Our pick of the best Cloud Hosting for Forums, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our pick of the best Cloud Hosting for Forums, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our top cloud pick is SiteGround — managed cloud servers that scale CPU and memory on demand, so a busy board stays fast when a thread goes viral. Below are our top five, ranked, with a side-by-side table, what to look for, and answers to common questions. See our full best hosting for forums guide or take the 60-second quiz.
The five things a busy board needs from the cloud.
Chosen on scaling, concurrent users, uptime and value.
Best overallOur score 9.5SiteGround cloud runs on Google Cloud with CPU and memory you can scale on demand, fully managed with strong support, so a busy forum handles spikes with ease.
Fast cloudOur score 9.3A2 Hosting cloud VPS plans add Turbo speed and NVMe storage with root access, so a large board serves more concurrent users while you keep control.
Best valueOur score 9.2Hostinger cloud plans give generous resources and NVMe storage at a low price, enough to run a busy phpBB or Discourse board for a small team.
Flexible cloudOur score 9.0DreamHost cloud offers pay-as-you-go compute with scalable resources, a flexible option for a community with unpredictable traffic.
Guided cloudOur score 8.8Bluehost cloud-style plans add more resources with a guided dashboard and built-in caching, a simple step up for a growing board.
Our top five at a glance.
| Host | Our score | From | Uptime | Avg. speed | Free migration | Money-back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiteGround | 9.5 | $3.95/mo | 99.99% | 514 ms | Yes | 30-day |
| A2 Hosting | 9.3 | $3.92/mo | 99.99% | 622 ms | Yes | Anytime |
| Hostinger | 9.2 | $0.80/mo | 99.98% | 379 ms | No | 30-day |
| DreamHost | 9.0 | $2.59/mo | 99.95% | 854 ms | Yes | 97-day |
| Bluehost | 8.8 | $2.95/mo | 99.95% | 578 ms | Yes | 30-day |
