Best WordPress Hosting for Smooth Website Operation in 2025

Pros

• Auto-updates for WordPress, including themes and plugins.
• Excellent customer support, including access to specialized WordPress experts for full CMS guidance.
• Daily backups to simplify site restoration.

Cons

• Low storage amounts, forcing you to upgrade plans after a fairly small amount of site growth.
• Renewal pricing is significantly more expensive than most alternatives.

SiteGround is the best WordPress host overall thanks to its excellent WordPress tools, including its guided setup process and proprietary plugins for optimizing security plus site speed. Moreover, SiteGround offers some of the most exceptional customer support I’ve experienced, and their customer service teams have even won multiple Stevie awards. The long-term costs are high for personal sites, with the lowest-tier plan rising to $18 a month on renewal, but the cost is absolutely worthwhile for business websites, allowing SiteGround to earn our Editor's Choice award for the Best Web Host in 2025.

Who it’s best for

SiteGround is the best WordPress hosting for business owners -- or hobbyists with significant room in their budgets -- who don’t want to spend much time learning or managing WordPress. SiteGround walks you through choosing a theme, installing essential plugins and getting the basics of your site set up. After the initial setup, SiteGround simplifies your website management by performing automated WordPress updates -- including plugin updates -- and providing highly effective plugins for security and speed enhancement.

SiteGround is also a great choice for agencies and developers, as its cloud hosting plans make it easy for you to create and ship client websites. The only other host I’ve tested with similar tools for building client websites is WP Engine, which comes at a much higher premium.

However, you may want to avoid SiteGround if you’re on a tight budget and uncertain about how much you’ll earn from your website, as the renewal costs are quite high. There’s also no way to extend your introductory discount past the first year of hosting, which puts SiteGround at a major disadvantage when compared to companies like Hostinger that offer multi-year introductory discounts.

Why we like it

The best thing about SiteGround is its impressive customer support, which starts with an extensive collection of tutorials for building and troubleshooting websites. If the tutorials can’t answer your questions, the customer support team can help you, often in a matter of minutes. Furthermore, SiteGround’s support staff are trained extensively in WordPress; I was impressed by their ability to provide WordPress-specific solutions to various minor issues. If you want someone to build things for you, SiteGround offers paid services for many site setup tasks.

You don’t need expert assistance to get started with SiteGround, though; the guided setup process helps you choose a theme and plugins to suit your site’s purpose. The site assistant isn’t quite as advanced as the Hostinger setup assistant, but it directs you to essential areas like the page creator so you can start building your site right away.

SiteGround’s server performance was pretty solid during my week of testing, with 100% uptime and an average site speed comfortably within the recommended maximum of three seconds. Furthermore, SiteGround offers a Speed Optimizer plugin which can enable multiple types of caching, image compression and code minification to improve your site speed. This built-in plugin is one of the best things about SiteGround, as you’d typically have to install third-party software for access to these features.

All of SiteGround sites are secured with SSL certification and a custom firewall, plus a proprietary anti-bot system that claims to block millions of daily threats. SiteGround also includes a Security Optimizer plugin, which simplifies the implementation of advanced security strategies. This saves you the trouble of installing a third-party security plugin and sets SiteGround apart from other top WordPress hosts -- Nexcess is the only competitor with a similar plugin. If something goes wrong, you can restore your site quickly with the automated daily backups.

Pricing

SiteGround offers three WordPress hosting options with starting prices ranging from $3 a month to $8 a month, based on a one-year contract. However, these plans increase significantly on renewal, with the lowest-tier plan going up to $18 a month and the highest-tier plan going all the way up to $45 a month. You also can’t get the discount for longer than one year. This makes SiteGround’s long-term costs significantly higher than most WordPress hosts, though they are in line with premium WordPress hosting companies like Nexcess.

SiteGround has a separate page for WooCommerce hosting, but a close look shows that these plans are identical to the regular WordPress hosting. This makes both hosting types effective for e-commerce sites.

