About
TestedHost publishes hands-on testing and comparisons of web hosting, domains, DNS and deployment tooling.
Why this site exists
Most hosting reviews are written by people who have never migrated a site. They copy the pricing table, paraphrase the feature list, and rank whoever pays the highest commission at the top. If you have ever signed up on that basis and spent a weekend regretting it, this site is the correction.
Everything here starts with an actual deployment: a domain registered, DNS pointed, an account created, a site built, load times measured, invoices paid. When we say a control panel is confusing, it is because we used it. When we say a plan is cheap at year one and expensive at year three, it is because we read our own renewal invoice.
How we test
- We use real accounts on paid plans. Not trials, not affiliate demo dashboards.
- We measure what a reader would feel — time to first byte, dashboard response, migration effort, support reply time — not just published specs.
- We keep screenshots. Claims on this site are shown, not asserted.
- We name the downsides. Every guide says who should not buy the thing being recommended.
How the site is funded
Two ways: display advertising served by third-party ad networks, and affiliate commissions on some outgoing links. Neither buys a recommendation. Full details, including the list of programs we participate in, are on the Affiliate Disclosure page.
Corrections
Software changes constantly and documentation rots. If something here is out of date or wrong, tell us and we will fix it — corrections are noted in the article’s updated date.