Web Hosting Matrix (Data + Advice)
We made this page for our users. We want you to have as much info as possible when choosing a webhost to install b2evolution CMS (and/or possibly other software) to run your website. Some will look for price, some will look for features, some will look for service. We ambition to give you a full 360° view of the hosting landscape below.
On this page, we expand the raw data of our web hosting comparison with our advice. We analyzed all the data we collected in the light of our 15+ years of experience with developing b2evolution CMS, which led us to installing & maintaining numerous personal & business websites on many different webhosts, including the ones below. We have also moved sites from one host to another on a regular basis.
We have set our standards on data collection very high. Due to the extreme depth of the data we research for each webhost and the time it takes to keep this data up to date, we are starting with a comparison of 15 major web hosting companies. We ambition to add more over time. (Bookmark this page! :)
Web hosting offers compared with facts and advice
This table expands the raw table with additional lines which appear on yellow background.
A2 Hosting | iPage | InMotion Hosting | GreenGeeks | Host Papa | JustHost | FatCow | HostGator | BlueHost | HostMonster | FastDomain | PowWeb | Globat | KnownHost | SiteGround | NameCheap | WebHostingHub | |
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Package Name | Lite | Go Plan | Launch | EcoSite | Starter | JustPlan | Mini Moo | Hatchling | Basic | Basic | Basic | One Plan | GX01 | SH-1 | StartUp | Stellar Plus | Spark Plan |
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Positives | Excellent platform technology Choice of datacenter Very transparent website | Extra low price Excellent value Good for beginners | Backups included 3-month money back guarantee | Eco Friendly Excellent price if you prefer to pay month-to-month | Can run 2 separate websites on 1 account Uses green energy Specific b2evolution support | Backups included | Can run unlimited (small) sites on a single account Interesting if you're used to the vDeck control panel | Weekly off-site backups included Interesting renewal prices | Backups included Good price | Backup included | Backups included | Unlimited email accounts Large email storage | Hum... | Reasonable renewal prices Backups included | Green energy Choice of data center | Excellent renewal prices | Interesting renewal price for 12-month contract Can run 2 separate websites on 1 account |
Negatives | Automatic daily backups not included (available as upgrade) | Platform technology not sufficient for geeks No SSD disks No SSH | Ubergeeks will miss a few things (Node.js, SFTP). | A few missing features for geeks | No SSD drives No SSH (only on VPS) | No SSD disks Limited storage Single site | No SSD disks High renewal prices | No SSD disk Extra cost for daily backups No alias domains for your site | No SSD disks Blocked outgoing pings Limited storage & email Bad support of b2evolution | No SSD disks Limited storage Unattractive pricing | No SSD disks Limited storage Unattractive pricing | High renewal rates Backups not included No SSD disk | High renewal rates Backups not included No SSD disk | Insufficient disk space | Domain Privacy price is absolutely excessive Insufficient storage Only one site per account | SSH access is jailed Limited backups SSL not really free Issues with mod_security | Backups not included |
Summary | This plan is downright excellent with one exception: you'll have to rely on manual backups or upgrade to get automated backups. Active b2evolution support. | This plan is the best choice if you're looking for the lowest price. | A very well rounded plan for small sites, including business sites. Can be used long term. | Overall an excellent plan and with the distinction of being the most eco-friendly. Probably also the best choice if you prefer to pay month-to-month (no contract). | This plan includes active b2evolution support and uses green energy. Also interesting for serving the Canadian market (proximity). | This is an average plan which may be interesting in some countries (check non-USD prices on the site, see below). | This plan is interesting if you're used to the vDeck control panel, but you will have to cancel & switch hosts before renewal kicks in (too expensive). | This plan will suit you if you want to host a single domain website and you don't need privacy on your domain name. | This plan may be used if you are using an external email service (e-g Gmail) and don't have too many