SiteGround WordPress Hosting
SiteGround is now also available with its own servers in Germany. More specifically, the provider offers WordPress web hosting from a data center location in Frankfurt. SiteGround offers hosting options and plans for a variety of websites and businesses. Small personal websites, business websites and large e-commerce websites can all use SiteGround equally.
SiteGround is a popular host that is popularly used for WordPress all over the world. As of November 2021, the portal is fully translated to German and there are also servers in Germany, Frankfurt. Especially the managed WordPress hosting packages StartUp, GrowBig and GoGeek are popularly used.
SiteGround is a web hosting company that was founded in 2004 in Bulgaria,. As of January 2020, it offers hosting for around 2,000,000 domains worldwide. It offers shared hosting, cloud hosting, enterprise solutions, email hosting and domain registration. In 2019, the company employed around 500 people. It has offices in Sofia, Plovdiv, Starrazagora and Madrid. Now, it has also set a location in Frankfurt, which makes it all the more interesting for German customers.
SiteGround has completed the transition from cPanel to SiteGround’s new platform, Site Tools. This makes managing your website even easier.
High uptime
When it comes to measuring the quality of a web host, uptime is the most important metric. This is the time a server is available and running. Every second your website is down means a problem for your business. Customers can’t reach you and employees can’t get what they need.
SiteGround runs on the Google Cloud, one of the most secure and resilient networks in the world. High uptime ensures that your website is available almost all the time, 24/7. That’s why you need a good hoster like SiteGround to make sure your website is always available – and making you money.
Fast loading times
Just because your website is online doesn’t mean it’s fast. Fortunately, that’s not a problem with SiteGround. The hosting plans include a free content delivery network (CDN). This is easy to activate and gets your website on your visitors’ screens faster.
SiteGround uses the latest technology wherever possible to offer its customers the fastest speeds. The servers use SSD drives, which reduce load time compared to HDD drives. They use a number of caching tools to increase the speed even more. SuperCacher was developed by SiteGround exclusively for its customers. It increases the number of hits that a website can handle and increases the loading speed of the website.
Ultimately, what you do on your website affects the speed. Not only should you choose a good web host, but you should also know the other important principles that will improve your website’s loading times.
Free features
Web hosts like to blindside you with surcharges when you go to checkout. SiteGround offers you some great features, but at no extra charge. With your membership, you get a free website migration. This can be done with the Migrator plugin.
SiteGround also gives you a free CDN and a free SSL certificate.
The Cloudflare CDN keeps images, videos and other large files off your server. As a result, your server is always fast. Since SiteGround uses servers all over the world, the CDN ensures that files are stored closer to website visitors, so they are delivered quickly.
The SSL certificate is required for all websites. It protects private information transferred between devices and websites. The fact that SiteGround provides this certificate for free is a nice gesture, because you have to purchase it anyway. This service is not offered by most other web hosts.
Flexible
SiteGround is great whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. You don’t have to be tech-savvy to understand how the platform works and to host your website. But if you like to get hands-on with the server and use certain features, SiteGround has plans that are tailored to you.
Also, SiteGround has enough options for different web hosting needs, such as shared hosting and cloud hosting. As your website grows, you can always switch to a plan that suits your needs.
Money-back guarantee
SiteGround offers a 30-day money-back guarantee for its shared hosting plans. This means that they stand behind their offer. Dedicated servers and cloud hosting plans come with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
That’s still enough time to determine if you’re satisfied with your service. SiteGround will also refund your money if they fail to achieve an uptime of 99.9%. This is clearly stated in their terms and conditions.
Free CDN
This is a basic offer, but it is quite suitable for new websites that are starting from scratch. If you want more features and better performance, you’ll have to upgrade. Also, you’ll outgrow the StartUp plan as your traffic increases.
WooCommerce
With Managed WooCommerce Hosting, the provider actively supports e-commerce on its platform.
