is listed (50 free Standard SSL certificates for one year are named). Stellar includes 30 mailboxes and Stellar Plus and Business include unlimited mailboxes. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Backups and security:** Backups twice a week on every plan, plus AutoBackup on Stellar Plus and Stellar Business. Imunify360 security (malware scanner, intrusion prevention, machine-learning firewall), KernelCare patching and PHP Immunity are listed on every plan, and cPanel two-factor authentication is listed. A dedicated IP is $4.00 per month. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **WordPress tools:** WordPress installs in seconds with Softaculous (100+ apps with 1-click install) and cPanel; AI for WordPress and the Sitejet AI Website Builder are listed on every plan. No staging site is listed on the shared hosting page. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Site migration:** Free. The page lists free website migration on every plan and says migration from other shared hosting providers is free, with fast cPanel-to-cPanel transfers and manual migration possible. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** Namecheap states a 100% uptime guarantee on every shared hosting plan, unmetered bandwidth, SSD storage (cloud storage on Stellar Business with a US data center and on all plans with EU and Singapore data centers) and data centers in the US, EU and Singapore; its eco-friendly row also names UK data centers. A Supersonic CDN is linked as an option. The page does not describe the remedy for missing the uptime guarantee. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Support:** 24/7 support by live chat is listed. The page names no phone support. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee listed on every plan. Namecheap's refund policy says Stellar, Stellar Plus and Stellar Business package fees 'may be refundable, at the sole discretion of Namecheap' if the account holder cancels within 30 days after purchase, and that only first-time hosting accounts are eligible. Its help article words the same period as 'eligible for a full refund within 30 days of purchase' and says you must cancel the hosting account and contact Billing or Sales by live chat or email. Hosting renewals may be refunded if cancelled within 48 hours of the renewal, otherwise a prorated refund may be provided. Read in the built-in browser pane. The help article, https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/134/22/what-is-your-moneyback-policy/, is undated and says a trial period is also offered on shared hosting. The two pages word the refund differently; both wordings are given. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/refund-policy/)
- Not clear from public sources: The yearly and bi-yearly prices follow a 30-day free trial and the page does not give their totals, and the renewal list shows totals for one and two years, not per-month figures. No free domain is listed. Money-back eligibility has conditions, such as first-time accounts.

### SiteGround

SiteGround's StartUp plan is $1.99 per month prepaid for 12 months and renews at $17.99 per month; GrowBig is $3.99 renewing at $29.99 and GoGeek $5.99 renewing at $44.99. Its help centre lists regular prices for 1, 12 and 24 months.

- Website: https://www.siteground.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#siteground
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): People who want yearly pricing with the renewal price printed on each plan card, a free domain and email and phone support.
- Fits: A month-to-month price on the pages; 100,000 or more visits a month stated on a plan of $35 or less; A free domain and free email for at least a year; Phone support open to the cheapest plan
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** StartUp: $1.99 per month prepaid for 12 months (introductory, 'Save 88%', struck-through $17.99; USD, US site). GrowBig: $3.99 per month prepaid for 12 months (struck $29.99). GoGeek: $5.99 per month prepaid for 12 months (struck $44.99). Read in the built-in browser pane; a plain request returned a 403 block. The page headlines an 'early Black Friday deal' and gives no end date. The page is undated. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **Renewal or regular price:** StartUp renews at $17.99 per month (the card says 'Renews at $17.99/mo. Prepaid for 12 months.'); GrowBig renews at $29.99 and GoGeek at $44.99 (USD, US site). SiteGround's help centre lists regular shared hosting prices per month by prepaid period: StartUp $24.99 (1 month), $17.99 (12 months), $14.99 (24 months); GrowBig $34.99, $29.99, $24.99; GoGeek $49.99 (1 month or 3 months), $44.99, $39.99. Prices exclude tax. The help article shows 'Last update: Oct 12, 2026' and says new signups may get a discount for the initial period. The renewal sentences on the plan cards are on https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/kb/current-rates-shared-hosting-plans)
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** StartUp: 1 website, 10 GB storage, about 10,000 visits a month (the page FAQ). GrowBig: unlimited websites, 50 GB, about 100,000 visits. GoGeek: unlimited websites, 100 GB, 400,000+ visits. The plan cards say 'unlimited traffic'; the FAQ gives the visit figures as what each plan handles. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** Every plan lists a free domain name (the FAQ says .com, .org or .net for one year), free SSL (Let's Encrypt, with wildcard certificates when SiteGround's DNS is used) and free email, which the FAQ describes as unlimited email accounts at your own domain at no additional cost. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **Backups and security:** Free daily backups on every plan, with up to 30 days of restore points; on-demand backups from GrowBig. A web application firewall, AI anti-bot protection, always-on DDoS protection, a free SSL certificate and the free Security Optimizer plugin for WordPress are listed. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **WordPress tools:** Every plan lists free site migrations, managed auto-updates, WP-CLI and SSH, an AI Agent for WordPress and a built-in SiteGround Website Builder. Staging is listed from GrowBig, and staging with Git on GoGeek. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **Site migration:** Free. Every plan lists a free website transfer. The FAQ says the first migration is free, WordPress sites can use the free SiteGround Migrator plugin, and other sites can request a migration from the Client Area. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** SiteGround states a 99.9% uptime guarantee backed by redundancy, automatic failover and monitoring, and says you can choose between 11 data centres across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The hosting page states a free built-in CDN cached at 170+ edge locations, multi-level caching and Google Cloud infrastructure, and its FAQ says six global data centers. The CDN, caching and six-data-center wording is on https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm. The two pages give different data center counts. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/technology)
- **Support:** 24/7 support by live chat, tickets and phone from in-house experts; priority support is listed on GoGeek. A knowledge base and an AI assistant inside Site Tools are also listed. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm)
- **Money-back period:** 30-day money-back guarantee for shared hosting (14 days for cloud hosting), counted from activation. SiteGround's help article says a renewal is fully refunded if you cancel within 30 days of the renewal payment and the renewal term has not started, and partly refunded (less the first month's fees) if it has started. Domain name fees, paid support and third-party services are not refundable, and cancellation is done in the Client Area. The help article shows 'Last update: Oct 07, 2026'. Read in the built-in browser pane. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://www.siteground.com/kb/do_i_get_a_refund)
- Not clear from public sources: StartUp covers one website and about 10,000 visits, and staging starts on GrowBig. The pages give different data center counts (six on the hosting page, eleven on the technology page). The introductory price needs 12 months prepaid, and the page gives no end date for the offer.

