How we choose (and what we don’t claim)

Every recommendation on this site comes from the same process.

1. We keep a database of 25 hosts with published plan specs, introductory and renewal pricing, and the features that matter by profession. Prices are checked monthly, most recently October 2026.
2. We re-rank for each profession. A law firm needs staging and intake uptime; a photographer needs a CDN and storage; a restaurant needs a fast menu page and an easy editor. The ranking is driven by those demands, not by which host pays best.
3. We show intro AND renewal pricing. The intro price lasts one term; the renewal price is the real cost. If a host won’t publish its renewal price, we won’t recommend it on price.
4. We don’t invent lab tests. We won’t publish speed-test numbers we didn’t run or “real-world tests” that never happened. Where a claim matters — staging, backups, CDN, visit limits — we check that it’s on the plan tier we recommend, not the flagship plan.
5. Commissions never change the order. If you buy through a link on this site, the host pays us a commission at no extra cost to you. The highest-paying program does not win a profession unless its features genuinely fit. Read the affiliate disclosure →

If a price is wrong or a feature has changed, tell us — corrections are verified against the host’s published pricing and fixed with a dated note.