Webhosting reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 157 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 31 posts to rank the best Webhosting brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/webhosting, r/TheBestHosting, r/webdev, r/learnpython, r/k12sysadmin. Top-rated brands include DigitalOcean (4.2/5), Bluehost (4.0/5), Cloudflare (4.8/5).
Stats
Reviews157
Subreddits11
Posts31
Brands85
Products36
157 reviews from
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By Brand
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#1
DigitalOcean
4.2
(10)
"A VPS on Digital Ocean/Hetzner/Linode/Vultr, etc. A great way to learn Linux basics."
"I moved my WordPress site to DigitalOcean, and the performance was much better. The $100 credit for new users was a big plus."
"DigitalOcean offers an affordable object storage solution with a built-in CDN."
"A $6/month VPS on Digital Ocean is more than most projects need."
"DigitalOcean offers a shared VPS starting at $5 a month."
"DigitalOcean App Platform allows 1 free static site hosting."
"DigitalOcean is a solid choice for hosting WordPress. The performance is great, and the $100 credit for new accounts is a nice perk."
"They are fairly cheap for computer hosts."
"DigitalOcean offers great performance for NodeJS apps."
"Digital Ocean, A2, AWS, and bluehost are some of the options I'm thinking about."
#2
Bluehost
4.0
(8)
"I personally recommend Bluehost for domain and web hosting in India. They offer reliable services at a reasonable price. Plus, their customer support is top-notch."
"I always use Bluehost for my name and web hosting needs in India, and I'm very pleased with their work."
"They're solid for startups with no sketchy surprises."
"Bluehost: A popular choice for small businesses, Bluehost offers affordable plans with easy WordPress integration."
"I personally recommend Bluehost for web hosting in the USA. They are quick, helpful, and affordable."
"I switched to Bluehost. It's been fine so far, and I haven't had any problems."
"A2 hosting, bluehost, Siteground, and green geeks are all great web hosts for WordPress sites."
"Stay clear from Bluehost."
#3
Cloudflare
4.8
(6)
"Cloudflare Pages is free, reliable and allows commercial activities."
"Great for static sites."
"Cloudflare Pages offers free hosting services."
"CloudFlare is a great service to move to for better management."
"You can get free SSL with Cloudflare."
"Cloudflare."
#4
Namecheap
4.4
(5)
"It's cheap, easy to set up, reliable, secure, and private."
"Since I started using Namecheap, my website is way faster and more reliable."
"Shared Namecheap hosting is affordable at $22.88 for the first year and includes Cpanel."
"I build websites and use namecheap for my domains and GHL for hosting."
"Namecheap has decent budget hosting for WordPress."
#5
Apptegy
4.0
(5)
"Apptegy is fantastic, their product is easy to use and their support is amazing."
"Top notch service. As long as I'm here, they will be our web host."
"Apptegy. Been using them for going on 7 years now. Perfect for our K-12 school."
"Apptegy is a great option if you have the budget."
"Apptegy pricing seems to be $20k/year."
#6
Nixihost
5.0
(4)
"I'd recommend Nixihost, they've kept my clients' growing websites running smoothly for three years now."
"I cant recommend them enough. I pay 120$ per year for 5 WP websites, all secured with SSL."
"I’ve been hosting my clients sites with Nixihost for 3 years, and I’ve never had any security issues."
"I advise checking out Nixihost, their packages come with security included and if anything goes wrong, they can scan your package and remove unwanted files."
#7
AWS
4.8
(4)
"AWS EC2 running CapRover is free for the first year, then only $2/month."
"AWS free tier allows hosting a database on RDS for free, as long as usage limits are respected."
"Azure has 750 hours free a month and AWS has Free tier so both you can sign up and deploy QGIS server."
"Reliable for high traffic needs."
#8
Hostinger
3.6
(5)
"I highly recommend it for"
"Hostinger"
"Hostinger is great imo. But you have to buy for at least a year to enjoy the discount."
"I tried hosting my website with Hostinger, but it was a letdown. My site kept going down because the server wasn't reliable."
"I've had a lot of problems with Hostinger in China, especially when it comes to reliability and dealing with censorship."
#9
Hetzner
4.5
(4)
"A VPS on Digital Ocean/Hetzner/Linode/Vultr, etc. A great way to learn Linux basics."
"For hosting, you could look at Hetzner or Linode."
"If a website needs more resources, I rent out a small VPS from Hetzner."
"Hetzner is a reliable VPS host."
#10
Netlify
4.5
(4)
"Netlify provides free hosting options."
"Netlify is the easiest way to upload static sites."
"Good for dynamic sites with reasonable traffic."
"Great for single page websites, easy to use."
#11
Siteground
4.3
(4)
"Siteground is reliable and very inexpensive."
"They have great customer service and give you free daily backups and an SSL certificate."
"A2 hosting, bluehost, Siteground, and green geeks are all great web hosts for WordPress sites."
