HostPapa

HostPapa is one of the biggest web hosting companies in North America. If you’re looking for a simple and easy to use hosting plan then HostPapa is your best choice. They are experienced and provide 24/7 support for Canadian business owners.
HostPapa offers shared hosting, WordPress hosting, dedicated servers, domain name registration and email hosting.
HostPapa Review – Plans and Pricing
HostPapa offer 4 hosting plans, Starter, Plus and Pro and Ultra. For most novices the Starter plan would be the best choice. It includes a free domain name and SSL certificate and allows you to create up to 10 email addresses.
The HostPapa Starter plan starts at $2.95/month to host 1 website with 100GB of disk space.
The Pro plan is currently on sale for $5.95/month and includes unlimited disk space and the ability to create unlimited email accounts. This is the perfect choice for small businesses in need of affordable hosting.
The HostPapa Ultra plan is on sale for $12.95/month and is geared toward high traffic websites that need more resources. It’s 4 times faster than the Starter plan and also includes a WildCard SSL Certificate to protect your main domain name along with all sub-domains.
Hosting Plan Prices
Starter Plan: Starting at $2.95 per month
Plus Plan: Priced at $5.95 per month
Pro Plan: Available at $5.95 per month
Ultra Plan: Offered at $12.95 per month
Performance and Reliability
HostPapa has lots of positive reviews and generally with a company with so many customers operating for so many years you’d expect to see a lot more negative reviews.
The shared hosting plans are hosted on SSD server which are up to 300 times faster than traditional hard drives. This ensures your initial website load time is quick and provides a great end-user experience for your visitors.
HostPapa offers a separate WordPress Hosting plan and this is where their performance grade goes up. It seems that HostPapa has invested in their hardware for WordPress websites as we noticed a significant difference on their Managed WordPress hosting plans.
If you are looking for WordPress hosting then for the price HostPapa is your best option. You’ll notice a speed upgrade and so will your visitors.
HostPapa Customer Support
Hostpapa offer phone support, ticket support and Live Chat 24/7 so you can reach someone at any time. Their phone support was top notch, we connected with a support rep on the phone in under 2 minutes. He answered all of our questions and even provided links to some useful documentation and video tutorials. HostPapa does encourage users to submit support tickets as it allows them to document issues so you can always go back and look at your conversation.
One thing we liked with HostPapa was their knowledge of WordPress and their ability to troubleshoot issues with WordPress. Since they are a recommended WordPress provider their staff seems to be well educated with WordPress and this is a big advantage over other hosts. If you use WordPress then you’ll find the HostPapa team knows the ins and outs of the open-source software and can help you with issues that other providers may not be able to.
HostPapa Control Panel and WordPress Features
HostPapa uses cPanel as their user-end control panel. If you’re familiar with cPanel then you’ll feel right at home at HostPapa. Their cPanel is slightly customized but in a positive way as they have icons and options laid out in a clean and easy to use fashion. You can create email addresses, check your website stats, upload and manage your website and also create FTP account using cPanel.
HostPapa offers a simple WordPress installer so you don’t need any technical knowledge to install WordPress. They have 3 managed WordPress hosting plan starting from $19.95/month. These plans include automatic offsite backups, free SSL certificates and access to their CDn for blazing fast load times.
Lastly, HostPapa offers an upgrade option directly in the control panel. If you want to change to a bigger plan you can do so directly from within the control panel with a few clicks. This just makes life easier when you need to upgrade. Overall the HostPapa cPanel is really nicely laid out and provides a ton of options and features to manage your hosting plan. One of the best control panels we’ve come across.
- Located in Canada with servers in Toronto & Globally
- SSD servers for faster load times
- cPanel control panel
- Free website builder
- Free SSL
- Introductory price is not locked in
$2.95/mo $10.99/mo