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GreenGeeks

GreenGeeks is the world's leading eco-friendly web hosting provider, matching 300% of its energy consumption with renewable energy credits. Founded in 2009, offers shared, WordPress, WooCommerce, VPS, reseller, dedicated server, and website builder hosting. Known for LiteSpeed-powered performance, cPanel, free SSL/CDN/domain, and 24/7 expert support.

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Hosting Plans

WP Lite

WordPress
$2.95 /mo for 12 mo
Renews at $13.95 /mo for 12 mo

Storage 25 GB SSD
Bandwidth Unmetered
Websites 1
Free Domain Yes
Free SSL Yes

BackupsCDNSSLUptime
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WP Pro

WordPress
$4.95 /mo for 12 mo
Renews at $18.95 /mo for 12 mo

Storage 50 GB SSD
Bandwidth Unmetered
Websites Unlimited
Free Domain Yes
Free SSL Yes

BackupsCDNSSLUptime

WP Premium

WordPress
$8.95 /mo for 12 mo
Renews at $30.95 /mo for 12 mo

Storage 100 GB SSD
Bandwidth Unmetered
Websites Unlimited
Free Domain Yes
Free SSL Yes

BackupsCDNSSLUptime

Server Locations

US East
Chicago
US West
Phoenix
Western Europe
Amsterdam
Southeast Asia
Singapore

Features & Technology

CMS & Platforms (1/7)

WooCommerce
Drupal
Ghost
Joomla
Magento
PrestaShop
WordPress

Languages & Frameworks (2/9)

Perl
Python
Docker
Go
Kubernetes
Laravel
Node.js
PHP
Ruby

Databases (1/4)

Redis
MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL

Developer Tools (7/8)

cPanel
Cron Jobs
FTP
Git
SSH
Staging
WP-CLI
API Access

Performance & CDN (3/4)

CDN
LiteSpeed
SSD Storage
Caching

Security (4/6)

Backups
DDoS Protection
Malware Scan
SSL
2FA
WAF

Support (3/4)

Live Chat
Phone
Tickets
Priority Support

Extras & Guarantees (5/5)

Free Domain
Free Migration
Money-Back Guarantee
Uptime Guarantee
Website Builder

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • + 300% renewable energy match — industry's greenest hosting provider
  • + LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching on all shared plans
  • + Free domain, SSL, CDN, and daily backups included
  • + cPanel control panel on all plans
  • + Free website migration with no downtime
  • + WP-CLI, SSH, Git, and staging on all shared plans
  • + 30-day money-back guarantee
  • + 24/7 phone, chat, and ticket support

Cons

  • - Significant price increase on renewal (up to 4.7x on shared)
  • - Limited storage on entry plan (25 GB)
  • - No monthly billing at promotional prices for shared hosting
  • - VPS plans are expensive compared to competitors
  • - Dedicated servers are outdated hardware (DDR3, SATA)
  • - Only 1 billing period shown on pricing pages (12 months)

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Shared WordPress Hosting vs Managed WordPress Hosting: Real Differences

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Free Domain With Hosting: Is It Really Free?
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shared Hosting?

Shared Hosting is a type of web hosting service where multiple websites share the same physical server and its resources, such as disk space, CPU, and memory. This setup allows for cost-effective hosting solutions, as the cost of maintaining the server is distributed among all users.

What's the difference between Shared Hosting and Hosting for WordPress?

In many cases, there is no difference. Shared hosting is the platform that WordPress operates on. Managed Hosting for WordPress is typically optimized for WordPress users on a shared hosting platform.

Which Shared Hosting plan should I purchase?

Not all situations are the same and it depends on your situation. If you're just starting out and looking to build and host a website, then we recommend our Ecosite Lite shared hosting package. If you're looking to create more than one website, then we recommend our Ecosite Pro and Premium web hosting options. Our shared hosting plans are ideal for small businesses, bloggers, portfolios, podcasts, and more.

Why choose GreenGeeks?

GreenGeeks offers fast, secure, and exceptional shared hosting plans at an affordable price. We've been in business since 2009, are a BBB accredited A+ rated business, and are the leading green web hosting provider.

How do I get started with my Shared Hosting account?

Getting started with your shared hosting account is easy. Simply choose a package, we recommend our Pro plan and follow the sign-up process. Once your account is activated, you will receive a couple of emails with your login information and service activation notification. From this point, you can begin building your website or provide us with your existing website information so that we can transfer it for you.

Does GreenGeeks provide a domain name?

Yes, we actually offer a free domain name registration or transfer for the first year as part of your hosting service. You will also be able to register many TLDs from your GreenGeeks account.

Can I upgrade my shared hosting plan later?

Absolutely. You will be able to upgrade or downgrade your web hosting account to any of our services by simply contacting us.

I already have Shared Hosting, can I move my hosting to you?

Yes, our shared hosting services include free website migration. Our site migration specialists will manually transfer your website files from your current web hosting provider to your new shared hosting account. You will simply need to provide some details about your current web hosting account.

Is it easy to build a website?

Starting a blog, website, or online store is easy with GreenGeeks. We offer drag-and-drop website builders such as Weebly and SitePad. In addition to this, we offer content management systems like WordPress that will help you build an amazing website, blog, or online store.

What is WordPress?

WordPress is arguably the World's #1 content management system and go-to website creation tool. Thanks to its open-source community, its easily the best built, maintained, easy to use, and insanely customizable with millions of themes, plugins and tutorials available. You can make just about any type of website with WordPress, such as blogs, digital porfolio's, corporate websites to ecommerce stores. WordPress powers over 30% of the Internet's websites. Some examples are Bloomberg, BBC America,

Why should I use WordPress?

WordPress is used by 1 in 3 websites worldwide, making it the most popular website content management system by a substantial margin. WordPress users include virtually everyone - from major news and business sites to small businesses and individuals. WordPress is trusted by millions so you can be confident that it's a sensible choice to power your website. You can build a website, a blog, an online store or a combination of them all, plus much more!

What is your web hosting for WordPress?

It is our secure, high-performance hosting platform which is optimized for WordPress websites, and includes convenient features such as 1-click WordPress installation and automatic updating. We also support advanced WordPress development tools like WP Staging and the command line tools WP-CLI and Git. Our managed hosting for WordPress is perfect for you.

Why should I use GreenGeeks for Hosting for WordPress?

We never charge extra for WordPress security, performance, or support. All of the benefits of our web hosting for WordPress are included in our shared web hosting plans. If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, GreenGeeks is the best home for your WordPress site, since your site's energy consumption will be offset by renewable energy credits. In fact, 300% of your usage is offset! That makes GreenGeeks the most environmentally-friendly managed hosting solution for WordPress available anywher

What makes GreenGeeks web hosting for WordPress faster?

We use of a variety of high-performance technologies to bring you incredibly fast Hosting for WordPress: SSD hard drives, ultra-optimized LiteSpeed Web Server and MariaDB database servers, PHP 8, HTTP/2, our own custom in-house LSCache technology, CloudFlare CDN, and many more tweaks and enhancements.

How easy is it to set up WordPress at GreenGeeks?

It's as easy as answering a few questions and clicking a button. You don't have to download or extract any files, set up a database, configure any connections - it's all done for you in seconds. It couldn't be any easier.

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