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As a group of writers with quite a bit of experience, one of the most common questions we encounter on a daily basis is “do you guys think a writing app can help someone improve their craft?” Our answer is always “Are you kidding? Of course.”

A writing app is like a tool; without the right tool you cannot be able to accomplish the task at hand; and even if you do, it’s usually after much groveling, toiling and cursing more than a few times. We’d hate to see you in such a position. This is why we have researched, compiled and written this article about the Best Writing Apps in 2021 that can help you turn your interest in writing into a very productive and profitable endeavor. 

Our top pick for the best writing apps in 2021 is Grammarly.  This is one of the easiest apps to use. It comes with a powerful support for online grammar checking and it can be used from anywhere, at any time. Plus, it offers amazing insights for successful writing. You can find out more below on the main part of our article. 

 Best Writing Apps Reviews in 2021

Grammarly – Best for in-depth scrutiny of short pieces e.g. emails and articles

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Grammarly is our overall best writing app in 2021. This app is popular as a platform that enables writers to write effectively and without any mistakes. Not only does this app guarantee mistake-free writing but it does so on any app you might be using e.g. Facebook, Gmail, LinkedIn, SMS apps etc. Grammarly goes through your text and helps you fix both common and complex grammatical errors that are usually so easy to miss e.g. misplaced commas. And, if a mistake is found, this app explains it in detail and shows you ways to avoid making the same in future.

Grammarly will also help you improve on clarity, boost the engagement you have with your readers and get better overall delivery. Plus, the app has support for the detection of plagiarism.

At the moment, Grammarly has more than 30million users and 400+ team members. They support macOS, native Windows apps and have keyboards for iOS and Android.

Pricing

This app has the following plans:

  • Free- this only gives you writing suggestions that are basic such as grammar, punctuation and spelling.
  • Premium- Offer you everything in Free plus such additional features as fluency, focus on clarity and suggestions on choice of words.
  • Business- This is optimized for teams of 3-149 individuals who need communication that is clear and professional.

Grammarly doesn’t indicate the precise prices of these plans. You can check them out on their Grammarly plans page for more.

Living Writer – Best for writers that want their stories well-structured

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Living Writer, our 2nd best writing app is exclusively tailored for stories and book writing and it is accessible through your web browser. One of the most lovable things about Living Writer is you get to start, plot, organize and export your book from this app. 

To help you organize and plot with ease, Living Writer includes drag-and-drop for ordering and reordering your chapters, on screen sidebar for jotting quick notes on the sidebar and the board for getting a bigger picture of your writing.

Plus, you also get autosuggest, light/ dark themes, writing goals and auto-save. If you have any trouble with this app, their team is always available 24/7.

You can try out Living writer for free for 30 days then upgrade to any of their plans that suits your needs. 

Pricing

Living Writer is priced either on a Yearly or Monthly basis. Their Pay Yearly option starts at $8.00 per month, Pay Monthly starts at $9.99 per month. They also have a Try it Free option that is their 30 days free trial period and goes for $0.00 per month.

Check out Living Writer’s pricing here.

ProWritingAid – Best for long time honing of personal writing style

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ProWritingAid finalizes the top 3 best writing apps on our reviews; all courtesy to its error recognition and correction that aims at helping their users hone their personal writing style in the long term. To put it simply, this app rolls a grammar checker, writing mentor and style editor into one very convenient package.

ProWritingAid runs seamlessly on Windows, Mac and Web.

Pricing

This app has the following plans:

  • Free- starts at $0 per year. It comes with limited online use only, 19 writing reports and support for editing 500 words at a time.
  • Premium- starts at $79 per year. It has everything in Free plus no word limit.
  • Premium+- starts at $89 per year. It supports a yearly 50 plagiarism checks on top of every feature in Premium.

Scrivener-Best for long term writers e.g. novelists

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If you are hell-bent on paying attention to crucial details that most other apps may miss, then Scrivener by Literature and Latte is just the right app for you. Scrivener is well-known by authors for its sophistication and streamlined performance.

By letting you grow your manuscript organically, this app provides the best platform for you as a long term writer.

This app is available for iOS, macOS and Windows.

Pricing

Scrivener has the following options for purchasing their license:

  • Standard License for macOS- This a download product that goes for $49. Making this payment means you have purchased the full version.
  • Educational License for macOS- this offer is only available to academics and students and it goes for $41.65.

This same options are available for Windows users with the same prices.

For iOS Scrivener has the Scrivener for iOS that goes for $19.99 and is available from the Apple App Store.

Google Docs-Best for collaborating with other writers and editors

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I have personally been using Google Docs for writing, editing and collaborating with my team for quite some time and I can honestly say its performance is astounding. This app not only allows you to do this, you can do it in style, access your documents from anywhere at any time without necessarily requiring the internet and their auto-save feature ensures you don’t have to constantly hit save every time. Plus, you are getting all these FOR FREE!!

Google Docs comes as part of G Suite.

Pricing

Free.

ConvertKit-Best for writers who communicate with their readers via email services

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ConvertKit is tailored to suit the needs of writers that use email services to communicate with their readers. As an email service provider, this platform has a lot to offer as we have illustrated on our ConvertKit review.

With ConvertKit, you get to create email courses and send timely sales and educational emails with an extra option for automation.

You can check out ConvertKit and it’s pricing by clicking on any of these links.

Dragon Naturally Speaking-Best for dictation writing

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Dragon Natural Speaking is the best dictation software in the market today. This apps speech-to-text fast conversion is one of the most lovable things about it. Its fast conversion helps you get speeds that are 3X faster than typing and with 99% accuracy.

Dragon has a variety of products, all adapted for different purposes. To view more on these products, click on this link.

Pricing

You should note that this product for macOS has been discontinued.

However, you can try out Dragon Professional Individual v15 for Windows starting at $500 by clicking on this link. This plan also has Dragon Legal Individual starting at $150.00 and Dragon Legal Individual v15 starting at $500.

For mobile dictation, this platform has Dragon Anywhere, a mobile dictation solution that is professional grade at a starting price of $14.99 per month with a free trial period of 1 week. This mobile version is available on Android and iOS.

Write! Pro– Best for avoiding distraction without compromising on fonts and editing tools

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If distraction is the main excuse for not getting your writing done, try Write! Pro.  This app comes with a focus mode and you can set daily writing goals from word-count. It also incorporates dark and light themes and more editing tools and fonts than most other distraction-free writing apps.

Plus, as a writer, you get to share your work with editors and writers all from this app.

This app has support for Windows, Mac and Linux.

They also guarantee a 30 day money-back policy if your writing doesn’t improve with this app.

You can check Write! Pro and the products they have to offer by using this link.

Reedsy Book Editor– Best for a sleek interface that is also distraction free

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Reedsy Book Editor is another great option for anyone looking for a distraction-free writing app. The most outstanding feature that sets Reedsy Book Editor apart from other writing apps that are designed to make you focus is its sleek interface. This interface is designed to help you get a book that is professional grade from any work you typeset on it. Plus, if you are a newbie, this app offers you free 10-day courses in writing and self-publishing and an extra 10-day course in marketing if you are already published.

This app requires web to run

Pricing

Free.

yWriter– Best for bite-sized writing  i.e. scenes instead of chapters

yWriter is a perfect solution for anyone that is aiming for stories broken down into pieces that are bite-sized. The lovable feature that comes with this app is its beautiful interface lets you organize your story into scenes rather than dividing it into chapters so you can easily keep track of your progress.

This app currently runs on windows, has a beta release in Android and private beta in iOS. The macOS version is still in progress and pretty glitch-y.

Pricing

Free.

Rev – Best for dictation writing with human transcription for accuracy

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Rev is a dictation app that provides unrivaled accuracy due to its unique human transcription incorporation. How this works is you get a draft dictated into either your Android or iPhone app and then you upload the draft for transcription by Rev at a cost of $1.25 per minute. The charges, as you can see, are exorbitant, but the accuracy is worth it.

This service is trusted by more than 170,000 customers.

Pricing

  • Audio and Video Transcription- $1.25 per minute
  • Rough Draft- $0.25 per minute
  • Captions- $1.25 per minute
  • Foreign Subtitles- $3-7 per minute
  • Live Captions for Zoom- at $20 per host

Freedom – Best for combating internet addiction

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If you are a writer with an internet addiction problem and it is getting in the way of your progress, Freedom is one of the best apps out there to help you combat this. This app goes beyond just providing a simple interface to help you fight procrastinating by also providing an app and website blocking solution.

This app is currently used by more than 1,000,000 people worldwide.

It runs on Windows, iOS, Mac and Android.

Pricing

  • Free Trial- This is Freedom’s free trial offer. It comes with 7 distraction free sessions for all your devices.
  • Freedom Premium- You can purchase Freedom app forever for $64.50 or opt for a yearly payment of $2.42 per month or a monthly fee of $6.99 per month.

Vellum– Best for self-publishing with finesse

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Self-publishing isn’t easy especially if you are going for a book that is appealing. This is where Vellum swoops down to save your work with astonishing finesse. Vellum is an app that offers you with classic touches for print and ebook editions. These touches include ornamental flourishes and drop caps.

With Vellum, you get to assemble box sets of a series, enable the purchase of your next book by adding store links, use Facebook and Twitter by creating connecting links, get early feedback through the creation of advance copies, and MUCH MUCH MORE!

However, you should note that Vellum is only available for Mac.

Ginger Software – Best for translating documents from other languages and grammar checking

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If you need a translation and grammar checking app that serves as an affordable and efficient alternative to Grammarly then Ginger Software is your guy, or app. This app is tailored especially for those writers to whom English isn’t a first language. It helps such writers translate their work easily from other languages to English while at the same time checking for errors in grammar.

Ginger also incorporates a keyboard with more than 100 emoji, adaptive word prediction, proofreading and ready-made themes designed to make your writing process fun and expressive.

Ginger is available for Windows, Android, iOS and Mac.

Ginger has a free version and a premium version.

Pricing

Ginger has premium plans that vary according to your choice of payment period. You can choose to pay a monthly $14.98 per month, or an annual $4.99 per month or a Two Years plan for $3.99 per month.

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IA Writer – Best for distraction-free writing of small projects

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IA is a minimalist app that has a simple designed tailored to help writers avoid distraction. This app is ideal for writers that deal with short blog posts and articles. This is what draws IA Writer apart from such other distraction free apps such as Scrivener that are optimized for managing large projects.

IA Writer’s Focus Mode is the most lovable feature in this app. This mode is very helpful in fighting distractions. Plus, it also includes a full-screen mode that fades out everything on your current document and only highlights the line you are typing at that moment.

This app is currently used by half a million writers worldwide. It is available for Mac, iOS, Windows and Android.

Pricing

This app is available on all platforms for $29.90 as shown by the screenshot below. The free trial period is limited to 2 weeks. 

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A Plain Text Editor – Best for writing anything, anywhere easily and fast

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A Plain Text Editor is ideal for any writer that wants to write anything fast, without much flourish and is running on a limited budget that doesn’t allow them to buy expensive software for writing. This software comes absolutely free with your operating system.

To use this software, open Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on Mac.

Dynalist – Best for outlining e.g. bullet- point outlining

Dynalist is the best app you can find for the creation of bullet-point outlines of book chapters and articles. It is fast and completely effective for organizing. 

With this app, you get tags, color label, note, markdown formatting and much more.

Plus, Dynalist also supports collaboration and sharing.

Pricing

Dynalist has two plans:

  • Free- for $0. Below is a screenshot of what you can expect from the Free plan.
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  • Pro- for $7.99 per month. Below is a snapshot of what you can expect from the Pro plan.
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Ulysses – Best for formatting with productivity-hack

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Ulysses is a sort of distraction-free app on steroids. It stands apart from such productivity apps as IA Writer and Write! Pro by being richer in features. So, if you want a productivity app that has excellent formatting options, Ulysses may be your best chance.

Plus, with this app, your texts can be transformed into Word documents, PDFs and eBooks or you can opt to export them to HTML.

