Hosting questions, answered
Short, specific answers to the questions the comparison pages do not cover — the fine print that decides whether you are happy in year two. Every answer is sourced from the provider’s own documentation, and where we could not confirm something we say so rather than guessing.
Do Hostinger AI Builder credits renew every month?
Hostinger advertises 5 or 15 AI Builder credits but never says whether you get them once or monthly. What its own documentation does and does not confirm.
Read the answer →Do SiteGround AI tokens reset every month?
Yes — SiteGround's free AI tokens reset monthly, and one-time top-ups do not. What the documentation confirms, and the one figure SiteGround does not publish.
Read the answer →Does Bluehost charge to restore a backup?
Yes — Bluehost takes backups free but charges a fee to restore one, and its own documentation disclaims liability for your data. What that means in practice.
Read the answer →Does Bluehost refund the free domain?
No — and Bluehost deducts the domain's regular price from your refund, not the discounted rate you paid. A worked example of what you actually get back.
Read the answer →Are Hostinger's backups daily?
Only from the Unlimited plan upward. Hostinger Premium gets weekly backups, with daily available as a paid add-on. What that means if something breaks.
Read the answer →How long is SiteGround's refund window?
30 days on shared hosting, but only 14 days on cloud plans — and domain fees may be charged on cancellation even when they were waived.
Read the answer →Is Bluehost's free migration actually free?
The self-service tool is free (Bluehost puts its success rate at 85%+). Staff migration costs $149.99 per site. What happens when the free route fails.
Read the answer →Is Hostinger Premium's 3-site limit enough?
Hostinger Premium holds three websites and 20 GB — the limit people most often miss. Whether to pay roughly $48 more over four years for Unlimited.
Read the answer →Is 10 GB of hosting storage enough for a WordPress site?
For most content sites, comfortably. Storage is rarely the constraint that bites first — site count and backup policy usually matter more.
Read the answer →How do I avoid the hosting renewal price increase?
Three practical ways to avoid paying three to six times your intro rate: buy the right term, ask retention for a discount, or migrate on a cycle.
Read the answer →How do I cancel Bluehost and get a refund?
Within 30 days on shared, VPS and dedicated — cloud and monthly plans are excluded. Expect a domain deduction and 5-7 business days.
Read the answer →Can I transfer my domain away from Bluehost?
Yes, but not within the first 60 days of registration. What the lock is, why it exists, and how to avoid the situation entirely.
Read the answer →Is Cloudways worth it for a small website?
Not for a first site: the $11 entry server costs more over four years than a $3 shared plan. Worth it once you have outgrown shared hosting or refuse to prepay.
Read the answer →If there is something you cannot get a straight answer to, tell us and we will look it up and publish what we find.