6. A2Hosting [99.99% Uptime]
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A2Hosting is bit expensive as compared to the other companies on the list but still an affordable option. They are also one of the best SSD hosting providers to provide the blazing fast services. You can customize your plan as per your needs, and this will prevent any extra charges.
And of course support services, many cheap cloud hosting does not even offer the Live Chat option. A2Hosting fill this gap and provides 24/7/365 support services. They serve the customers via Live Chat, Phone, ticket and knowledge base. You should also visit their blog as they published different articles, which are really handy on different aspects. One thing we want to say, their support team is knowledgeable and friendly.
Through A2 QuickInstaller a user can easily and quickly install any major CMS. Along with installing any CMS, you can set up web development tools such as Node.js, etc. The improved technology like swift servers and SSD’s for faster page loading dramatically increase your site’s performance.
The $15 plan named as “Start”, which includes 512 MB DDR3 RAM, unlimited bandwidth, 10GB storage, 2core CPU with a speed of 600 MHz and 1 dedicated IP address.
Their Cloud hosting is fully customized and you have the control over the selection of Linux operating system. At shopping page, you can select the version of CentOS, Fedora, Debian, etc. The company also offer the user-friendly control panel where you can manage files, databases and other vital features. And if you want cPanel then you will use it after getting the license at affordable rates.
If you are a developer, then Cloud Disaster Recovery is a great option for you. As a developer, you’ll be aware that writing codes is a complicated job and sometimes you may encounter errors which will hardly to detect or sometimes an error cause the serious damage. So, before implementing any changes in coding, you should take a backup copy which you can use to restore the previous version.
Additionally, A2Hosting offers 99.9% server uptime guarantee and High Availability Failover. The primary concept behind the cloud technology is high availability. When a server fails then your site automatically shift to another operational server without any downtime, this is known as High Availability.
Along with all this company also claim anytime money back guarantee. But you will receive full fund within 30 days and after it prorated fund for the unused services will refund.
7. BlueHost [Best for Bloggers]
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BlueHost is one of our favorite companies when it comes to cloud and WordPress hosting. They are on the top shelf of WordPress’s recommended hosting firms as well. With such an excellent reputation company care all of its customers and offers cloud plan just at $6.95/mo (Starter plan) which generally starts at $9.99/mo.
If you already have a shared hosting account with them and want to enjoy the cloud hosting, then don’t worry about automated migration you will be able to shift to the newer package within no time. They offer fully managed cloud hosting, which means you don’t have to worry about security patches, updates, port access and the issues like that.
They are always ruling the industry in the support services and offers 24/7 support on Phone, Live Chat, and Tickets. They also highlight the main topics like WordPress, domains, account and control panel, etc. so that if you have a problem related to these, then you can easily found your answer. Video tutorials are a great way of learning, and BlueHost also offers a knowledge base and a stock of video tutorials.
The Starter plan includes 1 website that you can host, 1 free domain, 100 GB storage, Unmetered Bandwidth, 2 GB Ram and 2 core processor. They also include $50 for marketing and local caching services. You can grab all this at $6.95/mo. But we would recommend you to select “Performance” plan which cost $8.95/mo but you have plenty of features in return. Performance plan includes the following distinctive features: Unlimited websites to host, unlimited storage, 4GB RAM, 4 core CPU and $200 marketing credit.
With BlueHost don’t worry about data loss they copy your data on other 3 servers so that in the case of any issue the other copy will automatically start working without any interruption. BlueHost also offers the scaling option that enables you to increase the resources without rebooting. Automated Failover feature shifts your site to another server in case of hardware failure automatically. Besides all this, BH offers 30 days money back guarantee.
8. DreamHost
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Having a lot of experience, DreamHost made its way to being listed on the top WordPress hosting providers. They offer all type of hosting Shared, Managed, VPS, Dedicated and Cloud. The company cloud services are cheap and worthy to use.
DreamHost supports a various open source platform like MongoDB, Redis, Python, Perl and more. With the help of OpenStack, one can create customize server. As company offers easily scalable upgrades like memory, storage, and CPU, etc. With DreamHost, you will get full root access. You have full choice of the software and its version. Their servers are based on Linux, BSD, and Windows.
They are serving the customers with cutting-edge technology which made the cloud services simple and easy to use. A sophisticated dashboard helps users to perform tasks like creating snapshots, managing the network and allocating storage. Additionally, all plans come with Ceph storage, which saves your data more frequently (3 times) so that to retrieve it in the case of any bad incident.
The factor that really matters is the support services. Through Live Chat and email, you can avail support services. Also, there is a bulk of solutions under their knowledge base. They categorize the solutions like General Topics (PHP. Security Hosting etc.), Product Support (Dedicated hosting, VPS Hosting, Emails, etc.) as well as support for cloud products. You can participate in their discussion forum by submitting your issue and will get your answers. The forum currently has 26,440 registered members. The company maintained a status blog, where you can get the status of their service to find out that it is operational or not.
Their plan starts from 512MB RAM, 1 Core CPU, 80GB SSD storage and 100 GB block storage at $4.50/month. We think this price is quite affordable because of including full root access, API and choice of the different OS, SSD’s, cloud backups and auto backup for WordPress, etc.
9. Linode
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Linode is one more cloud hosting service having 400,000 customers and offering services that are reliable for developers, designers, bloggers, etc. They are also offering SSD featured plans. The data centers are located in three different regions of Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.
Linode Cloning enables the user to make the full copy of their contents and link it with the IP failover feature so that in the case of any downfall it automatically switch to the other server with the same configuration.
Scaling is critical especially when you need more resources, and they do support the scaling feature. Many companies still not offering this. Suppose you purchase a plan having no scaling option, and in future, you only want extra storage then you don’t have the choice instead of buying the higher plan that has many extra resources which you don’t really need. So, scaling will give only the feature that you want on your existing plan.
NodeBalancer is a technique which helps the company to distribute the load. If load increases at one server, it will affect the performance of all the users. So, Linode divides the load among various servers to avoid any shortfall of services.
The company use a transparent approach; this will help the users to monitor the statistics and take actions on the bottlenecks. You have full access to graphs and other information so that it will easy for you to detect the problems. Moreover, you will get the full details of processors, usage, connection, and server condition at one page. This type of information makes you proactive and you can avoid serious issues.
The plans start at $10/month which includes 2GB RAM, 1 CPU Core, 24GB-SSD drives and 2 TB of data transfer. You can also hire their services on the hourly basis. And if you are unhappy with them then you have 7 days to get your full fund.
You have plenty of option to contact support team in case of any problem. They offer Email, Ticket, Phone, Fax, and community chat. Moreover, you can also report security and other issues separately so that it will become the company concern to handle it and provide a permanent solution. So, don’t waste time let’s get online with them.