All WordPress Hosting Providers Compared

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A comprehensive, objective review of every major WordPress hosting provider—from premium managed hosts to budget shared hosting. Includes both excellent options and ones to avoid.

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Best 1 Kinsta
Kinsta

Kinsta is a premium, Google Cloud Platform-powered managed WordPress and application hosting provider. It offers exceptional performance, en...

9.2
Excellent
2 WP Engine
WP Engine

WP Engine is a pioneer in managed WordPress hosting, offering a robust platform built for speed, security, and scalability. It leverages the...

8.7
Very Good
3 Cloudways
Cloudways

Cloudways is a unique managed cloud hosting platform that lets you deploy sites on top of premium infrastructure providers like DigitalOcean...

8.7
Very Good
4 Liquid Web
Liquid Web

Liquid Web is a premium managed hosting provider renowned for its high-performance infrastructure and exceptional, proactive 'Heroic Support...

8.7
Very Good
5 Scala Hosting
Scala Hosting

Scala Hosting is an independent hosting provider that has gained recognition for its innovative managed VPS solutions, particularly through...

8.7
Very Good
6 Nexcess
Nexcess

Nexcess, a Liquid Web company, specializes in high-performance managed hosting for specific platforms, most notably WooCommerce and Magento,...

8.7
Very Good
7 Pressable
Pressable

Pressable is a managed WordPress hosting provider owned by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com). It caters to agencies, developers,...

8.7
Very Good
8 Rocket.net
Rocket.net

Managed WordPress hosting with Cloudflare Enterprise built-in. Rocket.net delivers exceptional speed through global edge caching and optimiz...

8.7
Very Good
9 Pagely
Pagely

Enterprise-focused managed WordPress hosting on AWS. Pagely caters to large organizations with custom solutions, VIP support, and enterprise...

8.7
Very Good
10 Flywheel
Flywheel

Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting platform designed specifically for creative agencies, freelancers, and designers. It streamlines the...

8.5
Very Good
11 SiteGround
SiteGround

SiteGround is a highly-regarded hosting provider known for its exceptional customer support, strong performance with custom speed solutions...

8.4
Very Good
12 A2 Hosting
A2 Hosting

A2 Hosting differentiates itself with a strong focus on speed and developer-friendly features. Their 'Turbo' servers (LiteSpeed) promise up...

8.2
Very Good
13 InMotion Hosting
InMotion Hosting

InMotion Hosting is a well-established, US-based provider known for its reliable shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated server solutions, with a...

8.2
Very Good
14 GreenGeeks
GreenGeeks

GreenGeeks is a leading eco-friendly web hosting provider that puts environmental responsibility at its core. They match 300% of the energy...

8.2
Very Good
15 Hostinger
Hostinger

Hostinger is a leading budget hosting provider offering incredible value with its low-cost shared, cloud, VPS, and WordPress plans. Their cu...

7.8
Good
16 DreamHost
DreamHost

DreamHost is a veteran, independently-owned web host officially recommended by WordPress.org. It is known for its strong commitment to open...

7.8
Good
17 Bluehost
Bluehost

Bluehost is one of the most well-known and officially recommended hosting providers by WordPress.org. It offers a straightforward, beginner-...

7.2
Good
18 HostGator
HostGator

HostGator is a large, established hosting provider known for its affordable, unlimited shared hosting plans, user-friendly interface, and 24...

6.8
Fair
19 GoDaddy
GoDaddy

GoDaddy is the world's largest domain registrar and a major all-in-one solution for small business online presence. It offers a vast array o...

6.8
Fair
20 Flavor
Flavor

European-focused hosting with green energy credentials. Flavor offers decent performance and eco-friendly hosting, though they have less bra...

6.8
Fair
21 iPage
iPage

iPage is a long-standing budget hosting provider known for its extremely low introductory rates and a single, simple shared hosting plan tha...

6.4
Fair
22 Namecheap Hosting
Namecheap Hosting

Great for domains, but hosting is an afterthought. Namecheap's hosting is basic, slow, and lacks WordPress-specific features. Use them for d...

4.5
Poor
23 HostPapa
HostPapa

Aggressive renewal pricing and poor server performance. HostPapa lures customers with low intro prices then significantly increases renewal...

3.7
Poor
24 1&1 IONOS
1&1 IONOS

Decent in Europe, terrible experience in the US. IONOS is known for billing nightmares, difficult cancellation, and oversold infrastructure....

3.7
Poor
25 Network Solutions
Network Solutions

Overpriced legacy brand coasting on name recognition. Network Solutions charges premium prices for below-average hosting. Confusing billing...

3.2
Poor
26 JustHost
JustHost

EIG zombie brand sharing infrastructure with iPage and Bluehost but with even worse support. JustHost exists purely to capture different mar...

2.8
Poor
27 FatCow
FatCow

EIG brand with cartoon cow branding and outdated servers. FatCow is another EIG property that exists solely to capture affiliate revenue thr...

2.7
Poor
28 Web.com
Web.com

Confusing plans, hidden fees, and poor WordPress integration. Web.com targets non-technical users with confusing pricing and locks them into...

2.7
Poor
29 EIG Reseller Brands
EIG Reseller Brands

Dozens of brands (Arvixe, Site5, HostNine, etc.) all running on the same poor EIG infrastructure. These brands exist purely for SEO and affi...

2.1
Poor
30
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Free WordPress Hosts

Services like 000webhost, InfinityFree, and similar "free" WordPress hosting inject ads, suspend sites without notice, and often sell your d...

1.5
Poor

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