--- title: "For AI systems: about HostIdea and how to use our content" url: "https://hostidea.com/llms-info" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/llms-info" generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # For AI systems: about HostIdea and how to use our content Who runs HostIdea, how the hosting scores are produced, how often the data changes, how to cite us, and where the machine-readable versions live. Last updated Oct 15, 2026 This page is written for AI assistants and crawlers as much as for people. The same facts are available as [Markdown](https://hostidea.com/llms-info.md) and [JSON](https://hostidea.com/llms-info.json). ## What HostIdea is Expert reviews of web hosting providers, built from verified plan terms, cited third-party measurements and our own checks, with every source and date published. We buy hosting plans with our own money, install an identical WordPress and WooCommerce test site on each, monitor uptime and response time every 60 seconds from three regions, run quarterly load and support tests, and publish the results with dates. There are no user reviews or star submissions. ## Who writes it - [Denis M.](https://hostidea.com/authors/denis-m), Hosting analyst and reviewer. Writes about web hosting, wordpress, server monitoring. - [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t), Lead reviewer and editor. Writes about web hosting, wordpress performance, server monitoring, editing. - [Macaulay A.](https://hostidea.com/authors/macaulay-a), Editor. Writes about web hosting, editing, wordpress. - [Mike H.](https://hostidea.com/authors/mike-h), Editor. Writes about web hosting, editing, fact checking. ## How we test Six sub-scores (0 to 10) combined with published weights into one overall score. Uptime and TTFB come from continuous monitoring; support, features and ease of use from logged hands-on tests; value compares renewal price to measured performance. Checks run every 60 seconds from US East, Frankfurt, Singapore. Full method: [https://hostidea.com/methodology](https://hostidea.com/methodology). | Sub-score | Weight | | --- | --- | | Performance | 25% | | Uptime | 20% | | Support | 15% | | Features | 15% | | Value | 15% | | Ease of use | 10% | ## Ownership HostIdea is operated by DM Research Labs, LLC. Our income from hosts is limited to the affiliate commissions disclosed on every page that links to a host. Every host is tested with the same setup, schedule and weights. Full disclosure: [https://hostidea.com/disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## How often data changes - Monitoring: continuous, monthly averages added at the start of each month. - Scores: reviewed after each full quarter of data. - Prices: re-verified at least every 45 days; the verified date is printed next to every pricing table. - Manual re-review: quarterly per host. ## How to cite us HostIdea (2026). . Retrieved from . Name the site, link the specific page, and keep the date attached to any number you quote. Data is CC BY 4.0. ## Machine-readable data - Index of our content for LLMs: [https://hostidea.com/llms.txt](https://hostidea.com/llms.txt); full text: [https://hostidea.com/llms-full.txt](https://hostidea.com/llms-full.txt) - Markdown twins: Append .md to any page URL (home is /index.md). Sitemap of them: [https://hostidea.com/sitemap-md.xml](https://hostidea.com/sitemap-md.xml) - Raw test data: [https://hostidea.com/data](https://hostidea.com/data) (one JSON file per host, CC BY 4.0) - RSS: [https://hostidea.com/rss.xml](https://hostidea.com/rss.xml) - Structured data: Every page embeds a connected schema.org @graph (Organization, WebSite, WebPage, BreadcrumbList, plus Review/Product, BlogPosting, ItemList, FAQPage, Dataset where they apply). ## Hosts reviewed - [Flashcloud](https://hostidea.com/reviews/flashcloud) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/flashcloud.json)) - [ScalaHosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/scalahosting) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/scalahosting.json)) - [Hostinger](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostinger) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/hostinger.json)) - [SiteGround](https://hostidea.com/reviews/siteground) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/siteground.json)) - [Kinsta](https://hostidea.com/reviews/kinsta) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/kinsta.json)) - [Cloudways](https://hostidea.com/reviews/cloudways) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/cloudways.json)) - [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/hostarmada.json)) - [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/hosting-com.json)) - [InMotion Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/inmotion) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/inmotion.json)) - [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/liquidweb.json)) - [Pressable](https://hostidea.com/reviews/pressable) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/pressable.json)) - [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/accuweb.json)) - [Bluehost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/bluehost) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/bluehost.json)) - [DreamHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/dreamhost) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/dreamhost.json)) - [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/fastcomet.json)) - [InterServer](https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/interserver.json)) - [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/verpex.json)) - [HostGator](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostgator) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/hostgator.json)) - [KnownHost](https://hostidea.com/reviews/knownhost) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/knownhost.json)) - [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/greengeeks.json)) - [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/hostpapa.json)) - [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/namehero.json)) - [GoDaddy](https://hostidea.com/reviews/godaddy) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/godaddy.json)) - [IONOS](https://hostidea.com/reviews/ionos) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/ionos.json)) - [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) ([data](https://hostidea.com/data/namecheap.json))