An experienced and diversified web hosting provider, SiteGround ($3.95/mo) is tough to beat in the cheap web hosting category. Even at this price point, they offer free file and database transfer for those switching hosts. On top of this, they emphasize uptime, responsive customer service, and the latest hosing hardware and software.
Editor’s Rating: 3.07 out of 5
Category Rating
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Reliability 4.5/5 99.9% uptime guarantee; four data center locations,24/7 live server monitoring
Affordability 4.5/5 3.95/month for 1 year minimum signup
Support 4.5/5 15 minutes average ticket response time
User friendliness 4.5/5 cPanel admin panel for account and domain management, 150+ software scripts; e-commerce hosting, free templates, tutorials, and SEO guides
Green rating 0/5 No specific energy-saving features noted
Backups 1/5 Subscribers are expected to rely upon their own backups via cPanel admin panel
Software 3.5/5 PHP5, Perl, Python, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, IPB forum, Magneto e-commerce
Disk space 5/5 Unlimited
Statistics/logging 4/5 Awstats, Webalizer, Analog, subdomain stats, view latest visitors, view bandwidth usage, view error log, download raw log file
Email 5/5 Unlimited email addresses
Domains 3.5/5 Free domain included; extra fee for addon domains
Website transfer 3/5 Free file and database transfer
Guarantee/cancellation policy 0/5 No guarantee or refund policy found
Bonus features 0/5 We weren't able to identify any bonus features that help set SiteGround apart
Average rating 3.07/5
