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  "thirdParty": [
    {
      "publication": "TechRadar",
      "url": "https://www.techradar.com/reviews/knownhost",
      "title": "TechRadar, KnownHost review",
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      "updated": "2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "tool": "UptimeRobot",
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
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          "window": "one month of monitoring in early 2021",
          "outages": 0
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      ],
      "notes": "The GTmetrix figures on the page (1.5 s full load, grade A) were measured on knownhost.com's own homepage, not on a hosted test site, so they are not stored as a response time. Plan and server location not stated. Five years old; the plans and prices quoted no longer match."
    },
    {
      "publication": "HostScore",
      "url": "https://hostscore.net/review/knownhost/",
      "title": "HostScore, KnownHost review",
      "kind": "aggregate",
      "updated": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "uptime": [],
      "notes": "Overall HostScore 74.2 percent. Describes reliable uptime and solid speed without publishing figures. User submissions on the page: 24 positive, 10 negative."
    }
  ],
  "supportTests": [],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "First version built from verified sources: the web hosting page (four plans with cores, memory limits, storage, mailboxes and databases, the prices and renewals for the monthly, one-year, two-year and three-year tabs as the page renders them in a browser, the three locations, backups and the migration offer), the terms of service (KnownHost, LLC of Delaware; 30-day guarantee for new customers; everything non-refundable after 30 days; renewal charged two days before the due date; bandwidth overage rate), the about page (2006, three data centers) and the network page (locations and the availability claims). Published measurements: only TechRadar's March 2021 month exists and is stored with its gaps; HostScore is kept as an aggregate; no WPBeginner, Cybernews, HostingStep or Kripesh Adwani review of KnownHost exists, so the review says speed is not measured. No HostIdea monitoring window is open, so the scores are provisional: performance and uptime rest on the stack, the stated resources and the absence of a current independent record, support on the channels and reviewer accounts, features on the stated allocations, daily backups and three locations against the missing free domain and small Basic mailbox count, value on renewals of $7.16 to $33.96 that depend on the term.",
      "source": "https://www.knownhost.com/web-hosting"
    }
  ]
}