WEB HOSTING / VPS / BARE METAL / PLATFORMS / DOMAINS
Start with what you need. Understand what you’re buying.
You want a business site or portfolio with less technical upkeep. Start with a visual website builder or a supported publishing platform.
Less server maintenance comes with platform rules. Verify that your site can move elsewhere.
SIX WAYS TO GET ONLINE
A ready-to-use hosting account for a small website, often with a control panel, databases and email options.
Explore category ↗02 / CONTENT WITHOUT THE UPKEEPHosting built around WordPress, with platform maintenance and WordPress-specific features handled to the extent the plan promises.
Explore category ↗03 / YOUR OWN SOFTWARE STACKA virtual server where you choose the operating system and configure the services your project needs.
Explore category ↗04 / A WHOLE PHYSICAL SERVERA dedicated physical machine for workloads that need hardware isolation, predictable allocation or a specialized stack.
Explore category ↗05 / PUBLISH, NOT PATCHVisual website builders and developer deployment platforms that package hosting into a more managed workflow.
Explore category ↗06 / START WITH THE ADDRESSRegister a domain and manage the DNS records that direct visitors, email and other services to the right place.
Explore category ↗THE PROVIDER INDEX
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Application deployment, static hosting, DNS and domain registration in one ecosystem.
Workers is the recommended starting point for new application projects; Pages remains available. Check runtime, DNS and usage requirements.
Droplet cloud servers for custom stacks, plus managed WordPress and PHP hosting through Cloudways.
Droplets are unmanaged. A WordPress image does not turn a Droplet into a managed hosting service.
Shared hosting, DreamPress WordPress plans, VPS options and managed dedicated servers.
Root-access VPS and Managed VPS are separate products. Compare the level of access and the management scope.
Cloud servers and dedicated hardware, alongside web hosting and a separate managed-server range.
Cloud and root-server offerings are self-managed. Managed servers are a separate line and do not provide root access.
Managed WordPress hosting with site-management tools, backups, caching and migration assistance.
Check site and usage limits, plugin support, backup retention and the migration terms of the selected plan.
Domain registration and shared website hosting with cPanel and WordPress installation tools.
Compare domain registration and renewal prices separately. Check email, backup and resource limits on hosting plans.
Git-connected website and application deployment, previews, a global CDN and serverless functions.
Check framework support, function limits and usage billing. A deployment platform is not a general-purpose root-access server.
Web hosting, VPS and public-cloud instances, plus dedicated physical servers.
Check regional product availability and the support boundary. VPS and bare-metal services normally require your own administration.
Managed deployment for web services, static sites, background workers, scheduled jobs and databases.
Match the workload to the service type. Check region, persistence, usage and database requirements before choosing a plan.
A visual website builder with hosting for websites, blogs and online stores.
Check required business features, plan limitations and what you can export if you decide to change platforms.
This is a selected directory, not the whole market. Categories describe an offering, not every plan from that provider. Check current pricing, renewal terms, availability and features on the linked official page. Links are not affiliate links.
BEYOND THE INTRODUCTORY PRICE
Bring your own quote. See the renewal years, too.
Costs are allocated month by month over the selected period. Your provider may charge the whole term up front. This is not an invoice or a cash-flow schedule.
Set the intro term to 0 for a plan without introductory pricing. Add-ons stay constant; domain renewal and hosting renewal rates do not increase automatically. What to check in a quote ↗
YOUR ADDRESS. YOUR CONTROL.
A practical checklist, from registration to the first visitor.
FIELD GUIDE / COSTS
A useful hosting budget includes the year you renew, not just the day you sign up.
An advertised monthly rate may require payment for a longer term. Record the initial term, total amount due and renewal price. Our calculator allocates costs month by month so different terms can be understood; it does not reproduce the provider’s invoice timing.
Email accounts, automated backups, security features, managed support, control-panel licenses, databases and extra sites may be included, optional or usage-billed. Put fixed monthly add-ons into the calculator. Keep variable charges in a separate budget.
Bandwidth, outbound transfer, storage, build minutes, function execution, API requests and database resources can affect a platform bill. Check what happens when a limit is reached: an overage, a paused service or a required upgrade are different outcomes.
Record the first-year and renewal price independently. Check whether a bundled domain renews separately and what happens if you cancel hosting. ICANN’s renewal guide explains why registration terms and expiration policies matter.
All amounts use your selected currency; there is no currency conversion. Intro pricing lasts the number of months entered, then the renewal rate applies. Fixed add-ons recur monthly, domain charges annually and the setup fee once. Taxes, exchange movements, variable usage and later rate increases are excluded. All example amounts are illustrative, not provider offers.