SiteGround review 2026: speed, uptime and real renewal prices
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SiteGround is a WordPress-focused host with its own Site Tools control panel, built-in caching and staging. It costs more than budget hosts, so we tested whether the speed and support justify the price. [Replace this intro with your own findings.]
Quick verdict
30-day test · [N] benchmarksOverall Hostnado score
What we liked
- [PRO 1 — e.g. fastest TTFB in its price range]
- [PRO 2]
- [PRO 3]
What we didn’t
- [CON 1 — e.g. renewal price jump]
- [CON 2]
Starts at
[PRICE]/mo
[TERM]-month term · renews at [PRICE]/mo · [N]-day money-back guarantee
SiteGround at a glance
| Plans we tested | [SHARED PLAN] · [CLOUD PLAN] · [VPS PLAN] |
| Starting price | [PRICE]/mo on a [TERM]-month term |
| Renewal price | [PRICE]/mo |
| Storage | [STORAGE] NVMe |
| Websites allowed | [N] |
| Free domain / SSL | [YES/NO] · [YES/NO] |
| Data centre locations | [N] — [REGIONS] |
| Money-back guarantee | [N] days |
How we tested SiteGround
We bought each plan as a normal customer, installed our standard WordPress test site and pointed our monitoring at it. Everything below comes from that setup.
# Install Coolify on a fresh Ubuntu VPS
$ curl -fsSL https://cdn.coollabs.io/coolify/install.sh | sudo bash
# Check the containers are up
$ docker ps
✓ coolify Up 2 minutes (healthy)
Speed & uptime
[What you measured and what it means for a real site.]
Time to first byte
Tip
Choose the data centre closest to most of your visitors when you sign up. For most small sites it matters more than upgrading the plan.
Pros & cons
Pros
- [PRO 1 — with the number that proves it]
- [PRO 2]
- [PRO 3]
Cons
- [CON 1]
- [CON 2]
The plan we’d pick for a first WordPress site. [ONE-LINE REASON FROM TESTS]
Pricing & renewals
[What each term really costs and what it renews at.]
Watch the renewal price
Like most hosts, the renewal price is higher than the first term. Budget for [PRICE]/mo from year [N].
SiteGround vs alternatives
| SiteGround (our pick) | Hostinger | Cloudways | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our score | [x.x]/10 | [x.x]/10 | [x.x]/10 |
| Starting price | [PRICE]/mo | [PRICE]/mo | [PRICE]/mo |
| Renewal price | [PRICE]/mo | [PRICE]/mo | [PRICE]/mo |
| Avg. TTFB | [DATA] ms | [DATA] ms | [DATA] ms |
| Free domain | [YES/NO] | [YES/NO] | [YES/NO] |
| Daily backups | [YES/NO] | [YES/NO] | [YES/NO] |
| Staging site | [YES/NO] | [YES/NO] | [YES/NO] |
Frequently asked questions
Is SiteGround good for WordPress?
[ANSWER FROM TEST RESULTS — two or three sentences with the key number.]
How much does it cost after the first year?
[ANSWER — renewal prices per plan.]
Should I choose shared hosting or a VPS?
[ANSWER — link to the shared vs VPS guide.]
Can I move my existing site for free?
[ANSWER — what we found when we tried the migration.]
Final verdict: [ONE-LINE VERDICT]
[Two or three sentences: who should buy it, which plan, and who should look elsewhere — with a link to the better alternative for them.]