Cheap hosting: AI visibility

Which brands ChatGPT recommends for cheap hosting. 18 of the web hosting providers demo's prompts belong to this topic; every brand below is scored on this topic's answers alone.

People ask ChatGPT about cheap hosting an estimated 1,000 times a month: a modeled estimate from Google volume for the demand keyword "cheap web hosting", with wide error bands, not a measurement.

#	Brand	Visibility Score	Mention rate	Share of voice	Citation Rate	Sentiment	Prominence
1	Hostinger	52	58.3%	17.1%	45.5%	58%	76
2	DreamHost	36	44.4%	12.9%	22.7%	67%	64
3	DigitalOcean	33	38.9%	12.9%	22.7%	44%	72
4	Hetzner	30	33.3%	10.0%	18.2%	43%	81
5	Namecheap	26	27.8%	7.1%	22.7%	100%	90
6	Vultr	26	33.3%	11.4%	9.1%	38%	56
7	Cloudways	16	16.7%	5.7%	13.6%	44%	91
8	Linode	15	19.4%	7.1%	4.6%	0%	56
9	Kinsta	10	13.9%	4.3%	0.0%	29%	43
10	WP Engine	10	13.9%	4.3%	0.0%	0%	39
11	Bluehost	8	11.1%	2.9%	0.0%	!	45
12	SiteGround	4	5.6%	1.4%	0.0%	52%	56
13	IONOS	4	5.6%	1.4%	4.6%	!	50
14	Flywheel	4	5.6%	1.4%	0.0%	!	35
15	HostGator	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
16	GoDaddy	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
17	A2 Hosting	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
18	InMotion Hosting	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	80%	0
19	GreenGeeks	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
20	Scala Hosting	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
21	ChemiCloud	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
22	Rocket.net	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
23	Pressable	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
24	Nexcess	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0
25	OVHcloud	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	!	0

The prompts in this topic

Every cheap hosting prompt in the demo, asked on ChatGPT about once a day. Read the answers exactly as given, searches and sources included.

Prompt	Chats
I run a couple hobby blogs on a shoestring budget, which tool or platform offers the cheapest yet reliable hosting plans for beginners?15 chats	15
freelancer here building sites for clients on tight budgets, which hosting solution should i recommend for the cheapest usable plan?16 chats	16
I need a super cheap managed wordpress hosting option for a personal blog, is there a platform you can recommend that won't break the bank?15 chats	15
as a student experimenting with websites, what is the best software or provider to use for the lowest-cost shared hosting?15 chats	15
for a new niche affiliate site with minimal traffic, which hosting platform should i pick for the cheapest usable plan?15 chats	15
we're an agency spinning up test sites frequently, which hosting tool offers the lowest-cost plans for multiple small sites?15 chats	15
beginner blogger asking: which hosting provider or platform should i use for the cheapest plan that still includes backups and basic support?16 chats	16
solo developer building portfolio sites, what cheap cloud or vps provider do you recommend for the least expensive reliably usable plan?15 chats	15
I manage several low-traffic client sites and need cheap managed wordpress hosting, which platform should i consider?15 chats	15
nonprofit with limited funds, which web hosting solution should i use to get the cheapest plan with decent uptime?15 chats	15
I want the cheapest vps or cloud server for a small web app, which provider or platform do you recommend for low cost but manageable performance?15 chats	15
small agency looking for cheap reseller or multi-site hosting, which platform or software should we pick to host many small clients affordably?15 chats	15
blogger planning to scale later: which cheap hosting platform should i start with so migration is easy when traffic grows?16 chats	16
I run multiple hobby sites and want to consolidate on the cheapest usable plan, which hosting solution or provider should i use?15 chats	15
startup founder on a shoestring: which cheap cloud or vps hosting provider should i choose for prototyping our web app?15 chats	15
freelance designer setting up simple client sites, which affordable hosting tool should i use that gives good value for low-budget clients?15 chats	15
developer seeking the cheapest reliable vps for testing staging sites, which provider or platform should i use?16 chats	16
non-technical small business owner: which inexpensive hosting service should i pick that's easy to manage and cheap?15 chats	15

Every number here comes from real ChatGPT answers to the prompts above, readable unedited. Rates carry 95% confidence intervals because AI answers vary run to run. See our full methodology.

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Data collected daily on ChatGPT. Last updated 24th Aug 2026. Every rate shows a 95% confidence interval. How we measure this.