Our pick of the best Cloud Hosting for High Traffic, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our pick of the best Cloud Hosting for High Traffic, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our top cloud pick is SiteGround — managed cloud on Google infrastructure that scales CPU and memory on demand and holds up when traffic spikes. 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 high traffic websites guide or take the 60-second quiz.
The five things that keep a busy site online.
Chosen on scaling, caching, uptime and support.
Best overallOur score 9.7SiteGround runs managed cloud on Google infrastructure, scaling CPU and memory on demand with its own caching, a free CDN and the best support we tested for a busy site.
Fastest cloudOur score 9.4A2 Hosting pairs cloud resources with Turbo speed and NVMe storage, so pages stay quick under load, with free migration to move a busy site across.
Scalable cloudOur score 9.2DreamHost cloud plans scale resources as traffic climbs, with SSD storage and a long money-back window, a fair value option for a growing high-traffic site.
Best valueOur score 9.0Hostinger cloud plans give generous CPU, RAM and NVMe storage for the price, with LiteSpeed cache and a global CDN to keep a busy site quick for less.
Guided upgradeOur score 8.8Bluehost cloud plans add more resources with a guided dashboard and a built-in CDN, a gentle step up for a site outgrowing shared hosting.
Our top five at a glance.
| Host | Our score | From | Uptime | Avg. speed | Free migration | Money-back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiteGround | 9.7 | $3.95/mo | 99.99% | 514 ms | Yes | 30-day |
| A2 Hosting | 9.4 | $3.92/mo | 99.99% | 622 ms | Yes | Anytime |
| DreamHost | 9.2 | $2.59/mo | 99.95% | 854 ms | Yes | 97-day |
| Hostinger | 9.0 | $0.80/mo | 99.98% | 379 ms | No | 30-day |
| Bluehost | 8.8 | $2.95/mo | 99.95% | 578 ms | Yes | 30-day |
