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Plesk vs SiteGround

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Pricing: Per VPS licence, billed monthly: Web Admin $16.99, Web Pro $29.99, Web Host $62.99; 2 week trial, no card needed; checked September 2026.

Plesk is a hosting control panel licensed per server, in three editions that cap a server at 10, 30 or unlimited domains, from cPanel's owner WebPros.

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SiteGround

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Pricing: StartUp $3.99/mo intro (renews $17.99), GrowBig $6.69 (renews $29.99), GoGeek $10.69 (renews $44.99); USD, prepaid 12 months; 30-day money back; checked September 2026

SiteGround is managed web hosting for WordPress and small business sites, run through its own Site Tools panel with daily backups and round-the-clock support.

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Web Hosting Services features side-by-side

Feature	Plesk 9/18 features	SiteGround 15/18 features
Free SSL certificate included Every hosted site gets a certificate issued and renewed at no charge.	Yes	Yes
Free domain for the first year A domain registration is bundled with the plan for the first term.	No	No
Multiple websites on one plan A plan can host more than one site, each with its own domain and directory.	Yes	Yes
Daily automatic backups included Sites are backed up every day and restorable from the panel without an add-on.	Yes	Yes
Graphical hosting control panel A web panel manages files, databases, DNS and email without SSH.	Yes	Yes
One-click application installer WordPress, Joomla and other apps install from the panel with no manual upload.	Yes	Yes
Email hosting included Mailboxes at the site's domain are included in the plan, not sold separately.	Yes	Yes
Website builder included A drag-and-drop site builder ships with the plan for sites built without a CMS.	Yes	Yes
SSH and Git access Shell login and Git-based deployment are available on shared plans.	Yes	Yes
Built-in server caching Server-level caching is enabled on the host, not only through a site plugin.	Yes	Yes
CDN included in the plan Static assets are served through a content delivery network at no extra charge.	No	Yes
Malware scanning included Files are scanned for malware on a schedule with alerts or automatic cleanup.	No	Yes
Choice of server location at signup The data centre a site lives in can be chosen at signup from more than one region.	No	Yes
Free site migration The host moves an existing site from another provider at no charge.	No	Yes
Unmetered bandwidth on shared plans No monthly transfer cap is enforced on shared plans, subject to a fair-use policy.	No	Yes
Uptime guarantee of 99.9% or better A published uptime commitment of at least 99.9% with credits when it is missed.	No	No
24/7 live chat support Support by live chat is available around the clock on every plan.	No	No
Money-back guarantee of 30 days or more A full refund is available within at least 30 days of signing up.	No	Yes
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Plesk 9/18 features

Free SSL certificate included: Yes
Free domain for the first year: No
Multiple websites on one plan: Yes
Daily automatic backups included: Yes
Graphical hosting control panel: Yes
One-click application installer: Yes
Email hosting included: Yes
Website builder included: Yes
SSH and Git access: Yes
Built-in server caching: Yes
CDN included in the plan: No
Malware scanning included: No
Choice of server location at signup: No
Free site migration: No
Unmetered bandwidth on shared plans: No
Uptime guarantee of 99.9% or better: No
24/7 live chat support: No
Money-back guarantee of 30 days or more: No

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SiteGround 15/18 features

Free SSL certificate included: Yes
Free domain for the first year: No
Multiple websites on one plan: Yes
Daily automatic backups included: Yes
Graphical hosting control panel: Yes
One-click application installer: Yes
Email hosting included: Yes
Website builder included: Yes
SSH and Git access: Yes
Built-in server caching: Yes
CDN included in the plan: Yes
Malware scanning included: Yes
Choice of server location at signup: Yes
Free site migration: Yes
Unmetered bandwidth on shared plans: Yes
Uptime guarantee of 99.9% or better: No
24/7 live chat support: No
Money-back guarantee of 30 days or more: Yes

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Pricing

Plesk

Per VPS licence, billed monthly: Web Admin $16.99, Web Pro $29.99, Web Host $62.99; 2 week trial, no card needed; checked September 2026.

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SiteGround

StartUp $3.99/mo intro (renews $17.99), GrowBig $6.69 (renews $29.99), GoGeek $10.69 (renews $44.99); USD, prepaid 12 months; 30-day money back; checked September 2026

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