Renewal pricing
SiteGround’s promotional pricing is a real bargain. However, you have to keep in mind that these are promotional prices only. When you renew your contract, your prices will increase a lot.
The costs then basically triple. We recommend that you take out the longest possible contract when you first sign up, namely 36 months. This way you can secure a low rate for a while before you are forced to renew.
SiteGround tariffs
StartUp – Limited budget plan
For those looking for a cheap web hosting service, SiteGround’s StartUp offer for around €3.99 per month is a real eye-catcher. SiteGrond is a good choice for smaller websites, but for anyone who wants more than 10,000 visitors per month, it’s pretty limited. If you start with the cheapest web hosting plan, you may need to upgrade sooner than you thought.
As the name suggests, the SiteGround StartUp plan is ideal for new or smaller websites (less than 10,000 monthly visits). Prices start at 3.99 EUR per month. With the StartUp plan, you can host just one website, and the plan includes 10 GB of web space.
GrowBig
The GrowBig tariff starts at 6.99 EUR per month. It is ideal for medium-sized websites with an average of up to 100,000 monthly visits. GrowBig has 20 GB of web space and can host an unlimited number of websites. If you opt for SiteGround’s mid-range plan, you’ll also get free on-demand backups and staging for WordPress and Joomla sites. The GrowBig plan is certainly suitable for most of you reading this guide. However, for many, the StartUp plan is already enough.
GoGeek
The largest tariff is called GoGeek and can accommodate up to 100,000 monthly visits including 40 GB webspace. This tariff is of course only for very large websites with high traffic. Prices for GoGeek start at 10,79 EUR per month, but the tariff includes all important features and extras. In addition to everything available in the GrowBig tariff, GoGeek offers advanced priority support (expedited customer service for the most experienced agents), white-label hosting feature (also known as reseller hosting) and Git is pre-installed (for creating repositories on your website).
The name of this plan was inspired by tech geeks. So, it’s meant for those of you who want to have more control over your website. If you don’t understand some of the technical terms mentioned in the GoGeek plan, it’s probably not for you. The most important reason why you should upgrade to GoGeek is if you have a lot of monthly traffic on your site.
WordPress Hosting
SiteGround offers hosting options that are specifically designed for WordPress users. This saves you time as you don’t have to download, install and configure WordPress manually.
With SiteGround, you can take advantage of the automated process that is as simple as clicking a button. With this plan, you can also customize your WordPress website more easily by choosing a theme, selecting your website features, and installing marketing tools.
SiteGround’s WordPress Starter Kit is a great addon feature for new WordPress websites. You don’t need any technical knowledge or experience to set it up. If you have an existing WordPress website, SiteGround offers a free WordPress transfer.
The SiteGround Migrator plugin takes care of everything for you. It’s a safe way to transfer your website. Alternatively, you can have your WordPress site migrated by one of the experts at SiteGround. There is a fee for this feature, but it can be worth it if it’s within your budget.
Cloud hosting
Cloud hosting is a new way of hosting websites. The method uses multiple remote servers and is a great option for those of you whose websites have outgrown shared hosting plans.
With cloud hosting, SiteGround provides you with guaranteed resources that match your needs. Your own RAM and CPU are not shared with other websites. Also, you can easily scale your website with this type of web hosting. You’ll be able to expand your RAM, CPU and hard disk space whenever you need to. You don’t need permission for that, and it happens without any website downtime.
Instead of always doing this manually, SiteGround lets you set up automatic scaling. SiteGround adjusts your CPU and memory to handle unexpected traffic surges, but you still have control over all parameters.
Conclusion
The bottom line is that SiteGround is definitely recommended for web hosting. The prices are very well related to the services and there are hosting plans for any size of business.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a startup or an established business, SiteGround is worth it for any website owner in any way!
The fact that SiteGround now also has web hosting in a data center location in Frankfurt has also made the company more attractive in Germany.
