ChemiCloud vs GreenGeeks
We give ChemiCloud a 2.2 GPA and GreenGeeks a 2.0, out of 4.0. ChemiCloud grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ChemiCloud
Shared cPanel hosting and managed WordPress on LiteSpeed servers
GreenGeeks
Shared, WordPress and VPS hosting with a renewable energy match
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAChemiCloudFair | 2.0GPAGreenGeeksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStarter's 3-year term is $1.95 a month, $70.20 upfront, so two years cost $70.20, about $2.93 a month, under the $5.97 an A needs. A year at $3.49 then $14.95 a month would be $221.28 instead. It renews at $11.95. | BLite's first year is $2.95 a month prepaid, then $13.95, so two years cost $202.80, about $8.45 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of hosts. Only 12-month terms are shown, so there's no longer deal to stretch the low price. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. Managed WordPress has a $1 first month, which is cheap but not free. | FNo free plan and no trial. The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services only, and it isn't a trial. |
| Features | BLiteSpeed, NVMe, a Cloudflare CDN, daily offsite backups kept 10 to 30 days, unlimited email through MailChannels, free migrations and a site builder. One-click restores start on Pro, but the core job is covered. | BLiteSpeed with a free CDN, daily backups, staging, WP-CLI and Git, free malware cleanups, migrations of site and email done by hand, a first-year domain and a 150-app installer. Nothing in the core job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating to go on. Migration staff move your site and email, but it's cPanel, so there's still some setting up to do. | CNo app store rating to go on. Migrations are done for you, but it's cPanel, so there's still a site, domain and email to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web panel only. Cloudflare, MailChannels, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. | CA web panel only. The named integrations are cPanel and the apps it installs, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, SitePad and Weebly, with no API on record. |
| Best for | cheap cPanel hosting if you'll prepay three years | cPanel hosting with a renewable energy match |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ChemiCloud and GreenGeeks. How we grade
Price against what you get
ChemiCloud starts at $1.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. GreenGeeks starts at $2.95 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ChemiCloud starts $1 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than ChemiCloud for less, and none scores higher than GreenGeeks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ChemiCloud starts at $11.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 3 years at $1.95 a month. GreenGeeks starts at $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $2.95 a month.
At a glance
| ChemiCloud | GreenGeeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $11.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 3 years at $1.95 a month | $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $2.95 a month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CCHosting, Inc. | GreenGeeks |
| Price read from | chemicloud.com | greengeeks.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ChemiCloud
- Small business sites that want cPanel hosting with daily backups
- WordPress sites that want managed hosting priced by the site
- Buyers willing to prepay three years for the lowest first-term price
GreenGeeks
- Small business sites and blogs that want cPanel shared hosting
- Buyers who want their host's energy use offset by renewables
- Sites that may later move to a fully managed VPS with the same company
Worth knowing
ChemiCloud
- First-term prices end after the term: Starter renews at $11.95 a month after 3 years or $14.95 after 1 year, and Turbo at $21.95.
- The free domain comes only with 3-year shared plans or annual managed WordPress plans, and only for the first year.
- The discount banner shows a countdown of under a day, so first-term prices may change; they apply to new customers only.
- Starter hosts one website; unlimited websites start with Pro.
GreenGeeks
- The advertised $2.95 a month is for the first 12 months, prepaid; Lite then renews at $13.95 a month, Pro at $18.95 and Premium at $30.95.
- The pricing page shows only 12-month terms, and the free domain covers the first year only.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services, not renewals, and auto-renewal must be turned off at least 5 business days before.
- Lite hosts a single website; more than one site needs Pro or higher.
Key features
ChemiCloud
- LiteSpeed, NVMe and Cloudflare
- Sites run on LiteSpeed servers with NVMe storage, server-level caching and a free Cloudflare CDN; Turbo adds Redis and HTTP/3.
- Daily offsite backups
- Backups are taken every day and kept offsite for 10 to 30 days depending on the plan, with one-click restores on Pro and Turbo.
