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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    cPanel

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AcPanel headquartered in Houston provides website hosting providers with workload and server automation, as well as a management console for creating and launching websites, managing email and web files, and other administrative tasks.

    $15.99

    per month

    SiteGround

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASiteGround offers website hosting, as well as managed WordPress, managed Woo Commerce, fully managed cloud services available to support a variety of services, as well as reselling.

    $14.99

    per month

    Pricing
    cPanelSiteGround
    Editions & Modules
    cPanel Solo
    $15.99
    per month for 1 account
    Admin
    $24.99
    per month up to 5 accounts
    Pro
    $35.99
    per month up to 30 accounts
    Premier (on cloud)
    $53.99
    per month up to 100 accounts
    Premier (on metal)
    $53.99
    per month up to 100 accounts
    StartUp 24 months
    $14.99
    per month
    StartUp 12 months
    $17.99
    per month
    StartUp 1 month
    $24.99
    per month
    GrowBig 24 months
    $24.99
    per month
    GrowBig 12 months
    $29.99
    per month
    GrowBig 1 month
    $34.99
    per month
    GoGeek 24 months
    $39.99
    per month
    GoGeek 12 months
    $44.99
    per month
    GoGeek 1 month
    $49.99
    per month
    GoGeek 3 months
    $49.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    cPanelSiteGround
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    cPanelSiteGround
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
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    78%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
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    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    VMware vCenter
    Score8.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    VMware vCenter
    Score8.4 out of 10
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    cPanelSiteGround
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (9 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    cPanelSiteGround
    Likelihood to Recommend
    cPanel
    I personally use it for any website hosting I do for me and others. There are a few others but I have stuck with the old tried and true and it always works for me and I know how to get around it so it has become a breeze for me. For those who are extremely new to websites and hosting or to those with very little technical know how cPanel could be very overwhelming and they might want to do like a managed WordPress hosting where they don't really have to see or deal with cPanel. I also probably wouldn't use it for straight email hosting. If you have thousands of cPanel accounts it may get very expensive and that could be a factor.
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    SiteGround
    If you've got a WordPress site and are unhappy with the performance, support or price of your current hosting service, SiteGround is well worth checking out as it excels in all those areas. From a single one-off blog, to more robust hosting packages, they offer a range of options that are well-suited to any budget or service need. Everybody, from noobs to experienced developers needs support from time to time, and SiteGround's team is the best I've seen. Not only are they easy to communicate with and highly proficient to solve any issue I've thrown their way, they're also easy to reach with multiple access options with minimal wait times.
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    Pros
    cPanel
    • The dashboard is very intuitive. Even beginners can figure out how to do things without very much help.
    • The online community is very helpful and the online documentation makes administering any tasks a lot easier.
    • User creation and administration for FTP access is also very simple.
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    SiteGround
    • You get a number of page views as a guide to your bandwidth, and a fixed amount of disk space on the server. So you know what you have to work with. No hazy promises of “unlimited” resources.
    • If you pay more, you’re allocated a server with fewer accounts, so there’s less chance you’ll be slowed down by your neighbors.
    • Its self-help material is pretty good — close to InMotion Hosting for knowledgebase quality.
    • SiteGround tackles slow speeds from all angles, using SSD storage, Nginx, SuperCacher, CloudFlare CDN, and HHVM.
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    Cons
    cPanel
    • The costs can be a limiting factor for some businesses if you are not using a web hosting company that uses it. I have been experimenting with Cloud hosting, which can be very daunting for the novice. There is an option to install it on the cloud but it is expensive.
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    SiteGround
    • Business model and clarity about prices after the second year
    • Server Performance when it's stressed or under a big volume of traffic
    • Upgrading model. Sometimes I felt like it was mandatory to update and pay more for basic needs, even with low traffic volumes
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    Usability
    cPanel
    Although it can be a little bit bloated with a lot of options and configurations, it's very straightforward to use and maintain. So it's a great option even if you don't have large experience in hosting configuration. The WHM tool is more suited to heavy users since it requires more expertise, so it has a steep learning curve to better understand how to use it.
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    SiteGround
    The UX is fluid and easy to understand.
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    Support Rating
    cPanel
    The support comes in the form of an extensive library of how to articles and community input. For most situations this will give you plenty of information and resources to trouble shoot. Live support really then would need to default to the hosting provider who provides the cPanel for your use.
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    SiteGround
    I don't feel stress about the website and emails hosted with SiteGround. I like the customer/tech support, the agents are always polite and ready to find a solution. My websites are secure and has a free SSL certificate - I can get on with my business. The boost in speed to the webpage loads is a big bonus especially when designing and developing websites online. They also provide tips and how to videos on various topics which is valuable learning tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    cPanel
    The direct server management tool access provided by cPanel hosting accounts is far superior to any shared or "standard" web site hosting packaged offered by any of the numerous web host providers I have used and or evaluated over the 20+ years of my experience working in the internet industry.
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    SiteGround
    I used Namescheap in the past. I believe Namescheap is a big company compared to SiteGround, as big as godaddy. I think because of that, you get what you expect. Good services, but maybe more costly and you have to pay for everything as extra. Email $5, SSL $10, CDN $10 etc In my opinion, SiteGround actually has packages that make sense for wordpress hosting. If my website gets a lot of traction in the future, I will need to upgrade from the current plan and maybe move away from SiteGround.
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    Return on Investment
    cPanel
    • cPanel makes back end server administration easy. This saves time and overall effort.
    • cPanel is readily available with most hosting packages. It integrates with both Apache and Nginx.
    • cPanel allows you to perform some of the same functions as WHM, but with an easier interface.
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    SiteGround
    • All the sites I've set up at SiteGround are performing faster than they did at their previous hosting provider. This yields a superior customer experience and higher Google/SEO rankings.
    • Their service has been rock solid, necessitating little support (which is admittedly less than ideal for my support business, but a boon for my clients bottom line) and zero downtime.
    • Easy to get new sites up and running, which speeds creation of new businesses and rapid deployment of conceptual campaigns.
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