This writing app is available for Mac, iPad and iPhone.

Pricing

This app can be unlocked on all devices using a subscription. The subscription is either on a monthly or a yearly basis. Below is a screenshot of Ulysses pricing criteria. You should note that all the plans listed below come with full synchronization for iCloud and a free trial period.

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Natural Reader – Best for text-to-speech reader for editing

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Editing your own work sometimes proves to be problematic especially if you are so used to your own prose and wording that you can’t note the errors. Natural Reader is a perfect remedy for this type of problem. How this app works is you copy your text and paste it into the text box, select your preferred voice and reading speed and then you can follow along as the reading progresses and magnified text is displayed at the bottom. Natural Reader also includes options for pausing, rewinding and fast forwarding so you don’t get to miss anything.

This app is available on Mac, Web and Windows.

Pricing

Natural Reader has the following plans:

  • Free- starts at $0. It comes with unlimited voices , mini-board to read text in other apps and Pronunciation Editor
  • Personal- Has a one-time payment of $99.50. It includes everything in Free plus 2 natural voices and an option for converting to MP3.
  • Professional – has a one-time payment of $129.50. Professional has everything in Personal plus 4 natural voices.
  • Ultimate – has a one-time payment of $199.50. It has everything in Professional plus 6 natural voices and 5000 images per year.

Final Draft – Best for leveling up especially for screenwriters who are professional

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Final Draft is the go-to app for most screenwriters. This app is a software that is power-packed with exciting features but its learning curve is steeper than that of your basic word processor. So, if you are a screenwriter who is advanced and needs such options as collaboration, comments and content analysis on top of anything offered by a typical word processor, we’d strongly recommend Final Draft.

One of the most lovable features about Final Draft is its analysis feature that lets you keep track of your story elements and character traits.

Final Draft is used by 95% of film and TV productions.

Pricing

Final Draft has the following options:

  • Final Draft- for $199.99
  • Upgrade to 11 for $79.99
  • Teacher/Student for$99.99

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5 Best Tech Podcasts https://10webtools.com/5-best-tech-podcasts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-best-tech-podcasts Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:25:40 +0000 https://10webtools.com/?p=4176 Are you looking for the best tech podcasts you can listen to? That tells me that you are among the tech die-hards that want to stay updated on developments in your line of profession. These updates are critical for the success of any business and its leadership. From beginners to entrepreneurs, developers, and more, we […]

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Are you looking for the best tech podcasts you can listen to? That tells me that you are among the tech die-hards that want to stay updated on developments in your line of profession. These updates are critical for the success of any business and its leadership.

From beginners to entrepreneurs, developers, and more, we have sought the best tech podcasts to listen to whether iTunes, Spotify or any other site and platform. Our concern is to keep you and your business posted on tech trends as the tech industry fosters and podcasts are the best tool.

The best thing with podcasts is that you can listen to them anywhere you are, be it at home or driving, and on devices such as PCs, smartphones, and radios. Depending on the flexibility, you can choose to subscribe to a podcast or listen live.

What are Podcasts?

Podcasts are spoken, on-demand audio episodes from radio discussions that center on a particular topic such as technology. You can listen to podcasts through your smartphone or PC device whenever you want.

So, before we get aboard, let us look at some few facts about podcasts.

Podcast Statistics & Facts

The most common question that people ask is ‘how many podcasts are there?’ A short answer to your question is 1.75 million podcasts. First things first, the word podcast is not new in the US as 75% of the total population is au fait with it. That is good news since we will not start with the basics.

Did you know that 50% of all the US households are podcast aficionados? As of 2020, 24% of the US population listened to podcasts weekly and 27% of US podcast listeners hold a 4-year college degree. It is also worth noting that there are 16 million fervent podcast listeners, with 51% of them being male listeners.

As of now, 49% of these podcasts are listened at home, 22% when driving, and 80% of all the listeners listen in to almost all episodes in a podcast. Statistics also found that most podcast listeners are very active on social media channels and are anticipated to follow brands and firms on these platforms.

5 Best Tech Podcasts

To assist you in navigating through the pool of podcast choices available on the market, we have put together a list of tech podcasts that are ideal for specific groups of people in an industry. From beginners to developers, top execs, entrepreneurs and tech maniacs, these podcasts will help you excel in your IT career.

Here are our 5 best tech podcasts.

  1. Too Embarrassed to Ask: Best Podcast for Beginners
  2. The Future of Everything: Best Podcast for Tech Maniacs
  3. The Cloudcast: Best Podcast for Developers
  4. Technovation: Best Podcast for Top Executives
  5. Startup Grind: Best Podcast for Entrepreneurs

Review of the 5 Best Tech Podcasts

Podcasts are an ideal passive learning tool that allows you to keep up with the up-to-the-minute with the Information Tech industry wherever you are. In fact, some even fit your tea break and only take 30 minutes or less to inform you on the current trends in each field or tech position.

Too Embarrassed to Ask: Best Podcast for Beginners

Are you a tech beginner with a talent for the field? If yes, you must be asking where you can get tips and tricks to help you cope up with the trends. Too Embarrassed to Ask is a fantastic choice. 

As one of the best podcasts for beginners, Too Embarrassed to Ask fits those tech talented folks with passion for technology but they are too nervous to shoot questions. One of the main reasons why they are embarrassed is not to look stupid.  In the real sense, it is not silly to ask.

The Too Embarrassed to Ask podcast takes into account dialogues from tech revolutions and offers listeners a platform to ask the most pressing questions they have. While the hosts do not create content any longer, you can still gain from the fountain of their content.

Listen to the best tech podcasts on iTunes and Google Podcasts!

The Future of Everything: Best Podcast for Tech Maniacs

Are you a tech maniac who is turned on by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)? I have a podcast for you that will be appealing to your ears.

As a tech freak, you must be equipped with resources that will help you sharpen your skills if you want to fit in the competitive and ever-changing drifts of the tech industry. As such, you need bring yourself up-to-date with tech trends and news which is The Future of Everything comes into play.

The Future of Everything show involves journalists from the WSJ reviewing the state-of-the-art tech trends while trying to forecast what these revolutions they will spawn. The podcast revolves around the line of queries such as the competences of Siri in the proximate future among others.

If you are interested in robotics, the podcasts also covers topics on such as well as the changes tech has brought to the field of medicine and more.

Listen to this best tech podcasts on Spotify or iTunes!

The Cloudcast: Best Podcast for Tech Developers

Are you inquisitive about cloud computing tech and its end results in the system? You must then be interested in recognizing how technology will restructure your IT job and the industry as a whole and The Cloudcast podcast got you covered.

Started approx. 6 years ago, Cloudcast is the brainchild of Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely. These folks wanted to pick up more on cloud computing techs that were difficult to get to in their day jobs. As Gracely puts it, they used to call intelligent people and vow to air them on the Internet.

This weekly podcasts with an average length of 30 to 40 minutes now (after 310 episodes) stars some of the brightest persons in the cloud computing network such as startup founders, developers, venture capitalists, and CEOs.

Some exciting and productive episodes in the podcast that you can embark on include, Episode 288: Understanding Public Cloud Spending Trends & Episode 299: The Discipline of Chaos Engineering.

Listen to this best tech podcast on Spotify or iTunes!

Technovation: Best Podcast for Top Tech Executives

Are you a top business/tech exec, tech evangelist, or innovator looking for the best tech podcast that fits your specific needs? Technovation got you covered!

Technovation, perchance, stands out as the finest podcast in the arena with C-Suite thought leadership and CIOs as the center of attention. Hosted by Peter High (Implementing World Class IT Strategy author), the podcast features interviews from experts on drifts and best habits for IT leaders.

You can also look through the website for topics such as entrepreneurship, AI, women in tech, as well as leadership positions.

Listen to the best tech podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Listen On, and Stitcher.

Startup Grind: Best Podcast for Tech Entrepreneurs

If you are looking for a podcast that is tailored to address your entrepreneurial needs, Startup Grind podcast is a perfect choice.

While reputable for its global events that are envisioned to teach, motivate, and link capitalists, Startup Grind also does an amazing job of producing incredible podcasts. The platform stands out as the globe’s largest community for startups, creators, innovators, and founders. It integrates individuals on the same wavelength from different corners to build their zeal in investment.

The podcast features all-inclusive reviews with prominent tech founders such as Slack’s Stewart Butterfield, YouTube’s Steven Chen, and Skype’s Niklas Zennstrom.

To ensure entrepreneurs are fully equipped for their groundbreaking mission, the podcast also features admired authors to expand on the topics of their books such as Nir Eyal. Other figures include VCs such as Venture Capital’s David Teen for dialogues about algorithmic bankrolling.

Listen to the best podcast on Google Podcasts!

Benefits of Listening to Tech Podcasts

In the last decade, the passion for podcasts has grown substantially as evident in our stats & facts above. The best thing with podcasts that makes them popular and attention-grabbing is that they are tailored to fit specific time schedules and topics. Their focus on different subjects makes them suitable for all interested listeners.

In addition, listening to podcasts creates a new platform to get to know the things you were not acquainted with, add more to what you are aware of, and at the same time engage your brain. Their flexibility and accessibility via smartphone devices and earpieces while moving around during your daily chores.

Listening to podcasts also helps develop new skills, keep you informed on tech conferences, discover new subjects of interest, and staying in touch with tech trends. If you have trouble with soft skills such as concentrating, multitasking, and responsiveness, listening to podcasts helps hone such skills.

How to Listen to Tech Podcasts

First things first, all podcasts are free and accessible through different channels. If you have access to the internet, listening to podcasts has never been easier! All you need to do is look for a podcast app or online platform that meets your specific needs and listen to some episodes in their fount of content.

Here are three platforms that answer how to listen to podcasts:

  • Websites

Listening to a podcast via the website is one of the simplest methods available. You just need a web browser such as Safari, Microsoft Edge, or Google Chrome on your PC or phone. How to listen to a podcast on a website:

  1. Find a site with your preferred podcasts, Startup Grind for example.
  2. Look for the page’s audio player. Make sure that the sound on your device is turned on.
  3. Listen to the podcast.
  • Android Devices

If you own an Android phone, the Google Podcast app is at your disposal.  So, visit your Google Play Store app and search ‘Google Podcasts’ and install the application. How to listen to a podcast on your Android mobile phone:

  1. Launch the Google Podcasts app and use the search box to look for the podcast you crave.
  2. Select your favorite podcast from the search results, click on it, and it will redirect you to the podcast URL.
  3. Check the recent episode to play it.
  4. Do you like the episode? Select the subscribe button (at the top of the page) and it will show on the top of the Google Podcasts app. The app will also show a new section that will notify you when a new episode from the podcasts you have subscribed to is available.
  • iPhone or iPad Devices

For iPhone users, you can use the Apple Podcasts app on your device to listen to your favorite podcasts. Unlike with Android devices, the podcasts app comes installed on your smartphone, so you will just search for it in the apps list. If it is not there then it is too unfortunate for you as you will have to download it.

Here is how to listen to a podcast on your iPhone device:

  1. Launch the Podcasts app, visit the search page, and click.
  2. On the search box, enter the name of the podcast you want to listen to.
  3. Select your favorite podcast from the search results and click on it to visit the homepage.
  4. Click on your desired podcast episode to play it and hit the subscribe button if you like it. Subscribing lets the app download the up-to-date episodes to your library.

Enjoy thousands of free podcasts on your preferred device while on-the-go, at work, or at home.

FAQs

Are tech podcasts free of charge?

Yes, most of the podcasts are free of charge and are accessible via a number of applications.

What are the best podcast apps for iOS?

The best podcast apps for iOS include Downcast, Overcast, Castro, Spotify, and Breaker.

What are the best podcast apps for Android?

The best podcast apps for Android include Podcast Addict, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, and Pocket Casts.

Wrap-Up

Podcasts are a powerful source of tech trends that allows IT beginners, experts, entrepreneurs, developers, and all IT skilled individuals wishing to stay on top of tech trends that make them competitive.

