"What kind of hosting should I get?" is one of the questions we're asked most often at Excellence Web Services. The honest answer depends on what you're hosting, how much traffic you expect, and how comfortable you are with technical maintenance. Here's the plain-English breakdown.
Shared hosting
Your website lives on a server alongside hundreds (or thousands) of other websites. Cheapest option — ₹150–₹500/month.
Best for: personal blogs, brochure sites, low-traffic small business sites (under 1,000 visits/day).
Pros: Cheap, simple, includes cPanel, almost zero setup.
Cons: Slow when neighbours get popular, limited control, occasional outages.
Common providers: Hostinger, BigRock, Bluehost, HostGator.
VPS (Virtual Private Server)
A dedicated slice of a physical server. You get root access, custom configuration, predictable resources. ₹500–₹5,000/month.
Best for: WordPress sites with reasonable traffic, small SaaS, e-commerce stores, custom apps.
Pros: Better performance, full control, predictable.
Cons: Requires Linux administration knowledge (or managed VPS at higher cost).
Common providers: DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Hostinger.
Cloud hosting
Your site runs across multiple servers, automatically scaling up during traffic spikes. ₹500–₹50,000+/month depending on resources.
Best for: traffic-bursty sites, e-commerce during sales, content sites that occasionally go viral.
Pros: Scales automatically, high availability, pay-per-use.
Cons: Cost can spike unpredictably, requires careful configuration.
Common providers: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean App Platform, Cloudflare Pages, Vercel.
Dedicated server
An entire physical server, just for you. ₹5,000–₹50,000/month.
Best for: high-traffic sites with custom infrastructure needs, sites with strict data-residency requirements.
Pros: Maximum performance, full hardware control.
Cons: Expensive, you handle scaling, single point of failure unless you build redundancy.
Managed WordPress hosting (special case)
Hosting providers that specifically optimise for WordPress: WP Engine, Kinsta, Cloudways, SiteGround. ₹2,000–₹10,000/month.
Best for: WordPress sites where you want maximum performance + automatic updates + good support.
Pros: Fast, secure, hands-off maintenance.
Cons: More expensive than basic shared hosting, locked to WordPress.
Static site hosting (modern special case)
For sites that are pre-built into static HTML (like the one you're reading). Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages. ₹0–₹2,000/month.
Best for: Marketing sites, blogs, portfolios, anything that doesn't need a database per request.
Pros: Blazing fast, generous free tiers, automatic SSL, global CDN.
Cons: Can't run dynamic backend logic (without serverless functions).
What Excellence recommends by use case
Small business brochure site
Static hosting (Vercel/Netlify) if you're tech-comfortable, otherwise a Hostinger Business plan.
WordPress with 1k–50k monthly visits
Managed WordPress on Cloudways or SiteGround. Worth the extra cost.
WooCommerce with 50k+ monthly visits
VPS with proper caching, or Kinsta managed WordPress.
Custom Node.js / Python app
VPS on DigitalOcean or Vercel + a managed database service.
High-traffic e-commerce
Cloud hosting (AWS/GCP) with auto-scaling.
What to look for regardless
- Free SSL certificate. Non-negotiable in 2026.
- Daily automated backups. The day you need a backup is too late to set one up.
- 24/7 support. Even basic chat support beats none.
- Indian datacentres for India-focused audiences (latency matters).
- Easy migration if you outgrow the plan.
Excellence's hosting plans
We offer Business, Lifetime, and Enterprise VPS hosting plans, all with free SSL, daily backups, 24/7 support and free migration. See our hosting plans page for the full breakdown.
If you're not sure what tier you need, drop us a line and we'll recommend based on your specific situation.