Web Hosting for Affiliate Sites: Hostinger, Namecheap, SiteGround, Bluehost, Cloudflare Pages and Netlify Compared
Most affiliate marketers end up running more than one site: a main review site, a test niche, a landing page or two. That makes the number of sites per plan, the backup schedule and the renewal price matter more than the headline promo. This page compares four shared hosts and two free static hosts on exactly those points.
The short answer
Hostinger or Namecheap
Both allow 3 sites on the entry plan and unlimited on the next one up, with EU and US data centers to choose from.
SiteGround
Daily backups and a choice of five European and four US data centers, but the entry plan hosts only 1 site.
Bluehost
10 sites on the entry plan and 50 on the next. Backups are weekly, and data center locations are named only by region.
Cloudflare Pages or Netlify
Free hosting for plain HTML sites. No WordPress, no email, and Netlify's free plan pauses sites when its monthly credits run out.
Side by side
| Sites: entry → next plan | Backups | EU data centers | North America | WordPress | Email included | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostinger | 3 → unlimited | Weekly on Premium (daily add-on); daily from the next plan | France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, UK | USA (3 locations) | Yes | 2 mailboxes per site on Premium; unlimited above |
| Namecheap | 3 → unlimited | Stellar: about twice a week, not guaranteed; AutoBackup on higher plans | Netherlands (Amsterdam) | USA (Phoenix) | Yes | 30 mailboxes on Stellar; unlimited above |
| SiteGround | 1 → unlimited | Daily on all plans | Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, UK | USA (4 locations) | Yes (managed) | Unlimited |
| Bluehost | 10 → 50 | Weekly | "Europe" (countries not named) | "North America" | Yes (managed) | Not stated |
| Cloudflare Pages | 100 projects per account (free) | Not stated | No region choice described | No (static only) | No | |
| Netlify | 500 projects (free plan, credit-limited) | Not stated | No region choice described | No (static only) | No | |
Sources: Hostinger plans and server locations; Namecheap shared hosting and data centers; SiteGround plans and server locations; Bluehost shared hosting; Cloudflare Pages limits; Netlify credit plans. Checked 21 October 2026. None of the four shared hosts lists a Canadian data center.
Three things that matter more than the promo price
1. The renewal price
All four shared hosts show a low first-term price for a long prepaid term, and all four state on the plan page that renewals cost more (Namecheap: "This discount offer does not apply to renewals."). Before you buy, find the renewal line next to the plan and budget for that number, not the promo. A longer first term locks the low rate for longer but means more money up front.
2. How many sites the plan really allows
If you plan a second niche site within a year, an entry plan capped at 1 site (SiteGround StartUp) means an upgrade almost immediately. Hostinger's and Namecheap's entry plans allow 3, Bluehost's allows 10. "Unlimited" plans still sit under fair-use or acceptable-use policies, so check those if you plan dozens of sites.
3. Backups you do not have to think about
A weekly backup can mean losing a week of new articles. SiteGround backs up daily on every plan; Hostinger does from its second plan (Premium is weekly, with a paid daily add-on); Bluehost is weekly; Namecheap's entry plan describes backups as "ideally twice a week, though not guaranteed". Whatever you pick, keep your own copy of your site files. For a static site that is as simple as keeping the build folder on your computer.
The hosts one by one
Hostinger
Shared plans named Premium, Unlimited and Cloud Startup on its US pages. Premium hosts 3 sites with weekly backups; Unlimited and Cloud Startup host unlimited sites with daily backups. You choose the data center at setup, from five European countries, three US locations and a few in Asia and South America, and can move later. Static sites upload through File Manager, FTP or Git; WordPress installs in one step. FunnelTested runs on this host.
- Running a few small sites on one account
- Choosing an EU or US data center per site
- You need daily backups on the entry plan without an add-on
- You need a Canadian data center
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Namecheap
Known mainly as a domain registrar; its Stellar shared plans host 3 sites on the entry plan and unlimited on Stellar Plus, with unmetered bandwidth. Data centers are in Phoenix and Amsterdam (Namecheap's pages disagree on whether the UK location takes shared plans). Its 30-day money-back guarantee applies to first-time shared hosting customers only.
- Keeping domains and hosting in one account
- Small static or WordPress sites on a modest budget
- You want guaranteed frequent backups on the entry plan
- You need a German data center
SiteGround
Managed WordPress hosting with daily backups and a CDN on every plan, and the widest choice of European data centers here (Frankfurt, Eemshaven, Paris, Madrid, London). The trade-off is the entry plan: 1 site. GrowBig and GoGeek allow unlimited sites, with staging and, on GoGeek, Git.
- One important WordPress site that must not lose data
- DACH audiences (Frankfurt data center)
- You want several sites on the entry plan
Bluehost
Generous site counts (10 on Starter, 50 on Business) with NVMe storage, a free CDN and managed WordPress updates. Backups are weekly, and the pages name data center regions ("North America", "Europe") rather than countries. Email accounts are not stated on the plan cards; a Pro Email trial is listed, which renews automatically.
- Many small WordPress sites under one plan
- You need daily backups or a named EU country
- You want email included without a separate product
Cloudflare Pages
Free hosting for static sites, deployed by drag-and-drop, command line or Git. Requests to static files are free and unlimited, and a free account can hold 100 projects. There is no WordPress, email or backup service, and apex domains need Cloudflare's nameservers. Cloudflare's own docs now suggest starting new projects on Workers, which covers most Pages use cases.
- Plain HTML landing pages and small static sites
- Pages that may get sudden traffic
- You use WordPress or need email at your domain
Netlify
Free static hosting with drag-and-drop deploys (Netlify Drop), custom domains with SSL and a global CDN. The free plan runs on 300 credits a month; bandwidth, deploys and requests all use credits, and when they run out, "projects pause until the next billing cycle". For an affiliate page that suddenly gets traffic, that pause is the risk to plan for.
- Prototypes and low-traffic static pages
- A page could spike from Pinterest or a viral post
How to choose in four questions
- WordPress or plain HTML? Plain HTML can live on Cloudflare Pages for free; WordPress needs one of the four shared hosts.
- How many sites in the next 12 months? One: any of them. Two to three: Hostinger or Namecheap entry plans, or Bluehost. More: the second-tier plans.
- Where are your readers? For German, Austrian and Swiss readers, choose a host that lets you pick an EU data center (Hostinger, SiteGround, Namecheap's Amsterdam).
- What will it cost in year two? Write down the renewal price shown next to the plan before you pay.
FAQ
Can I host an affiliate site on a free static host?
Yes, if it is plain HTML. Check the host's terms for commercial use and plan for what happens at traffic limits; Netlify's free plan pauses sites when credits run out.
Do I need email at my own domain?
Email platforms generally ask you to send from your own domain, and a contact address on your own domain looks more trustworthy. Hostinger, Namecheap and SiteGround include mailboxes; the free static hosts do not.
Is "unlimited" really unlimited?
No. Unlimited sites, bandwidth or storage sit under fair-use or acceptable-use policies. For a handful of small content sites, that is rarely a problem.
Last checked 21 October 2026. Corrections: hello@bazaargalore.com.