r/HostingAlternatives

Lately, my client websites hosted on Bluehost have either been crashing, loading very slowly, or becoming inaccessible through cPanel. Bluehost keeps saying the issue is due to high server load, but I’m on a VPS and currently only have three active client websites on it. Two of those are just informational websites, so the load should not be that heavy.

Right now, all of my client websites are inaccessible in cPanel, and I was told again to wait for the admins to check it. This has happened before, but I never received a proper follow-up. I only heard back after I posted about it on Reddit.

At this point, it’s becoming really frustrating and unacceptable, especially since these are client websites and the issue keeps happening without a clear explanation or resolution.

I am up for a renewal of my Namecheap Stellar Plus hosting service, but I am considering moving away if better alternatives are available. I use this mainly for email. It hosts two email domains with several users. This is set up though cpanel and I connect to it mainly through IMAP. In addition, it hosts a very small website.

I have two reasons for considering alternatives: First, their smtp server gave me problems as it does not seem to be trusted by all recipients. So I had to look for external smtp services. That works, but it is a hassle. Second, I'd prefer to use an EU service.

Other considerations: I need at least 15 GB of storage.

Any suggestions for alternatives? It should not charge by domain or user, but simply a fixed amount per year. It should not cost more than my current plan ($146.44 for 2 years).

• What is your monthly budget? $6.10 / EUR 5,35
• Where are you/your users located? The Netherlands / EU
• What kind of site are you hosting (Wordpress, phpBB, custom software, etc) or what is your use case? Mainly email (multiple domains) plus some web hosting (small)
• Do you have a monthly traffic volume? Estimates are ok. 1-1.5 GB
• If you’re looking at VPSes: Do you have experience administrating linux servers and infrastructure? Yes, but not looking for VPS.
• Did you read the sidebar/check out the hosts listed there? I've personally vetted these companies and their services are a good fit for 99% of people. Yes, but they are more expensive than my current plan.

I have a KVM2 server on Hostinger, and for the past few days I've noticed slowness and even service outages. I even suspected it was a problem with my application or a virus. After several tests, I'm convinced that the problem is actually with Hostinger.

As you can see in the screenshot, we have over 90% CPU steal, and currently I can't even access the VPS via SSH.

When contacting support, only a bot responds.

In the ticket I submitted, nobody responds!

In short, it's a terrible experience with Hostinger, I don't recommend it to anyone!

I'm migrating to NetCup.

hostinger

edit:

See the difference in quality compared to NetCup.

netcup

I just got this e-mail notice from Host Gator. Mind you, I rarely ever use the e-mails on my server:

As part of our recent communication regarding enhancements to your cPanel Email service, we have reviewed your current mailbox usage to ensure you’re on the best plan to meet your needs.
Based on your active cPanel mailboxes, we will be moving you to the cPanel Email Basic Plan at 35.88 starting with your upcoming hosting plan renewal August 7, 2026. This plan is designed to provide you with all the features you currently enjoy at a competitive price aligned with your usage.

I contacted Host Gator who said that this would be an extra $38 A MONTH and to avoid it, I would have to narrow my account down to two e-mail addresses. Mind you, my hosting server doesn't even cost that much. What has the world come to?

I have seven e-mails, including the system e-mail that Host Gator won't allow me to delete. There's less than 50MB of e-mails received when all off those e-mails are combined. This is because I mainly use my g-mail account.

After dealing with the random price hikes with NO NOTICE, prior to this, over a span of years, I'm done with Host Gator.

Can anyone refer a better host?

It's only been a couple of months since OVHcloud raised their prices, and they already have to do it again!

CEO Octave Klaba announced an upcoming price hike on his X account. And he also predicts more price increases to follow as hardware keeps getting more expensive!

I spent the last few days trying to report a very obvious scam website that was hosted by Hostinger, and I’m still blown away by how difficult they made it.

I sent them everything: screenshots, documents, URLs, the whole story. Instead of acting, they kept asking me for the same information over and over, like nobody was actually reading anything. Every time I tried to escalate, they pushed me back to the same team that wasn’t doing anything.

Then came the template emails. I got multiple messages saying the site “has been suspended,” but the site was still fully online. When I pointed that out, they suddenly acted like they didn’t know which URL I was talking about, even though it was in every message.

The wildest part?
They told me to contact them from the scammer’s email address.
I still can’t wrap my head around that one.

Meanwhile, their public replies on review sites made it look like I wasn’t giving them enough information, while privately they were contradicting themselves and stalling.

The only moment things suddenly changed was when they noticed that one of my earlier emails had an ICANN address in the BCC field. I hadn’t even submitted a formal complaint yet. But the tone changed instantly, and shortly after that, the domain was finally put on hold and the site went offline.

It’s honestly ridiculous that it took this much effort. Most people would have given up long before that point. And that’s what worries me — how many scam sites stay online simply because the reporter doesn’t have the energy to fight through this mess?

Hostinger loves bragging about becoming “one of the biggest hosting companies.”
After this experience, I can see why.
If you host every scammer under the sun and make it nearly impossible for people to get them taken down, your numbers grow fast.

I’m relieved the scam site is finally down, but the process was unacceptable from start to finish. I expected a hosting provider to take fraud seriously. Instead, it felt like I had to drag them to the finish line.

I’ve been a paying customer of WebHostingPad for over 11 years. My last payment was for a 3-year “Power Plan” (08/29/2024 – 08/28/2027), totaling $245.52 USD.

In early June 2026, they migrated my domain to a new server. Shortly after, on June 6, they suspended my account for "high traffic" — with no prior warning and no time to fix the issue.

They rejected my request for temporary access to my own data so I could at least manually serve my users.

Every time I asked to restore service, they pushed me to upgrade to a VPS instead of helping.

When I requested a prorated refund for the unused 14 months, they replied: "We do not offer prorated refunds."

So they terminated the service — and kept the money.

Has anyone dealt with this? What else can I do?