GreenGeeks vs HostArmada (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GreenGeeks grades higher than HostArmada: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
GreenGeeks grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GreenGeeks
Shared, WordPress and VPS hosting with a renewable energy match
HostArmada
Cloud shared and WordPress hosting with steep first-term discounts
Which one is for you
Pick GreenGeeks if
- Fits if you'd like your host's power use matched by renewable energy credits
- Works for having your site and email moved over by a person
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you stay past year one, when Lite jumps from the $1.95 sale price to $13.95 a month
- Tight if you run more than one site, since Lite hosts just one
- Skip it if you might forget to cancel, as auto-renewal must be off 5 business days ahead
- Watch out: only 12-month terms are shown, and the free domain covers the first year only
- Not for you if you count on a refund at renewal, as the 30-day guarantee covers new services only
Pick HostArmada if
- Fits if you want a first-year deal and plan to compare prices at renewal
- Makes sense if you run a WordPress or WooCommerce shop
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey at renewal, as $1.91 a month becomes $11.95
- Skip it if you want a trial, since none is listed
- Tight if you host more than one site, because Start Dock allows one
- Watch out: the free domain and 2 free months need an annual or longer term
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAGreenGeeksFair | 1.6GPAHostArmadaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite renews at $13.95 a month, and its first year is $1.95 a month prepaid in an early Black Friday sale, so two years cost $190.80, about $7.95 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. | CStart Dock renews at $11.95 a month ($143.40 a year), about the $11 middle for web hosts. The $1.91 headline is first-year only. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial. The 30-day money-back guarantee covers new services only, and it isn't a trial. | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pages read. |
| Features | 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. | CNVMe storage, SSL, scans, backups, free migration and WooCommerce plans. Unlimited sites start at Web Warp. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. A hosting control panel and site migration are yours to handle. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only, with WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and Cloudflare support. |
| Best for | cPanel hosting with a renewable energy match | cloud-based shared hosting with a low first-year price |
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: GreenGeeks and HostArmada. How we grade
Price against what you get
GreenGeeks starts at $1.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. HostArmada starts at $11.95 a month and scores 2.0.
GreenGeeks scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 1 scores higher than GreenGeeks for less, and 20 score higher than HostArmada 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
At a glance
| GreenGeeks | HostArmada | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $1.95 a month | $11.95 per month at renewal (Start Dock), after a first year for $22.94 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | GreenGeeks | HostArmada |
| Price read from | greengeeks.com | hostarmada.com |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GreenGeeks
- The advertised $1.95 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.
HostArmada
- The advertised $1.91 a month is the annual first-year price ($22.94); renewals use the regular price of $11.95 a month ($143.40 a year).
- Start Dock hosts a single website; unlimited websites start at Web Warp.
- The pricing page shows a 7th Birthday Sale with promotional prices. The regular monthly prices are higher.
- The free domain and the 2 free months apply to the first term and need an annual or longer term.
Key features
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.
HostArmada
- Cloud-based shared hosting
- Plans run on cloud infrastructure that the vendor says can add hardware with no downtime. Each plan lists its NVMe storage, CPU cores and RAM.
- Security tools on every plan
- Free SSL, malware scanning and removal, and a web application firewall with IP blocking are listed on the three shared plans.
- Daily backups
- Start Dock keeps 7 daily backups, Web Warp 14 and Speed Reaper 21.
- Free migration and Cloudflare support
- Every web hosting plan includes a free website transfer, and hosting is described as fully compatible with the Cloudflare CDN.
- WordPress and WooCommerce plans
- Separate WordPress plans (WP Launcher, WP Evolver, WP Speed Reaper) match the shared plans' prices. WooCommerce and Magento hosting are sold too.
- Other products
- Reseller hosting from $19.60 a month, VPS from $3.28, cloud servers, dedicated CPU hosting and agency hosting are sold alongside shared plans.
Plans
GreenGeeks
Lite, 12 months$13.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $1.95 a month
1 website, 25 GB and unmetered traffic. The first 12 months cost $1.95 a month, prepaid, as an early Black Friday price, then $13.95 a month.
Pro, 12 months$18.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $3.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 50 GB. The first 12 months cost $3.95 a month, prepaid, as an early Black Friday price, then $18.95 a month.
Self-managed VPS 4GB$19.99
per month at renewal, after a first annual term at $9.99 a month
2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 80 GB NVMe, with root access and supported Docker apps to install. 8 GB renews at $39.99 a month and 16 GB at $79.99.
Premium, 12 months$30.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $6.95 a month
Unlimited websites and 100 GB for busier sites and stores. The first 12 months cost $6.95 a month, prepaid, in the sale, 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.
HostArmada
Start Dock$11.95
per month at renewal, after a first year for $22.94
1 website, 15 GB NVMe, 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM. Billed annually; $12.95 a month if billed monthly.
Web Warp$18.65
per month at renewal, after a first year for $35.80
Unlimited websites, 30 GB NVMe, 4 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM. $19.75 a month if billed monthly.
Speed Reaper$21.95
per month at renewal, after a first year for $42.13
Unlimited websites, 40 GB NVMe, 6 CPU cores, 6 GB RAM. $23.05 a month if billed monthly.
Ways to pay less
GreenGeeks
- Other savings
Black Friday: first year of Lite for $1.95 a month
An early Black Friday price, with no end date shown, makes the first prepaid year $1.95 a month for Lite, $3.95 for Pro and $6.95 for Premium. They renew at $13.95, $18.95 and $30.95.
- Other savings
Half off the first term of a self-managed VPS
Self-managed VPS plans are shown at 50% off: 4 GB for $9.99 a month against $19.99, 8 GB $19.99 against $39.99 and 16 GB $39.99 against $79.99, then they renew at the full price.
HostArmada
- Other savings
Up to 84% off the first term, plus 2 free months
The pricing page's 7th Birthday Sale cuts the first billing term of web and WordPress hosting and adds 2 free months and a free domain. Renewals use the regular price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GreenGeeks or HostArmada?
As of Nov 12, 2026, GreenGeeks is cheaper to start with: $1.95 a month, against $11.95 a month for HostArmada. GreenGeeks starts at $13.95 per month at renewal (Lite), after a first year at $1.95 a month, and HostArmada starts at $11.95 per month at renewal (Start Dock), after a first year for $22.94.
Which has a free plan, GreenGeeks or HostArmada?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither GreenGeeks nor HostArmada has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.