SiteGround

SiteGround provides hosting for websites built with WordPress and other supported applications. Its Site Tools dashboard brings website operations together, while the managed environment reduces the need to configure the underlying web server. Cloud hosting is offered separately for workloads with different resource needs.

Key features

• WordPress operations. Installation, migration and managed updates support the WordPress workflow.
• Site Tools. Website administration is organised in the provider’s own control panel.
• Caching and delivery. The hosting plans advertise caching and CDN capabilities alongside SSL.
• Backups and staging. Daily backups are listed across web plans; on-demand backups and staging depend on the selected tier.

Who it is for

Freelancers, agencies and small businesses running content sites or WooCommerce stores that prefer a managed PHP and WordPress environment over maintaining a general-purpose server.

Pricing at a glance

Web hosting uses paid subscriptions with introductory and renewal prices shown separately. Higher tiers add capacity and workflow features. The money-back policy is a refund arrangement, not an ongoing free plan or a free infrastructure allowance.

Pricing model checked on 15 October 2026; confirm current terms on the official product page. No currency conversion or fixed price estimate is used in this profile.

Things to consider

• Check which tier includes staging and on-demand backups before choosing solely by site count.
• Managed hosting does not imply permission to install arbitrary server packages.
• Review the renewal price, storage and usage expectations for each site.

Before moving a production workload, record its runtime versions, storage needs, database size and external services. Decide who will own updates and incident response. A small pilot is a better way to establish compatibility than relying on a headline feature list; include a restore exercise and check that the team can retrieve its data independently.

Getting started

1. Read the official documentation and plan information, then write down the features and costs your project needs.
2. Choose a small test environment that matches the application’s runtime and persistent-data requirements.
3. Configure restricted access, domain settings and certificates; keep secrets out of source repositories.
4. Test deployment, backups and restoration with representative data before changing production DNS.
5. Review usage and recurring charges after the pilot, and document a migration or cancellation path.