They help brush their knowledge up and can even be integrated in your working schedules as some even take 5-10 minutes. If you are looking for the ideal passive learning tool, podcasts are at your disposal and very informative.

Hopefully the article was helpful. Thanks!

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15 Best Web Scraping Tools – Reviews 2021 https://10webtools.com/best-web-scraping-tools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-web-scraping-tools Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:36:34 +0000 https://10webtools.com/?p=4009 Web scraping can be quite complicated to the novice webmasters. That is because there is a lot of work to be done from the correct page to rendering javascript and obtaining your data in a usable form. While users have varying uses for web scraping tools, there are enough tools out there to serve all […]

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Web scraping can be quite complicated to the novice webmasters. That is because there is a lot of work to be done from the correct page to rendering javascript and obtaining your data in a usable form. While users have varying uses for web scraping tools, there are enough tools out there to serve all their needs.

What is Web Scraping Software?

Web scraping software are tools that enable webmasters, journalists, bloggers, and virtual assistants to collect readable data from a certain website. The data can be contact details, text, numbers, or images that cannot be manually copied since it is usually unstructured and in huge quantities.

Typically, web scrapers transform the unstructured data from HTML format into structured data and save it in spreadsheets or a local database. 

Web scraping software are also used by online marketers to pull essential marketing data privately from their competitors’ websites. For instance, you could pull high targeted keywords, traffic sources, valuable links or emails from a competitor’s website to give you an upper hand. Below are some of the most common reasons why people acquire web scraping tools:

  • Price comparison
  • Website change detection
  • Weather data monitoring
  • Web mash up
  • Research
  • Infographics
  • Web data integration
  • Link audits
  • Web indexing

15 Best web scraping tools 

 You have most likely found hundreds of web scraping tools available on the internet. If it is your first time doing web scraping, there are basic web scraping tools you could get acquainted with first such as Google Web Scrapers, YahooPipes and Outwit Firefox extensions. However, if you are in search of more flexibility and functionality, check out the web scraping tools reviewed below

Scraper API

Scraper API is scraping software for developers building and designing web scrapers. The software handles browsers, proxies, as well as CAPTCHAs to help developers access raw HTML data from any website or page via an API call. 

Scraper API, unlike most other scraping software, does not burden you with proxy management as it manages its internal pool of hundreds of thousands of its own proxies from different proxy providers. Scraper API boasts a smart routing logic that automatically throttled requests to avoid CAPTCHAs and IP bans. 

We found Scraper API to be the ultimate web scraping tool to invest in for developers. It features special pools for scraping ecommerce pricing proxies, search engine scraping, sneaker scraping, social media scraping, ticket scraping and much more. What’s more, you can ask for a volume discount if you are going to be scraping millions of pages. 

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ScrapeSimple

For people who need a custom scraper built for them, ScrapeSimple is the perfect choice. ScrapeSimple makes web scraping as straightforward as filling out a few instructions on a form for the kind of data you’d like to scrape. 

With a fully managed service, ScrapeSimple lives up to its name building and maintaining custom web scrapers for its customers via a user-friendly interface. By simply providing information on the type of data you need and from which sites, ScrapeSimple will design a custom web scraper for you to deliver the information directly to your mailbox periodically (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly).

This tool is perfect for those looking for a HTML web scraping tool that does not require any knowledge in coding. On top of the simplistic functionality and user-friendly user interface, ScrapeSimple boasts quick response times and incredibly friendly and helpful service, making it the perfect choice for those who want the full data extraction process handled for them.

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Octoparse

Like ScrapeSimple, Octoparse is a great choice for those who do not want to code when extracting data from websites. Moreover, it offers full control over the whole extraction process via a user-friendly interface.

If you have little or no knowledge in coding but still need to collect data from other websites using a scraping tool, this is an excellent choice. Featuring a point and click screen scraper, Octoparse allows its users to scrape data behind login forms, input search items, fill in forms, infinite scroll, render javascript and much more. 

Octoparse also features a site parser and a hosted option for those looking for a cloud-based scraping tool. To top it all off, Octoparse comes with an unstinting free tier that allows users to build up to ten web crawlers for free. On their enterprise tier, they also provide fully customized and managed crawlers, which avails all the data you need without necessitating any complicated tasks.

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Scrapy

Scrapy is a web crawling tool designed to serve Python developers who are looking to build scalable web crawlers. Scrapy is full on-web crawling software that is created to handle all the complicated plumbing that makes web crawling a hassle. 

Scrapy is an open source tool, meaning it comes totally free of charge. What’s more, it is a battle tested platform that has been among the most popular Python libraries for years. It is perhaps the most useful Python web scraping tool for all new applications. It is also well documented with plenty of tutorials on how to get started and set up the platform. In addition, it is pretty straightforward to deploy the crawlers and the processes can run automatically once set up. 

Being a fully-featured web scraping framework, Scrapy features plenty of middleware modules to integrate the various tools and handle use cases (user agents, handling cookies, etc.).

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ParseHub

Comfortably among the most powerful web scraping tools available, ParseHub does not need any coding experience to get the most out of its features. ParseHub is used by journalists, analysts, data scientists and everyone in between. 

Featuring an impressively easy to use interface, ParseHub is pretty easy to use. You can build your web scrapers by simply clicking on the type of data you want to collect. ParseHub exports your data in Excel or JSON formats periodically. It features plenty of handy features including, automated IP rotation, scrolling through dropdowns and tabs, getting data from maps and tables, scraping behind login forms, and many more. 

ParseHub offers a generous free plan that allows its users to scrape a maximum of 200 pages in under 40 minutes. What’s more ParseHub provides desktop apps for Windows, Linux, as well as Mac OS, so regardless of the platform you own, you can easily run ParseHub web scraping. 

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Diffbot

This web scraping tool is designed for enterprises that have specific screen scraping and data crawling needs. In particular, Diffbot is a great option for those of us looking to scrape data out of websites that often change their HTML structure.

Diffbot sets itself apart from most other web scraping software by utilizing computer vision instead of the more typical HTML parsing to identify information on a web page. This is helpful in that even if the HTML structure of a website or web page changes, your web scrapers will not become useless as long as the page maintains its visual outlook. It is an essential feature for those clients looking to run long running critical web scraping jobs. 

Diffbot is a bit more pricier than other options on this list with its cheapest plan being priced at $299 per month. However, they offer premium services to keep their large customers satisfied with their value. 

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BeautifulSoup

If you are a Python developer and do not necessarily need the power and heavy functionality that comes with the likes of Scrapy but still need an easy-to-use interface when parsing HTML, then BeautifulSoup is the tool for you. 

BeautifulSoup is by far the most popular HTML parsing tool for Python developers. BeautifulSoup has been around for more than a decade now and they have acquired a lot of expertise in the field over the years. It is not only properly documented but also features a horde of helpful tutorials to teach developers the particulars of website scraping on both Python 2 and 3. If you are in search of a handy Python HTML parsing application, this one is the one for you.

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Cheerio

Like BeautifulSoup, Cheerio is for NodeJS developers looking for an easy-to-use HTML web crawling platform. Those of us familiar with jQuery will appreciate Cheerio as the best javascript web scraping framework available. 

Cheerio and jQuery offer very similar APIs, so developers that are familiar with jQuery will feel very much at home when using Cheerio to crawl HTML web pages. Cheerio is also lightning fast and offers the user multiple helpful ways to extract html, text, classes, ids and more. 

Cheerio is by far the most popular HTML NodeJS parsing library, and is perhaps the best NodeJS scraping tool for new projects. 

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Puppeteer

Puppeteer is a headless web scraping Chrome API designed for NodeJS developers looking for a granular control over all their web scraping activity. It is popular for being an open source platform but mostly for its heavy support and active development. It is even backed by Google Chrome itself. 

Puppeteer is quickly replacing previously popular browser automation tools like PhantomJS and Selenium. With one of the best thought out APIs, Puppeteer offers automatic installation of the compatible Chromium binary in its setup process. That means you will not have to keep track of the browser versions yourself. 

Puppeteer is much more than a web crawling library but it is often used to scrape data from websites requiring javascript to display information. Puppeteer also handles stylesheets, javascript, and fonts just like an actual browser. While Puppeteer is preferred for sites requiring javascript to show data, it is extremely CPU and memory intensive and using it on sites that do not necessitate a full blown browser is not a good idea. A simple GET request will work in most instances. 

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Mozenda

Mozenda is designed to suit the needs of enterprises that need a cloud-based web page scraping application with self-serve capabilities. Mozenda boasts over seven billion pages scraped so far and experience in serving enterprises across the world. 

With one of the most robust cloud platforms, Mozenda allows its enterprise users to run web scraping commands on its cloud platform. Mozenda sets itself apart from its competition with its excellent customer support, which offers both email and phone support to all its paying subscribers. 

Mozenda’s platform is highly scalable allowing for on premise hosting as well. Like Diffbot, Mozenda is a bit pricier than most other options on this list. Their lowest priced tier starts at $250 per month.

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Goutte

Goutte is a web crawling tool that is written in PHP and comes as an open source platform. It features a super easy data extraction process from HTML or XML formats using PHP. It boasts one of the most efficient and user-friendly interfaces among the listed web scraping software.

Goutte is considered by most of its users as the most efficient PHP web scraping libraries and it is pretty easy to see why. It is extremely straightforward and is designed for simplicity in handling a majority of HTML or XML data formats without too much additional cruft.

Goutte also seamlessly integrates with Guzzle requests library, allowing the user to customize its framework for a more functional use. 

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Kimura

Written by Ruby, Kimura is an open source web scraping tool that is meant to make it incredibly straightforward to get a Ruby web scraper set up and to get the most out of it.

Kimura has quickly grown into one of the best Ruby web scraping libraries in the market. Kimura is designed to work seamlessly with headless Chrome or Firefox, normal GET requests, and PhantomJS all from the same box. 

Kimura’s syntax is similar to Scrappy’s and all developers with experience running and managing the latter will love the diverse configurations to handle functions such as setting a delay, rotating user agents, and setting default headers.

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ScrapingBee

While using headless Chrome on your local computer may be pretty straightforward, scaling dozens of Chrome in production might not be that easy a task. ScrapingBee solves this problem and many more with a simple API call. 

Featuring a large proxy pool, residential proxies and datacenter, ScrapingBee can help you bypass IP-rate limits and browser fingerprinting configurations. Moreover, it also boasts Javascript rendering with headless Chrome and ready-made APIs to help users scrape popular websites like Instagram and Google. 

With affordable pricing and substantial power behind its framework, ScrapingBee is the perfect choice for bloggers, freelancers, small and medium businesses that do not intend to manage all the web scraping infrastructure themselves.

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Helium Scraper

Helium is one of the best-known all-in-one windows software that combines a set of off-screen browsers that run extractions and a point-and-click editor to offer the best web scraping experience to its users. The advantage of using this approach is that all extractions are run locally with all the data being saved directly to the local machine. This also means that monthly payments will not be needed and there is no limit to the amount of data you can capture with the web scraper.

With Helium Scraper, you can easily select agents by selecting sample elements in the built-in browser to create selectors. Helium Scraper’s selectors, unlike most other web scrapers, do not just use XPath or CSS, but also utilizes a robust algorithm to identify even those elements whose similarity is negligible. 

On the other hand, complex actions on Helium Scraper can be defined when existing ones are combined, Javascript code is incorporated or by using variables. This feature makes Helium Scraper easily the most versatile web scraping platform that is easily configurable to extract data from any simple site as well as the more complex scenarios after appropriate adjustments.

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Content Grabber

Content Grabber is among the best enterprise-level web scraping tools. Content Grabber is not only extremely easy to use but also incredibly powerful and highly scalable. Content Grabber has all the features you will find in a premium web scraping software and much more. Content Grabber can handle data extraction on the sites that most other web scraping tools are unable to. It includes web crawler functionality, integration with Google sheets, Google docs, and Drop Box with the ability to extract data to custom data structures in almost any database. 

