Web hosting guides
Found your domain? These guides answer the questions people ask most when choosing where to host a website, in plain English and without made-up rankings.
Cheap and free web hosting
Low-cost and free hosting, renewal prices, monthly plans and what cheap plans leave out.
Small business hosting
Reliable, secure hosting for local businesses, clinics, restaurants and growing firms.
E-commerce hosting
Fast, secure hosting for online stores that must stay up when traffic spikes.
WordPress hosting
Managed and shared WordPress hosting, speed, staging, backups and migrations.
Developer hosting
Root access, VPS, cloud, Docker, Node.js, Python and the tools developers need.
Switching web hosts
Moving a website, email and database to a new host safely.
Specialist hosting
Green, game, video, podcast, charity, reseller and storage hosting.
Web hosting comparisons
How to compare hosts fairly, read uptime claims and spot hidden fees.
Hosting security and backups
Malware scanning, SSL, DDoS protection, backups, email and server location.
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Key terms
- Best web hosting
- The best host depends on the site: cheap shared hosting for small sites, managed WordPress for blogs and shops, VPS or cloud for apps.
- Top 10 hosting providers
- Rankings change with every test; choose by the kind of site you run using the guides on this page.
Need a domain for it?
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Last updated 15 October 2026