How affiliate links work
HostCompareHub may earn a commission when readers click certain hosting provider links and buy a plan. Affiliate revenue can support research, writing, design and maintenance of the site.
Editorial independence
Affiliate commissions should not decide rankings. Our reviews are built around buyer usefulness, pricing clarity, support scope, performance signals, security defaults and operational risk. A provider with a high payout can still receive a lower recommendation if its plan limits, renewal terms or support model are not the best fit for the reader.
Reader-first ranking
We try to explain who should buy a service, who should avoid it and which details should be checked before checkout. Hosting is not one-size-fits-all, so a transparent tradeoff is more useful than a generic claim that one brand is best for everyone.
What affiliate links do not mean
An affiliate link is not an endorsement of every plan a provider sells. Some companies are strong in one category and weaker in another. A brand can be good for shared hosting and less suitable for unmanaged VPS buyers, or strong for developers and too technical for beginners. Our pages should explain that difference.
How we handle conflicts
If a provider offers a commission, free account, trial access or product briefing, that relationship should not remove criticism from the review. We still evaluate renewal pricing, support scope, backup policy, security defaults and operational risk. If a provider changes a product materially, the page should be updated when the change affects readers.
Reader responsibility
Hosting plans change often. Readers should verify current prices, renewal terms, resource limits, cancellation terms and support scope on the provider website before buying.