Content Grabber’s visual editor features an easy –to-use point and click use interface. It also automatically detects and configures all required commands to facilitate improved agent quality and decreased management effort. Content Grabber also features centralized management tools for database connections, scheduling, proxies, script libraries and notifications. 

Content Grabber also has a dedicated web API that makes it easy to process extracted data and agents on any website. It is the only web scraping software that has a 5-star rating on evaluations of their Web Scraper Test Drive. It offers the option to subscribe to a monthly option or a single payment option.

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Open source web scraping tools 

Open source web scraping platforms are by far the biggest repository of human knowledge. Open source platforms are completely free of charge and are designed and improved upon by their respective support communities. Since web scraping is a process carried out by people of diverse knowledge and technical ability, there are a horde of tools to service everyone from novice webmasters to seasoned developers looking for a quality open source solution to their specific web scraping needs.

Hopefully, this list has provided you with the most comprehensive view of how you could take advantage of the various available web scraping options for your project or business.

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It sucks to manage your hosting server with an unfamiliar graphical interface, especially if you are not acquainted with the SSH command lines. cPanels are very simple to understand and use, making them the popular option for an easier setup[ of the technical aspects of hosting, including; creating sub-domains and name servers, managing files, and databases. In this post, I have reviewed the best cPanel hosting providers in 2021.

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8 Best cPanel Hosting Providers Reviews:

Bluehost – Best overall hosting provider, free cPanel hosting and domain

Designed for both computer science pros and webmaster newbies, Bluehost’s cPanel hosting dashboard is both aesthetically pleasing and intuitively designed to allow a gentle learning curve of their layout. Bluehost’s cPanel area is also pretty straightforward to set up and figure out. 

While Bluehost features plenty of links and categories on their cPanel that may be quite stressful for a novice webmaster to figure out, the learning curve is not that steep. You can easily access the cPanel from the Bluehost dashboard after signing in. If you are sharing an account with other users, you may want to restrict their access and privileges. Therefore, multiple users with different privileges can have access to one account, which is particularly useful to small businesses that plan on scaling their online businesses up eventually. 

Bluehost also allows those looking for VPS plans or dedicated servers to have root access from their cPanel. Without the need to install any more apps, you can easily command any of the changes you need done on your website. This is a great feature for those looking for autonomy in administration without reliance on other users’ schedules. 

Customer Service

It can be difficult, particularly for newbie webmasters, to figure out the cPanel lay out and configuration. That is why Bluehost goes out of its way to provide 24/7 customer support to all its cPanel customers via email, live chat, and text. Through these contacts, you can easily get your cPanel issues, improvements on your website, and the growth of your online presence sorted out.

Pricing

Bluehost offers the pricing sampled below:

  • Shared Hosting: Starting at $2.95/month 
  • VPS hosting: Starting at $18.99/ month
  • Dedicated hosting : Starts at $79.99/ month

All the plans above offer SSL certificates, security for your online resources, a domain manager, and a Google My Business verification. 

Pros

  • Excellent uptimes
  • Recommended for WordPress hosting
  • Affordable
  • Pretty easy to use

Cons

  • Additional features may be unnecessarily expensive at times
  • Prices are significantly higher after the first subscription period (depends on the option you subscribe to)

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HostGator – Best for reliability

Ranking second on our list is Hostgator cPanel hosting. Founded in 2002, Hostgator has had ample time to work on their cPanel features and tools as internet use exploded. 

In terms of user-friendliness, Hostgator features one of the most straightforward cPanel layouts. Not only are the features listed in Hostgator’s cPanel well organized, but they are also aesthetically pleasing. You could choose to scroll through the categories to find what you are looking for or you could simply search for it from the top right bar.

You will also be able to easily figure out the site stats as they are listed intuitively and with logic. HostGator’s cPanel offers you all the tools necessary to design your site from scratch. It features:

  • A free website builder
  • Free website transfer
  • Free domain transfer
  • Google Ads credits
  • Free SSL
  • Bing Ads credits

HostGator offers an amazing 45-day money-back guarantee and a 99.99% uptime guarantee. You can also use HostGator cPanel to install any of your favorite content management systems including;Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, and Magento.

Through HostGator’s cPanel, every aspect of managing your website quickly becomes highly customizable, especially with their drag and drop website builder. With this option, you could easily create a website and invest time in it to truly resonate with your personality.

Customer Service

HostGator provides an impressive 24/7 365 days customer support for all its clients. You ca get in contact with their customer support team through live chat, phone call, or email tickets.  While they are not as helpful or fast as Bluhost’s support team, their technicians will quickly fix any of your cPannel problems when they pop up.

Pricing

HostGator provides the pricing plans sampled below:

  • Shared hosting:Starts at $2.75/ month
  • VPS hosting: Starts at $29.99/ month
  • WordPress hosting: Starts at 5.95/ month
  • Dedicated Servers: Starts at $118.99/ month

Each of the pricing tiers above offers you top-notch security features and marketing tools. For webmaster newbies looking to grow their websites through affiliate links and marketing efforts, this is the perfect opportunity to get your websites ranked high. Whether you are looking to host a simple blogging site or a complex eCommerce site, there is always a Hostgator plan that fits your business needs. 

Pros

  • 99.99% uptime guarantee
  • Their features list is more extensive than most competitors on this review.
  • Large variety of pricing tiers to suit a variety of clients
  • Fast customer services

Cons

  • More expensive than most of her competitors
  • The cPanel design on HostGator looks a bit outdated and might need some freshening up.

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InMotion – Best for shared and VPS Hosting

Founded in 2001, InMotion currently has its offices in Virginia Beach and Los Angeles. InMotion features one of the most generously featured cPanel, offering excellent VPS and shared hosting. 

In terms of user-friendliness, InMotion is the perfect cPanel hosting provider to build your website from the ground up. You will not need to hone your coding and designing skills to build yourself a beautiful and successful website.

InMotion’s cPanel is also easy on the eye, featuring a modern and up-to-date cPanel that out-fashions nearly all other cPanel hosting providers on this list. After logging into the InMotion cPanel you will first be greeted with your most frequent activities such as account management, contact information, password and security, support center, and more.

All in all, InMotion has designed its cPanel to be easy on the eye and user-friendly. To learn how to navigate their layout, you won’t need a steep learning curve.

In terms of features, InMotion features on of the most packed cPanels with support for one-click installations for more than 400 applications that are easily manageable through the InMotion cPanel. You also get:

  • 10+ GB of storage space
  • From 1-100 websites
  • SSD storage
  • Unlimited bandwidth
  • MySQL & PostgreSQL databases
  • Email accounts
  • Email storage space per inbox
  • Domain registration and transfer
  • BoldGrid website builder
  • Daily backups
  • No-downtime website transfers
  • Malware protection
  • Over 400 free applications
  • Free SSL
  • Sub domains

Customer service

InMotion features approximately 5,000 articles to guide their users and enable them to quickly resolve issues. They also have a 24/7 support service via phone, ticket support, and live chat to help resolve more complex issues in minutes.

Pricing

InMotion offers the pricing tiers sampled below:

  • Shared business hosting:Starts at $6.39/ month
  • WordPress hosting: Starts at $6.99/ month
  • VPS hosting: Starts at $21.04/ month
  • Dedicated server hosting: Starts at $105.69/ month

Pros

  • Plenty of storage and bandwidth
  • Pretty reliable uptime
  • Sleek and easy to use cPanel
  • Great customer service

Cons

  • There are no free website backups
  • It is a bit slower than other featured cPanel hosting providers

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A2 Hosting – Best for Cloud Hosting

Founded in 2001 in Ann Arbor, A2 Hosting is best used by those looking for a stress-free management of their websites. With A2 Hosting, you needn’t worry about a missed or corrupted backup ruining your site. A2 Hosting is currently among the best cloud hosting providers for website builders across the globe.

In terms of user-friendliness, A2 Hosting’s cPanel is one of the easiest to figure out. With every item on the cPanel appropriately named and with an image associated with it, it’s pretty hard to miss the section you are looking for. What’s more, A2 Hosting provides email accounts, settings and security checkups, software installers among many more features accessible through their cPanel.

In terms of features, A2 Hosting offers the features below:

  • Email usage management
  • SSH keys configuration
  • File management
  • SSL certificates installation from a third party.
  • Database management
  • Domain management
  • Node.js app creation

Through Softaculous, the A2 Hosting cPanel hosting makes application installation straightforward. Your software is also automatically updated, which you can also configure through the cPanel. For those webmaster newbies hoping to waste no time in creating and managing their websites, A2 Hosting is the perfect solution.

Customer Service

A2 Hosting features one of the most reliable customer support teams with 1 on 1 assistance on their live chat platform. No matter what time-zone you are on, you can communicate with their customer support to resolve different problems. You can also contact A2 Hosting’s customer support through global phone lines, live chat or online tickets. If you insist on solving the problem yourself, the A2 Hosting knowledge base can provide you with an existing solution to your problem. If not, A2 Hosting’s Guru Crew will be right there to guide you through it.

Pricing

Below are A2 Hosting’s pricing tiers

  • Shared hosting: Starts at $2.96/ month
  • VPS hosting: Starts at $5.00/ month
  • Reseller hosting: Starts at $9.8/ month 
  • Dedicated Hosting: Starts at $99.59/ month

Pros

  • Fast responsive customer support
  • It is more affordable than other options on this list
  • Has plenty of useful cPanel features
  • Secure safe cPanel Hosting

Cons

  • Sign up process is a bit hectic
  • Features a lower uptime than other competitors

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SiteGround – Best for reliable stress-free hosting

For a steady and reliable cPanel hosting experience, SiteGround is your best option. All SiteGround plans offer a cPanel to ease account management for you. You can easily manage all your domains, access support, and track your billing using SiteGround’s control panel. You will have plenty of hosting options with SiteGround, which sits comfortably among our best cPanel hosting platforms today.

SiteGround features six different hosting options. Out of the six, WordPress hosting is strongest. While it is not in the top spot for WordPress Hosting, it is recommended by WordPress for its several tailored options. For $6.99/ month, you can access WordPress features on SiteGround with plenty of tailored features.

Each of SiteGround’s hosting plans includes free SSL, a free domain, SSD Hosting, and 400+ 1-click installation programs which can be installed through WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, or Magento. 

In terms of features, SiteGround is one of the most hooked up cPanel hosting providers. It offers the features below and more:

  • Affordable web hosting with cPanel
  • Allow two domains even on the starter package
  • Free domain registration
  • Max speed zone data centers
  • Free SSL certificates with SSH access
  • Round-the-clock multiple customer support channels

Customer Service

If you encounter any errors with SiteGround, you can get in contact with their customer support team at any time of the day or night through their toll-free phone line or live chat. In addition, they feature an extensive library of tutorials and documentation to guide all their customers through issues they could resolve for themselves. To top it all off, they have a powerful anti malware security software that takes keen interest in securing customer and admin data.

Pricing

Below is a sample of the pricing plans available at SiteGround:

  • Shared Hosting: 
  • StartUp plan starts at $6.99/mo and $11.49 per month for renewal
  • GrowBig is $9.99/mo and $24.99 per month for renewal
  • GoGeek is $14.99/mo and $39.99 per month for renewal
  • WordPress Hosting: Starts at $6.99 per month
  • VPS Hosting: Starts at $21.04 per month
  • Dedicated Servers: Starts at $105.69 per month

Pros

  • Plenty of features and tools in their cPanel
  • Reliable uptime
  • Easy to use cPanel
  • Plenty of cPanel features

Cons

  • No free backups

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GoDaddy Hosting – Best for perks

Founded in 1997 in Baltimore, GoDaddy is easily the largest web hosting provider in the world, but how does the web hosting giant perform in cPanel hosting? 

If you’re looking to subscribe to the most user-friendly cPanel hosting provider, then GoDaddy is the way to go. While their registration process is a little too cluttered with add-on offers and other promotions at checkout, they do offer pretty valuable perks. 

