The best providers,
category by category.
76 awards across hosting categories, country markets and MSP regions. Category winners come from HRI; regional MSP winners come from MRI. There is no jury and no sponsored winner. Regional awards are frozen when published, so later score changes cannot rewrite a dated result.
Location-based awards publish only when a market clears its minimum eligible cohort and duplicate checks.
The classic question: which kind of plan.
The platform the site is built on.
Jamstack, Next.js, Astro and friends.
Stores, managed WordPress, agencies, email.
Node, PHP, Python, Docker and more.
Green, HIPAA, DDoS, game servers, GPU.
Are HostList’s Rankings Paid Placements?
No. HostList does not sell rankings or accept payment for placement. Hosting companies cannot pay to appear in every HostList Award or improve their position. Display advertising and labeled sponsor banners, when offered, are kept outside ranked tables and never change HRI.
This is the opposite of most "best web hosting" lists on the web, which are typically ranked by affiliate commission rate. Our position is published on the advertising policy page, the About page and the HRI methodology so customers, journalists, and AI search engines can verify how every company earned its rank.