When it comes to web hosting, there are hundreds of companies available to choose from. Of all of them, some are more popular than others and have amassed quite a following. While popularity can be a good barometer in some cases, it doesn't necessarily tell the whole story about the quality of its products and the company's customer service. To make an informed decision when looking for a web server, you'll first need to understand your hosting needs, search and compare, and select the best server for your websites.
GoDaddy is by far the most popular web hosting provider in terms of search popularity and social media following. They have around 316,000 followers on Twitter and 1,863,919 followers on Facebook. HostGator is another name that has existed in the hosting industry for quite some time. They have 732,000 followers on Twitter and 214,991 followers on Facebook.
SiteGround may not be a household name, but they have 231,000 followers on Twitter and 30,593 followers on Facebook. DreamHost has 344,000 followers on Twitter and 21,429 followers on Facebook. InMotion Hosting has 124,000 followers on Twitter and 11,394 followers on Facebook. Kinsta has 375,000 followers on Twitter and 38,658 followers on Facebook.
A2Hosting has 231,000 followers on Twitter and 30,593 followers on Facebook. When it comes to quality of service, GoDaddy may not be the best choice for complex websites or e-commerce stores. Kinsta or InMotion Hosting offer better server features and hosting performance for these types of websites. For low budget hosting plans with servers in 7 countries and big discounts when signing up, InMotion is a top-tier web hosting provider that offers reasonably priced shared, dedicated, VPS and cloud hosting plans.
HostGator makes it easy to start and maintain a website with a database of tutorials and tutorials. Linux is also the most popular server operating system powering about 37.8% of all websites on the Internet according to web technology surveys. Hetzner is another German web hosting company that is especially popular in Europe although like OVH it doesn't have much of a presence in North America. A2 Hosting is a popular hosting provider known for its ultra-fast and reliable WordPress hosting and for its guru technical support.