If you have managed to go through the entire registration process, despite the constant disruption by ads, setting up your site is a breeze. GoDaddy features some of the most handy auto-installation features for integration with content management systems such as Joomla, WordPress or Drupal to your domain name. With GoDaddy’s cPanel, you can easily manage any of the features to your satisfaction. 

In terms of features, the web hosting giant gives you access to high-quality security features, high-speed website operations, unlimited bandwidth, and lots of storage for your new site. You also get:

  • Centralized management of your entire website, email marketing, social media campaigns, or ecommerce store.
  • Templates for experienced designers: It is great to be able to customize your site but sometimes it is best to let the experts handle it. With dozens of beautiful templates to choose from on GoDaddy, you can use the cPanel to make your website stand out from all your competitors. 
  • Plenty of customizable themes
  • Access from a range of devices: It can be helpful when you have no access from your computer or have noticed something wrong on any of your preferred devices. You can update the platform from a tablet, smartphone, or computer. It is especially great for people who are constantly on the move.

Customer Service

GoDaddy is simply exquisite when it comes to customer support. Their customer service representatives are able to speak in more than 40 dialects and serve people from approximately 50 countries. This is definitely among the best cPanel customer service in the industry. Thanks to this, you can access quick and reliable support for free to fix any of the issues you encounter with your website. 

Pricing

GoDaddy offers the pricing plans sampled below:

  • Web Hosting: Starts at $5.99 per month
  • WordPress Hosting: Starts at $6.99 per month
  • Reseller hosting: Starts at 19.99 per month
  • VPS hosting: Starts at $4.99 per month
  • Dedicated servers: Starts at 94.99 per month

Pros

  • Quality user interface
  • High-quality runtimes
  • Large storage and bandwidth offering
  • User-friendly cPanel area

Cons

  • There are no automated backups
  • No migration tools and SSL
  • A tad more expensive than most cPanel hosting options on this review

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HostPapa – Best for novice webmasters

HostPaPa is a Canadian-based hosting provider that was established in 2006. HostPaPa is popular for its affordable pricing and valuable perks it offers. 

In terms of user-friendliness, HostPaPa features one of the most intuitive and logically organized cPanel user interfaces in the industry. You can clearly see any of the tools with large pictures next to them for easier recognition. 

HostPaPa’s customer service is also exemplary, though it does not support live chat, which is a feature most people would prefer to phone support. However, they do make up for this with one-on-one training for all their shared hosting plans. Novice users with little or no technical experience are taught the ropes until they can do almost everything on their own. It is why HostPaPa is among the most recommended cPanel hosting providers for newbie webmasters. To top it all off, HostPapa guarantees a 99.9% uptime though they average at 99.954%. 

Pricing

  • Starter: $3.95 per month
  • Business: $3.95 per month
  • Business Pro: $12.95 per month

HostPaPa offers its new clients a 30-day money-back guarantee. It is a solid all-round cPanel hosting option that offers great value for the pricing. 

Pros

  • Solid uptime and performance
  • One-on-One Training
  • Very user-friendly with an easy-to-navigate interface
  • CloudFlare CDN

Cons

  • No live chat support

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iPage – Best for Cheap VPS Hosting

With an introductory tier that is priced as low as $1.99 per month, it is hard to skip iPage when talking of the best cheap web hosting services on the market. While the amount is seemingly low, iPage surprisingly offers impressive features on the plan like unlimited disk space and scalable bandwidth. When it comes to cPanel hosting, iPage has one catch: you must sign up for their dedicated servers or VPS hosting plans to access it.

VPS hosting plans on iPage are priced at $19.99 per month, which is way cheaper than most cPanel hosting platforms on this review. If you are subscribed to the shared plans on iPage, you will not have access to their cPanel. Instead, they offer a vDeck control panel, which is their less feature-full alternative of the cPanel. However, vDeck works just fine although it does lack in features and interface when compared to cPanel. It is also a bit more challenging to learn how to use the vDeck efficiently. 

Pricing

  • Shared Hosting: Starts at $1.99 per month
  • WordPress Hosting: iPage features two WP hosting plans; the WP Starter and the WP essential priced at $3.75 and $6.95 respectively.
  • VPS Hosting: iPage features three pricing tiers for its VPS hosting option;
  • Basic: $19.99/month and $24.99/month in renewal
  • Business: $47.99/month and $59.49/month in renewal
  • Optimal: $79.99/month and $99.99/month in renewal
  • Dedicated Unmanaged Hosting:
  • Startup: $119.99/month and $149.99/month in renewal
  • Professional: $151.99/month and $194.99/month in renewal
  • Enterprise:  $191.99/month and $239.99/month in renewal

Pros

  • Solid 99.96% uptime and decent performance
  • Plenty of third party software to integrate your website with
  • Friendly customer service

Cons

  • Lots of add-on fees for extra services
  • vDeck instead of cPanel on the lower tiers
  • No free site migration

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cPanel Hosting Comparison

NamecPanel Hosting? (Y/N)DomainPrice (lowest tier)Link
BluehostYesYes$2.95https://www.bluehost.com/
HostGatorYesYes$2.75https://www.hostgator.com/
InMotionYesYes$6.39https://www.inmotion.com/
A2 HostingYesYes$2.96https://www.a2hosting.com/
SiteGroundYesYes$6.99https://www.siteground.com/
GoDaddyYesYes$5.99https://www.godaddy.com/
HostPaPaYesYes$3.95https://www.hostpapa.com/
iPage YesYes$1.99https://www.ipage.com/

What is cPanel Hosting?

cPanel is a widely-used industry standard Linux-based control panel for managing web hosting providers. cPanel owes its popularity to easy management of sites through a user-friendly platform with which you can configure sub-domains, DNS records, email accounts, file management, server statistics and integrate third parties such as CloudFlare as well as enable SSL, among other tools. 

Almost every firm using hosting services is currently using a cPanel to help users access the information they want on their sites. Though there is a horde of control panel software in the market, cPanel is the most preferred. That is because it can be accessed right from the browser without having to install it on your local computer.

However, there are hosting providers like Bluehost, who have improved their traditional cPanel to feature easier navigation and enhance efficiency.

What to look for in cPanel Hosting

Now that you are pretty in the know about what exactly cPanels are designed to do, let us take a look at the features we should watch out for when evaluating the best cPanel hosting provider. It is essential to first evaluate the short-term and long-term goals of your organization to tell exactly which features would suit your situation best. Otherwise, scaling through the horde of cPanel hosting providers currently available can be quite an arduous task. 

We assume that by now you can correctly assess the needs of your website and can tell the budget and features you need in a cPanel host to successfully expand your business. Cost is an essential factor to consider in a cPanel hosting provider. If you’re on a strict budget, you should consider the shared cPanel hosting plans and packages as they are by far the cheapest cPanel hosting options on the market. A shared cPanel hosting plan is shared among multiple users to be able to offer the low hosting prices. When beginning your journey towards establishing successful website, a small budget might be your only restriction to getting the most efficient cPanel hosting provider. With shared cPanel hosting, you not only get a cheap option but could also get satisfactory value for your business. If your website outgrows the shared cPanel hosting plan, you will have to subscribe to a more advanced hosting plan. 

Another key factor to consider when selecting the right cPanel hosting provider is their ability to automate most of the tasks connected to the server admin. You will need to check that the cPanel hosting provider features all the necessary options and features that allow you to set up automatic upgrades quickly and easily. For most webmaster newbies, tasks like PHP programming and MySQL database systems need to be automated or made pretty straightforward.

The web host manager is another key feature to consider when selecting the best cPanel hosting provider. You need to make sure that the cPanel hosting provider you select has this essential application built into their packages since it allows you full control over the creation of web hosting accounts and their management on your web server. The application will also allow you to allocate particular features to select customers.

Finally, it is essential to consider ease of access and user-friendliness of the cPanel hosting provider to your customers and to yourself. While it is important for a cPanel to feature extensive and powerful tools, user-friendliness is even more critical. 

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LiquidWeb Affiliate Program https://10webtools.com/liquidweb-affiliate-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liquidweb-affiliate-program Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:10:07 +0000 https://10webtools.com/?p=3997 LiquidWeb stands out as a top managed-hosting firm on the market with hosting services that are explicitly optimized for common apps like WP, premium business email, and more. They offer high-performance managed web hosting infrastructure to run your apps or site. LiquidWeb Affiliate Do you cherish LiquidWeb and wish to advertise it or share it […]

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LiquidWeb stands out as a top managed-hosting firm on the market with hosting services that are explicitly optimized for common apps like WP, premium business email, and more. They offer high-performance managed web hosting infrastructure to run your apps or site.

LiquidWeb Affiliate

Do you cherish LiquidWeb and wish to advertise it or share it with your pals? You can earn money or hosting credit for each new client you refer to LiquidWeb via their profitable and referral program. 

Many web hosting affiliates involve reference from multiple accounts for you to gain upper limit commissions. LiquidWeb, on the other hand, gives you similar generous commission regardless of the number of fresh accounts you refer to.

LiquidWeb Affiliate Program is clear-cut and pays its affiliates on the product they refer to. For every one $29/m managed WP client you refer, you receive a commission of $150. If you refer one $400/m Dedicated hosting client, you get $600 commission. Prepaid bonus earns you a 50% bonus.

Other LiquidWeb Affiliate benefits include custom content and links, one-time commission, advanced notice of exclusive sales & promos, 90-day cookie, and devoted affiliate managers for tailored support.

Types of Partner Programs

The LiquidWeb Partner Program focuses on helping their partners grow and build prosperous businesses by leveraging its leading cloud hosting solutions. The programs feature industry-leading proficiency and support.

They include:

  1. Affiliate Program
  2. Refer-A-Friend Program

Income: What you can earn with LiquidWeb

ProductCPA
Managed WordPress$150 – $2,000
Managed WooCommerce$150 – $3,000
VPS Hosting$150 – $300
Cloud Hosting$150 – $5,000
Dedicated Hosting$150 – $7,000

NOTE:

LiquidWeb Affiliate program offers an average commission of $230 on dedicated server sales. You also earn 150% of sales with a minimum commission of $150.

If you need a full list of products and commission payments, feel free to contact LiquidWeb at affiliateprogram@liquidweb.com.

How to Register

Are you prepared to become a LiquidWeb Affiliate? You can register on the LiquidWeb Affiliate programs via the website or registration via CJ Affiliate. Let us see how you can register via these two ways in detail.

Register on the Website

Ever heard of Impact Radius before? If not, it is LiquidWeb’s internal platform that offers multiple performance-ads campaign options to affiliates. Other offerings include industry-leading tracking and reporting and outstanding creative options.

LiquidWeb also provides hosting credits on the Impact Radius platform as a payment option.

To register, do the following:

  1. Sign Up for the LiquidWeb’s Affiliate Program
  2. Insert links and banners on your site.

Other methods that LiquidWeb Affiliate partners are using to earn commissions include blog articles and using the Liquid Web Powered by logo.

Click here to Sign Up!

Register via CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction)

CJ Affiliate boasts more than 18 years of experience and stands out as one of the leading global platforms in the Affiliate Marketing arena. They offer LiquidWeb Affiliates reliable third-party tracking, actual reporting, exceptional inventive options, and monthly commission payments.

Are you a LiquidWeb Legacy Affiliate? You can log in to your portal immediately!

To register via CJ Affiliate:

  1. Sign up as a publisher at cj.com by filling in the personal information file
  2. Go to your Account Dashboard > Account > Network Profile and fill in the info on website description, promotion methods, and documents. These three sections show marketers the value you add and how you boost their influence with your audience.
  3. Go to Account > Administrative Settings and edit your tax and payment info (W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification and Certification for US activities & W-8BEN Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding for Non-US activities)

From here, you can start earning commission from the LiquidWeb Affiliate Program by advertising their products as detailed on the table above.

Click here to Sign Up!

