Here's the 43d Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for August 2019! I've been testing 15 hosts in a non-stop manner the whole month and I'll show you the results below. In general, this contest's results can be described as "The mid-priced hosts in the contest have split into two groups - with distinguishable better and worse performance". By the way, you can find the latest roundups … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – August 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Mid-Priced Split)
September 6, 2019 By
What You Need To Know About RAM And CPU On Shared Hosting Plans
August 19, 2019 By
Let me guess. When choosing a shared hosting you want more CPU and RAM for your account for less money. But some shared hosts do not even display this information. So embarrassing! “What’s wrong with them?!” – you may say. And your second though is “Perhaps CPU and RAM is not what guarantees a shared host to be powerful and fast?” Let me show you the details. In this article: You will … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – July 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Better Uptime, Worse Speed)
August 5, 2019 By
Here's the 42nd Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for July 2019! I've been testing 15 hosts in a non-stop manner the whole month and I'll show you the results below. In general, this contest's results can be described as "More hosts with 100% uptime and more hosts with worse Satisfactory Apdex (speed stability)". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance … [Read more...]
Does Cloudflare increase Time To First Byte (TTFB)? Tested on 3 hosts. 6480 manual measurements
July 17, 2019 By
One of my readers contacted me regarding experiencing bad Time To First Byte (TTFB) on his website. After a little research I suspected that using Cloudflare and/or a caching plugin can influence TTFB. And I decided to make thousands of speed and TTFB tests with and without using Cloudflare as well as with and without using a caching plugin. I tested it on three different shared hosts. I did … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – June 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Nearly Top Uptime)
July 2, 2019 By
Here's the 41st Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for June 2019! I've been testing 15 hosts in a non-stop manner the whole month and I'll show you the results below. In general, this contest's results can be described as "Many hosts got perfect and nearly perfect uptime". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables and charts here. All monitored … [Read more...]
Is A2Hosting Turbo Boost Really Worth It (After 4176 Tests)?
June 19, 2019 By
I get asked quite frequently what I think about A2Hosting Turbo plan. It's advertised as being up to 20 times faster. I'm always very skeptic about such boasting. And I shared my skepticism whenever I was asked about A2 and before this research I could not really answer the question if A2Hosting Turbo Boost (formerly Turbo) really worth it. And finally I decided to check the performance of … [Read more...]
Why managed WordPress hosts? WP Engine, Kinsta and LiquidWeb are examined.
June 17, 2019 By
In this article I will not just explain the difference between “ordinary” (shared) WordPress hosting and managed WordPress hosting, but also scrutinize the exact examples – WP Engine, Kinsta and LiquidWeb. These examples will give you a good practical understanding of some nuances which you can’t grasp without trying the service or analyzing real users’ reviews. Also you will see the advantages … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – May 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Healthier)
June 3, 2019 By
Here's the 40th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for May 2019! I've been testing 15 hosts in a non-stop manner the whole month and I'll show you the results below. In general, this contest's results can be described as "More hosts succeeded with benchmark level set for great hosting". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables and charts … [Read more...]
The Uncomfortable Truth About Testing Website Speed And Hosting Speed
May 17, 2019 By
Intro I’ve seen many times how bloggers test website speed or hosting speed. And it makes me sad. It’s sad because the way they test it does not make sense. And it gives no value to the readers. There are two problems: The first problem is that most people run the speed tests just once or maybe a couple of times. The results of such “testing” are misleading and do more harm than … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – April 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Tighter)
May 2, 2019 By
Here's the 39th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for April 2019! I've been testing 15 hosts in a non-stop manner the whole month and I'll show you the results below. In general, this contest's results can be described as "Tighter performance among the hosts". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables and charts here. All monitored hosts are … [Read more...]