Price index
Published prices, with the date we checked.
Each price below is the provider’s published figure on the date shown, with its main caveat and the official source. We do not rate or score these options.
| Option | Category | Published price | Checked | Caveat | Related guides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KnownHostOfficial source ↗ Direct provider link; no affiliate tracking added by this publication. Link disclosure | Managed VPS | Basic managed VPS advertised from $43.25/month on 2026-09-15; confirm term and full invoice | Not for undiagnosed application bottlenecks or sites a shared plan already covers. No course-capacity or migration test is claimed here. |
28 more in the guide library | |
| Liquid WebOfficial source ↗ Direct provider link; no affiliate tracking added by this publication. Link disclosure | Hosting | Quote-dependent; VPS commonly $10–$100 and managed configurations can exceed $100 per Liquid Web's cost explainer (2026-09-15) | Not a fit until the failing component is identified. Management does not include application debugging unless the written scope says so. |
34 more in the guide library | |
| KinstaOfficial source ↗ Direct provider link; no affiliate tracking added by this publication. Link disclosure | Managed WordPress | Single 20GB listed $35/month on 2026-09-15; first-month promotions and annual billing change the cash invoice | Do not treat visitor allowances as class concurrency. No plan here is verified for a specific learner count. |
89 more in the guide library | |
| WP EngineOfficial source ↗ Direct provider link; no affiliate tracking added by this publication. Link disclosure | Managed WordPress | Essential 1-site card displayed $336/year on 2026-09-15 with promotional first-year pricing; confirm undiscounted checkout | Skip if you cannot rehearse membership access and payments at the destination. No measured speed advantage is claimed. |
72 more in the guide library | |
| SiteGroundOfficial source ↗ Affiliate link: we may earn a commission on an eligible purchase. Link disclosure | Shared hosting | StartUp first-term $2.99/mo prepaid 12 months, renews $17.99/mo on 2026-09-15 (world page: ex. VAT); 1 website, 10GB, ~10,000 visits marketing estimate | Visit marketing estimates are not class concurrency. Renewal is $17.99/mo after the prepaid term. No course-capacity test is claimed. |
109 more in the guide library | |
| DigitalOceanOfficial source ↗ Direct provider link; no affiliate tracking added by this publication. Link disclosure | Cloud VMs | Basic Droplet listed from $4.00/mo (512 MiB, 1 vCPU, 10 GiB SSD, 500 GiB transfer) on 2026-09-15; 3 static sites listed free. Confirm live checkout and bandwidth overage. | A listed VM size is not a WordPress or course-capacity claim. You own OS, updates, backups, and mail unless a separate product says otherwise. The static-site free tier is not a course site. |
52 more in the guide library |