ChemiCloud vs SiteGround
We give ChemiCloud a 2.2 GPA and SiteGround a 1.8, 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
SiteGround
Shared and WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with its own Site Tools
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAChemiCloudFair | 1.8GPASiteGroundWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CStartUp's first year is $2.99 a month, then it renews at $17.99, so two years cost $251.76, about $10.49 a month. That's past the cheaper quarter of hosts and the dearest of the shared hosts we could price. A 24-month term at $14.99 a month costs more. |
| 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. New shared hosting orders get a 30-day money-back guarantee, which 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. | BEvery plan keeps daily backups, a CDN, SSL that renews itself, daily malware scans with free removal and unlimited email accounts. Staging and on-demand backups wait for GrowBig, but nothing in the core job is missing on StartUp. |
| 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. Each site gets its own Site Tools panel, which is tidy, but there's still a domain, email and a site 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, with WordPress and WooCommerce as the named integrations. There's SSH and WP-CLI for developers, but no API is on record. |
| Best for | cheap cPanel hosting if you'll prepay three years | WordPress sites that want daily backups built in |
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 SiteGround. 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. SiteGround starts at $14.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ChemiCloud starts $13.04 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than ChemiCloud for less, and none scores higher than SiteGround 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. SiteGround starts at $14.99 per month prepaid for 24 months; 12 months is $2.99 a month in year one.
At a glance
| ChemiCloud | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $11.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 3 years at $1.95 a month | $14.99 per month prepaid for 24 months; 12 months is $2.99 a month in year one |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CCHosting, Inc. | SiteGround |
| Price read from | chemicloud.com | siteground.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
SiteGround
- WordPress sites that want daily backups and staging without plugins
- Agencies handing clients white-label access on GoGeek
- Small businesses that want email at their domain on the hosting plan
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.
SiteGround
- The $2.99 a month is for the first year of a 12-month StartUp term only; it then renews at $17.99 a month, and GrowBig and GoGeek at $29.99 and $44.99.
- StartUp hosts one website and suits around 10,000 visits a month; more sites need GrowBig.
- Staging, on-demand backups and faster PHP start on GrowBig, and white-label access and priority support need GoGeek.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new shared hosting orders; renewals are refunded only under conditions in SiteGround's refund policy.
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.
SiteGround
- Site Tools panel
- Each site gets its own Site Tools panel for WordPress, email, domains and backups, so access to one site can be shared without exposing the others.
- Daily backups, CDN and SSL
- Every plan keeps daily backups and includes a CDN and SSL certificates that renew by themselves. GrowBig and GoGeek add on-demand backups.
- Malware scans and bot blocking
- Sites are scanned for malware every day with free removal, and an AI anti-bot system and custom firewall rules block attack traffic.
- WordPress services
- Free site migrations, managed automatic updates, WP-CLI and SSH, and an AI agent for WordPress. Staging starts on GrowBig, with Git on GoGeek.
- Unlimited email accounts
- Every hosting plan includes email at your own domain with no cap on accounts, plus webmail and spam protection.
- Website Builder with AI
- A drag-and-drop builder with templates, AI text and image generation and built-in SEO is included alongside WordPress.
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.
SiteGround
StartUp, 1 month$24.99
per month
One website, 10 GB storage and around 10,000 visits a month, paid month to month at the regular rate.
StartUp, 12 months$17.99
per month at renewal, prepaid yearly, after a first year at $2.99
One website and 10 GB storage. The first 12 months cost $2.99 a month, prepaid, then the plan renews at $17.99 a month.
StartUp, 24 months$14.99
per month, prepaid every 24 months
One website and 10 GB storage at the lowest regular monthly rate. The sales page shows its first-term discount only on 12-month terms.
GrowBig, 24 months$24.99
per month, prepaid every 24 months
Unlimited websites, 50 GB, staging and on-demand backups. On a 12-month term it is $4.99 a month for the first year, then $29.99.
GoGeek, 24 months$39.99
per month, prepaid every 24 months
100 GB, staging with Git, white-label access and priority support. On a 12-month term it is $7.99 a month for the first year, then $44.99.
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.
SiteGround
- Other savings
First year of StartUp for $2.99 a month
On a 12-month term the first invoice is $2.99 a month for StartUp, $4.99 for GrowBig and $7.99 for GoGeek, prepaid. Renewals are $17.99, $29.99 and $44.99 a month.
