Between them, the 54 best-ranked of these 71 web hosting companies cover domain registration (42), VPS hosting (41), dedicated servers (33) and managed WordPress hosting (28). They also list work in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. 54 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
What to look for in shared hosting providers
The right provider depends on your workload, where your users are and what your team can run, not only on its place in this list. Before you shortlist, check:
What the plan really includes: sites, storage, email accounts, databases and backups, and what each costs to add
The renewal price, not only the introductory one, and the term you must commit to for it
The control panel and whether you can move sites in and out without the provider’s help
Where the servers are, which matters for speed and for data-protection rules
Free SSL certificates, malware scanning and how restores work
How to use this ranking
Use it to build a shortlist. Each profile lists the hosting types a provider sells, the countries it runs servers in and its prices as printed on its own site, with the date we read them. Test the two or three that fit before you move anything that matters.
Managed WordPress hosting · Domain registration · Cloud · Also in Fleet and Africa
HostNowNow, founded in Lagos, sells Naira-priced shared hosting on Microsoft Azure, managed WordPress, email, SSL and domains for businesses in Africa.
Managed WordPress hosting · VPS hosting · Dedicated servers · Also in Toronto and North America
HostUpon Inc. is a privately owned Toronto provider of shared, WordPress, reseller, VPS, managed cloud and dedicated hosting with in-house sales and support.
Managed WordPress hosting · Domain registration · WordPress · Also in North America
HostUtopia Web Hosting, Inc. is a Vancouver provider of cPanel web hosting, managed WordPress, .CA domains and email hosting with Canadian-based support staff.
Hostwinds sells shared and reseller hosting, Linux and Windows VPS, cloud servers, dedicated servers and colocation, managed through its own cloud portal.
Domain registration · VPS hosting · Security · Also in Asia
IIWHosting, based in Bangalore, sells shared Linux and Windows hosting, VPS, cloud backup, email hosting and domains from partner data centres in India.
VPS hosting · Dedicated servers · PHP · Also in North America
Infosaic Cloud, run by Infosaic Technologies of Columbus, Ohio, sells Windows-focused web hosting, VPS, managed dedicated servers and virtual desktops.
Managed WordPress hosting · Domain registration · VPS hosting · Also in Africa
Insly Host (Pty) Ltd, a South African company, sells web hosting, managed WordPress, VPS, dedicated servers, domains and business email under one login.
Bare metal servers · Domain registration · VPS hosting · Also in North America
InterServer sells shared and reseller hosting, slice-based VPS, dedicated and bare-metal servers, colocation and domains from its own United States facilities.
The order is earned: ratings, verified reviews and listing quality decide it, and nobody can pay to move up. There are two ways to stand out, and each one says what it is.
How is this ranking of shared hosting providers worked out?
A position here is earned, never bought. It is worked out from what each listing documents and what has been verified about it: a complete, accurate profile, and the checks a provider has passed. Client reviews count where they exist, but they are still rare across this catalogue, so today the order comes mainly from documentation and verification. A top position means best-documented, not best for your workload.
Can a provider pay to move up?
No. Sponsored and Featured places are labelled and shown apart from the ranked list, and they never change a provider’s position in it. How rankings work
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