How to Generate Commission

I know you are asking yourself, how do I generate commission from the LiquidWeb Affiliate Program?

After choosing a platform and joining the LiquidWeb Affiliate Program, you will have access to the program’s links. You can utilize these links on your website where you are credited commission after a site visitor clicks on one link and finalizes a sale.

If you want to track your commission dollars, you can log into your Affiliate Program account. Here are some ways in which you can refer clients to LiquidWeb:

  • Affiliate links on your blog
  • Refer your customers
  • Refer a business partner

For additional information on how to generate income, visit LiquidWeb’s Affiliate Program official page.

Featured Affiliates Earning from LiquidWeb Program

If you want inspiration from featured affiliates who are already earning via the LiquidWeb program, check on their official site.

Sign up and become an affiliate today!

LiquidWeb Support

LiquidWeb offers outstanding customer support which stands out as the best in the web hosting market, earning them the moniker “The Most Helpful Humans in Hosting”. The have highly-trained, responsive and dedicated support ever via email, phone, and live chat.

LiquidWeb phone number

If you prefer phone calls, choose these options which have 59 seconds initial response guarantee.

  • Phone Option 1: 800.580.4985
  • Phone Option 2: (1.517.322.0434) – International
  • Phone Option 3: 1-800-580-4985
  • Phone Option 4: 1-866-210-4185

If you need help picking the ideal plan, use the phone option 1. For technical help with your LiquidWeb account, use phone option 2, option 3 for affiliate program & media relations, and option 4 for partner programs.

Email

If you prefer reaching out LiquidWeb via email, here is how:

These are self-explanatory, right?

Live Chat

Like phone calls, the live chat option offers 59 seconds initial responses guarantee available 24/7/365. In my experience, the tech support team responded to me very fast and offered direct, quality reply.

Wrap-Up

While they do not offer a shared hosting option and their managed hosting comes with a high price tag, LiquidWeb excels at many factors that you look for in a quality web host, making the cost worth it. In addition, their lucrative Affiliate Program comes in handy if you want some extra dollar via advertising their products.

Hopefully the article was helpful.

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LiquidWeb Review vs Others – 2021 Update https://10webtools.com/liquidweb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liquidweb Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:06:27 +0000 https://10webtools.com/?p=3993 Businesses need strong web hosting service to maintain their online presence with a brand they can trust. Managed hosting is an ideal choice, especially for WordPress sites as it is hosted on dedicated servers for higher reliability. The best thing with this type of hosting is that the service provider manages the servers on your […]

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Businesses need strong web hosting service to maintain their online presence with a brand they can trust. Managed hosting is an ideal choice, especially for WordPress sites as it is hosted on dedicated servers for higher reliability. The best thing with this type of hosting is that the service provider manages the servers on your behalf.

From controlling your servers to conducting hardware & software maintenance, providing security, monitoring activities, and handling backups, everything is done for you. LiquidWeb is one of the leading managed hosting providers in that arena. So, what is LiquidWeb?

About LiquidWeb

Founded in 1997 by Matthew Hill, LiquidWeb is a frontrunner in managed hosting arena with high-end performance web hosting infrastructure. The company offers tailored solutions for sites and applications with critical assignments, such as premium-based email, WooCommerce, WordPress, among others.

With its headquarters in Lansing, Michigan, LiquidWeb owns and manages its core data centers and are all its servers are SSAE-16 and HIPAA compliant. LiquidWeb also offers domain registration services and allows clients to register and manage their domain names in their account.

LiquidWeb’s offerings, flexibility and reliability make it the hosting choice for giant reputable brands such as Porsche, National Geographic, Symantec, Home Depot, and Eddie Bauer.

LiquidWeb Pricing Plans and Features

LiquidWeb managed hosting line of products is strong enough for all-size businesses, from early start-ups to already established ones that need enterprise hosting environment. Their products include Dedicated, VPS, Cloud Dedicated, VMware Private Cloud, Managed WP, Managed WooCommerce, and more!

Compared to traditional hosting solutions, LiquidWeb comes with a high price tag. However, if your business requires managed web hosting, the cost is worth it. Check out some of the hosting plans that LiquidWeb offers:

Pricing PlanDisk SpaceBandwidthCost
Managed WP30GB5TB$19/m (billed annually)
Managed WooCommerce30GB3TB$19/m
VPS Hosting40GB5TB$35/m
Dedicated Hosting2x240GB5TB$140/m

LiquidWeb focuses on managed VPS and dedicated hosting services and these features make it stand out against its rivals:

  • Fully-Managed Services

LiquidWeb offers fully managed hosting options in all its plans, which means you do not have to worry about software & hardware updates or security issues. They have it all covered for you with all-around assistance when needed.

  • iThemes Sync Pro

This is a feature that allows you to manage all your websites from a central location. iThemes Sync Pro frequently monitors SEO and Google Analytics data and regulates what customers see in WordPress Admin. It also gives uptime and downtime updates.

  • Reliable Uptime

LiquidWeb offers a reliable 99.9% uptime guarantee to ensure your site stays online and responsive. As such, clients will stick around knowing there will be minimal or no downtimes at all when they visit your website.

  • Lightning Speed

LiquidWeb managed hosting platform is wholly built on top of Nginx and PHP 7 so as to boost the performance of your site. LiquidWeb offers fast page load and server response times to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and productivity.

  • Automatic Plugin Updates

Most hosting providers tend to just update your WP core. LiquidWeb, on the other hand, updates your WP plugins automatically to shrink the risk of freshly-found susceptibility threats. Plugin updates are first conducted in a discrete environment before updating them on your production site to avoid confusions.

  • Terrific Customer Support

Nothing matters more than reliable customer support and terrific customer support is LiquidWeb’s strong suit. You can choose between three options, including phone calls, emails, or live chats which are all responsive.

During our test, the response time for phone calls and live chat support took less than a minute, while their email support option response time took 30 minutes. When it comes to their knowledge base, there are tons of handy tutorials that help improve your hosting experience.

  • Developer-Friendly Hosting

LiquidWeb hosting comes with useful and appropriate developer tools like WP-CLI, SSH, and Git.

  • User-Friendliness

While LiquidWeb’s WP managed hosting comes with a custom cPanel that helps you manage multiple WP sites, all its other hosting packages include a choice between cPanel/WHM and Plesk.

It is also worth noting that LiquidWeb has greatly invested in ensuring quality customer satisfaction, with a top NPS score of 66 in the managed hosting arena.

Check here for more information on LiquidWeb pricing plans.

Pros:

  • Excellent customer service
  • Terrific uptime guarantee
  • Allotted VPS plans
  •  Outstanding packages (dedicated, VPS, Cloud, and reseller)
  • Custom-built servers optimized for popular apps
  • No traffic limits
  • Automatic plugin updates
  • Full access to the server and database
  • Staging site
  • No pageview

Cons:

  • High price tag
  • No shared hosting option

LiquidWeb Reseller

If you wish to join the web hosting business without having to manage infrastructure issues, bandwidth, and servers, LiquidWeb Reseller web hosting packages are worth a look. The company offers reseller hosting plans that start at $59/m and include a unique WHMCS (WebHost Manager Complete Solution) plugin and prompt provisioning.

In addition, LiquidWeb’s Reseller Hosting Program offers tiered discounts to help clients maintain competitive pricing. With this package, you get 100% uptime SLA, free WHMCS license, free DDoS protection, and you will not need to lease a SysAdmin.

LiquidWeb’s VPS and dedicated reseller packages are compatible with both Windows and Linux. Their RAM, data transfers (monthly), and storage space are similar to the ones that the provider offers directly.

LiquidWeb Nameservers

When you host your site with LiquidWeb, they allow you to utilize their DNS servers to manage your entire domains. This includes even the domains that you transferred from other registrars. Their Nameservers (NS) include:

  • ns.liquidweb.com
  • ns1.liqiudweb.com

LiquidWeb Managed WordPress

Someone asked me: why should I use LiquidWeb WordPress managed hosting? And I’m pretty sure you want to know why too.

If you are looking for competently-curated hosting that will help you create, optimize, and grow your WP site, LiquidWeb managed WP is worth a look. It is the complete solution for your WP sites. Offered by Nexcess (LiquidWeb’s digital commerce cloud platform), their managed WP hosting comes with a ton of benefits such as:

  • Speedy websites
  • Automatic plugin updates
  • Free site migration
  • 24/7 expert customer support

LiquidWeb managed WP focuses on the hosting infrastructure so you can concentrate on growing your site. The package starts at $19/m and comes with 30GB disk space and 5TB data transfer. 

LiquidWeb Dedicated Servers

Are you looking for the highest performance levels and security? LiquidWeb fully-customizable dedicated server hosting would be a fantastic choice. It offers actual monitoring plus 100% uptime guarantee & power which translates to high performance for any site or app.

When you upgrade a plan, you unlock features such as DDoS protection and backups. If you need Windows bundles (6 months to 12 months) you can make a request via their site.

LiquidWeb dedicated servers hosting starts at $169/m ($2,028 billed upfront for one year++) and comes with 4 CPU cores, 16GB RAM, 2 x 240GB SSD primary disk, cPanel, 1TB SATA backup disk, 250GB Acronis cyber backups, and 5TB bandwidth.

Click here for more information.

LiquidWeb DNS

LiquidWeb has a proprietary DNS service accessible on a global Anycast network that offers all the advantages of Anycast for the questions made to them. LiquidWeb Anycast resolvers offer a speed increase by allowing your client’s browser to make requests to the nearby and least latent accessible Nameservers.

With this feature, you have a solution to deny access to certain sites and slow localized DNS servers that might lag before a site loads. It offers you multiple server locations to help pick up traffic every time to boost the accessibility of made requests. Check here for detailed info.

LiquidWeb CDN/Cloudflare

Cloudflare CDN comes in handy when you are hosting your business online by keeping your site safe from attackers, improving speed, and scaling with your web traffic. It was founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince and has matured to handle 5% of internet traffic globally. This makes it the leading CDN worldwide.

In 2019, LiquidWeb LLC publicized their partnership with the Cloudflare Bandwidth Alliance to ensure its clients benefit from cheap bandwidth charges automatically. This partnership offers three crucial advantages:

  • Free way out traffic for all LiquidWeb clients
  • Alliance with industry leaders like Azure and IBM Cloud
  • Automatic membership and savings for all LW clients

Read more on this in their official site here.

LiquidWeb Email Settings

Setting up email on your control panel (cPanel) in a client like Mac Mail or Microsoft Outlook for the first time is challenging. But with useful detailed info, it can be much easier. Check out these email settings below that are applicable to most clients:

  • Standard Connections (non-SSL) – This is where both the incoming and outgoing server names use your domain name, such as yourdomainname.com or mail.your domain name.com. (IMAP Port: 143, POP3 Port: 110, and SMTP Port: 25/587)
  • Secure Connections (SSL/TLS) – This is where both the incoming and outgoing servers use your hostname, such as host.yourdomainname.com. (IMAP Port: 993, POP3 Port: 995, and SMTP Port: 465/587)

Remember: Whether you are using standard or secure email connections, authentication is required for all email connections. Click here for additional info.

LiquidWeb vs. DigitalOcean

Are you in the hunt for the best managed WP hosting service provider on the market? Both LiquidWeb and DigitalOcean are reputable brands in the game, but who’s the best and why?

Both DigitalOcean and LiquidWeb offer fully managed WP hosting with 99.99% power and network uptime guarantee. In addition, they both offer backups, partner programs, and management tools. However, LiquidWeb exceeds DigitalOcean in many other aspects.

LiquidWeb shines in factors such as migration assistance, outstanding support, managed hardware, and hosting products that facilitate growth and scalability. While LiquidWeb offers three management levels for VPS hosting (fully managed by default), DigitalOcean Droplets are fully unmanaged.

DigitalOcean offers low-priced virtual servers (Droplets) and focuses on developers at $5/m for the minimal server with 25GB, 1TB bandwidth, and 1vCPU. LiquidWeb’s lowest tier comes with 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 10TB bandwidth, and 40GB disk space.