"Siteground is what I'm using right now, but I want to switch soon."
#12
VentraIP
4.3
(4)
"VentraIP has an excellent reputation and has consistently been one of the best Aussie providers for years."
"VentraIP is solid compared to GoDaddy IMO and I'd advise to use them cos their domain management and all that is nice as well as support."
"VentraIP are good - I've used them personally for many years."
"VentraIP are good, use them for many of our retail Australian clients. Server performance and support walks all over GoDaddy."
#13
Vercel
5.0
(3)
"I personally use Vercel for myself."
"Upload to vercel. You get plenty of data usage per month on the free plan."
"Vercel is great for free hosting."
#14
Squarespace
4.3
(3)
"Squarespace is a better option for web hosting compared to clunky services like GoDaddy."
"Squarespace is user-friendly and easier to start with."
"Squarespace offers a variety of themes and includes web hosting."
#15
ClickHost
3.7
(3)
"I've heard good things about Clickhost."
"Another good Australian host is Clickhost."
"Other options would be ClickHost or Obble or even Robtec hosting."
#16
Adult WP Site Hosting
5.0
(2)
"The hosting company I chose has features that are just right for adult websites, like speed that can be scaled up or down and servers that run faster."
"It's safe to say that the provider I chose has strong security measures and reliable uptime."
#17
Linode
5.0
(2)
"A VPS on Digital Ocean/Hetzner/Linode/Vultr, etc. A great way to learn Linux basics."
"For hosting, you could look at Hetzner or Linode."
#18
GitHub Pages
5.0
(2)
"GitHub Pages is great for hosting sites with just JS, CSS, and HTML."
"GitHub Pages allows free hosting."
#20
A2 Hosting
4.5
(2)
"It's a great place to start with WordPress, though, A2. In terms of the best host, that's what I use and what I tell everyone else to use."
"A2 hosting, bluehost, Siteground, and green geeks are all great web hosts for WordPress sites."
#21
Vultr
4.5
(2)
"A VPS on Digital Ocean/Hetzner/Linode/Vultr, etc. A great way to learn Linux basics."
"Vultr is a solid choice for unmanaged VPS hosting."
#22
Alibaba
4.0
(2)
"Alibaba is likely your top choice. They offer shared hosting and VPS services."
"Alibaba is likely your top choice. They offer both shared hosting and VPS options."
#23
ASPHostPortal
4.0
(2)
"I'm using their service and their renewal price remain same, they are quite affordable and reliable too."
"Asphostportal is another company I can suggest. I use their service because it's cheaper."
#24
HostGator
2.3
(3)
"HostGator even offered one-on-one support which was great. The pricing is also very reasonable compared to other web hosting companies."
"Hostgator has let me down. Even though they said they would be reliable and up all the time, my website often went down."
"HostGator is also a no go."
#25
HostPapa
3.0
(2)
"Some top options for Canadian web hosting include companies like HostPapa GreenGeeks, and A2 Hosting."
"Others, like Webserve and Hostpapa, have had problems with speed and dependability."
#26
WordPress
3.0
(2)
"WordPress.org is the platform you should be looking for."
"WordPress has a much bigger learning curve."
#27
FinalSite
2.5
(2)
"FinalSite is another excellent choice for those with funds."
"I’m on FinalSite and hate it. Overpriced, terrible design, and support takes forever to respond."
#28
DomainRacer
5.0
(1)
"Its uptime has been excellent with the best customer service. I had some issues setting up my website and they were more than willing to help."
#29
RackNerd
5.0
(1)
"Certain VPS deals can get as low as $5/year."
#30
Render
5.0
(1)
"Great free tier for hosting static sites."
#31
Kinsta
5.0
(1)
"Kinsta offers great performance but it's gonna cost you."
#32
Virtuozzo
5.0
(1)
"Virtuozzo provides a point-and-click, simple interface that allows you to do nearly the same thing you would do with AWS, but with much more ease and zero hassle."
#33
Oracle
5.0
(1)
"Oracle cloud free tier would do you just fine"
#34
cPanel
5.0
(1)
"I like CPANEL, depends from where you get it from but mine is from some central server in the UK that's quite fast. With CPANEL you can install stuff like Magento or other e-commerce solutions, it's a matter of a few clicks."
#35
FastComet
5.0
(1)
"Cheap enough with 3 year package and very quick support."
#36
Raspberry Pi
5.0
(1)
"It's a fun hobby to boot."
#37
fly.io
5.0
(1)
"Has a really nice free tier."
#38
railway.app
5.0
(1)
"I like railway.app a lot."
#39
render.com
5.0
(1)
"I like render.com a lot."
#40
Railway
5.0
(1)
"Railway offers a $5 a month free credit that covers all fees, making it a great option for hosting."
#41
WordPress.com
5.0
(1)
"WordPress.com allows for content export later, making it a flexible choice."
