Shared
CATEGORY
$2.99/mo
FROM · ADVERTISED
99.9%
UPTIME SLA · ADVERTISED
2026-07-16
FACTS CHECKED
// OVERVIEW · AS ADVERTISED
SiteGround sells shared hosting in three tiers (StartUp, GrowBig, GoGeek), running on Google Cloud with data centers advertised across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
All plans advertise free auto-renewed SSL, a free CDN across 170+ locations, automatic daily backups with 30-day history, a free domain for the first year, unlimited email accounts, free migrations, and 24/7 support. The company advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
// ADVERTISED PLANS
THEIR NUMBERS, NOT OURS · CHECKED 2026-07-16StartUp
$2.99/mo intro (12-mo prepaid); renews ~$17.99/mo
- ✓1 website
- ✓10 GB storage
- ✓~10,000 visits/mo
GrowBig
$5.49/mo intro (12-mo prepaid); renews higher
- ✓Unlimited websites
- ✓50 GB storage
- ✓~100,000 visits/mo
- ✓Staging included
GoGeek
$8.49/mo intro (12-mo prepaid); renews higher
- ✓Unlimited websites
- ✓100 GB storage
- ✓400,000+ visits/mo
- ✓Priority support
Intro rates require 12 months prepaid and renew at the regular rate — StartUp renews around $17.99/mo.
// WHAT'S INCLUDED · AS ADVERTISED
- Data centers
- North America, Europe, Asia, Australia
- CDN
- Free, 170+ locations
- SSL
- Free, auto-renewed
- Backups
- Automatic daily, 30-day history
- Unlimited accounts included
- Domain
- Free for the first year
- Migrations
- Free
- Uptime
- 99.9% guarantee (advertised)
- Money-back
- 30 days
The numbers above are SiteGround's. The measurement below is yours.
If you already host with SiteGround— or you're evaluating a site that does — measure the server's actual response time instead of relying on anyone's marketing, including theirs.
// SOURCES
Everything on this page is what SiteGround advertises on its own site, checked 2026-07-16. Prices and features change — verify on their site before buying. This page contains no measurements by SpeedSonar; for measured comparisons, see the hosting leaderboard.