Affiliate disclosure

Hosting Compass may earn a commission when readers sign up for a hosting service through some of the links on this site. There is no extra cost to you when this happens.

How recommendations are made

Provider recommendations are based on fit, tradeoffs, and use case, not on whether a provider has an affiliate program with us. The same evaluation framework is used for every provider, regardless of partner status.

What this means in practice

Some providers featured on Hosting Compass are partners and some are not. Where a provider is the best practical fit for a given user input or comparison, it is shown, partner or not. Where a provider is a weaker fit, it is shown that way too.

How the tools treat partners

The tools score every host with the same formula. Whether a host pays us a commission is not an input: a commission never changes a tool result, a score or the order of a list. 22 of the companies listed currently have an affiliate agreement with us, and links to them are marked rel="sponsored". The methodology page names them and shows the formulas.

Pricing and plan details

Prices shown on Hosting Compass come from the hosts' own pricing pages. For many hosts we read them on 13 October 2026; older figures from listings collected in April 2026 are marked with that date, and figures we could not fully confirm are marked as approximate. They are not live quotes. Always verify the current price and plan terms with the provider before purchase.

Editorial independence

Affiliate relationships do not influence ratings, profiles, comparisons, or tool logic. The Hosting Compass tools and editorial framework are designed to surface tradeoffs honestly, including reasons not to switch when staying is the better call.

Questions

For questions about how recommendations are made, see the methodology page.