The best web hosts, according to hackers
6 web hosts recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
- Most recommendedNeocities34 people recommend it
- Built to lastDreamHost web hostingowners report a median of 20 years
- Least regretNearlyFreeSpeech.net29 recommend, 0 criticize
All web hosts
- NeocitiesFree personal sites with custom domains and full HTML, valued for its creative community. Caveat: hard to justify if you already pay for hosting elsewhere.34recommend
- NearlyFreeSpeech.netCheap pay-as-you-go hosting for static sites and small domains, costing cents to a few dollars a month. Loyal users say it stays out of the way.29recommend
- DreamHost web hostingRecommended for cheap, steady shared hosting that runs many small sites and offers built-in Let's Encrypt. Common caveat: renewals cost more and mailing lists were dropped.16recommend
- Mythic Beasts hostingRecommended for clean IP ranges, trustworthy dealings and fast human support from a knowledgeable old-school host. Common caveat: it costs more than alternatives like Hetzner, especially for storage.8recommend
- WP EnginePeople recommend it as a major managed PHP host that handles issues well. Critics mainly object to its conduct toward WordPress and open source, plus recurring outages.6recommend
- pico.shDeveloper services run over SSH with a seamless experience for people who already use SSH, plus a low-cost $2/mo membership.5recommend