SiteGround alternative
The SiteGround alternative with no renewal surprise.
SiteGround's StartUp plan is $3.99/mo for the first year, prepaid, then $17.99/mo. Netkeel's price is the same from the first hour: $16.50/mo for a private 2 GB cloud server.
Free migration · 30-day money-back guarantee · Billed by the hour
The maths
What you pay, first year and after
| Netkeel | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 website, first year | $9/mo | $3.99/mo, prepaid 12 months |
| 1 website, after renewal | $9/mo | $17.99/mo |
| Unlimited websites, after renewal | $16.50/mo (2 GB server) | $29.99/mo (GrowBig) |
| Staging | Included | GrowBig and up |
Why people switch
What changes when you move to Netkeel.
Same price every month
No introductory price that jumps at renewal.
A private server
A private cloud server instead of shared hosting, so other customers cannot slow you down.
No prepaid term
Billed by the hour, charged monthly, no 12-month prepayment.
Staging on every server
Not only on higher plans.
Redis and SSH included
Object cache and full developer access on every site.
30-day money back
Ask within 30 days for a refund.
Feature by feature
Netkeel and SiteGround compared.
| Netkeel | SiteGround | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting type | Private cloud server (VPS) | Shared hosting |
| Price | Same every month | Introductory price, then renewal price |
| Commitment | None, hourly | Prepaid term for the introductory price |
| Websites | Unlimited per server | 1 on StartUp, unlimited from GrowBig |
| Storage | 25–320 GB on Standard servers | 10–100 GB, by plan |
| Staging | Included | GrowBig and up |
| Backups | Daily, plus your own bucket | Daily, geo-distributed |
SiteGround figures from its public pricing page, checked on 4 October 2026, in USD. Prices and promotions change; check SiteGround's site for current offers.
How to switch
Free migration, no downtime.
Our team migrates your sites from SiteGround for free. Your old host keeps serving visitors while you check everything on Netkeel, and visitors move over only when you point your domain.
- Create a serverPick a region close to your visitors and a size.
- Check the previewEach site runs on a free preview address with HTTPS so you can test it.
- We migrate your sites for freeOpen a ticket and our team copies them over. Prefer to do it yourself? Use SFTP or your usual migration plugin.
- Connect your domainPoint the domain to your server and click Connect. Netkeel issues the certificate.
To be fair
When SiteGround may suit you better
You want the lowest possible first-year price, or email accounts hosted alongside your website.
Can you migrate my sites for me?
Yes, for free. Open a support ticket from the panel and our team moves your sites from SiteGround to your Netkeel server.
Will my site go down while I switch?
No. You build and test on the preview address while SiteGround keeps serving visitors. Nothing changes for them until you point your domain to Netkeel.
Is there a contract?
No. Servers are billed by the hour. Delete one whenever you like.
What if Netkeel is not right for me?
Ask within 30 days of creating your account and we refund what you paid.
Launch your first server today.
Create your account, add a payment method and launch a server in a few minutes. Netkeel handles the updates, backups and security.