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I Tried a Few Porkbun Alternatives. Spaceship Worked Well For Me.
If you asked about the best domain registrar on Reddit, Porkbun would be the most upvoted suggestion, but it never impressed me personally. I just don’t get the hype. They have low prices, sure, and they try to be transparent and all, but there are other providers out there that I like more (objectively and…
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Bluehost vs. HostGator: They’re The Same Company!
Bluehost and HostGator may look like competing web hosting providers, but behind the scenes they’re much closer than most people realize. This isn’t another long comparison of all the cool features each company has, but I’m just gonna tell you something most reviews don’t tell you: Bluehost and HostGator are owned by the same parent…
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Namecheap Hosting Alternatives That Have Free SSL Certificates
I’ve been using Namecheap for domain registration and hosting for a long time, but there is one thing I hate about their shared hosting: They don’t have free SSL certificates. They only have premium SSL certificates, which you get for free with any hosting plan for the first year, then it costs an extra $13…
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Is Google Sites a Good Alternative to Hostinger?
Google Sites is a free website building and hosting platform available to anyone with a Google account. I have created some websites with Google Sites and I’ve also used Hostinger. They’re not exactly interchangeable. Google Sites only allows you to create basic static websites without a backend. On the other hand, Hostinger offers full web…
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Brixly UK Alternatives I’ve Used That Have Better Support Service
Brixly was one of the best UK web hosts I’ve used, then the company was acquired by Enix and some things started changing. The most disappointing change was the drop in support quality. There are complaints from other customers about this too. I’ve seen the same happen with other hosts when they get bought out…
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Hostinger’s firewall blocks legit IPs causing traffic loss
Let me guess: You can’t access your Hostinger-hosted website or server because your IP address is blocked and you’re getting a connection refused or timeout error, right? Yep, the same happened to me too. The issue seems to be with Hostinger’s silly firewall rate limiting rules. It randomly blocks legit IPs, which may prevent you…
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My Favorite DreamHost Alternatives in 2026
DreamHost has been around forever in the web hosting space. I remember recommending it years ago because it felt honest compared to the giant hosting brands that overloaded users with upsells and confusing pricing. But over time, shared hosting has changed. Modern hosting companies started focusing more on cloud infrastructure, NVMe storage, LiteSpeed servers, better…
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