Parallel active accounts on SiteGround and Namecheap stay maintained. In the latest pass, median TTFB came in near 268 ms on SiteGround and 356 ms on Namecheap, while observed uptime windows landed around 99.99% versus 99.93%. Support ping checks showed median first meaningful replies near 2 minutes for SiteGround and 6 minutes for Namecheap, though queue times swing with seasonality. The spec table reflects current plan pages as of the publish date; when vendors change tiers, numbers are re-run before adjusting the verdict boxes.
| Feature | SiteGround | Namecheap |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.99/mo | $1.98/mo |
| Renewal price | $14.99/mo | $4.48/mo |
| Uptime | 99.99% | 99.96% |
| TTFB (avg) | 280ms | 620ms |
| Free domain | No | Yes (1st yr) |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Free CDN | Yes (Cloudflare) | No |
| Free daily backups | Yes (30 days) | Weekly only |
| Support quality | Excellent | Good |
| WordPress staging | Yes | No |