Affiliate disclosure

Last updated 13 August 2026.

HostArbiter is a reader-supported, independent comparison site. Some of the links to hosting providers here are affiliate links: if you click one and sign up, we may earn a commission from that provider. We disclose this under the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255), which require transparency about any material connection between us and the products we recommend.

Which programs, exactly

We are in the affiliate program of Kinsta and Cloudways, and only that. WP Engine, SiteGround, Hostinger and Bluehost pay us nothing: we are not in their programs, their links carry no sponsorship tag, and no page shows a commission notice next to them. We do not list a program we have merely applied to. If an application is approved, this page and the links change together, because both read the same switch.

How you can tell, on any page

A link that pays us carries rel="sponsored" and a short disclosure right next to the button, not only on this page. A link that does not pay us carries neither. That is not a promise about our intentions, it is how the site is built: one switch per host controls the destination, the rel attribute, the tracking markers, any promo code and the wording, so the site cannot claim a commission it does not earn.

It costs you nothing extra

An affiliate commission never changes the price you pay. It is identical whether you use our link or go to the provider directly. We receive the commission; you do not pay more.

Commissions do not buy rankings

Our recommendations, scores and rankings are decided on each host's published specifications, plans and prices, not on how much a provider pays. We do not accept payment for a better ranking, we include hosts that pay us nothing, and we say plainly when a host is a poor fit.

Questions

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