Shared web hosting — what it is and who it suits

On shared web hosting, several websites sit together on one server and share its memory, processing power and disk. Because the cost of that server is spread across all those sites, this is by far the cheapest way to put a website online. You manage only your own space — maintaining the server itself is our job.

For the vast majority of websites that is exactly enough. Below you can read where the limits are, so you neither pay for capacity you will never use nor run into a plan that is too small.

Who is it enough for, and who is it not?

Shared hosting suits you if…

  • You run a company site, blog, portfolio or association website
  • You run a small to mid-sized web shop
  • You work with a common CMS such as WordPress, Joomla or Drupal
  • You do not need to install your own server software
  • You would rather not administer a server yourself

Look beyond shared hosting if…

  • You need root access or want to run your own services
  • Your site structurally runs into the limits of the plan
  • You need full control over the server configuration
  • You run a heavy web shop or application with many concurrent visitors

Shared, VPS or a server of your own?

The difference is not speed as such, but how much you share and how much you control yourself. The more control, the more administration comes with it.

Type What you share Root access Suited to
Shared hosting Server, memory and processing power with other sites No Most websites and smaller web shops
Managed VPS Only the physical machine; resources are allocated Yes Your own software, growing web shops, more control
Dedicated server Nothing — the whole machine is yours Yes Heavy workloads and specific requirements
Configure a VPS Dedicated servers

Included as standard

Belgian data centre — your site and your visitor data stay in Belgium
Free SSL certificate, renewed automatically
Daily backup of files and database
DDoS protection at network level
Unlimited traffic under normal use
Unlimited mailboxes and aliases on your domain
Choose your own PHP version, per site
Support from the people who run the servers
About email hosting About backup & restore WordPress hosting

Frequently asked questions about shared hosting

Several websites sit together on one server and share its memory, processing power and disk. Because the cost of that server is spread across all those sites, shared hosting is by far the cheapest way to put a website online. You manage only your own space; maintaining the server itself is our job.
For the vast majority of websites: company sites, blogs, portfolios, association sites and most smaller web shops. If you do not need your own server software and no root access, shared hosting suits you well — even at several thousand visitors a month.
You share the server capacity, so you cannot claim unlimited resources. You have no root access and cannot install arbitrary server software. For anyone who wants to run their own services or needs full control over the configuration, a VPS is the right step.
In a well-managed environment, no. Each plan has its own PHP memory limit and the servers are monitored, so one site running away does not drag the rest with it. If you do notice something, get in touch — we look for the cause rather than immediately selling you a bigger plan.
When your site structurally runs into the limits of the plan, when you need your own server software, or when you want root access. A web shop that grows substantially is also better off on its own environment without neighbours in time.
A free SSL certificate that renews automatically, a daily backup of files and database, DDoS protection at network level, unlimited mailboxes and aliases on your domain, and support in Dutch, French or English. Everything runs in Belgian data centres.
Yes. The plans differ in SSD web space and PHP memory limit; as your site grows you move up to a larger plan. Get in touch and we will arrange the switch.
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