#42
DomainOffensive
5.0
(1)
"I use domainoffensive do.de and are very happy with them."
#43
Islandnet
5.0
(1)
"I decided that Islandnet was the best because it had great customer service and worked well every time."
#44
Ionos
5.0
(1)
"I had a really great time with Ionos. They have servers in China, which is awesome. Being closer to the people I want to reach has made my website faster and more reliable."
#45
Vimexx
5.0
(1)
"My experience with Vimexx has been awesome! Their servers are super fast, and their customer support is really good."
#46
Kamatera
5.0
(1)
"Using Kamatera for my personal blog has been wonderful for me. Because of the fast and responsive servers."
#47
Fresh Roasted Hosting
5.0
(1)
"Fresh Roasted Hosting is a great choice for web hosting a new WordPress website."
#48
GoDaddy
1.3
(3)
"Only thing I'm not a major fan of is their web hosting, mainly due to pricing."
"Stay clear from GoDaddy."
"When it comes to web hosting, it doesn't get much worse than Godaddy."
#49
bytehosting
4.0
(1)
"Go buy yourself a cheap bytehosting web hosting package instead."
#50
Wordpress
4.0
(1)
"The pricing for Wordpress web hosting is competitive and offers good value."
#51
Azure
4.0
(1)
"Solid choice for VPS hosting."
#52
FlyWheel
4.0
(1)
"Starts at $15/mo and offers 2 months free when paid upfront."
#53
Dreamhost
4.0
(1)
"His sites seem to load just fine for me so mine should work just as well."
#54
Synergy Wholesale
4.0
(1)
"We use their reseller version at the agency I work at for both hosting and domains."
#55
WPMU Dev
4.0
(1)
"Decent managed WP hosting for around $10/mo."
#56
Firebase
4.0
(1)
"Pretty decent free tier for small projects and pay as you go for anything else."
#57
SiteGround
4.0
(1)
"SiteGround offers excellent customer support and allows hosting multiple WordPress domains on one account."
#58
OVH
4.0
(1)
"Offers a small (100mb) free hosting option with domain purchase, suitable for small PHP projects."
#59
000webhost
4.0
(1)
"000webhost offers FTP access for easy folder uploads."
#60
Email Hosting
4.0
(1)
"Exchange Online is a preferred choice for email hosting."
#61
Porkbun
4.0
(1)
"I bought my domains on Porkbun and I'm pointing them to a WordPress install hosted by a trusted friend's unlimited shared plan on Dreamhost."
#62
VentralIP
4.0
(1)
"VentralIP is a solid choice."
#63
DreamIT
4.0
(1)
"I've heard good things about DreamIT."
#64
Hosting Service
4.0
(1)
"Look for a hosting service with good support and optimized for WordPress and eCommerce."
#65
Various Hosting Providers
4.0
(1)
"Get a reliable hosting, there are plenty out there, although they cost a little more. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for."
#66
unRAID
4.0
(1)
"You could build an unRAID home server and setup many VMs or Dockers."
#67
Apache Guacamole
4.0
(1)
"I use Apache Guacamole to remote into my computer from any browser."
#68
Python Anywhere
4.0
(1)
"Python Anywhere is good and simple but limited on the free account."
#69
Task Scheduler
4.0
(1)
"Using task scheduler is a great option for those who leave their computer on."
#70
Six
4.0
(1)
"Six is a great alternative for ease of use."
#71
WP Engine
4.0
(1)
"You can try WPEngine instead if you don't know how to manage a server."
#72
Primus
4.0
(1)
"Some companies, like Primus, have good services."
#73
Web Hosting Advisor
4.0
(1)
"I finally found one that works like a charm which is Web Hosting Advisor."
#74
ICDSoft
4.0
(1)
"ICDSoft has servers in Hong Kong and lots of customers from China, you should definitely give them a look."
#75
Obble
3.0
(1)
"Other options would be ClickHost or Obble or even Robtec hosting."
#76
Robtec
3.0
(1)
"Other options would be ClickHost or Obble or even Robtec hosting."
#77
GitHub
2.0
(1)
"GH Pages is a mess to work with."
#78
Wix
2.0
(1)
"Wix has poor DNS management and is not recommended."
#79
WebServe
2.0
(1)
"Others, like Webserve and Hostpapa, have had problems with speed and dependability."
#80
DreamHost
2.0
(1)
"My e-commerce site, which was made with WordPress, used to be hosted by DreamHost. The first couple of years were good, but then they kept raising prices and making the service worse."
#81
bHosted
2.0
(1)
"My experience with bhosted wasn't great. They said their servers would be fast and their service would be good, but I had a lot of problems."
#82
Crazy Domains
1.0
(1)
"Stay clear from Crazy Domains."
#83
Webcentral
1.0
(1)
"Stay clear from Webcentral."
#84
Crucial
1.0
(1)
"Stay clear from Crucial."
#85
Name.com
1.0
(1)
"Name.com is a fucking no go."
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