LiquidWeb vs. Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Both LiquidWeb and AWS are popular giant hosting providers in the arena. On the one hand, LiquidWeb focuses on providing WP hosting, dedicating, and cloud hosting plans. AWS, on the other hand, focuses entirely on offering a raw customizable or scalable infrastructure to meet your needs. As such, AWS can accommodate any kind of site.

When it comes to pricing, LiquidWeb’s WooCommerce hosting is a bit costly with an entry price of $39/m, compared to $ from AWS. In a nutshell, LiquidWeb is more user-friendly compared to AWS which has a complex infrastructure configuration.

Customer support is critical to reliable hosting which LiquidWeb excels at with three options, including phone calls, email, and lives chat. AWS offers documentation but its tedious work. If server location is crucial to your online business, AWS is a fantastic option with data centers everywhere globally. 

While AWS boasts its proprietary CloudFront CDN to ensure you get secure and fast loading experience, it ties with LiquidWeb which has partnered with Cloudflare. LiquidWeb has the upper hand if you want a monthly billing option, while AWS is billing is pay-per-minute and pay-per-region. 

LiquidWeb vs. WP Engine

Deciding between WP Engine and LiquidWeb for the best managed WP hosting provider is somewhat tricky. Both providers are among the two globe’s top managed WP hosts, but who exceeds who and in what?

WP Engine has a sole focus on WP-centric managed hosting, while LiquidWeb offers managed hosting for custom solutions and apps. The main difference is that WP Engine provides solutions for all-size and budget business, while LiquidWeb targets sites with high traffic volumes.

When it comes to page speed and uptime, WP Engine has the upper hand. LiquidWeb, on the other hand, prevails in terms of user-friendliness with its iThemes Sync Pro feature. In terms of features, WP Engine offers a set of features that allow you to streamline your process
of publishing and marketing. LiquidWeb, on the other hand, focuses on offering lightning-fast web experience, in addition to auto plugin updates.

While LiquidWeb prevails with exceptional customer support, WP Engine has the upper hand in terms of pricing with $25/m and comes with 10GB disk space, 50GB bandwidth/month, and 1 site. Check here for more on WP Engine managed hosting pricing.

 LiquidWeb vs. Bluehost 

Both Bluehost and LiquidWeb are reputable brands with huge clients for decades. But what differentiates the two giants?

When it comes to pricing and plans, LiquidWeb has the upper hand as it offers a monthly billing cycle. Bluehost’s managed WP hosting packages begin with the quarterly billing cycle. Furthermore, you get 2 free months hosting when you choose LiquidWeb’s yearly billing cycle.

Both LiquidWeb and Bluehost offer standard features such as auto-backups, staging, free SSL certificates, and more. LiquidWeb, however, includes extra features like page builder and developer-friendly tools. Both providers boast 100% uptime guarantee, but with a difference in data centers.

Both providers allow you to secure your internet properties easily, but LiquidWeb offers extra add-ons for server protection, firewalls & VPN, DDoS protection, and more. When it comes to support, LiquidWeb prevails with phone, ticket, and live chat compared to Bluehost’s live chat and phone.

LiquidWeb vs. SiteGround

Are you in the hunt for the best managed WP hosting service provider on the market? Both LiquidWeb and SiteGround are reputable brands in the arena, but who’s the best and why?

On the one hand, SiteGround is an officially WordPress-recommended provider that comes with a range of hosting options, including shared, VPS, WP, WooCommerce, and Dedicated hosting. SiteGround offers 3 data center locations to choose from, including Asia, North America, and Europe. In addition, they offer the state-of-the-art speed techs as well as hands-on security.

LiquidWeb, on the other hand, stands out among the most reputable managed web hosting providers in the game. They offer optimized hosting for popular apps such as WP, WooCommerce, and more. What makes their services exceptional is that they offer clients full access to their servers, plus they own and run their data centers.

They tie on customer support and user-friendliness (with the iThemes Sync Pro and cPanel that offer easy control), but LiquidWeb has the upper hand when it comes to features. In terms of pricing, SiteGround prevails with its shared hosting that costs $9.95/m compared to LiquidWeb’s $29/m entry managed WP hosting. 

Wrap-Up

That’s it for now guys! We shall continue with the review on other questions you might have.

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If you want a remarkable website, you need to have a relevant, remarkable domain name. While generating something unique is quite tricky, it will become easier with motivation! When you have finally decided on your domain name, it must be registered with a domain name registrar before being put to use.

Domain registrars refer to the firms that are responsible for domain names registration and management for all sites globally. You will find free domain registration with some leading hosting providers, but it is more professional to have different hosts for these services. All domain name registrars must be accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Choosing a suitable domain name registrar is very crucial as not all companies in the arena sell all domain name extensions. While some offer cheap domains (promo offer), others might offer free add-ons to entice clients. So, before we start the comparison, I think it would be in order to look at how to choose the suitable domain name registrar.

What to Consider when choosing the suitable domain name registrar

When picking the most suitable domain name registrar, consider the following factors:

  • Pricing Structure – Domain names prices should be the first thing to consider when selecting a registrar. Why? Some providers will lure you with inexpensive entry prices (first year registration), only for it to hike significantly during renewal. Remember to also look for any hidden or extra charges in the pricing structure.
  • Registration Period – How long is their minimum registration period? Typically, one year is the standard. Yet, some providers may offer a minimum period of 2 years or up to 10 years at once. I would recommend the 1 year registration for new web addresses.
  • Domain Transfer Policy – You can move your domain name from one registrar to another, especially if you are unsatisfied with their services. ICANN prohibits any domain name registrar from stopping you when you want to transfer your domain name.

While some will offer free transfers, others might complicate it with extra costs, so review the domain name transfer policy before you purchase.

NOTE: You cannot transfer your domain name within the initial 60 days of registration (ICANN).

  • Add-ons – Does your domain name registrar offer any add-ons or extras? They might not be important at the time, but they come in handy in time. They may include domain parking, stretched expiration protection, among others.
  • Privacy – Most webmasters are concerned with being flooded with emails and phone calls after a domain name registration. As such, you should check if the host’s domain registration package includes private registration.
  • Security – What does the domain name registrar do to protect your website traffic from hackers and DNS spoofing? Do they offer DNSSEC for fixing DNS spoofing? Also check if they offer the industry’s basic security measures such as SSL certificates, two-factor authentication, and domain locking.
  • Domain Expiration Rules – Domain name registration expires after a given period, which means you have to renewal before it expires. Check out for the automatic renewal feature, as well as their domain expiration policy. Is there a grace period after expiration?
  • Management Tools – This is especially crucial to people who have multiple sites under their management and updating. How user-friendly is the user-interface in taking care of domain management?

It is also worth noting that customer support is also an important factor to consider. No service is really good without excellent and reliable support.

Domain Name Registrars Comparison

Now that we are familiar with overview of domain name registration, how do our best in the list compare? We shall offer a brief explanation plus a table for simplified comparison against Google Domains. But what do we know about Google Domains?

Google Domains is Google’s domain registration service that was launched in 2015 to offer similar services to what other providers offer. It allows you to register a brand new domain name or transfer your existing one, and can also be used for other services like launching a site and more!

While Google Domains offer similar services, there are factors that make it unique among its competitors. We shall view these in the comparison tables below. Here is our comparison today:

  1. Google Domains vs. GoDaddy
  2. Google Domains vs. Namecheap
  3. Google Domains vs. Bluehost
  4. Google Domains vs. Squarespace
  5. Google Domains vs. Cloudflare 

Google Domains vs. GoDaddy Domains

Google Domains provider, Google, is an established firm in the online marketing and search engines globally since its founding in 1998. While it is new in the domain name registration arena, the platform is trying to make clients with their new domain market venture.

GoDaddy, on the other hand, is a reputable brand when it comes to cheap domain names registration. Providing web building tools and hosting options is also GoDaddy strong suit. Both platforms offer several unique services.

FeaturesGoogle DomainsGoDaddy
Company known for:Tech innovationsSearch engineWeb buildingHosting optionsNumber of domains
Extensions273 TLDs500 TLDs
Ease of useEasy registration processUser-friendly menu navigationNo extra registration for domain required
Add-onsEmail hostingG-SuiteAd-based productsEmail servicesOnline marketingWeb builder
PrivacyFree ICANN WHOIS databaseICANN WHOIS database costs $9.99/year
Pricing Starts at $10/year for .page TLDBetter long-term valueStarts at $0.99/year for .site, .xyz, .club, and .or.High renewal rates
Support24/7 live chat, email, and phone24/7 live chat, email, and phone
ComplaintsMinimalFrequent wrong/delayed domain forwarding complaints
Domain expiration rulesGrace periodNo grace period
HostingRecommends other hosts, like BluehostOffers hosting integration with a range of different options

As you can see, both Google Domains and GoDaddy are ideal choices for purchasing a new domain name. GoDaddy prevails in different hosting options while Google Domains excels in terms of support, domain privacy, and long-term price.

Google Domains vs. Namecheap

Now that we know about Google Domains, let us look at Namecheap, briefly.

Founded in 2000 by Richard Kirkendall, Namecheap stands out from the domain name registration world due to their competitive domain pricing. Other services include web security, private emails, and domain hosting.

Namecheap offers an option for a complete package of services for a manageable site building, as well as a domain names marketplace (Namecheap Marketplace).

FeaturesGoogle DomainsNamecheap
Company known for:Tech innovationsSearch enginesCompetitively-priced domains
PricingStarts at $10/yearStarts at $0.48 for .site, .press, .host, and more!
Support24/7 live chat, email, and phoneResponsive 24/7 live chat and 2-hour ticket support
Domain transferPaying the 1-year domain registrationFree domain migration
Ease of useIntuitive user interfaceIntuitive dashboard  interface
Private registrationFree WHOIS  Free WhoisGuard 
Payment optionsCredit cardsAll cards + cyptocurrencies 
Refund policy5 days of initial registration30-day money-back guarantee
HostingRecommends other hostsOffer a range of hosting services
Add-onsEmail hostingG-SuiteAd-based productsFree SSL certificatesUpsells

Overall, Namecheap has the upper hand in this comparison as it gives you an entire steak. In terms of pricing, Google Domains is costlier.

Google Domain vs. Bluehost

Google Domains is a constant variable in the comparison so we will not review it later. So, what is Bluehost?

Bluehost, founded in 2003, is the brainchild of Matt Heaton and a major player in the web hosting arena. The company focuses on offering excellent services at the most pocket-friendly price. It accomplishes this via constant innovation and upgrade of services at no extra cost to its clients.

So, how do Google Domains and Bluehost compare?

FeaturesGoogle DomainsBluehost
PricingStarts at $10/yearStarts at $4.95/m
Target audienceSmall, SMBs, and large enterprisesIndividuals and businesses
PlatformsMobile, desktop, and cloudDesktop and cloud
Support24/7 live chat, email, and phone24/7 live chat and phone
Refund policy5 days on initial registration30-day money back guarantee
Add-onsEmail hostingG-SuiteAd-based productsFree SSL certificatesUpsellsFree domainWeb hosting
Ease of useIntuitive user interfaceUser-friendly
HostingRecommends other hostsOffers several hosting packages
Domain transferPaying the 1-year domain registrationFree domain transfer
Payment optionsCredit cardsMajor credit cardsPayPalPurchase orders

Overall, Bluehost is more expensive than Google Domains, and does not fit small business. Google Domains, on the other hand, fits all-size businesses. 

Google Domains vs. Squarespace

Squarespace is a platform that offers everything you need to build an outstanding site. From professional blogs to complex galleries and eCommerce features that come standard with your Squarespace site. While Google Domains is a domain name registrar, Squarespace on the other hand is falls under site builder category.