photos/videos on your site. Quality & features of BlueHost have degraded lately. | This is an average entry-level plan. The features/price ratio is low. It may be interesting if you're looking for a 3-year contract. | This is a very average plan. It may be interesting if you need many email accounts. | For pure hosting there are better offers out there. May be interesting if you need many email accounts and a lot of email storage. | The platform works fine, but there are better offers out there. | Not rated yet. | Not rated yet. Register your domain elsewhere. | Not rated yet. Seems better suited for domains than for hosting. | Even if you factor in the $1/mo extra for backups, this is an interesting well rounded plan from a reputable company. |
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Best price for you | $ 2.49 | $ 1.99 | $ 4.99 | $ 2.49 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.15 | $ 2.78 | $ 2.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.88 | $ 4.44 | $ 3.47 | $ 6.99 | $ 2.39 | $ 4.99 |
1 Month (Trial) | $ 9.99 | N/A | N/A | $ 10.95 | N/A | $ 7.99 | $ 5.00 | $ 7.66 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $ 6.71 | $ 19.99 | $ 4.88 | N/A |
Monthly for 12 mo | $ 5.99 | $ 2.99 | $ 6.99 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.67 | $ 5.37 | $ 4.95 | $ 6.95 | $ 6.95 | $ 4.18 | $ 4.44 | $ 6.71 | $ 6.99 | $ 2.65 | $ 4.99 |
Monthly for 24 mo | $ 3.75 | $ 2.49 | $ 5.99 | $ 3.28 | $ 4.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 3.15 | $ 3.98 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.88 | N/A | $ 4.92 | $ 9.99 | $ 2.39 | N/A |
Monthly for 36 mo | $ 2.49 | $ 1.99 | $ 4.99 | $ 2.49 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.15 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.88 | N/A | $ 3.47 | $ 10.49 | N/A | N/A |
Renewal Price (1 mo) | $ 10.99 | N/A | N/A | $ 9.95 | N/A | $ 11.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 10.95 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $ 6.71 | $ 18.90 | $ 4.88 | N/A |
Renewal Price (12 mo) | $ 8.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 9.95 | $ 9.99 | $ 10.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 8.95 | $ 8.99 | $ 10.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 14.95 | $ 6.71 | $ 47.40 | $ 4.41 | $ 8.99 |
Renewal Price (24 mo) | $ 7.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 7.99 | $ 9.95 | $ 8.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 13.95 | $ 7.95 | $ 8.49 | $ 9.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 13.95 | $ 13.95 | $ 6.71 | $ 94.80 | N/A | N/A |
Renewal Price (36 mo) | $ 7.99 | $ 7.99 | N/A | $ 9.95 | $ 7.99 | $ 9.49 | $ 12.95 | $ 6.95 | $ 7.99 | $ 9.49 | $ 12.49 | $ 12.95 | $ 12.95 | $ 6.71 | $ 142.20 | N/A | N/A |
Renewal Price Max | $ 9.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 9.95 | $ 9.99 | $ 11.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 10.95 | $ 8.99 | $ 10.99 | $ 12.49 | $ 14.95 | N/A | $ 6.71 | $ 11.95 | $ 4.88 | $ 8.99 |
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Money Back Guarantee | Anytime! | 30 days | 90 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 45 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 90 days |
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Register new .com | $ 14.95 /yr | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | $ 12.95 /yr | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | $ 13.95 /yr | $ 15.95 /yr | $ 10.98 /yr | Free |
.com Renewal | $ 14.95 /yr | $ 16.99 /yr | $ 15.99 /yr | $ 13.95 /yr | $ 16.99 /yr | $ 15.99 /yr | $ 16.99 /yr | $ 12.95 /yr | $ 15.99 /yr | N/A | $ 15.99 /yr | Hidden Fee! | Hidden Fee! | $ 13.95 /yr | $ 15.95 /yr | $ 12.98 /yr | $ 14.99 /yr |
.com Privacy | $ 9.95 /yr | $ 12.99 /yr | $ 12.99 /yr | $ 9.95 /yr | $ 9.99 /yr | $ 14.88 /yr | $ 12.99 /yr | $ 14.95 /yr | $ 14.88 /yr | N/A | $ 11.88 /yr | $ 9.99 /yr | $ 9.99 /yr | Free | $ 24.00 /yr | Free | $ 9.99 /yr |
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Disk space | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 GB | 50 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 GB | 10 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited |
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Sites per Account | 1 | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited | 2 | 1 | Unlimited | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Unlimited | 2 |
Alias/Parked Domains | 25 | Unlimited | 6 | Unlimited | 0 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 0 | 5 | 5 | Unlimited | 1 | 1 | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 |
