Best value shared hosting once renewal prices are counted
Hostinger is the best-value shared host we tested: performance close to providers costing three times as much, and the smallest gap between introductory and renewal pricing. Support is competent rather than exceptional.
Best managed cloud hosting for growing sites and agencies
Cloudways puts a management layer over real cloud infrastructure: you pick the provider and size, they handle the server. Pay-as-you-go with no lock-in, at the cost of a steeper learning curve than shared hosting.
Best managed WordPress hosting for revenue-generating sites
WP Engine is premium managed WordPress: fast, secure, well-supported and expensive. It removes an entire class of maintenance problem, and charges enough that the site has to be earning money to justify it.