Here's the 38th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for March 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 "There are more 100% uptime hosts this month". 100% uptime is not easy to achieve and so this is a good month. By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and … [Read more...]
SiteGround Has Bad Server Response Time Or Time To First Byte? Results After 16 Mln Tests
March 18, 2019 By
Some time ago one of my readers asked me to comment on his concern that someone says SiteGround had a bad Time To First Byte (TTFB) which is also meant as Server Response Time. Since I’ve been monitoring Server Response Time, hosting speed and uptime 24/7/365 of 15 shared hosts including SiteGround since 2016, I’ve got something to say. To be as specific as possible, I’ve taken the whole year … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – February 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: More 100% Uptime)
March 4, 2019 By
Here's the 37th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for February 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 "There are more 100% uptime hosts this month". 100% uptime is not easy to achieve and so this is a good month. By the way, you can find the latest roundups here … [Read more...]
Server Response Time And Time To First Byte (TTFB) To Estimate Hosting Speed? 16.5 Mln Tests In 2018
February 18, 2019 By
Intro When people want to estimate hosting speed, they often use Server Response Time or Time To First Byte (TTFB) value. Whereas they should use Full Page Load Time metric. And In this post I show you the data collected during the whole 2018 year on how fast the hosts were and how their speed is connected with Server Response Time (or Time To First Byte (TTFB) to be more … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – January 2019 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Mid-Priced Are A Bit Behind)
February 4, 2019 By
Here's the 36th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for January 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 featured as "Most mid-priced hosts performed worse than the cheaper and the more expensive ones". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables … [Read more...]
Most reliable and fastest hosting in 2018 (millions of uptime and speed tests)
January 18, 2019 By
This post summarizes all monthly reports about how 15 hosts performed in 2018. This outlines more than 16 millions of measurements. Also, in this post I will name the most reliable and the fastest hosting in 2018 according to the tests among the hosts I've been monitoring. By the way, you can read a similar report on year 2017 here. Intro I've been monitoring the performance … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – December 2018 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: Some Expensives Rock)
January 1, 2019 By
Here's the 35th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for December 2018! 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 featured as "Some of the more expensive hosts show the best performance". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables and charts here. All … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – November 2018 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: More Stable Speed)
December 3, 2018 By
Here's the 34th Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for November 2018! 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 featured as "The hosts show better speed stability". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables and charts here. All monitored hosts are … [Read more...]
Unlimited Hosting Is Limited. Practical Recommendations On Choosing A Host
November 19, 2018 By
If you choose between unlimited and limited hosting, you will likely prefer unlimited if the price is no big difference. And if the price differs significantly you will likely realistically estimate whether you need the “unlimited” word in your hosting plan title. Are you sure that an unlimited plan is what you really need? And what is really behind “unlimited” plans? By the way, here's … [Read more...]
Hosting Performance Contest – October 2018 Roundup (15 Hosts Tested: No 100% Uptime)
November 5, 2018 By
Here's the 33d Monthly Hosting Performance Contest Roundup for October 2018! 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 featured as "No hosts with 100% uptime this month". By the way, you can find the latest roundups here and the performance tables and charts here. All monitored hosts are … [Read more...]