SiteGround vs Verpex
SiteGround and Verpex 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
UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15
SiteGround wins 5 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.0 vs 7.5).
How do the scores compare?
SiteGround leads on 5 sub-scores, Verpex on 1. Higher is better.
| SiteGround | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Value | 6.5 | 7.5 (better) |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| SiteGround | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime (published)HostingStep 243 d vs TechRadar; methods differ | 99.97% | 100.00% (better) |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs TechRadar; methods differ | 745 ms | 49 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Verpex is cheaper ($6.00/mo vs $17.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| SiteGround | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | StartUp | Bronze |
| Intro price | $2.99/mo (better) | $3.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $17.99/mo | $6.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB | 30 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| SiteGround | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year only; regular renewal fee after that | 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 |
| Free SSL | Yes | Every plan, 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 | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime |
| Caching | Multilevel caching with the Speed Optimizer plugin | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached |
| 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 | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule |
| Choice of data center | 11 locations on Google Cloud, chosen at signup | Not stated |
| Phone support | No | No |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel |
| Free CDN | Not stated | No |
| Developer tools | Not stated | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH |
| Resource limits | Not stated | 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 |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts |
| Website builder | Not stated | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product |
Company facts
| SiteGround | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | Site Tools (SiteGround's own panel) | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply |
| Data centers | 11 (better) | 9 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2004 | 2018 |