The shared hosting providers we review, ranked on the fundamentals, with the criteria behind the ranking explained so you can adjust it to your own priorities.
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We compared 27 providers and 12 plans for web hosting on six criteria, from the real monthly cost (including the renewal price) to support and refund terms. The same criteria apply to every provider in this list, based on published plans, prices and terms.
A ranking is only useful if you know how it was built. This one covers shared web hosting, the plans most people use for blogs, business sites, portfolios and small stores. Instead of rewarding the lowest promotional price or the longest feature list, it weighs the qualities that decide whether you will still be happy with a host after the first year.
We consider the uptime SLA a provider publishes, what it counts as downtime, the compensation it offers.
The ranking looks at the monthly price and the renewal price together, along with what is included at each tier. A plan that renews reasonably and includes backups and SSL can outrank a cheaper-looking offer that charges for essentials.
Support channels (live chat, phone, tickets), 24/7 availability and published documentation count heavily, because help matters most on the day something breaks.
A clear money-back guarantee, transparent checkout without pre-ticked add-ons, and straightforward cancellation all improve a provider's position.
Position one is not automatically right for everyone. Use the details shown for each provider to match strengths to your needs:
If your project needs root access, custom software or guaranteed resources, shared hosting is the wrong category, however well ranked. Compare VPS hosting instead. If you are specifically looking to keep costs low, see our list of cheap web hosting plans, and for the broadest ranking across all hosting types, read the best hosting service.
Web hosting starts at $1/mo. Our catalog lists 131 plans here, from budget to high-end. The final price depends on CPU cores, RAM and storage type, and on whether an intro price renews higher.
| Tier | Price, USD/mo | Best for | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | $1 – $2.99 | Personal sites, portfolios, landing pages | 19 |
| Standard | $3 – $9.99 | Business sites, WordPress with several plugins, small stores | 54 |
| Premium | from $10 | Multiple busy sites, WooCommerce, priority resources | 58 |
Providers in this ranking take payment directly at checkout, with no middleman. Here is how many of them accept each method; the full list is on every provider card.
| Payment method | Accepted by |
|---|---|
| Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) | 26 of 27 providers |
| PayPal | 14 of 27 providers |
| Crypto (Bitcoin, USDT and others) | 3 of 27 providers |
| Bank transfer / invoice | 4 of 27 providers |