Pros

• Guided WordPress installation and site assistant make setup easy for first timers.
• AI content generation tools available on higher-tier plans.
• Great security, including a specialized WordPress vulnerabilities scanner.
• Automated backups (weekly on lower-tier plans, daily on higher-tier plans).
• Excellent uptime and site speed.

Cons

• Customer service is only available via live chat, not phone or email.
• Customer support live chat is AI-powered and it can take 30+ minutes to reach a human representative.
• The best introductory discount is only available through a four-year contract, longer than alternatives.

Hostinger is the best value WordPress host because it provides a wide range of features, intuitive interfaces and excellent server performance for affordable prices -- including renewal prices. Its range of hosting types and plans makes it suitable for everything from small portfolio sites and blogs to large online businesses. All of this makes Hostinger our Editor's Choice for Best Value Web Host in 2025.

Who it’s best for

Hostinger is great for everyone, from small business owners and long-term hobbyists to bloggers, as you can get a major discount by signing a four-year contract. I especially appreciated Hostinger’s guided setup process and site assistant, as they make it easy for first-time website owners to learn how to use the CMS. First-time users (and experienced users who want to minimize time spent on site maintenance) will also enjoy the auto-updates provided for the core WordPress software.

Hostinger can also be a good choice if you’re multipassionate and hoping to build more than one website, as it lets you create up to 25 sites even on the lowest-tier plan. The storage and bandwidth limits mean you’ll need to keep those sites small, but most other hosts I’ve tested don’t let you create multiple sites on lower-tier plans, giving Hostinger a notable edge. Moreover, Hostinger offers various types of web hosting, including virtual private server (VPS) and cloud hosting, so you can grow your site without switching hosting companies.

Small business owners looking to increase audience engagement through web apps without investing in a developer may also want to consider Hostinger for its recently launched Hostinger Horizons app. Horizons lets you easily create simple web applications and connect them to your Hostinger website. For example, if you’re a personal trainer, you might publish an app that visitors can use to track their workouts.

However, you may want to avoid Hostinger if you’re deliberately creating a temporary website or you’re uncertain how long you want to run your site for, as the best discounts are only available on four-year contracts. You can get a discount for a shorter term (as short as one year), but it won’t be as good as the four-year discount. You’ll also want to skip Hostinger if you prefer phone or email support, as it only offers customer service through live chat.

Why we like it

Hostinger offers several tools for WordPress users, including a guided setup process and a site assistant that helps you navigate the admin dashboard. After configuration, you’ll benefit from LiteSpeed acceleration that boosts site loading speeds and WordPress-specialized security features, including a vulnerabilities scanner and auto-updates to the core CMS. Many budget web hosts restrict these features to higher-tier plans --  or don’t offer them at all -- making their inclusion in the lowest-cost Hostinger plans noteworthy.

In terms of security, Hostinger goes beyond the standard SSL certification and firewall protection with DDoS protection and a vulnerability scanner for WordPress users. If malware gets through these protective layers (or you run into issues with, say, a botched WordPress update), you can quickly restore your site using the automated weekly backups (daily backups if you’re on a higher-tier plan). These features -- especially the automated backups -- aren’t always offered by budget hosts or even regular web hosts like GoDaddy, giving Hostinger an edge over the competition.

Hostinger also had excellent server performance during my week of hands-on testing, exceeding its 99.9% uptime guarantee and providing the second-fastest server speed of any host I've tested. This spectacular uptime and server performance ensure that visitors can access your site quickly at any time of day or night.

My only disappointment was with Hostinger’s customer service. Live chat is the only option for most inquiries (with dedicated email addresses for specific things like accessing a lost account) and it's AI-powered, so you'll be speaking to a bot unless you ask to talk to a person. I also waited a full half hour to speak to someone, longer than I've waited on most other hosting platforms.

Pricing

Hostinger’s WordPress hosting cost ranges from $3 a month to $8 a month, with renewal prices ranging from $11 to $26 a month. These prices are highly affordable compared to other companies’ WordPress hosting plans, but they’re also only available through a four-year contract -- longer than the one- to three-year contracts required by other web hosts. However, you can still get a solid discount -- $4 a month instead of $3 for the lowest-tier plan -- on a one-year plan, so Hostinger can work as a budget host for a short-term website.