### WP Engine

WP Engine's Essential plan for managed WordPress hosting is $35 per month billed monthly or $28 per month billed annually ($336 for the first year, with a 20% first-year code the page shows as applied). Business starts at $400 per month and Enterprise is custom.

- Website: https://wpengine.com/
- Based: Online
- Card on the page: https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/#wp-engine
- Our read (interpretation, not a fact): WordPress sites that want managed hosting with staging, daily backups and 24/7 chat support and can budget in the tens of dollars per month.
- Fits: A month-to-month price on the pages
- **Cheapest plan, introductory price and term:** Essential, 1 site, 25,000 visits a month, 10 GB storage: $35.00 per month billed monthly, or $28.00 per month billed annually ('Pay $336.00 today'; USD, US site). The annual price is shown with a first-year discount code (WPE20YEARONE, 'Save 20%'), and the page says first-year pricing and coupons are for new customers buying Essential plans only. Larger Essential capacities: 3 sites, 75,000 visits, 15 GB at $65.00 monthly ($624.00 annual); 10 sites, 100,000 visits, 20 GB at $130.00 ($1,248.00); 30 sites, 400,000 visits, 50 GB at $330.00 ($3,168.00). Read with the page's Build your plan panel and its Monthly and Annual switch, which only change the displayed prices; nothing was added to a cart. The page labels annual billing 'Save 20%', its banner says 'Code applied' (0% off on the monthly view) and its cart summary names the code WPE20YEARONE. The page's structured data shows a modified date of 2026-10-14. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **Renewal or regular price:** Not publicly stated. The plans page says first-year pricing and coupons are valid for new customers purchasing Essential plans only and that 'Product renewal pricing subject to change'. WP Engine's small-business page says that after the promotional term the plan renews at the applicable standard renewal rate. No renewal figure is shown on the pages read.
- **Sites, storage and traffic limits:** Essential: 1 site with 25,000 visits a month and 10 GB storage, up to 3 sites with 75,000 visits and 15 GB, up to 10 sites with 100,000 visits and 20 GB, or up to 30 sites with 400,000 visits and 50 GB; the comparison table lists 75 GB bandwidth for Essential and calls the visit figures estimates. Business lists 400,000 to 800,000 visits, 50 GB to 2 TB storage and 550 GB bandwidth. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **Domain, SSL and email:** Free SSL and SSH are listed on every plan, with auto-renewing SSL. The pages read list no free domain and no email hosting. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **Backups and security:** Daily automated backups and on-demand backups, kept for no less than 30 days and no longer than 60 days. Security patching, plugin risk scans and Layer 3+4 DDoS protection are included; advanced DDoS protection and a managed WAF are optional add-ons. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **WordPress tools:** WordPress, PHP and MySQL managed for you, with automated WordPress and PHP updates, one-click staging and development environments, 10 premium themes, Genesis Blocks and transferable sites. AI-powered automatic plugin and theme updates are an optional add-on on Essential (one licence included on Business), and Git-based CI/CD workflows start on Business. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **Site migration:** Free. WP Engine's FAQ says it costs nothing to migrate a site to WP Engine and points to its automated migration plugin; Business lists managed site migrations. The FAQ shows a modified date of 2026-06-02 in its structured data. The Business plan wording is on https://wpengine.com/plans/. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/faq/)
- **Performance claims the host makes:** WP Engine states a 99.99% uptime SLA on Business and Enterprise (the plans page marks it 'Not included' on Essential), while its FAQ and small-business page state 99.95% uptime. Its SLA says it credits 5% of the monthly fees for each full hour of downtime beyond the target. EverCache caching and a global CDN powered by Cloudflare are listed on every plan. The pages read name no data center locations. The 99.95% figures are on https://wpengine.com/faq/ and https://wpengine.com/small-business/; the credit wording is in the SLA at https://wpengine.com/legal/sla/. [Provider claim · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **Support:** 24/7 chat support is listed on Essential. Business adds 24/7 phone support and premium onboarding and priority support; Enterprise adds priority 24/7 support and a dedicated account team. [Verified · Nov 2, 2026](https://wpengine.com/plans/)
- **Money-back period:** Not publicly stated. The plans page, terms of service, SLA, FAQ and small-business page state no money-back period for the current plans. The terms say that ending a plan early for any reason other than WP Engine's breach makes all remaining fees due, and that WP Engine gives a prorated refund of unused annual fees only if it ends the services for convenience. A support article says plan cancellations need 30 days' notice.
- Not clear from public sources: The pages show no renewal figure: they say first-year pricing is for new Essential customers and renewal pricing is subject to change. WP Engine's small-business page says plans start at $30 per month, which differs from the plans page. No money-back period, free domain or email is stated.

