How do I choose the right hosting provider?

Match your workload to the right category first (shared, VPS, dedicated, cloud, game server). Then filter by location, pricing transparency and uptime track record. Use the wizard for a guided recommendation in under 2 minutes.

What's the difference between shared, VPS and dedicated hosting?

Shared hosting puts your site on a server with hundreds of others (cheap but limited). VPS gives you isolated resources on a virtualised slice (good balance for growing projects). Dedicated rents the full physical server (maximum performance and isolation, higher cost).

Should I always pick the cheapest hosting?

No. The cheapest plans cut on uptime guarantees, support response time and bandwidth caps. Compare price against the RackList Score: a 20% pricier plan with 99.99% uptime usually beats the cheapest plan with 99% uptime once downtime cost is factored in.

What is uptime and why does it matter?

Uptime is the percentage of time your hosting is reachable from the internet. 99% sounds high but means about 87 hours of downtime per year. 99.9% means 8.76 hours, 99.99% means 52 minutes. RackList measures uptime via independent probe agents and publishes the rolling 90-day measurement on every host page.

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