Hobbyists, small-time bloggers and small business owners can get by on the Premium WordPress Hosting plan, which costs $3 per month for the first four years and $11 per month on renewal. This plan provides enough storage for at least 200 pages (or 2,000 small pages like blog posts) and enough bandwidth for 25,000 monthly visitors.

WooCommerce hosting -- WordPress hosting specialized with WooCommerce, a popular e-commerce plugin -- from Hostinger ranges from $4 to $8 per month with renewal costs of $14 to $26 a month (based on a four-year contract). You can learn more about Hostinger's WooCommerce hosting, and WooCommerce hosting in general, in our guide to the best web hosting for e-commerce.

Pros

• Advanced tools for SEO and marketing through Yoast and HubSpot integrations.
• Advanced caching protocols and image optimization tools for improved site speed.
• Plugin performance monitor to ensure fast, reliable performance.
• Excellent security, including Solid Security Pro plugin.
• Above-average uptime guarantee of 99.99%.

Cons

• Lowest-cost plan doesn't include key features.
• There's no introductory discount for new users.

Nexcess is the best WordPress hosting service for businesses looking to maximize site performance thanks to its built-in caching systems, image optimization protocols and Plugin Performance Monitor. New, more affordable plans launched in August 2025 also make Nexcess a decent choice for personal and hobby websites.

Who it’s best for

While the lowest-tier Nexcess plan lacks key features that make it unusable for most people, other Nexcess WordPress plans are ideal for business owners, as they include a variety of tools to improve site speed and simplify site management. Newly introduced pricing models also make Nexcess's benefits accessible to hobby blogs and personal websites, as you can now access most benefits of Nexcess for just $8 a month -- and that price doesn't increase on renewal.

E-commerce site owners can also benefit greatly from Nexcess, as the WooCommerce plans run on servers optimized for storefronts, ensuring excellent site speed and uptime. Most Nexcess WooCommerce plans also come bundled with a variety of premium e-commerce and marketing plugins to help you build a robust, effective website and digital storefront with an excellent conversion rate.

Why we like it

Nexcess is a little different from other hosts on this list, as its lowest-cost WordPress hosting tier lacks essential security features that make it a poor choice for any website. However, the second tier provides significantly more features than comparable plans from many hosts, including a proprietary Plugin Performance Monitor, image compression, image lazy load, caching and a CDN. These tools outmatch the proprietary SiteGround performance plugin and put Nexcess miles ahead of the other hosts on this list, like Hostinger and AccuWeb Hosting. Moreover, I discovered during my week of testing that Nexcess has some of the best site speed in the industry -- and that's without optimizing settings in the performance tools.

Additionally, Nexcess's premium plans provide a plugin installer that makes it easy to install numerous plugins, including the aforementioned speed optimization plugins, a variety of design plugins and marketing plugins. WooCommerce hosting users receive several additional plugins for optimizing the e-commerce experience, increasing sales and building brand loyalty. Several of these are premium plugins, so you'll enjoy significant savings if you get them all through your Nexcess hosting plan.

Nexcess secures sites on all but its lowest-tier plan with SSL certification, extensive firewall protection, basic DDoS protection and automated daily backups -- most of the security features you’d expect from a premium WordPress host. The Solid Security Pro plugin (valued at $99), which is also included in all but the lowest-cost plan, provides more advanced security features like brute force protection and a vulnerabilities/malware scanner.

Nexcess also offers customer support 24/7 via live chat and email. I experienced some difficulties accessing the live chat, but support assured me this was due to a compatibility issue with Firefox that they were actively working on, so this problem has likely been fixed. Furthermore, when I did speak with live chat support, they were professional, helpful and quick to address my issues. Unfortunately, email support was frustrating, with slow response times, and I wasn't able to access the promised phone support at all. This suggests that Nexcess's customer support is highly inconsistent. While it likely won't make much of a difference in your website-building journey -- I've only needed customer support a handful of times in 15 years of building websites -- you may still want to consider another option if you're highly concerned about customer support.

