Price on day one
$2.79
against $2.99 for SiteGround
Head to head, renewal included
SiteGround vs Ahosting
SiteGround opens at $2.99 a month and renews at $17.99, one of the steepest jumps in the industry. There is no dedicated IP, the panel is their own Site Tools rather than cPanel, and assisted migration is a $30 service. Ahosting opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79.
SiteGround figures are their published entry-plan rates, verified 1 September 2026. Ours come from our billing system, so they cannot drift.
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Price at renewal
$2.79
against $17.99, the same plan
Dedicated IP
Included
SiteGround does not include one on this plan
Where SiteGround leads
4.8/5
a Trustpilot score from more than 22,000 reviews
Line by line
Entry plan against entry plan
Ahosting WP Bronze against SiteGround, the plan each of us puts in front of a first-time WordPress customer.
| Feature | Ahosting $2.79/mo same at renewal | SiteGround $2.99/mo then $17.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.79/mo | $2.99/mo |
| Renewal price | $2.79/mo, unchanged | $17.99/mo |
| Free dedicated IP | ✓ | ✗ |
| LiteSpeed with LSCache | ✓ | ✗ |
| Website migration | Free, done for you | $30 for assisted |
| Control panel | cPanel | Site Tools, no cPanel |
| Staging tool | All plans | GrowBig and up |
| Backups | Daily, offsite | Daily |
| Money-back period | 30 days | 30 days |
| Free SSL certificate | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI website builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
$2.79/mo, and $2.79/mo again when it renews.
Free dedicated IP, LiteSpeed, cPanel, daily backups, staging and free expert migration, on the entry plan.
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Ahosting prices read live from our billing system. SiteGround prices are their published rates on 1 September 2026 and can change without notice.
Differences that cost money
Where Ahosting is ahead
Not a feature list. The places where the gap changes what you pay or what you have to do yourself.
The renewal is the same number
SiteGround StartUp opens at $2.99 and renews at $17.99, a six-fold increase and one of the largest in the industry. Ahosting opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79. Over three years that single line is the whole comparison.
A dedicated IP, at no extra cost
SiteGround does not include a dedicated IP on shared plans. Ahosting includes one on Bronze, Silver and Gold.
LiteSpeed doing the caching
Ahosting runs LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache, a stack built around WordPress full-page caching. The practical result is lower time to first byte, and it holds up when traffic arrives at once.
Migration we do, not a job you run
SiteGround charges $30 for an assisted migration. Ahosting moves the site for you at no cost: files, databases and email, most of them finished inside twenty minutes.
cPanel, so the knowledge travels
SiteGround uses its own panel. Ahosting uses cPanel, the panel most hosts, most tutorials and most developers already assume. If you ever move again, what you learned still applies.
A staging site on every plan
Ahosting includes a staging environment on Bronze, Silver and Gold, so a plugin update or a theme change is tested somewhere that is not the live site. SiteGround does not offer that at this tier.
The other side
Where SiteGround is genuinely better
A comparison that only flatters the host who wrote it is worth nothing. These are real, and for some people they decide it.
An outstanding support reputation
SiteGround holds 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot across more than 22,000 reviews, one of the highest ratings of any major host. That is a lot of people saying the support was good, and it is earned.
A serious in-house security layer
SiteGround runs its own web application firewall with rules written and updated by their team, blocking malicious traffic before it reaches the site. We include malware scanning, which is not the same thing.
Google Cloud infrastructure
SiteGround runs on Google Cloud with its own container platform on top. It is a well-engineered stack, and for anyone who wants a named hyperscaler underneath their site, that is a legitimate reason to choose them.
Straight recommendation
Which one should you actually buy?
Both run WordPress well. The honest split is about what you value in year two, and how much of the setup you want to do yourself.
Choose Ahosting if
- You care what the invoice says in year two, not just year one
- You want a dedicated IP and private nameservers without an add-on line
- You want LiteSpeed and LSCache doing the caching, not a plugin
- You would rather we moved the site than do it yourself
- You already know cPanel, or want to learn the panel that transfers
- You want daily backups and staging on the cheapest plan
Choose SiteGround if
- Support reputation matters more to you than the renewal price
- You want an in-house WAF rather than malware scanning alone
- You want Google Cloud infrastructure underneath the site
- You intend to leave before the first renewal arrives
If that is you, check the renewal figure on their order form before you commit. It is the number that decides the next three years, and it is not the one on the advert.
Straight answers
Ahosting or SiteGround?
The questions people actually ask before they switch, answered with the numbers rather than around them.
SiteGround is $2.99 a month on the first year and renews at $17.99. Ahosting is $2.79 a month on a 36-month term and renews at $2.79, the price you signed up at. The gap on the first invoice is one thing; the gap on every invoice after it is the one that decides three years.
Not on this plan. Ahosting includes a dedicated IP on Bronze, Silver and Gold at no extra cost. A dedicated IP gives the site a stable address that is not shared with unrelated accounts on the same server.
SiteGround StartUp is $2.99 a month introductory and renews at $17.99 a month, a six-fold increase and one of the steepest in the industry. Ahosting is $2.79 a month at signup and $2.79 at renewal, so the second invoice looks like the first.
No, not on shared plans. Ahosting includes a dedicated IP on Bronze, Silver and Gold at no extra cost.
Their assisted migration is a $30 service. Ahosting migrates the site for you at no charge, including files, databases and email accounts, with most migrations finished inside twenty minutes.
Our team does it. You give us access, we move files, databases and email accounts, and most migrations are finished inside twenty minutes. There is no charge, and nothing for you to schedule or test.
Yes. Ahosting offers a 30-day money-back period on the WordPress hosting plans. The terms are shown on the order form before you pay.
Comparing something else
Ahosting against another host
Same format, same billing data, one competitor at a time. The hub page puts all eight in a single table.
One price, first year and after
Move from SiteGround and keep the same price at renewal
SiteGround opens at $2.99 a month and renews at $17.99. WP Bronze opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79, with a dedicated IP, LiteSpeed and cPanel included. We handle the migration ourselves, free, so moving costs you nothing but the time it takes to ask.
- Free dedicated IP included
- Free expert migration
- Daily backups and staging
- 30-day money-back period
WP Bronze starts from
$2.79 /month
36-month term. Renews at $2.79/mo, no increase and no setup fee.
Introductory pricing depends on the selected billing term. Renewal pricing and money-back eligibility are shown before checkout and governed by the applicable terms.