Built by Engineers, for Engineers
StackAdvisor exists because choosing the right hosting infrastructure is harder than it should be. Every week, developers and businesses pay for plans that don't fit their needs — because most hosting review sites are either funded by the providers they're reviewing, or written by people who've never run a production server.
We built StackAdvisor to be different: a resource where every provider recommendation comes from real benchmark data, every guide is written by people who actually manage infrastructure, and the only question we ask when making a recommendation is whether it's genuinely the best option for the use case.
We cover web hosting, cloud VPS, dedicated servers, and storage providers — with a focus on the details that matter in production: uptime consistency, support quality under pressure, renewal pricing honesty, and network performance across regions.
What We Stand For
Independence
We have no commercial relationships that influence our editorial decisions. No sponsored content, no paid placements, no vendor briefings that create obligation. Our recommendations reflect only what we've tested.
Real benchmark data
Every provider we review is tested with real workloads — sysbench CPU scores, fio disk benchmarks, network throughput measurements. We don't copy specs from marketing pages and call it a review.
Honest pricing
We document renewal pricing, bandwidth overages, and hidden add-on costs. The number you see in a review is what you'll actually pay — not a first-year promotional headline rate that doubles on renewal.
Our Review Methodology
Every review on StackAdvisor follows the same process:
- 01We provision real serversWe sign up and pay like any customer. No free accounts, no extended review access, no vendor-provided credentials.
- 02We run standardised benchmarksCPU (sysbench), disk I/O (fio), and network throughput tests run on every provider using the same methodology so results are directly comparable.
- 03We monitor uptime continuouslyExternal uptime monitoring runs for a minimum of 30 days before we publish a rating. Uptime claims are verified, not taken from SLA documents.
- 04We test support under real conditionsWe submit multiple support tickets across different issue types and measure response time, resolution quality, and escalation behaviour.
- 05We check renewal pricingWe verify what a plan actually costs after the promotional period ends. Providers with renewal price hikes are flagged explicitly in every review.
Affiliate Disclosure
StackAdvisor participates in affiliate programs. When you click certain links on this site and sign up for a hosting service, we may earn a commission — at no additional cost to you.
These commissions are how we fund the site and the infrastructure we use for testing. They do not influence our ratings, rankings, or recommendations. We have given low scores to providers with affiliate programs and high scores to providers without them. Commission size is never a factor in our editorial decisions.
All affiliate links are identified. StackAdvisor does not accept sponsored posts, paid placements, or payments from hosting providers in exchange for positive coverage.