Subdomains | 5 | Unlimited | 25 | Unlimited | 25 | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 25 | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 25 |
Max DBs | 5 | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited | 25 | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 75 | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 10 |
Free SSL | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Shared certificate | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto-renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Shared certificate | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | (Let's Encrypt) | Shared certificate | Comodo Auto renew | Let's Encrypt | Only 1st year is free | Let's Encrypt Auto renew |
SFTP | FTPS SSH/TLS | FTPS (SSL/TLS) | |||||||||||||||
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Cron Jobs | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||
Included backups | (daily) | (Nighlty) | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | Weekly Off-Site Data Backups | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | (daily) 2 daily + 1 weekly retained | (daily) 30 retained | Twice a week | |||||||
Backup Upgrade | Upgrade to higher plan | $12/yr Daily, retained for 14 days | $19.95 /yr or upgrade | $12/yr Daily, retained for 14 days | $2/mo for daily backups | $35.88 /yr Site Backup & Restore Pro | $35.88 /yr Backup Pro | $14.99 /yr | no daily backups available | $1/mo | |||||||
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Email accounts | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 | 5 | 2 500 | Unlimited | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Email aliases | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Email Storage | Unlimited | 500 MB | Unlimited | 250 MB | 500 MB | 100 MB | 500 MB | Unlimited | 100 MB | 100 MB | Unlimited | 500 MB | N/A | Unlimited | 2 000 MB | 10 000 MB | Unlimited |
Network Features | |||||||||||||||||
Transfer | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Dedicated IP | $ 4.00 /mo | N/A | $ 4.00 /mo | $ 4.00 /mo | $ 4.00 /mo | $ 5.99 /mo | N/A | $ 5.99 /mo | $ 5.99 /mo | $ 3.99 /mo | N/A | N/A | N/A | $ 2.00 /mo | $ 4.00 /mo | ||
Datacenters in USA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Datacenters in Europe | 1 | none | none | 1 | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | 1 | 2 | 1 | none |
Datacenters in Asia | 1 | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | 1 | none | none |
Green energy | CO2 offset by Carbonfund.org | U.S. EPA Green Power Partner (300% offset) | 100% renewable Green Tag energy | 90% sustainable energy Water cooled data centers | |||||||||||||
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Transfer/Migration service | Domain only | Domain only | full site + Panel settings / email | full site | full site | 1 full site or 1 full cPanel | Domain only | Domain only | Full site | Full site | full site | 3 full sites or cPanel | |||||
Auto-Installer | Softaculous | Mojo Marketplace | Softaculous | Softaculous & Fantastico | Softaculous | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | QuickInstall | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Softaculous | Softaculous | Softaculous | Softaculous |
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Control Panel | cPanel | vDeck | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | vDeck | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel (2FA) | cPanel |
Advanced b2evo support | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Shared OS | Linux | Linux | Linux | Linux Secure vFS | CloudLinux | Linux | Linux | Linux | Linux 3.10 | Linux 3.10 | Linux | Linux (Debian) | Linux | CloudLinux | Linux | CloudLinux | Linux (CentOS) |
PHP | 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2 (Choose Your Version) | 7 | 7.1, 7.0, 5.6 | 5.6 & 7.0 (Choose your version) | 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 & 7.1 | 5 & 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 & 7.1 | 5.6, 7.1 & 7.2 | 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 | 5.2-5.6, 7.0-7.2 | 7 | |||
Python | 2.6, 2.7 or 3.2 (switch as you wish) | 2.5 | 2.4 & 2.7 | 2.4 & 2.6 | |||||||||||||
PERL | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Node.js | (no tech support) | (no tech support) | (no tech support) | (no tech support) | |||||||||||||
Ruby | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||
MySQL | 5.6 | MariaDB | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | MariaDB 10 | 5 | ||||||||
PostgreSQL | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||
Git | 2.6 |