Our pick of the best Hosting for Online Courses, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our pick of the best Hosting for Online Courses, tested and ranked. See pricing, specs, what to look for and answers to common questions below.
Our top pick for courses is SiteGround — managed WordPress hosting with caching and support that keeps an LMS and its video lessons fast for students. 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 membership sites guide or take the 60-second quiz.
The five things a course site needs.
Chosen on LMS speed, resources, support and value.
Best overallOur score 9.6SiteGround runs an LMS like LearnDash or LifterLMS well, with dynamic caching, staging and strong support, so lessons and quizzes stay fast for students.
Fastest for coursesOur score 9.4A2 Hosting Turbo servers with NVMe and LiteSpeed cache keep an LMS quick, with free migration to move an existing course site.
Easy starterOur score 9.1Bluehost bundles one-click WordPress, a free domain and guided setup, which gets an LMS plugin online fast for a first course.
Best valueOur score 9.0Hostinger runs an LMS on low-cost plans with LiteSpeed cache, NVMe and generous storage for course files, strong value for a new course creator.
Value managedOur score 8.9DreamHost offers managed WordPress with automatic updates and unlimited storage on many plans, handy for a course site with large video files.
Our top five at a glance.
| Host | Our score | From | Uptime | Avg. speed | Free migration | Money-back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiteGround | 9.6 | $3.95/mo | 99.99% | 514 ms | Yes | 30-day |
| A2 Hosting | 9.4 | $3.92/mo | 99.99% | 622 ms | Yes | Anytime |
| Bluehost | 9.1 | $2.95/mo | 99.95% | 578 ms | Yes | 30-day |
| Hostinger | 9.0 | $0.80/mo | 99.98% | 379 ms | No | 30-day |
| DreamHost | 8.9 | $2.59/mo | 99.95% | 854 ms | Yes | 97-day |