Pricing

WordPress hosting from Nexcess has three plans with default prices ranging from $4 to $16 per month when you choose a three-year term. All three tiers start with enough storage for 150 large pages (like product pages with numerous high-resolution images) or 1,500 small pages (like blog posts with only one or two images) and enough bandwidth for two million monthly visitors. Instead of switching to a new plan when you need more resources, you can upgrade your existing plan to a version with more storage, bandwidth and the option to create more websites. These plans go all the way up to a 250-site plan with sufficient storage for at least 8,000 pages and ample bandwidth for 10 million monthly visitors.

Most users will want to skip over the $4 per month plan and invest in Thrive, which costs $8 per month (based on a three-year contract). WooCommerce hosting uses the same pricing model -- and price points -- as regular WordPress hosting through Nexcess. Again, most users will be best served by the Thrive plan, which costs $8 per month when purchased with a three-year contract. There are no introductory discounts, but prices don't increase on renewal either, making long-term Nexcess hosting for small websites more affordable than it is with most other hosts, including Hostinger.

Pros

• Low renewal pricing for most plans, ensuring long-term affordability.
• Daily backups for easy restoration in case of a crash.
• Malware scanning to find viruses and other harmful software.
• AI website building tools for WordPress.
• Above-average 99.98% uptime guarantee.

Cons

• Introductory pricing is only accessible if you sign up for three-year term.

Ionos offers some of the best customer service in the industry, with agents responding almost instantly during my tests and providing helpful responses to a variety of basic questions. Its combination of affordability, top-notch customer service and ease-of-use makes it great for beginners or any folks who expect to need regular assistance. 

Who it’s best for

First-time site builders can get a lot out of the guided WordPress setup, though it doesn’t offer an advanced site assistant like Hostinger or A2 Hosting. Ionos isn’t only for beginners, either -- the self-managed VPS and dedicated hosting plans are built for developers, and include low-cost options you can’t get from other hosts, making Ionos a great choice for small but complex online projects.

Ionos offers VPS and dedicated hosting plans for sites that need more resources than they can get through shared hosting. However, all of these plans are unmanaged, so you’ll need to learn how to configure the server yourself, hire someone else or switch to a different host when your site grows beyond the capabilities of shared hosting.

Why we like it

While it doesn’t offer a guided installation or setup process, WordPress hosting from Ionos does include several benefits, including fully customizable auto-updates, which let you choose the themes, plugins and other aspects of WordPress for Ionos to update. This means you can ensure bigger updates -- like an update to your full theme -- only go through when you’re around to deal with any issues they might cause.

Ionos recently introduced an AI site generation tool that can create your WordPress site in a few minutes if you tell it what your site is about and what you want to achieve with it. While many companies now offer AI-powered website builders, Ionos stands apart as one of the only web hosting companies offering a similar tool for WordPress.

Ionos offers an above-average uptime guarantee of 99.99%, meaning your site shouldn’t go down for more than two minutes per week, and it lived up to this promise with 100% uptime during my week of testing. This means your visitors will be able to reliably access your site at any time of day or night. But site speed wasn’t so great -- coming in very close to the three-second maximum -- but it still fell within a reasonable range, and there are many ways to improve site speed on your own.

Like other top WordPress hosts, Ionos secures your site with more than the standard SSL certification and firewall protection -- the security measures provided by most average hosts. Additional security protocols include DDoS protection, malware scanning and vulnerability scanning. All Ionos WordPress Hosting plans also include daily backups -- better than the weekly backups offered by similarly-priced Hostinger plans -- and quick restore functions in case something goes wrong with your site.

Last but certainly not least, Ionos provides stellar customer service, available 24/7 through phone and live chat. I received fast, helpful support when reaching out through both of these channels. Ionos also has a directory of customer support numbers in 14 different countries, making it a great choice for international users.

