SiteGround vs HostArmada
SiteGround and HostArmada 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
8.0 out of 10
SiteGroundWins overall
Managed-feel shared hosting on Google Cloud with daily backups and staging; the renewals are the price
7.7 out of 10
cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund
SiteGround wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.7).
How do the scores compare?
SiteGround leads on 4 sub-scores, HostArmada on 1. Higher is better.
| SiteGround | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Value | 6.5 | 7.0 (better) |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| SiteGround | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.0 (better) | 7.7 |
| Uptime (published)HostingStep 243 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.97% | 99.99% (better) |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 745 ms | 254 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, HostArmada is cheaper ($11.95/mo vs $17.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| SiteGround | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | StartUp | Start Dock |
| Intro price | $2.99/mo | $2.15/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $17.99/mo | $11.95/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 15 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 45 days (better) |
What does each include?
| SiteGround | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year only; regular renewal fee after that | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain |
| 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 | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan |
| Caching | Multilevel caching with the Speed Optimizer plugin | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper |
| 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% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records |
| Choice of data center | 11 locations on Google Cloud, chosen at signup | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN |
| SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Not stated | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed |
| PHP versions | Not stated | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account |
| Resource limits | Not stated | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area |
| Website builder | Not stated | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel |
Company facts
| SiteGround | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | Site Tools (SiteGround's own panel) | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard |
| Data centers | 11 (better) | 9 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2004 | 2019 |