Purchased Hosting Evidence
At HostingGuider, we believe transparency is an important part of building reader trust.
For our hands-on hosting reviews, we purchase hosting plans as regular customers instead of requesting free review accounts or special access whenever practical. This page provides evidence of those purchases as part of our commitment to transparency.
Not every article published on HostingGuider requires a purchased hosting plan. Educational guides, tutorials, statistics, comparisons, and some informational content may rely on official documentation, publicly available technical information, and our team’s research and experience. However, when we conduct hands-on hosting reviews, we aim to purchase the hosting plan ourselves whenever practical.
Why We Publish Purchase Evidence
This page helps demonstrate that our hands-on reviews are based on real customer purchases rather than official documentation, official website, customized review environments, or promotional accounts.
By sharing selected purchase records, we want readers to better understand how our reviews are conducted and reinforce the review process described on our Methodology page.
What You’ll Find Here
For each hosting provider, we may publish information such as:
- Hosting provider
- Hosting plan
- Purchase date
- Review status
- Purchase confirmation screenshot or invoice with sensitive information removed
This page is updated periodically as our team purchases additional hosting plans for hands-on evaluation. Not every hosting provider currently reviewed on HostingGuider has a corresponding purchase record.
| Hosting Provider | Plan | Purchase Date | Review Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostinger | Business Web Hosting | December 03, 2024 | Published | View Invoice |
| Hostinger | Cloud Startup | November 30, 2025 | In Progress | View Invoice |
| Cloudways | DigitalOcean 1 GB | In Progress | In Progress | Coming Soon |
| Kinsta | Single 35K | In Progress | In Progress | Coming Soon |
Note: Purchase records will be added as they become available.
Protecting Sensitive Information
Before publishing any purchase record, we remove or obscure information that could expose private or sensitive account details.
This may include:
- Billing address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Customer ID
- Transaction ID
- Payment details
- Account credentials
- Other sensitive personal information
Only the information necessary to demonstrate that a legitimate purchase was made is displayed.
Our Commitment
Purchasing a hosting plan does not guarantee a positive review or recommendation.
Every hosting provider is evaluated independently using the research and testing process described on our Methodology page.
Our editorial decisions remain independent and are never influenced by affiliate partnerships, advertising, complimentary products, or commercial relationships.
To learn more about how we research, evaluate, and maintain our content, please visit our Methodology, Editorial Guidelines, and Affiliate Disclosure pages.
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