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.
NameSilo
While NameSilo offers impressive domain registration services, its web hosting plans leave a lot to be desired. With unreliable uptime and a lack of essential features, it fails to live up to other options on the market. Most notably, Hostinger offers more features and better performance for lower prices.
Blog Posts
SiteGround vs WPEngine – One is Better for WordPress [2024]
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...
Is Namecheap’s Hosting Still Cheap, and Is It Any Good? [2024]
Having previously specialized in domain name registration, Namecheap presents itself as an affordable all-purpose web hosting company. But can it still compete with all the other budget hosting providers out there? Still offering standard shared and WordPress hosting for beginners, it now offers reseller plans, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, and email-only services. You...
Liquid Web vs SiteGround: Which Is Better for Your Site? [2024]
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...
Kamatera vs Microsoft Azure: Custom Clouds Compete in 2024
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? [2024]
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...
OVHcloud Plan Pricing: The COMPLETE Comparison for 2024
OVHcloud offers web hosting services ranging from your basic budget shared hosting all the way to fully-managed virtual data centers. Because of this, OVHcloud might appeal to many different users. But with such a vast range of options, is the quality and value of each service competitive? For the most part, OVHcloud manages to avoid spreading itself too thin. Its VPS and...
InMotion Hosting Pricing – Is It Worth Your Money? [2024]
There have been whispers around the internet that InMotion Hosting, which offers both budget plans for beginners and high-end cloud solutions for enterprise clients, may have lost its way. Users complain of slow page loading speeds and worsening reliability. Is InMotion Hosting still worth the asking fee? Or could you get a better deal elsewhere? I’ve never really been one...
7 Best VPS Hosting Providers for UK Websites in 2024
Many VPS hosting providers boast of high page loading speeds – but when we test these hosts, we often find that good performance is limited to site visitors near the main data center. Which, more often than not, is located in America. It’s an unfortunate fact that many hosts only offer serviceable speeds in the US, but the best providers have data centers around the globe...
Kamatera vs Hetzner: Which Host Takes the Lead in 2024?
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...
5 Best WordPress Accessibility Plugins: ADA Compliant in 2024
A good accessibility plugin is crucial to the success of your site. Without one, you won’t just be losing potential visitors, you’ll be opening yourself up to lawsuits. In recent years, there have been many successful legal claims against businesses with websites that were not accessibility-friendly. This doesn’t just hurt your business – it may harm the reputation of your...
SiteGround vs OVHcloud: A Clear Win for One Provider [2024]
While SiteGround and OVHcloud are both popular web hosting providers, the most important thing to understand is that they usually cater to different markets. SiteGround is primarily known for beginner-friendly, WordPress-based hosting plans, while OVHcloud’s main focus is VPS, cloud, and dedicated hosting for enterprise users. However, as both of these companies offer some...
The COMPLETE DreamHost Pricing Plan Comparison for 2024
DreamHost is a US-based web hosting provider that tries to appeal to customers on a budget. Like most other hosts, it offers a cheap starting point with shared hosting. However, DreamHost specializes primarily in managed WordPress, which it claims to offer at “half the price of the other guys” – a bold claim. Are there any deals to be had with DreamHost? I’d say so, but you...
8 Best Value SSD-Based VPS Hosting Providers in 2024
SSD-driven VPS hosting providers talk a big game. They often imply that their solid state drives are a guarantee of superior performance and reliability. However, simply replacing HDDs with SSDs is by no means a guarantee of top speeds and zero downtime. Sure, SSDs are a significant improvement in many ways over drives with failure-prone moving parts, but there’s so much...
Kamatera Server Pricing Review: the Complete Guide for 2024
On the surface, Kamatera seems to offer an affordable avenue into cloud hosting. But that’s the thing with many of these cloud hosts – the entry-level plans look pretty cheap... at first. But many basic features, such as backups and security solutions, will incur extra ongoing fees. If you aren’t careful, you can end up paying a lot of money for a basic server with a bunch...
6 Best WooCommerce Hosting Providers in 2024
WooCommerce is massively popular – it’s no wonder that many hosts offer plans specifically for this WordPress plugin. In many cases, this is nothing more than an attempt to capitalize on its popularity by offering an ordinary shared hosting plan with the WooCommerce name attached. Hosting plans specially tailored to WooCommerce will include an optimized WordPress platform,...