- Managed WordPress service
- Separate managed WordPress plans handle security, updates and backups, with staging, Redis object caching and unlimited PHP workers.
- Malware scanning and firewall
- Managed WordPress includes automatic malware scans with removal, a CDN-level firewall and DDoS protection; Turbo adds advanced malware protection.
- Email through MailChannels
- Shared plans include unlimited email accounts at your domain, with outgoing mail sent through MailChannels to help it reach inboxes.
- Free migrations and site builder
- Migration staff move sites and email free, and a drag-and-drop builder with more than 350 templates is included alongside Softaculous installs.
GreenGeeks
- LiteSpeed caching and CDN
- Sites run on LiteSpeed with LSCache and Redis, HTTP/3 and current PHP versions, and a free CDN can be switched on in one click.
- Security and malware cleanup
- A firewall that uses AI to spot attacks and network-level DDoS protection guard every account, and hacked sites are cleaned free, with some limits.
- WordPress tools
- Automatic WordPress updates, staging, WP-CLI, Git and SSH, with daily backups and on-demand backups on some plans.
- Free migration and domain
- Specialists move an existing site and its email across by hand, and a domain registration or transfer is free for the first year.
- Site builders and app installer
- A one-click installer covers more than 150 apps such as WordPress, Joomla and Drupal, and SitePad and Weebly are offered for drag-and-drop sites.
- Renewable energy match
- GreenGeeks matches three times its energy use with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and plants trees with One Tree Planted.
Plans
ChemiCloud
Starter, 1 month$14.95
per month, billed monthly
1 website, 20 GB NVMe, 2 GB memory, unlimited email accounts and 10 daily backups. Monthly billing has no discount.
Starter, 1 year$14.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $3.49 a month
The same Starter plan at $3.49 a month for the first year, then the regular rate of $14.95 a month.
Starter, 3 years$11.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
The same Starter plan at $1.95 a month for the first 3 years, then the regular $11.95. Only 3-year terms include a free domain.
Pro, 3 years$17.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
Unlimited websites, 35 GB and 20 daily backups. $2.95 a month for the first 3 years, then $17.95; 1 year is $4.49, then $19.95.
Turbo, 3 years$21.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
Unlimited websites, 50 GB, 30 daily backups, Redis and advanced malware protection. $3.95 a month for 3 years, then $21.95.
Managed WordPress Tiny$12.50
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
About 100,000 visits a month, 10 GB and 50 GB of CDN bandwidth. Billed $150 a year; on monthly billing the first month is $1.
GreenGeeks
Lite, 12 months$13.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $2.95 a month
1 website, 25 GB and unmetered traffic. The first 12 months cost $2.95 a month, prepaid, then the plan renews at $13.95 a month.
Pro, 12 months$18.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $4.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 50 GB. The first 12 months cost $4.95 a month, prepaid, then $18.95 a month.
Premium, 12 months$30.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $8.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 100 GB for busier sites and stores. The first 12 months cost $8.95 a month, prepaid, then $30.95 a month.
VPS 4 GB$69.95
per month for 4 vCPU and 4 GB RAM
Fully managed VPS with 75 GB SSD, cPanel and free migration. 8 GB is $129.95 a month and 16 GB $179.95.
Ways to pay less
ChemiCloud
- Other savings
First 3 years of Starter at $1.95 a month
Shared plans on a 3-year term start at $1.95 a month for Starter, $2.95 for Pro and $3.95 for Turbo, renewing at $11.95, $17.95 and $21.95.
- Other savings
First month of managed WordPress for $1
Managed WordPress plans billed monthly cost $1 for the first month through the page's order link, then $15 a month for Tiny.
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly managed WordPress
Paying yearly for managed WordPress is shown as two months free: Tiny is $150 a year against $15 a month.
GreenGeeks
- Other savings
First year of Lite for $2.95 a month
On a 12-month term the first year is $2.95 a month for Lite, $4.95 for Pro and $8.95 for Premium, prepaid. They renew at $13.95, $18.95 and $30.95 a month.
