Starter vs. Premium vs. Turbo: Choosing Your Hosting Plan
Choose your NameSilo hosting plan by what you are building. Starter, at $6.99 a month, suits a blog on one website. Premium, at $8.99, gives freelancers three websites and triple the bandwidth. Turbo, at $12.99, adds 60GB of storage, ten websites, and more processing power for e-commerce stores and busy WordPress sites.
How Shared Hosting Allocates Resources
Shared hosting places many websites on one server. Your plan sets your share of disk space, monthly bandwidth, CPU cores, and database capacity. Prices below are per month without a bundle, and yearly billing saves up to 46%. See our hosting page for current offers.
Starter | Premium | Turbo | |
Best for | Bloggers | Freelancers | E-commerce |
Price | $6.99 | $8.99 | $12.99 |
Storage | 20GB | 20GB | 60GB |
Websites | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Bandwidth | 100GB | 300GB | 1,000GB |
CPU cores | 2 | 4 | 6 |
MySQL databases | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Free SSL | No | No | Yes |
The Starter Plan: Built for Bloggers
Starter gives you 20GB of storage and one website, which fits a personal blog, a portfolio, or a digital business card. You get 100GB of monthly bandwidth, two CPU cores, and one database, enough for a WordPress blog with steady, modest traffic.
The Premium Plan: Built for Freelancers
Premium keeps the 20GB of storage but supports three websites, so one account can run client landing pages or a small business site alongside a blog. Bandwidth rises to 300GB, CPU cores to four, and databases to three. Choose it for more sites, not more storage.
The Turbo Plan: Built for E-commerce
Turbo offers 60GB of storage, ten websites, and 1,000GB of bandwidth. Six CPU cores, ten databases, and higher disk throughput give a WooCommerce store more room for product pages, carts, and checkout. Turbo also includes free SSL for all domains and subdomains through AutoSSL.
Common Mistakes
The costliest mistake is running a busy online store on Starter. One database, two CPU cores, and modest disk throughput can strain under simultaneous shoppers, and slow checkouts push buyers away. Match your plan to peak traffic, not average traffic.
Other errors:
Expecting Premium to add storage. It adds websites, bandwidth, and processing power, but storage stays at 20GB.
Assuming every plan includes free SSL. Only Turbo does. On Starter or Premium, add a paid SSL certificate from us.
Paying for ten websites when you run one.
What This Means for You
Pick Starter for a blog, Premium for several small sites, and Turbo for a store. Every plan includes cPanel, a free Titan Starter email plan, a website builder, and easy WordPress installation, so you manage your site the same way on any tier. Compare costs on our pricing page and add hosting to your domain at checkout.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which NameSilo hosting plan is best for WordPress?
Starter suits a single WordPress blog. Choose Turbo for a WooCommerce store or a high-traffic site.
Does NameSilo hosting include cPanel?
Yes. Every plan includes cPanel.
How many websites can I host on NameSilo?
Starter hosts 1, Premium hosts 3, and Turbo hosts 10.
Is email included with NameSilo hosting?
Yes. Every hosting plan includes a free Titan Starter email plan.
What is the difference between Starter and Turbo hosting?
Turbo has triple the storage, ten times the websites, ten times the bandwidth, three times the CPU cores, and free SSL.
Can I upgrade my hosting plan later?
Start with the plan that fits today. Contact our support team when you need to move to a higher tier.
Does NameSilo hosting include a website builder? Y
es. A website builder and easy WordPress installation are included with all hosting plans.
How much storage do I need for a website?
A blog or portfolio fits within 20GB. Stores with large product catalogs and media libraries benefit from Turbo's 60GB.
NameSilo Staff
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