Choosing between Self vs Managed WordPress hosting — detailed Comparison

AUSTIN, Texas - April 26, 2022 - PRLog -- Web Hosting and its Types

Web hosting means renting a space on which your website's data is stored or hosted. There are many web hosting companies that provide you with a plethora of web hosting options. WordPress hosting providers also provide web hosting, so you can seamlessly build your website without having to worry about the hosting nitty-gritty.

There are many types of web hosting, which we'll delve deeper into later, but for now, you need to know the two major types of web hosting.

• Shared web hosting
  
  In this type of hosting, your website shares a server with hundreds or even thousands of other websites. The advantage is lower cost, as many websites share a particular server, so the cost incurred is quite low. On the downside, if one website gets more traffic compared to other(s), it will take up more server resources, slowing your and other websites down.
  
  Most managed WordPress hosting providers offer this type of web hosting, but don't worry, you can scale up your server requirements as needed (subject to plan costs!).
  
  To this day, this hosting option is the most efficient one. Yes, it comes with its drawbacks, but in its defense, what thing in the world doesn't have flaws in it?
• VPS (Virtual Private Servers)
  
  This is a major step up over shared web hosting. In VPS, there is nothing to worry about precious resources getting distributed unequally. Yes, VPS is still shared by many websites, but each has its own dedicated storage space and resources (like RAM, etc.). So every website has its resources intact despite the load or traffic on a particular website, running on the same platform/infrastructure as your VPS.

What is Managed WordPress Hosting (https://wpwhiteboard.com/self-vs-managed-wordpress-hostin...)?

A managed hosting provider gives you both a platform and web hosting for your website (not all of them provide web hosting). They also provide you with a lot of tools, themes, and plugins (all those that are free on WordPress), and also free site migration (in case you need it). With a managed hosting provider, you get a fluid and crisp platform to manage and keep track of your website. Also, there is scalability in the picture (but of course, hidden charges applicable).

Managed WordPress hosting provides a wide range of benefits, but in order to take advantage of them, you must pay a fee, which, of course, varies depending on the type of plan you select (pricing also varies; you know the drill, pay more to get more). The cost depends upon what kind of web hosting, website, and functionality you want.