SiteGround
SiteGround is a web hosting provider based in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2004. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 97/100, an exceptional signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
SiteGround, founded in 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria, offers a range of web hosting services including shared, WordPress, WooCommerce, and cloud hosting. It uses Google Cloud infrastructure, ensuring resilient performance and security across its services. SiteGround's hosting is suitable for individuals and businesses seeking reliable and scalable hosting services, with features like a WordPress website staging tool for easy testing and deployment. The company supports over 3,000,000 domains globally, catering to diverse hosting needs with a focus on strong customer support and advanced hosting features.
Measured on this provider's public website, not customer sites on their platform.
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What SiteGround Discloses
Facts the company has published and HostList has verified. Blanks are informative: a question a host has not answered cannot be answered on its behalf. Completeness measures how much this host discloses, not how good it is.
25 of 30 questions unanswered
- Entry plan price
- Refund window
- Site migration
- Verified coupon
- Uptime SLA
- Ownership
- Legal entity
- Data residency
- GDPR DPA
- Datacenter regions
- Storage
- Security included
- Security contact
- Certifications
- Data centre model
- Backups
- Support
- Support languages
- Published plans
- Resource limits
- Renewable energy
- Description
- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
5 of 30 applicable facts disclosed. Hosts control this section. HostList verifies every entry and never charges for it.
What Customers Say About SiteGround
Share Your ExperienceAggregate scores sourced from third-party review platforms. The quotes below are stored excerpts, linked back to their source; click through to read each one in full.
What people are saying
Trustpilot★★★★★5 stars once I got a real person“5 stars once I got a real person. 0 stars before that. The AI system is maddening!”
Trustpilot★★★★★thank you“thank you. Quick and painless fix”
Trustpilot★★★★★Got a quick and helpful response to my…“Got a quick and helpful response to my question.”
Trustpilot★★★★★Good service and excellent help“Good service and excellent help”
DreamHost vs SiteGround which one should I go with?“trying to pick a host for my first website and i'm stuck between DreamHost and SiteGround. both seem solid but also pretty different. i'm not super technical. just want something reliable that won't get expensive after a few months. going to be building a simple blog probably on wordpress. what's your experience? is…”
Beng_AllarsRead on Reddit ↗
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SiteGround holds 185U across 16 racks, leading 8 of them. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
- Bulgaria16U · held 33+ days
- Ecommerce Hosting16U · held 18 days
- OpenCart Hosting16U · held 33+ days
- Photographer Hosting16U · held 18 days
- PHP Hosting16U · held 18 days
- Real Estate Hosting16U · held 18 days
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<a href="https://hostlist.io/server-room" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://hostlist.io/api/server-room/badge?slug=siteground" alt="SiteGround holds 185U in the HostList Server Room" width="340" height="80" loading="lazy"></a>Longest hold: Bulgaria, held 33+ days. The wall moves on the nightly HRI recompute, never on payment.
Where SiteGround Ranks
Live positions across the HostList Best rankings, by HRI™. Positions are earned, never bought.
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Interview
No WP Legends interview recorded with SiteGround.Frequently Asked Questions About SiteGround
Is SiteGround hiring?
Yes. SiteGround has 4 open roles listed on HostList as of September 2026, sourced from their public careers page. View current openings at hostlist.io/jobs/at/siteground or apply directly on SiteGround's website.
Is SiteGround a good web hosting company?
SiteGround has a HRI™ of 97/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.9/5 from 2,642 reviews, placing it among the better-rated providers in its category. HRI (HostList Ranking Index) is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data, no provider can pay to improve it. A score of 90+ indicates an exceptional, highly verified provider.
What type of hosting company is SiteGround?
SiteGround is classified as a dedicated web hosting company on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including SiteGround.
Where is SiteGround based?
SiteGround is headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria. Hosting companies based in Bulgaria are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/bulgaria.
How does SiteGround compare to other web hosting companies?
SiteGround can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. SiteGround has a current HRI of 97/100.
Does SiteGround offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
SiteGround has no HostList-verified coupon code right now. Hosting providers commonly discount the first term of shared and WordPress plans, with the lowest prices on longer billing cycles. For codes checkout-verified across the market this month, see hostlist.io/deals/web-hosting-coupons, updated continuously.
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What's Happening at SiteGround
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What People Say About SiteGround
Public mentions from X, Reddit, and other social platforms. Unfiltered and not part of the HRI score, shown for context.
trying to pick a host for my first website and i'm stuck between DreamHost and SiteGround. both seem solid but also pretty different. i'm not super technical. just want something r…
trying to pick a host for my first website and i'm stuck between DreamHost and SiteGround. both seem solid but also pretty different. i'm not super technical. just want something r…
There is a tremendous amount of noise amongst reviews and guides when looking for best web hosting, and it is THE most common question we get here. To cut through the noise, and ma…
It's possible to purchase Google Workspace from some web hosts like Squarespace, SiteGround, InMotion Hosting, or KnownHost; these are all resellers. I would argue it's better to …
It's possible to purchase Google Workspace from some web hosts like Squarespace, SiteGround, InMotion Hosting, or KnownHost; these are all resellers. I would argue it's better to …
Hello! After 10+ years with Bluehost, I've finally hit my limit. Performance has been fine, but issues have been steadily increasing, and customer support has become genuinely unhe…
How SiteGround's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
Full methodology →HRI over the last 62 days
WordPress plugin fit
Hosting Intelligence mappings. Editorial rows cite HostList research; host-declared rows come from the claimed dashboard and stay labelled until verified. Order is by fit tier, not paid placement.
- LiteSpeed CacheOptimal stack fit
SiteGround runs LiteSpeed; LiteSpeed Cache pairs with that stack. Source
- Speed OptimizerBundled / native
SiteGround Optimizer is the native cache plugin for SiteGround. Source
- Contact Form 7Recommended
Standard forms plugin on SiteGround WordPress. Source
- Elementor Website BuilderRecommended
WordPress hosting commonly used with Elementor sites. Source
- JetpackRecommended
Supported on SiteGround WordPress plans. Source
- Rank Math SEORecommended
Runs well alongside SiteGround Optimizer. Source
- Really Simple SecurityRecommended
HTTPS helper commonly used with managed SSL. Source
- UpdraftPlusRecommended
Useful for portable backups alongside host backups. Source
- WooCommerceRecommended
WordPress hosting with WooCommerce-friendly tooling. Source
- Wordfence SecurityRecommended
Common security layer; confirm overlap with SiteGround security tools. Source
- Yoast SEORecommended
Runs well alongside SiteGround Optimizer on managed WordPress. Source