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SOCIAL NOISE

What real users are saying about hosting companies across X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and other public channels. Unfiltered. Unsponsored. Updated daily.

Every mention is auto-classified by sentiment and linked to the host's profile in our directory. No cherry-picking, we surface the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Instagram• MixedMon, 29 Jun 2026

Take control of your hosting experience with Kinsta. 10+ language options Easy 2FA security setup ⚠️Instant site monitoring alerts Custom notifications &

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Other• MixedMon, 29 Jun 2026

Kinsta is nice when you want staff to be able to operate the sites without becoming server people. GridPane/RunCloud gives you more room, but

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Other• MixedMon, 29 Jun 2026

Kinsta just quietly migrated their entire infrastructure to oracle cloud. It's most definitely still shared hosting, lots of isolated containers

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Other✓ GoodMon, 29 Jun 2026

I keep hearing Kinsta offers excellent performance, great support, and robust features, but I want to make sure I'm not just falling for the marketing hype.

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NamecheapReddit• MixedSun, 28 Jun 2026

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…

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SquarespaceReddit✗ BadSun, 28 Jun 2026

Hi everyone. I am wanting to switch from hosting my blog on squarespace- does anyone know if you’re able to upload “templates” into word press? This might make no sense so let me know if it doesn’t 😂

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

How many stars would you give Linode? Join the 204 people who've already contributed. Your experience matters. | Read 141-160 Reviews out of 192.

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

How many stars would you give Linode? Join the 205 people who've already contributed. Your experience matters. | Read 41-60 Reviews out of 193.

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Other✓ GoodSat, 27 Jun 2026

This is great SEO. The author's website ranks first for "Linode Hosting Review". He'll receive a commission for sales generated through his site,

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Other✓ GoodSat, 27 Jun 2026

Linode is a better alternative for any project infrastructure. From common apps to complex websites hosting, Linode does well at it. I recommend it

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

Poor. TrustScore 2.5 out of 5. 205 reviews. 5-star. 4-star.

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

| | | | --- | | Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services (linode.com) | | 464 points by hanru on Feb 15, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 346 comments | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | Shank on Feb 15, 2023 | next ) I'm sure they spent a lot of time thinking about this, but why not j

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

I switched from Linode to Ionos for a Bare Metal Server as I needed more memory and it was cheaper to go Bare metal than upgrade my cloud server

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

Well, We switched from linode to Vultr because we needed all VPS to talk to each other. Linode VPSes can talk to each other in the same data center via

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

I switched from Webfaction to Linode about six months ago, because the WF server I was on kept experiencing hard drive failures leading to an unacceptable

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

Yes, support is a cost center — that's obvious. But the fact that support quality dropped noticeably right after A2Hosting rebranded to hosting.

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Other✓ GoodSat, 27 Jun 2026

# A2 Hosting Support Non-existent? Image 1 Go to webhosting. I paid for my plan that costs almost $1,500 a year, thinking it'll be a reliable company. But after migrating and discovering issues related to email PTR records, security issues, and also not being given root access (despite the invoice s

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

I have to say, A2 support is actually very good. For a few months earlier this year it was a bit shaky, but I think the issue was with their

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Other✓ GoodSat, 27 Jun 2026

Need help regarding A2 hosting. the fastest path is to reply directly to the open support ticket (or start a live chat)

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

Since A2 Hosting was acquired and rebrand to hosting.com , the quality was going down since. More downtime (often) and the overload happen more…

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

The chat with agent got worse.. all my sites are down few time in a month based on my uptime monitor, something that didnt happen before. When

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

Update: After somewhat 20 hours of partial or full server down, the sites are running fine. Still a bit slow. I provided them all the access

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

Well, A2 is good but can give you crazy downtime on shared hosting. In Dec'18 - 3 of my clients suffered 4-6 days on downtime & I

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X• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

Do you agree with Verpex Hosting's 4-star rating? Check out what 1285 people have written so far, and share your own experience. | Read 101-120 Reviews out

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

September 10, 2012 - 1) Get a new DNS server . I use and even though their website is very ugly and there's no API, they're tremendous value at $10 - $14 per year · 2) In your registrar's page (godaddy) change your DNS servers for your domain to whatever your new ones are

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

nothing . perfect service. i like service no diskile Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Namecheap Uptime Monitoring solving and how is that benefiting you? i was able to track uptime of my sites and track downtimes for site with no issues.

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

December 9, 2025 - You won't run the risk of losing ... powering namecheap.com goes down. Think about your domains as being in a valult; downtime of this kind would have zero impact whatsoever on your domains. ... I'm aware of that. I was just being overdramatic! ... Confirmed from Sonic in SF East

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

August 16, 2016 - To prevent any database corruption, Namecheap.com was put into maintenance mode. We expect to have the site back online in 60 minutes . We appreciate your patience and will keep you posted here in case of any updates.

