HostArmada vs SiteGround (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SiteGround grades higher than HostArmada: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SiteGround grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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.
HostArmada
Cloud shared and WordPress hosting with steep first-term discounts
SiteGround
Shared and WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with its own Site Tools
Which one is for you
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
Pick SiteGround if
- Fits if you want daily backups and malware removal without adding plugins
- Works for teams that need many email accounts at your domain, as they aren't capped
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you stay past year one, when StartUp jumps from $2.99 to $17.99 a month
- Tight if you run more than one site, as StartUp hosts one and suits around 10,000 visits
- Skip it if you want staging or on-demand backups on StartUp, since they start on GrowBig
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $24.99, or need priority support, which needs GoGeek at $39.99
- Watch out: the 30-day refund covers new orders; renewals are refunded only under policy conditions
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAHostArmadaWeak | 1.8GPASiteGroundWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 or trial is listed on the pages read. | FNo free plan and no trial. New shared hosting orders get a 30-day money-back guarantee, which isn't a trial. |
| Features | CNVMe storage, SSL, scans, backups, free migration and WooCommerce plans. Unlimited sites start at Web Warp. | 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 store rating on record. A hosting control panel and site migration are yours to handle. | CNo app store rating to go on. Each site gets its own Site Tools panel, but there's still a domain, email and a site to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and Cloudflare support. | 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 | cloud-based shared hosting with a low first-year price | 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: HostArmada and SiteGround. How we grade
Price against what you get
HostArmada starts at $11.95 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SiteGround starts at $14.99 a month and scores 2.3.
SiteGround scores higher, and starts $3.04 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 20 score higher than HostArmada for less, and 5 score 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
At a glance
| HostArmada | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $11.95 per month at renewal (Start Dock), after a first year for $22.94 | $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 | HostArmada | SiteGround |
| Price read from | hostarmada.com | siteground.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HostArmada or SiteGround?
As of Nov 12, 2026, HostArmada is cheaper to start with: $11.95 a month, against $14.99 a month for SiteGround. HostArmada starts at $11.95 per month at renewal (Start Dock), after a first year for $22.94, and SiteGround starts at $14.99 per month prepaid for 24 months; 12 months is $2.99 a month in year one.
Which has a free plan, HostArmada or SiteGround?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither HostArmada nor SiteGround 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.