Here at techinews18, I will list top 5 best and cheap WordPress web hosting companies in usa which are perfect for WordPress sites and are used by millions of WordPress users worldwide. These hosting services are globally renowned and are popular in social media spheres for their quality services.
Cheap & Best WordPress Hosting Companies in usa:
Hostgator Hosting
Service Quality – Average to Good channels of customer support – Email, Chat, PhoneUser Friendly Control Panel – Not very friendly Easy solution for non-tech business people – Some technical knowledge is required
server speed – AverageAdd-on features – $100 Ad credit from Google and BingSSL certificate – You have to purchaseWebsite migration – You have to pay for migrationPrice – $48 per year
Pros:
They claim to offer unlimited disk, unlimited space, unlimited database, unlimited domains, unlimited subdomains and FTP accounts (but it’s not always unlimited for all offers).Hostgator has a great tutorial for hosting and it can be really helpful for a novice blogger.
Cons :
Purchasing domain from hostgator is expensive. Instead, go for purchasing the domain from godaddy or namecheap.Their cPanel has a lot of options and you may get confuse with them initially.Namecheap Hosting
Service Quality – Better than Godaddy and Bigrock
Customer support – Live Chat, Support Ticket Through Portal
User Friendly Control Panel – Good for beginners
Easy solution for non-tech business people – No, must be familiar with technical terms
Server speed – Slow to average (almost same as Godaddy and Bigrock)
Add-on features – Free WhoisGuard for one year (to secure your privacy information)
SSL certificate – You have to purchase at additional price
Website migration – You have to do manually if you already have website hosted somewhere else
Price – $10 per year
Pros:
Lowest price and you can host 3 websites on a single server. It goes with the name, cheaper (without coupon) than any other hosting provider.Easy to host. Namecheap is famous for it’s no (or least) upsell policy. If you are a novice, you may end up buying irrelevant offers from other hosting providers, which is not the case with Namecheap.Interface is simple to use. Your website is just few clicks away to install with the help of Namecheap’s interface.
Cons :
Renewal is expensive. If you want to continue your hosting on Namecheap, it will cost you Rs. 2,600.Customer support is not available over phone.Not good for people who upload a lot of videos and photos (like travel bloggers and food bloggers)Godaddy Hosting
Parameters for Evaluation of Godaddy HostingSLA (Service Level Agreement) – 24 hours for resolution after you explain the problem over phoneChannels of customer support – Only Phone (Where you may have to wait for several minutes)
User Friendly Control Panel – Yes
Easy solution for non-tech business people – Yes
Server speed – Very slow speed
Add-on features – No free add-on or perks
SSL certificate – You have to purchase at additional price
Website migration – You have to do manually if you already have website hosted somewhere else
Price – $18 per year
Pros:
Cheapest. You can build and launch a complete website in less than $25 per year.No technical knowledge required. If you are a non-technical guy, Godaddy is your saviour.Multiple backup points can be configured.Unlimited bandwidth (But they never guarantee speed)
Cons :
Cheap price, slow and unreliable servers.Godaddy provides worst customer support. So if you face a problem (which you often will), you have to explain everything to them over phone.Least customisable.Backup is not transferrable. You cannot download the backup of your website.Hostmonster Hosting
Another recommendation from a friend. It’s a little better than companies we already reviewed but I don’t personally use it for my own websites.
Service Quality – Average to Good
Customer support – Email, Chat, Phone
Control Panel – Complex for beginners
Easy solution for non-tech business people – No
Server speed – Average to Good
Add-on features – $100 Ad credits from Google and Bing
SSL certificate – You have to purchase at additional price
Website migration – You have to do manually
Price – $60 per year
Pros;
Unlimited bandwidth with 50gb disk space.Page load time faster than almost all the competitors.Security features like Hotlink protection, SSl support, regular site backup and spam protection.
Cons :
Costly, You have to pay a higher amount to renew your hosting for the next year. If you are cancelling your domain name registration, you will have to pay fees for it.Hostpapa Hosting
I was reluctant to add hostpapa in my list but some friends suggested that it’s a decent hosting company.
Service Quality – Average to Good
Customer support – Email, Chat, PhoneUser
Control Panel – Complex for beginners
Easy solution for non-tech business people – Yes
Server speed – Average
Add-on features – Marketing Offers and Credits (Amazon) worth $89
SSL certificate – You have to purchase at additional price
Website migration – You have to do manually if you already have website hosted somewhere else
Price – $37 per year
Pros:
Cheaper, if you plan to have two websites. Hostpapa allows you to host two websites in a single hosting plan.Transparent. There is nothing hidden or upsell. Everything that is required to launch a website flawlessly, is shown openly.Good customer support on all the possible channels, phone, chat, email and social media.Unlimited bandwidth with 100gb disk storage capacity and free domain registration.Easy to understand (and use) interface.
Cons :
All sites on Hostpapa are hosted through their Toronto based server, which sometimes lead to slower load time. It is still better for website owners in India.No automated backup plan. You have to spend $19 per year for the backup of your website.
Good luck with your new affordable WordPress hosting company for your new blog!
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