How we get paid — per provider.
Every recommendation here ships with a commission band. Our rankings are built from measurable performance, support and pricing-transparency tests — not commission size. This page is the receipts.
Disclosure — Hostilo may earn a commission from affiliate links on this page. This does not influence our editorial recommendations.
Editorial vs. commercial — separated on purpose
Ranking and commission are not allowed to touch. Here's the firewall.
Ranking is from tests
TTFB, uptime, support response, refund honored, renewal multiplier. None of these touch commission rate.
Commission is published
Each provider shows a public commission band below. We update bands when programs change.
We will say no
Providers we've tested and dropped are listed on this page with the reason — even if they still pay.
What each link is worth to us
Bands, not exact dollar figures — programs negotiate tiers and confidential clauses. We publish the rough band and update when it moves.
High ($150+)
· 2Mid ($75–150)
· 6- ChemiCloud
Small business sites, freelancers
Rank 8.7 · From $2.95/mo - DreamHost
Privacy-conscious users, monthly billing fans
Rank 9.1 · From $2.95/mo - FastComet
International sites, cPanel users
Rank 8.7 · From $2.95/mo - GreenGeeks
Sustainability-minded sites, small businesses
Rank 8.9 · From $2.95/mo - HostArmada
Modern small business hosting on cloud
Rank 8.6 · From $2.49/mo - Hostwinds
Developers needing VPS or cloud control
Rank 8.9 · From $5.24/mo
Low ($25–75)
· 3- InterServer
Long-term sites, developers, VPS users
Rank 8.8 · From $2.50/mo - MilesWeb
Budget international hosting
Rank 8.4 · From $0.80/mo - Shock Hosting
Budget VPS users
Rank 8.3 · From $2.99/mo
No commission
· 1- WPX Hosting
Agencies, publishers, professional WordPress sites
Rank 9.6 · From $20.83/mo
Bands shown as “not disclosed yet” mean we haven’t finished verifying the current program tier. We don’t guess on this page.
Providers we no longer recommend
When a provider fails our tests — outages, billing dark patterns, support that disappears — they come off the list. Even if they still pay commission.
No providers currently in this list. When that changes, the dropped host, the date, and the editorial reason all land here.
We publish a public corrections log for every editorial change. If you think a recommendation here is being shaped by payout rather than performance, tell us — we’ll respond on the record.