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Other✗ BadSat, 27 Jun 2026

Namecheap support is also awful. They have live chat, but they literally can't help with anything, they just add notes to tickets. One ticket

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Other• MixedSat, 27 Jun 2026

## Namecheap is a Domain Registrar and Web Host. Namecheap, Inc. is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar, which provides domain name registration and web hosting, based in Phoenix, Arizona. I registered hormoneharmonyhq.health through Namecheap and it was the easiest part of setting up my entir

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Review Platforms

VERIFIED PLATFORM RATINGS

Real star ratings and review counts from Trustpilot and G2, not a language guess on a scraped post. Separate from the social feed above.

GoDaddy
4.4★ Trustpilot (139,968)3.9★ G2 (962)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Hostinger
4.7★ Trustpilot (69,710)4.4★ G2 (821)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
IONOS
4.6★ Trustpilot (43,253)
Trustpilot ↗
Bluehost
4.5★ Trustpilot (31,470)3.4★ G2 (280)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
SiteGround
4.9★ Trustpilot (29,497)4.2★ G2 (295)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
BisectHosting
4.8★ Trustpilot (26,178)
Trustpilot ↗
One.com
4.3★ Trustpilot (24,511)4.6★ G2 (601)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Namecheap
4.2★ Trustpilot (21,237)4.3★ G2
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Fasthosts
4.8★ Trustpilot (19,503)
Trustpilot ↗
Ataraxie
1.3★ Trustpilot (18,392)
Trustpilot ↗
HostGator
4.6★ Trustpilot (17,412)3.6★ G2 (258)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Tsohost
3.2★ Trustpilot (15,544)
Trustpilot ↗
Aruba SpA
4.6★ Trustpilot (10,588)3.7★ G2 (14)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Strato AG
4.2★ Trustpilot (10,257)
Trustpilot ↗
Shockbyte
3.8★ Trustpilot (10,225)
Trustpilot ↗
Host-Unlimited
4.9★ Trustpilot (9,986)
Trustpilot ↗
Simply.com
4.7★ Trustpilot (9,921)5.0★ G2 (1)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Contabo
4.5★ Trustpilot (9,801)2.2★ G2 (24)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
DreamHost
4.6★ Trustpilot (8,108)4.0★ G2 (152)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Apex Hosting
4.7★ Trustpilot (8,093)
Trustpilot ↗
OVHcloud
3.9★ Trustpilot (7,700)3.2★ G2
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Server Plan
4.9★ Trustpilot (6,768)
Trustpilot ↗
ForexVPS.net
4.9★ Trustpilot (6,617)4.0★ G2 (1)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
Hosting.com
4.7★ Trustpilot (5,933)4.4★ G2 (206)
Trustpilot ↗G2 ↗
How It Works

UNFILTERED SOCIAL PROOF

Most hosting review sites only show curated testimonials. We do the opposite, we scan public social media daily for real, unfiltered opinions about hosting companies. Every mention gets classified and added to the feed.

When you see a host mentioned, click their name to visit their full profile on Hostlist, including HRI, plans, and verified reviews.

Scan

We search X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and forums daily for hosting mentions

Classify

Each mention is tagged as Good, Bad, or Mixed based on language analysis

Link

Mentions are matched to host profiles in our 30,000+ company directory

Track

See sentiment trends over time for any hosting provider

FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Social Noise?

Social Noise is our real-time feed of what people are publicly saying about web hosting companies across X (Twitter), Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms. We surface genuine user opinions, the good, the bad, and the ugly, so you can see unfiltered feedback before choosing a host.

How do you collect these mentions?

We use automated search tools to monitor social media platforms for posts mentioning hosting companies in our directory. Each mention is classified by sentiment (good, bad, or mixed) and linked back to the original post and the host's profile on Hostlist.

How is sentiment determined?

Each mention is read for its overall meaning, not just for negative or positive keywords, and classified as Good (a positive experience or recommendation, even one that mentions a past problem but concludes satisfied), Bad (a genuine complaint or negative experience), or Mixed/Ugly (a nuanced take with real pros and cons). Posts from a host's own account, and promotional or affiliate copy, are excluded entirely rather than scored.

How often is Social Noise updated?

Social Noise is refreshed daily. We scan for new mentions across all monitored platforms every 24 hours and add them to the feed. The page itself revalidates every 2 minutes to show the latest data.

Can I filter by platform or sentiment?

Yes. Use the filter pills at the top to narrow by platform (X, Instagram, TikTok, Other) or sentiment (Good, Bad, Mixed). Filters can be combined to see, for example, only negative mentions on X.