Pros & Cons Of Different Web-Hosting Companies

“As we all know that today the Internet is been the fastest and the only medium which covers the whole world, and websites are just been the collection of web pages and the related content for any individual, particular or any organization, etc., which is encoded inside any common domain name and which can be accessible by anyone, anywhere and anytime.”

For example- Our this babacoder.com site, where the babacoder.com is the domain and the information or the pages or the webpages inside it defines what exactly the babacoder.com is about, and it can contain text, images, videos or anything, etc. and together this whole, is considered to be the website. And hosting is just been the place where all the files regarding the website been placed and also it allows our website to be accessible via World Wide Web (www).

Now in the market, there are thousands of companies that use to provide hosting services. Although there are been such hosting services too which are free of cost and the services inside this free hosting are very poor than the paid ones. Also in free hosting, there are very many limitations too, regarding bandwidth, speed, pages, customer support, etc. So moreover 90% of website developers as well as bloggers or publishers opt for the paid ones of the hosting.  

For 5-6 years, I am been in this website developing field, and from my experiences, I am explaining here the main important pros and cons of different hosting providing companies based on their services. So let’s begin:-

Hostinger is one of the trusted web hosting providers and Internet domain registrars, which is been in the market since 2004. And till now it is holding strong hands in more than 40 countries, where India, Australia, and other big countries are too a part of it. It’s really having very affordable plans with good quality services too. Also, it is having a clean and easy dashboard panel, and this “baba coder” website is to be hosted under Hostinger. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Cheap affordable plans.
• Free domain name.
• One-click WordPress installation
• A best performance especially in UK and US

Cons

• Chat customer support can take up to 30min-1 hours to reply.
• Uptime little unreliable.

HostWinds is a Tulsa-founded, Seattle-based web hosting company, which is popularly known for providing web hosting and web-related services. It is a good fit for small businesses that need unlimited storage and bandwidth. And, yes of course their services are pretty cool too. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Best speed performance
• Good and fast customer support
• The best security for e-commerce and third-party interference

Cons

• No option for SEO
• Limited dedicated server plans

Cloudways is a fully managed cloud hosting platform or hosting provider that emphasizes performance and simplicity. Their performance speed is really good than other hosting provider companies. It does not have cPanel or Plesk, however, it has powerful tools that allow web administrators to configure basic settings, and do much more. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

WPX hosting provider claims themselves, as one of the fastest WordPress hostings which was been founded by Terry Kyle in 2013. They also offer FREE high-speed CDN and SSLs. If you want to design a new website through WordPress, then you can go easily with the WPX. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Fast load speed
• Unlimited free site migration
• Free malware detection and removal
• Free custom high-speed CDN with 26 global endpoint

Cons

• No phone support here
• No single site hosting
• No cPanel

WP Engine is another website hosting provider that provides managed hosting solutions, especially for websites using the popular CMS WordPress. It generally provides technological solutions to WordPress-specific sites. They are based in the United States but they have their data centers and offices worldwide. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Good Loading Speed
• Free 60-Day Trial
• Free Global CDN
• Excellent Support Response Times

Cons

• Not applicable for Non-WordPress platforms
• Some plugins and themes are not available here
• Additional charges it took for more number of visitors than the fixed one.

BigRock is a very popular brand that has become synonymous with domain registration and web hosting services. They have customized products that help small businesses, and professionals establish and grow their online presence. They have an easy interface too to deal with the control panel. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Affordable plans are here
• Money-Back Guarantee is also here
• Multiple payment methods can be accepted here
• Referral schemes, as well as discounts, are also here

Cons

• Customer Support can be better
• No flexibility to change the Name Servers

Bluehost is one of the 20th largest web hosting service providing companies, which was founded in 2003, and it is having more than 5 million websites hosted under its server. They offer a range of domain and hosting services that are secure and reliable too. Also, their hosting plans are really very cost-efficient or budget-friendly. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Cheap affordable plans
• 30-day money-back guarantee is also here
• Customer support is very fast
• One-click WordPress installation
• Good security features

Cons

• Fewer data centers
• No uptime guarantee

HostGator is also one of the oldest web hosting and domain registrar companies, which was founded in 2002. Even though they are the oldest ones then also they’re posting a solid average uptime of 99.98% over the past 12 months. At the time of renewals, they charge a less fee in comparing to other providers. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Consistent low pricing on renewals
• One month trial
• Free SSL

Cons

• No free domain
• Plans are somehow not that cheap in comparison to other providers
• Server downtime
• Customer service can be better

A2 Hosting is one of the high-performance web hosting providers. It is also been the oldest web hosting providing company, which was founded by Bryan Muthig in 2003. Their services provide really fast loading speed. Some of its high-impacting pros and cons are as follows:-

Pros

• Fast Page loading speed
• 24/7 Malware Scanning and Server Monitoring
• Fast customer support

Cons

• The domain name is not free
• More limitations on their cheapest plan

Here in this post, we have discussed different popular web-hosting providing companies with their impacting pros and cons. I tried to make it in a simpler manner so that our readers don’t have any confusion but then also if you want to ask anything or you have any queries regarding any hosting providing servers then feel free to comment below.

Also if you want to know, how you can able to live your designed WordPress website inside the Hostinger, then do read our this post ‘How to install WordPress inside the hosting server‘.