Affiliate Disclosure

Last Updated: August 23, 2026

Transparency is important to us. HostingGuider participates in affiliate programs with web hosting companies and technology service providers. This means we may earn a commission when you click on certain links on our website and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you, and in some cases those links also carry a special discount for you.

How HostingGuider is Funded

HostingGuider is an independent, reader-supported publication. We don’t charge subscription fees or hide our testing data behind a paywall. Affiliate marketing partnerships help fund our technical team, testing environments, and web operations, which helps keep our content free for everyone.

How Affiliate Links Work

When you click one of our outbound links, a tracking cookie tells the provider that HostingGuider referred you. If a purchase follows, we may earn a referral commission, paid by the provider at no extra cost to you, and some of these links also unlock a discount on the provider’s regular pricing.

Editorial Independence

Affiliate partnerships do not influence our reviews, comparisons, or recommendations. We maintain a firewall between our revenue operations and our editorial team. Commissions have zero influence on our testing or final review scores, and we do not accept payment to publish positive reviews or hide poor performance data.

That independence holds across every evaluation method we use, Hands-On Purchase, Provider-Provided Access, or Research-Based. Our purchase order and evaluation schedule follow our own rollout plan, not commission rates or which providers give us access to their product. See our Methodology page for how each method is defined.

Partnerships and Sponsored Content

If an article is directly funded by a brand, we clearly mark it as sponsored content at the top of the page. Purchasing advertising or forming a partnership never guarantees a favorable review. Learn more in our Editorial Guidelines and Partner With Us pages.

Data and Privacy

Our affiliate tracking relies on standard browser cookies, used solely to process commissions accurately. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for details.

Pricing and Accuracy

Prices, features, and promotions may change over time. We recommend confirming current details on the provider’s official website before purchasing.

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