There are indeed many different types of web hosting, which can cost from 1.49 € / month to more than 600 € / month.
How do you know what is the best web hosting solution for your personal project, your association, or your business?
In this 2023 comparison, we tested, compared, and ranked five of the best web hosts and their hosting. They are all relatively affordable and will suit various and varied needs ranging from the creation of a simple website, to the management of several dozen sites.
Top 3 Best Web Hosts
We will come back to this later but the most important factor when choosing a web host are: performance, speeds offered, as well as the overall stability of the service.
The more efficient and faster your web hosting is, the more your site will be appreciated by visitors. In addition, the speed aspect plays an ever greater role in the SEO of your site on Google. We must not neglect this aspect (but also all the others that make up an offer – because web hosting remains a set of features, services).
If you do not have time, here is already our ranking of the six best web hosts in March 2023 (out of more than 20 different hosts tested and compared by us):
- Hostinger
- o2switch
- PlanetHoster
- Infomaniak
1) Hostinger
Hostinger is an increasingly popular web host in France but also around the world. Above all, in our opinion, it offers the best web hosting in 2023.
The main reason comes from the fact that it offers excellent shared hosting plans that prove to be performing and available at more than reasonable prices. They are tailor-made to satisfy both those who want to create their very first site, as well as a slightly more professional audience.
Hostinger doesn't just offer shared hosting. No matter what type of plan you choose, the observation is the same: you will have access to really affordable accommodation (see the rates at the end of the presentation).
2) o2switch
O2switch is a web host founded and based in France that currently hosts more than 400,000 sites. All of its datacenters are also located in France and more precisely on the side of Clermont-Ferrand. The whole thing belongs to the host, which gives them full control of their servers.
It is also worth noting that the hosting provider's datacenters meet the requirements of Tier 4 certification. For you customer, this will guarantee you excellent reliability.
Its one and only offering is shared hosting that is adapted and optimized for the use of the most popular CMS in 2023 (this includes WordPress).
After multiple tests and measurements carried out on our side, o2switch proves to be the third fastest and most stable web host on the French-speaking market. Do not hesitate to take a look at our complete test to find the detail. We want to reassure you, it is absolutely not negative. We just wanted to inform you of the position of this 100% French host against the competition.
3) PlanetHoster
PlanetHoster provides a high-quality hosting service, all at relatively affordable prices.
Its offer The World available from 6,00 € / month will interest both people who want to create their first site, as well as those who need to host several dozen sites. This plan comes with a lot of benefits including: a free domain name for life, completely free SSL certificates, unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth and traffic, and free inbound migration.