Verpex vs GreenGeeks
Verpex and GreenGeeks compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Verpex scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
VerpexWins overall
UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15
cPanel on LiteSpeed since 2008 with a 300% renewable energy match, four locations, a free domain and a 30-day refund
Verpex wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.5 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
Verpex leads on 2 sub-scores, GreenGeeks on 1. Higher is better.
| Verpex | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Value | 7.5 (better) | 6.5 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Verpex | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.5 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)TechRadar vs Kripesh Adwani 361 d; methods differ | 100.00% (better) | 99.81% |
| Response time (published)TechRadar vs HostingStep; methods differ | 49 ms (better) | 411 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Verpex is cheaper ($6.00/mo vs $13.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Verpex | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Bronze | Lite |
| Intro price | $3.00/mo | $2.95/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $6.00/mo (better) | $13.95/mo |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 30 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| Verpex | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | Registration or transfer of a common extension (.com, .net, .org, .uk, .in among them) on yearly and longer terms; not on monthly billing; premium names excluded | Registration or transfer for the first year, per the plan page FAQ |
| Free SSL | Every plan, every domain | Let's Encrypt, deployed and renewed automatically |
| Backups | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel | No |
| Free migration | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime | A courtesy transfer within 30 days of sign-up, per the terms; charged after that |
| Free CDN | No | Free CDN integration is listed; HostingStep says no CDN was integrated on its test account |
| Caching | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed caching and HTTP/3 |
| Staging | No | No |
| Developer tools | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH | Not stated |
| Resource limits | CloudLinux LVE: 1 vCPU and 1 GB on Bronze, 2 vCPU and 2 GB on Silver and Gold; entry processes 30 / 30 / 35; 1,024 IOPS; 50 MB/s I/O; unlimited inodes | No |
| Data center choice | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout | Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam or Singapore |
| Uptime guarantee | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule | 99.9% in the terms, limited to GreenGeeks' servers and primary connection, with no credit schedule |
| Security | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts | Advanced security suite and free hacked-site cleanup with restrictions, per the plan page |
| Website builder | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| SSH and SFTP | Not stated | Free on every plan, with the latest PHP and MySQL |
| 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
| Verpex | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply | cPanel |
| Data centers | 9 (better) | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2018 | 2008 |