## Questions

### How were these web hosts chosen?

Each sells website hosting (shared, WordPress or managed WordPress) to small businesses, shows plan prices on its own US site and was on sale on the check date. The starting list was Hostinger, SiteGround, WP Engine, Kinsta, DreamHost, Bluehost, Namecheap, GoDaddy and IONOS. All nine met the rule and all nine are listed, which is fewer than the ten this page holds, so no extra rule was needed to set any of them aside. Bluehost, Namecheap, SiteGround and GoDaddy refused plain page requests and were read in a browser. Other hosts also show prices on their own sites and were not on the starting list, so they were not researched and are not listed: a quick look found prices on pages from InMotion Hosting, hosting.com, Cloudways and Flywheel, and HostGator's site refused a plain request and was not checked. This page does not cover every host. It says nothing about the quality of any host left out. The nine are listed in alphabetical order and are not ranked.

### Where do the prices come from?

Each host's own pricing page, help centre and terms, in US dollars on its US site, read on 2026-11-02. Every price says the plan, the billing term and whether it is introductory, with the renewal or regular price beside it where the pages show one. Introductory prices usually need a long prepaid term: Bluehost's and GoDaddy's pages show only a 36-month price, Hostinger's page only a 48-month price, and DreamHost, Namecheap and SiteGround show several terms. Kinsta and WP Engine show monthly and annual prices, and WP Engine's pages show no renewal figure. This page does not work out totals or per-month figures that the pages do not show. Uptime and speed statements are the hosts' own words and are attributed to them; this page does not compare or judge them. Several pages build prices with scripts or refuse plain requests, so they were read in a browser; billing-term switches were changed only to read other displayed prices, and no cart, checkout, trial or sign-up was started. Black Friday offers and free trials appear on several pages and can end without notice, so check the host before you buy.

### What does "Not publicly stated" mean?

The host's pages did not say. It does not mean the answer is no.

## Sources

- https://kinsta.com/docs/service-information/money-back-guarantee/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://kinsta.com/pricing/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://wpengine.com/faq/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://wpengine.com/plans/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.bluehost.com/terms/user-agreement (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/web-hosting/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.dreamhost.com/legal/terms-of-service/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/cheap-web-hosting (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/refund-policy (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.hostinger.com/legal/refund-policy (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.hostinger.com/wordpress-hosting (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.ionos.com/terms-gtc/terms-moneyback/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/shared/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.namecheap.com/legal/general/refund-policy/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10780/22/shared-hosting-pricing-changes-may-2026/ (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.siteground.com/kb/current-rates-shared-hosting-plans (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.siteground.com/kb/do_i_get_a_refund (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.siteground.com/technology (checked Nov 2, 2026)
- https://www.siteground.com/web-hosting.htm (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Cite this page: All Things Compared, "Web hosting, compared", facts checked Nov 2, 2026. https://allthingscompared.com/web-hosting/