Our pick of the best Forum Hosting in the USA, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our pick of the best Forum Hosting in the USA, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our top US pick is SiteGround — US data centres, strong support and caching that keep an American community board fast for local members. 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 an American board needs.
Chosen on US data centres, speed, support and value.
Best for the USOur score 9.5SiteGround runs US data centres on Google Cloud, so American members get low latency, plus caching, daily backups and strong support for a busy board.
US favouriteOur score 9.2Bluehost is US-based with data centres in the States, bundles a free domain and offers one-click forum installs for a new community board.
Fast US optionOur score 9.1A2 Hosting offers US data centres and Turbo speed, with free migration to move an American forum and its database without downtime.
Value for the USOur score 9.0Hostinger has US data centres on low-cost plans, with LiteSpeed cache and a CDN to keep an American board quick for less.
US privacy pickOur score 8.7DreamHost is US-based with strong privacy, steady uptime and a long money-back guarantee, a fair value option for American community boards.
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 |
| Bluehost | 9.2 | $2.95/mo | 99.95% | 578 ms | Yes | 30-day |
| A2 Hosting | 9.1 | $3.92/mo | 99.99% | 622 ms | Yes | Anytime |
| Hostinger | 9.0 | $0.80/mo | 99.98% | 379 ms | No | 30-day |
| DreamHost | 8.7 | $2.59/mo | 99.95% | 854 ms | Yes | 97-day |