Pricing

Starting prices for Ionos WordPress hosting range from $1 per month to $10 a month, based on an annual contract. However, the most affordable introductory rate is for Grow, a mid-tier plan that rises to $10 a month on renewal. You should choose the Start plan instead if you want the best long-term pricing. The introductory price for Start is higher, at $5 a month, but the cost only increases to $6 a month on renewal.

Ionos also offers WooCommerce hosting for e-commerce sites starting at $16 a month for the first year. This starting price -- and the renewal cost of $20 per month -- is significantly higher than WooCommerce hosting from companies like Hostinger and doesn’t offer much more in terms of features. If you’re building an e-commerce site and you want specialized WooCommerce hosting, I recommend Hostinger as the budget option or Nexcess if you’ve got more financial leeway.

Pros

• Lowest-tier plan doesn't have a significant price increase on renewal, and doesn't change at all on the annual plan.
• LiteSpeed-enhanced servers for improved site speed.
• Daily backups so you can quickly restore your site.

Cons

• Lowest tier plan has minimal storage, so it's only useful for small websites.

AccuWeb is the best option for cheap WordPress hosting. Despite its low prices -- starting at just $2 a month -- AccuWeb Hosting plans are jam-packed with features for improving server performance and security.

Who it’s best for

AccuWeb Hosting’s low-cost plans make it the best budget WordPress host, perfect for building a hobby site or a small business website without much money. AccuWeb Hosting offers a reasonably priced $2.95 rate for the month-to-month version of its lowest-tier plan, so it’s also great for a temporary website. At the other end of the time spectrum, you’ll pay $2 per month for the first three years and just $2.49 a month on renewal.

Bloggers with an established following and larger businesses can take advantage of AccuWeb Hosting’s range of higher-tier WordPress hosting plans, shared hosting plans and VPS hosting plans. Most of these options are still more affordable than comparable plans from other hosting companies like Hosting.com, allowing you to grow your site without maxing out your budget. You can even get dedicated server hosting from AccuWeb if your site grows beyond the resources provided by the other hosting types.

Unfortunately, AccuWeb Hosting doesn’t offer automated WordPress updates, making it less beginner-friendly than Hostinger or Hosting.com. This also makes AccuWeb Hosting a poor choice if you’re looking for a solution that won’t require you to perform CMS management yourself. AccuWeb doesn’t offer phone support on weekends either, making it an imperfect choice if you prefer to work with customer service via phone.

Why we like it

AccuWeb packs a lot into its highly affordable plans, starting with pre-installed WordPress and the option to pre-install plugins to assist you with various tasks like SEO. Furthermore, every AccuWeb plan includes a full roster of speed-enhancing tools like LiteSpeed servers, a content delivery network (CDN) and automated image optimization, all of which may improve page loading times. These are tools you won’t get from most other budget hosts or even the lower-tier plans of regular web hosting companies.

AccuWeb Hosting sites are secured with the standard SSL certification and firewall protection, plus DDoS protection and malware scanning. You’ll also get daily backups on all plans, which is better than the weekly backups offered by other budget hosts like Hostinger.

WordPress customer support is available 24/7 by live chat and ticket submission. Phone service is also available 24 hours a day from Monday to Friday. This is pretty solid compared to other budget hosts, which often don’t offer phone service at all, but may be an issue if you prefer phone support.

Pricing

Starting prices for WordPress hosting from AccuWeb range from $2 a month to $7 per month based on a three-year plan. Notably, the lowest-tier annual plan doesn't become more expensive on renewal, making its long-term cost lower than any other host on this list. You can also get a marginally more expensive $2.95 price on a month-to-month plan, something that’s typically much more expensive with other hosts (and even other AccuWeb plans). However, this plan is only suitable for small websites, so be prepared to switch plans if your site experiences significant growth.

AccuWeb also offers WooCommerce hosting for building e-commerce sites, with starting prices ranging from $5 per month to $9 a month when you choose a three-year contract. These plans are fairly affordable when compared to other companies’ WooCommerce hosting options, but not quite as cheap as WooCommerce hosting through Hostinger. Moreover, these plans do come with increased renewal costs, ranging from $8 a month to $15 per month.