Reviews
Payment Depot
Payment Depot initially appears way too good to be true, advertising savings that seem unmatched. Is it simply overzealous marketing? My research revealed otherwise. Payment Depot truly offers a great deal – though there are some minor drawbacks to be aware of.
20i
20i offers high-performance infrastructure with a beginner-friendly platform. At first glance, this host charges much less than other providers that employ a similar set of powerful tech. But is this simply too good to be true?
CreditCardProcessing.com
Can CreditCardProcessing.com’s marketing really be trusted? Or is it simply trying to hook you into a poor quality service? While my research found that it’s not the cheapest option out there, CreditCardProcessing.com offers great features – many of which you’ll struggle to find elsewhere.
Linode
Linode is cheaper than most other cloud services, and provides enterprise-level performance with its Shared CPU plans. That said, it has problems maintaining uptime, and it lacks responsive technical support options. But if you’re a developer on a budget willing to work with some uptime issues, you could still get some good value out of Linode.
Blog Posts
6 Best Hosting Providers for Minecraft Gaming Servers in 2025
Minecraft is a hungry game – it needs top-notch CPUs and plenty of RAM to perform at its best, especially if you want to install lots of mods and plugins to spice up the fun. Without computing power, gameplay will lag. Yet some Minecraft hosts charge for just-OK servers that can barely handle a vanilla install, never mind anything else. And if you want to host more than a...
Liquid Web vs SiteGround: Which Is Better for Your Site? [2025]
Liquid Web is a premium web host with premium prices. So it’s no wonder people think they can get a better deal with SiteGround. However, you may be surprised to hear that once you consider SiteGround’s renewal prices, it’s honestly not that much cheaper. When a host is high-priced, it has a lot to prove, especially with so many powerful budget options readily available. Is...
How to Host a Website: Complete Beginner’s Guide in 2025
Creating a site for the first time can feel pretty overwhelming. You might have a killer idea for a site, but just the thought of trying to build one is preventing you from even starting. However, hosting a website doesn’t have to be difficult – in fact, it can be fairly easy. You might think that web design involves a lot of code-tinkering and whatnot. This may have been...
6 Best Web Hosting Providers for Food Blogs [UPDATED 2025]
When you’re launching a food-related blog site, it’s easy to underestimate how important your choice of web host is. After all, as long as you have some delicious recipes with great-quality pictures, you’re all good… right? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Look at it this way: if your blog takes too long to load, no one is going to hang around long enough to see those...
6 Best Drupal Hosting Services for Your Website in 2025
Many hosting providers focus on offering WordPress hosting, which makes sense – after all, WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) around. But if you use the more flexible and secure Drupal, it can be difficult to find a hosting solution that suits your particular needs. In fact, I came across this same problem recently. Although virtually all hosts...
6 Best WordPress Hosting Services for Developers in 2025
Whether you’re a hobbyist, a full-stack developer, or the head of a website development team, your choice of WordPress hosting partner is crucial. Choose poorly, and you could end up with a provider that lacks the tools, flexibility, and performance you need to build the sites you envision. This will especially ring true if you’ve ever had a client sign up with a big-name...
8 Best Web Hosts for Bloggers – Cheap and Easy [2025]
A run-of-the-mill web host will get your blog online, whereas a quality host will help it thrive. With the right host, your blog can benefit from fantastic loading speeds and highly reliable servers that will ensure it’s always available, anywhere in the world. Luckily, you don’t need to pay a premium to gain access to all of the above. You also don’t need a degree in...
6 Best iPage Alternatives (That Are Fast & Secure) in 2025
Although iPage’s introductory rates are attractive, the high renewal costs could catch you off guard. It’s a common tactic from many web hosts to lure you in with a low base price, only to upsell you for basic features later on. It doesn’t help that iPage keeps critical features such as daily backups and robust security systems locked behind paywalls. There are dozens of...
8 Best Linux-Based VPS Hosting Providers for 2025
If you’re paying a premium for a VPS hosting plan, you’d expect to get great loading speeds and reliability. After all, you’re getting your own customizable space on a server with guaranteed resources. But some VPS hosts still manage to deliver disappointing performance due to outdated hardware or poor server optimization. My point is that you can’t just choose the first...
SiteGround vs WPEngine – One is Better for WordPress [2025]
With WordPress being the most popular CMS (content management system) out there, plenty of hosts claim to provide specialized WordPress hosting, though many provide little more than basic shared hosting with WordPress pre-installed. SiteGround and WP Engine both offer what they refer to as managed WordPress hosting – but is either worth your money? To find out, I’ve...
DigitalOcean vs Linode: Which One is Actually Better [2025]
Both DigitalOcean and Linode offer services that look very similar at first glance. That’s why I decided to personally test both of these hosts, to find out how they actually compare. The results of my testing found some key differences that aren’t initially obvious, such as the quality of support, performance, and security features. Unfortunately, Linode disappointed me...
How To Cancel Your Mweb Account + Get a Refund in 2025
Mweb offers some quality features – such as its unlimited resources and 24/7 technical support – but it does have its fair share of problems. Some customers have reported that customer service isn’t very helpful or responsive, and that their site visitors have been experiencing slow loading speeds. If you’ve run into these issues yourself and would like to close your...
Kamatera vs Microsoft Azure: Custom Clouds Compete in 2025
Microsoft Azure offers an impressively large cloud infrastructure, complete with a long list of data centers around the globe. On the other hand, Kamatera isn’t nearly as well-known, possessing a cloud network that is impressive in itself, but several times smaller than that of tech giant Microsoft. Can Kamatera really put up a fight? Surprisingly, my testing revealed...
Nexcess vs Bluehost – Which One Is Actually Better? [2025]
Both Nexcess and Bluehost primarily offer WordPress hosting, but aside from this, the differences between these two hosts pile up. Nexcess is a more business-oriented solution, with impressive management features designed to save you time. Bluehost is a more budget-friendly solution that's marketed towards beginners. But which is best for you? If you ask most other...
Kamatera vs Hetzner: Which Host Takes the Lead in 2025?
If you want to serve a European audience, you can choose a smaller company based in the region, like Hetzner, or go with a bigger, global provider like Kamatera. It’s not a clear-cut decision – sometimes a local host will offer you better latency and support than a bigger host, who may find themselves spread too thin. However, this wasn’t the case here. Kamatera offers...