So, I recently left Bluehost for my website hosting after having serious issues time and time again with them and being lied to.
(I had a wordpress site with it being hosted on Bluehost and I was constantly getting hacked.)
I decided to put my website on GoodGallery and transfer my domains over to another company that was more reliable and affordable.
But there are SOOO many out there. And I need email forwarding and I prefer unlimited email storage.
I had to make a spreadsheet just to handle all the information and I figured I can't be the only one with this problem!
COMPANY | OTHER | Hosting | Email info | |
Dreamhost | Do Shared Unlimited | 5.95 mo for 3years, then $7.95 mo $214.20, 1st 3 (equals $71.40 year) $286.20, next 3 (equals $95.40 year) | Included on Shared Unlimited | · Unlimited email at your domain |
Godaddy | SSL Certificate costs extra on most plans | With hosting $51.96,1st year $95.88 next | Only included 1st year | |
--------------------------With No hosting | $23.88 1st year, $60 year after | ·Up to 400 email aliases ·5GB storage ·No forwarding | ||
Interserver | $4mo for 3 years, locked in after $144 for 3 years $144 after | Included | · Email hosting for multiple domains · Email forwarding, unlimited · Domain aliases, unlimited · Unlimited email storage | |
Fasthost | British company, price is in pounds, Guestimate on price | 3 pds a month 1st year, then 6pds $43.56,1st year $87.12 next year | 5 included | ·5 emails ·2GB storage included |
Zoho | They do have a free plan. | ------------------------- | $1 month $12 a year | · 25 MB email attachments · Email hosting for multiple domains · Email forwarding · Domain aliases · Free mobile apps for iOS and Android |
HostGator | Get BabyPlan for multiple domains | $3.95 mo for 3 years, then $11.95 mo $142.20, 1st 3 $430.20, next 3 | Included | · Email hosting for multiple domains · Email forwarding, unlimited · Domain aliases, unlimited |
Namesilo | $2.99 mo, 20% off yearly for one site $3.99 mo, 20% for yearly 3 websites Not sure if SLL is included Free email forwarding on all domain hostings | Included |
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One of the big issues was that I needed email for about 3 different domains. If you have a hosting plan (whether you use the website hosting portion of the package or not) that has unlimited websites, that usually isn't a problem and is often included. But if you're doing a basic plan or not doing hosting, you start hitting limits on what you are allowed to do.
So I ended up with my website being hosted by Goodgallery and I pulled all my domains over to NameSilo as they were the most affordable for renewals.
For emails, I went with Zoho. They do have a free plan, but you only get 5GB per user and you can only check your email on their website or in their phone app. I use Outlook on my computer and prefer to have my email transferred into there. So I went with their paid plan.
This information is good as of Sept. 2019, plans may change!
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