Comparison Criteria

We are comparing the Hosting providers based on the most important factors you should consider when choosing a host provider:

• Price – We researched and found the best WordPress hosting options that cost at or below $6/mo.
• Speed – We used Pingdom to track the average page load speed in milliseconds. The results in the chart represent the annual average page loading time of each provider in milliseconds.
• Uptime – We used Pingdom to track the average uptime percentage. The results in the chart represent the annual average uptime of each provider in represented in %.
• Customer Support – We experience the hosting provider’s customer service to rate their support quality.
• User Rating – To keep this guide impartial, we will include the average user reviews from 3 trusted sources (G2Crowd, TrustPilot and WebHostingGeeks). This user rating will help you understand the experience that real user have with the hosting provider.

To keep this guide as specific as possible, all the providers listed have Data Centers located in the United States. This Data Center Location is optimize to host websites that serve visitors from the America and Canada. You can read this article to learn the importance of the Data Center location.

Comparison Charts

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*Follow the links at the end of this section to read the full review of each Hosting Provider.

Price Comparison

We researched and found the best WordPress hosting options that cost at or below $5/mo. Also, we compared all hosting providers based on their cheapest and most basic plan. The numbers on the left represent the amount in USD.

Speed Comparison

Pingdom was then used to monitor speed. The anual score shown in the map is the result of tracking 12 months of average monthly page loading times (August 2016 – July 2017). This monthly results where averaged to obtain the anual average page loading time. The numbers in the left represent the page loading times in milliseconds. The industry average is 850ms.

*A higher bar represents a slower loading time.

Uptime Comparison

To calculate the Uptime we used Pingdom. The Uptime is the amount of hours in a month a server works without outages. The resulting amount is expressed in a percentage number. For example, a 99.94% Uptime means a server had 6 hours of outage time out of 8,760 hours in a month. The chart shows the annual average of Uptime of each hosting provider. The numbers in the left represent the Uptime in percentage %. The industry average is 99.90%.

Customer Support Comparison

We averaged the rating real customers gave to the customer support service of each hosting provider. Keep in mind that this is a very relative criteria, and user experience varies from customer to customer. For an overall customer perception of each brand, see the next graph.

User Rating Comparison

To keep this guide impartial, we will include the average user reviews from 3 trusted sources (G2Crowd, TrustPilot and WebHostingGeeks). The results shown in the graph are the average score of the 3 user rating sites. The numbers in the left represent a scale from 0 to 5 stars.

2017 Hosting Provider Ranking

To read the review of each hosting provider, click on it’s name. If you already decided on the best option, click the button to see their current prices and promotions.

#1 Siteground:

The most reliable, with the best WordPress focused characteristics and premium customer service.

#2 A2 WordPress Hosting:

The fastest, with the best uptimes and good customer service.

#3 HostGator Managed WordPress Cloud Hosting:

Top performance and uptime, only needing to improve it’s customer service. *Get a Discount Code

#4 Inmotion Hosting:

A strong performer. Well established name with good speeds and good customer service.

#5 BlueHost:

The most popular of the list. Delivers a decent performance if you can look past their customer service.

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Now that you chose your web hosting provider, get a fast and responsive website that can take advantage of the advance tools they have to offer.