Pricing and Features

There are 3 different subscriptions you can choose from with SiteGround, each of them are ideal for a certain kind of website and are fitted with varying features. As mentioned earlier, the prices are some of the lowest around – though take note that these are introductory prices. Still, you are getting a very good bargain during your initial term whichever plan you get. It’s all just a matter of choosing which fits your needs the best.

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The StartUp plan is their most basic plan and allows only 1 hosted website with 10GB of space, but offers unlimited data transfer. This is good for individuals or small businesses that expect up to 10,000 visits to their website a month. You also get 1 free daily backup of your site, but you can also avail of additional basic or premium back up services if you want more features. The regular cost of this plan is $9.95 per month, but you only need to pay $3.95 per month for the introductory price.

The GrowBig is the next subscription plan they offer. This allows you unlimited websites with 20GB of space and unlimited data transfer. This subscription is good for websites that receive around 25,000 visits a month. This also gives you access to their basic backup restore tool and an allotment of 30 backup copies of your site. The regular cost of this plan is $14.95 a month, but will only cost you $7.95 a month for the introductory period.

The most premium shared hosting plan of SiteGround is the GoGeek plan which allows unlimited websites with 30GB of space and unlimited data transfer, and is good for about 100,000 visits a month. It has SSD MySQL databases, 3 Levels of Super Cacher, access to the premium back up and restore service, and free PCI Compliance. This packed plan usually costs $29.95 a month, but you can get it for an introductory price of $14.95 a month.

Freebies

In addition to the aforementioned features, SiteGround also gives users a bunch of very useful freebies across all plans – meaning that, yes, you get these regardless of your subscription plan. For starters, you get a free domain name upon signing up. And it will remain free as long as you keep it as the primary domain of your hosting account. Beyond that, they also provide a simple drag and drop website builder, free site transfers, CMS installation, free email accounts, free shopping cart for eCommerce websites, free SSH and SFTP access, and even free SSL certificates. Overall, you are getting a lot of value with these freebies alone – especially since you don’t even have to go for a premium plan to get them.

Customer Support

Customer Support is not exactly part of the web hosting service but might just be the second most important thing you look at when you are going through what a web host provider has to offer. SiteGround has one of the better serving customer support available among other companies. They offer 24/7 email and phone support, and even boast a fast 10mins initial response time for email inquiries.

What's the Verdict on SiteGround?

Worth It, Some Issues

SiteGround Shared Hosting Review  2019 – Conclusion

SiteGround may not be the best web host provider available but they do offer a good and affordable service you can use. Their subscription plans are offered on a big introductory discount, and come with a 30 day money back guarantee so you can go try out their service without any risk. You can even choose the location of your server between their 3 locations worldwide unlike other companies. Again, it’s not perfect, but immediately writing off the company due its shortcomings would be a mistake. If you want a fast website that stays up, offers various freebies across the board, and won’t break the bank during your initial term, then SiteGrounds is one of your best bets!