SiteGround vs GreenGeeks
SiteGround and GreenGeeks compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. SiteGround scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
SiteGroundWins overall
Managed-feel shared hosting on Google Cloud with daily backups and staging; the renewals are the price
cPanel on LiteSpeed since 2008 with a 300% renewable energy match, four locations, a free domain and a 30-day refund
SiteGround wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
SiteGround leads on 4 sub-scores, GreenGeeks on 0. Higher is better.
| SiteGround | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Value | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 | 8.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| SiteGround | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.0 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)HostingStep 243 d vs Kripesh Adwani 361 d; methods differ | 99.97% (better) | 99.81% |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 745 ms | 411 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, GreenGeeks is cheaper ($13.95/mo vs $17.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| SiteGround | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | StartUp | Lite |
| Intro price | $2.99/mo | $2.95/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $17.99/mo | $13.95/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| SiteGround | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year only; regular renewal fee after that | Registration or transfer for the first year, per the plan page FAQ |
| Free SSL | Yes | Let's Encrypt, deployed and renewed automatically |
| Daily backups | Kept for 30 days; on-demand backups on GrowBig and GoGeek | Not stated |
| CDN | SiteGround CDN on Google Cloud, 170+ edge locations | Not stated |
| Email hosting | Unlimited accounts with webmail and spam protection | Not stated |
| Staging | GrowBig and GoGeek; GoGeek adds Git | No |
| Free migration | Automatic WordPress migrator on every plan; expert transfer by staff | A courtesy transfer within 30 days of sign-up, per the terms; charged after that |
| Caching | Multilevel caching with the Speed Optimizer plugin | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed caching and HTTP/3 |
| WP-CLI and SSH | Yes | Not stated |
| Fair-use limits | CPU seconds per hour 1,000 / 2,000 / 4,000; inodes 200k / 400k / 600k; 768 MB RAM per process; databases up to 1 GB | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month; 5% of that month's fee as a service-extension credit | 99.9% in the terms, limited to GreenGeeks' servers and primary connection, with no credit schedule |
| Choice of data center | 11 locations on Google Cloud, chosen at signup | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | No |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Free CDN integration is listed; HostingStep says no CDN was integrated on its test account |
| SSH and SFTP | Not stated | Free on every plan, with the latest PHP and MySQL |
| Resource limits | Not stated | No |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam or Singapore |
| Security | Not stated | Advanced security suite and free hacked-site cleanup with restrictions, per the plan page |
| Green hosting | Not stated | Energy use matched three times over with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation; EPA Green Power Partner since 2009 |
Company facts
| SiteGround | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | Site Tools (SiteGround's own panel) | cPanel |
| Data centers | 11 (better) | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2004 | 2008 |