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Hosting, compared honestly

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Host Rating Starts at Best for
CF Cloudflare Pages ★★★★★ 4.8 Free Static sites, portfolios, marketing sites, and small-business brochure sites. Read review
SG SiteGround ★★★★★ 4.6 $2.99/mo Small business WordPress sites that need real speed and real support, without managing a VPS. Read review
H Hostinger ★★★★☆ 4.3 $2.49/mo Solopreneurs and micro businesses wanting a cheap, fast starter WordPress or brochure site. Read review
DH DreamHost ★★★★☆ 4.2 $2.95/mo WordPress sites and small e-commerce stores on a budget. Read review
CF

Cloudflare Pages

★★★★★
Cloudflare · from Free

Static sites, portfolios, marketing sites, and small-business brochure sites.

Pros
  • ✓ Global CDN with hundreds of edge locations
  • ✓ Unmetered bandwidth on the free tier
  • ✓ Git-based deploys with preview URLs
  • ✓ Built-in DDoS and WAF protection
Cons
  • - Functions have a request duration cap
  • - Best for static and Jamstack, not a drop-in for legacy PHP
SG

SiteGround

★★★★★
SiteGround · from $2.99/mo

Small business WordPress sites that need real speed and real support, without managing a VPS.

Pros
  • ✓ Excellent WordPress and WooCommerce performance
  • ✓ Premium global CDN included
  • ✓ Free daily backups on all plans
  • ✓ Truly helpful 24/7 live support
Cons
  • - Renewal pricing is significantly higher than the intro rate
  • - Resource limits on the lowest tier
H

Hostinger

★★★★☆
Hostinger · from $2.49/mo

Solopreneurs and micro businesses wanting a cheap, fast starter WordPress or brochure site.

Pros
  • ✓ Very aggressive intro pricing
  • ✓ Custom hPanel is easier than cPanel for beginners
  • ✓ Global data centers (US, EU, Asia, South America)
  • ✓ LiteSpeed servers on most plans for fast WordPress
Cons
  • - Longer billing terms required for lowest advertised price
  • - Support is mostly chat, occasional queue times
  • - Renewal pricing bumps significantly like most shared hosts
DH

DreamHost

★★★★☆
DreamHost · from $2.95/mo

WordPress sites and small e-commerce stores on a budget.

Pros
  • ✓ Strong WordPress tooling
  • ✓ Free SSL and daily backups on most plans
  • ✓ Honest pricing, no surprise renewal spikes
Cons
  • - Shared tier can be slow under load
  • - No Windows hosting