FeaturesGoogle DomainsSquarespace
PricingStarts at $10/yearStarts at 8/m (billed annually)
Ease of useIntuitive user interfaceUser-friendly dashboard
Support24/7 live chat, phone, and email
Add-onsEmail hostingG-SuiteAd-based productsWHOIS privacyFree SSL certificate
Domain extensions273 TLDs.com or .net cost $20.art costs $30.software costs $50.pizza costs $70
Domain transferPaying the 1-year domain registrationFree transfer (takes 15 days)
Refund policy5 days of initial registration45-day money-back guarantee
Payment optionsCredit cardsStripe, credit cards, Apple Pay, and PayPal

If you are looking for a website building platform, Squarespace is a good option. The most notable downside about Squarespace is that it does not offer free email address. Domain transfer to Squarespace can be a technical issue but the company offer guidance.

Google Domains vs. Cloudflare

By now you already know about Google Domains, so what’s the case with Cloudflare?

Cloudflare has a reputation as a reliable CDN (content delivery network) or WAF. The platform is also fairly accessible as it can be integrated with several, especially via WP. It is a socially accountable and transparent firm with a background in offering freemium (free and premium) fast sites.

Recently, Cloudflare stepped foot in the domain name registration arena and is easily accessible to existing clients. The program is being released in waves, primarily based on how long you have been Cloudflare client.

FeaturesGoogle DomainsCloudflare
PricingStarts at $10/yearStarts at around $8/year
Extensions273 TLDsHundreds of TLDs.com, .org, .or, and .net
PrivacyFree WHOISTwo-factor authenticationFree WHOIS mgt.
Add-onsEmail hostingG-SuiteAd-based productsCDNFree SSL certificatesHTTPS encryptionDNS
Ease of useUser-friendly interfaceIntuitive dashboard
Refund policy5 days of initial registrationNone 
Payment optionsCredit cardsMasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express, PayPal, and Discover
Domain transferFree domain transfer
Support24/7 live chat, email, and phoneEmail, ticketing, live chat, and phone 

Like many other providers on the list, Cloudflare domain name registration is a good option. However, cannot register a brand new domain and only allows for domain transfer. Also, you are not permitted to use a third-party DNS provider. You must use Cloudflare CDN.

Wrap-Up

Typically, there is a pool of other domain registrars in the arena that are not included in our review today. While they offer similar domain name registration services, we did not want to give you a headache, but rather makes things easy for you.

In our opinion, Google Domains has many advantages over most of the domain name registrars although it comes with a high price tag. It is also compatible with businesses of all sizes. If you want a website builder, Squarespace is a fantastic choice.

I hope the article was helpful and will save you time and resources as well!

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Best Web Scrapping Tools https://10webtools.com/best-web-scrapping-tools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-web-scrapping-tools Sun, 18 Oct 2020 21:24:21 +0000 https://10webtools.com/?p=3846 Web scraping can be quite complicated to the novice webmasters. That is because there is a lot of work to be done from the correct page to rendering javascript and obtaining your data in a usable form. While users have varying uses for web scraping tools, there are enough tools out there to serve all […]

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Web scraping can be quite complicated to the novice webmasters. That is because there is a lot of work to be done from the correct page to rendering javascript and obtaining your data in a usable form. While users have varying uses for web scraping tools, there are enough tools out there to serve all their needs.

What is Web Scraping Software?

Web scraping software are tools that enable webmasters, journalists, bloggers, and virtual assistants to collect readable data from a certain website. The data can be contact details, text, numbers, or images that cannot be manually copied since it is usually unstructured and in huge quantities.

Typically, web scrapers transform the unstructured data from HTML format into structured data and save it in spreadsheets or a local database. 

Web scraping software is also used by online marketers to pull essential marketing data privately from their competitors’ websites. For instance, you could pull high targeted keywords, traffic sources, valuable links or emails from a competitor’s website to give you an upper hand. Below are some of the most common reasons why people acquire web scraping tools:

  • Price comparison
  • Website change detection
  • Weather data monitoring
  • Web mash up
  • Research
  • Infographics
  • Web data integration
  • Link audits
  • Web indexing

15 Best web scraping tools 

 You have most likely found hundreds of web scraping tools available on the internet. If it is your first time doing web scraping, there are basic web scraping tools you could get acquainted with first such as Google Web Scrapers, YahooPipes and Outwit Firefox extensions. However, if you are in search of more flexibility and functionality, check out the web scraping tools reviewed below

Scraper API

Scraper API is scraping software for developers building and designing web scrapers. The software handles browsers, proxies, as well as CAPTCHAs to help developers access raw HTML data from any website or page via an API call. 

Scraper API, unlike most other scraping software, does not burden you with proxy management as it manages its internal pool of hundreds of thousands of its own proxies from different proxy providers. Scraper API boasts a smart routing logic that automatically throttles requests to avoid CAPTCHAs and IP bans. 

We found Scraper API to be the ultimate web scraping tool to invest in for developers. It features special pools for scraping ecommerce pricing proxies, search engine scraping, sneaker scraping, social media scraping, ticket scraping and much more. What’s more, you can ask for a volume discount if you are going to be scraping millions of pages. 

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ScrapeSimple

For people who need a custom scraper built for them, ScrapeSimple is the perfect choice. ScrapeSimple makes web scraping as straightforward as filling out a few instructions on a form for the kind of data you’d like to scrape. 

With a fully managed service, ScrapeSimple lives up to its name building and maintaining custom web scrapers for its customers via a user-friendly interface. By simply providing information on the type of data you need and from which sites, ScrapeSimple will design a custom web scraper for you to deliver the information directly to your mailbox periodically (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly).

This tool is perfect for those looking for a HTML web scraping tool that does not require any knowledge in coding. On top of the simplistic functionality and user-friendly user interface, ScrapeSimple boasts quick response times and incredibly friendly and helpful service, making it the perfect choice for those who want the full data extraction process handled for them.

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Octoparse

Like ScrapeSimple, Octoparse is a great choice for those who do not want to code when extracting data from websites. Moreover, it offers full control over the whole extraction process via a user-friendly interface.

If you have little or no knowledge in coding but still need to collect data from other websites using a scraping tool, this is an excellent choice. Featuring a point and click screen scraper, Octoparse allows its users to scrape data behind login forms, input search items, fill in forms, infinite scroll, render javascript and much more. 

Octoparse also features a site parser and a hosted option for those looking for a cloud-based scraping tool. To top it all off, Octoparse comes with an unstinting free tier that allows users to build up to ten web crawlers for free. On their enterprise tier, they also provide fully customized and managed crawlers, which avails all the data you need without necessitating any complicated tasks.

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Scrapy

Scrapy is a web crawling tool designed to serve Python developers who are looking to build scalable web crawlers. Scrapy is full on-web crawling software that is created to handle all the complicated plumbing that makes web crawling a hassle. 

Scrapy is an open source tool, meaning it comes totally free of charge. What’s more, it is a battle tested platform that has been among the most popular Python libraries for years. It is perhaps the most useful Python web craping tool for all new applications. It is also well documented with plenty of tutorials on how to get started and set up the platform. In addition, it is pretty straightforward to deploy the crawlers and the processes can run automatically once set up. 

Being a fully-featured web scraping framework, Scrapy features plenty of middleware modules to integrate the various tools and handle use cases (user agents, handling cookies, etc.).

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ParseHub

Comfortably among the most powerful web scraping tools available, ParseHub does not need any coding experience to get the most out of its features. ParseHub is used by journalists, analysts, data scientists and everyone in between. 

Featuring an impressively easy to use interface, ParseHub is pretty easy to use. You can build your web scrapers by simply clicking on the type of data you want to collect. ParseHub exports your data in Excel or JSON formats periodically. It features plenty of handy features including, automated IP rotation, scrolling through dropdowns and tabs, getting data from maps and tables, scraping behind login forms, and many more. 

ParseHub offers a generous free plan that allows its users to scrape a maximum of 200 pages in under 40 minutes. What’s more ParseHub provides desktop apps for Windows, Linux, as well as Mac OS, so regardless of the platform you own, you can easily run ParseHub web scraping. 

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Diffbot

This web scraping tool is designed for enterprises that have specific screen scraping and data crawling needs. In particular, Diffbot is a great option for those of us looking to scrape data out of websites that often change their HTML structure.

Diffbot sets itself apart from most other web scraping software by utilizing computer vision instead of the more typical HTML parsing to identify information on a web page. This is helpful in that even if the HTML structure of a website or web page changes, your web scrapers will not become useless as long as the page maintains its visual outlook. It is an essential feature for those clients looking to run long running critical web scraping jobs. 

Diffbot is a bit more pricier than other options on this list with its cheapest plan being priced at $299 per month. However, they offer premium services to keep their large customers satisfied with their value. 

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BeautifulSoup

If you are a Python developer and do not necessarily need the power and heavy functionality that comes with the likes of Scrapy but still need an easy-to-use interface when parsing HTML, then BeautifulSoup is the tool for you. 

BeautifulSoup is by far the most popular HTML parsing tool for Python developers. BeautifulSoup has been around for more than a decade now and they have acquired a lot of expertise in the field over the years. It is not only properly documented but also features a horde of helpful tutorials to teach developers the particulars of website scraping on both Python 2 and 3. If you are in search of a handy Python HTML parsing application, this one is the one for you.

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Cheerio

Like BeautifulSoup, Cheerio is for NodeJS developers looking for an easy-to-use HTML web crawling platform. Those of us farmilar with jQuery will appreciate Cheerio as the best javascript web scraping framework available. 

Cheerio and jQuery offer very similar APIs, so developers that are familiar with jQuery will feel very much at home when using Cheerio to crawl HTML web pages. Cheerio is also lightning fast and offers the user multiple helpful ways to extract html, text, classes, ids and more. 

Cheerio is by far the most popular HTML NodeJS parsing library, and is perhaps the best NodeJS scraping tool for new projects. 

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Puppeteer

Puppeteer is a headless web scraping Chrome API designed for NodeJS developers looking for a granular control over all their web scraping activity. It is popular for being an open source platform but mostly for its heavy support and active development. It is even backed by Google Chrome itself. 

Puppeteer is quickly replacing previously popular browser automation tools like PhantomJS and Selenium. With one of the best thought out APIs, Puppeteer offers automatic installation of the compatible Chromium binary in its setup process. That means you will not have to keep track of the browser versions yourself. 

Puppeteer is much more than a web crawling library but it is often used to scrape data from websites requiring javascript to display information. Puppeteer also handles stylesheets, javascript, and fonts just like an actual browser. While Puppeteer is preferred for sites requiring javascript to show data, it is extremely CPU and memory intensive and using it on sites that do not necessitate a full blown browser is not a good idea. A simple GET request will work in most instances. 

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Mozenda

Mozenda is designed to suit the needs of enterprises that need a cloud-based webpage scarping application with self-serve capabilities. Mozenda boasts over seven billion pages scraped so far and experience in serving enterprises across the world. 

With one of the most robust cloud platforms, Mozenda allows its enterprise users to run web scraping commands on its cloud platform. Mozenda sets itself apart from its competition with its excellent customer support, which offers both email and phone support to all its paying subscribers. 

Mozenda’s platform is highly scalable allowing for on premise hosting as well. Like Diffbot, Mozenda is a bit pricier than most other options on this list. Their lowest priced tier starts at $250 per month.

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Goutte

Goutte is a web crawling tool that is written in PHP and comes as an open source platform. It features a super easy data extraction process from HTML or XML formats using PHP. It boasts one of the most efficient and user-friendly interfaces among the listed web scraping software.

Goutte is considered by most of its users as the most efficient PHP web scraping libraries and it is pretty easy to see why. It is extremely straightforward and is designed for simplicity in handling a majority of HTML or XML data formats without too much additional cruft.

Goutte also seamlessly integrates with Guzzle requests library, allowing the user to customize its framework for a more functional use. 

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Kimura

Written by Ruby, Kimura is an open source web scraping tool that is meant to make it incredibly straightforward to get a Ruby web scraper set up and to get the most out of it.

Kimura has quickly grown into one of the best Ruby web scraping libraries in the market. Kimura is designed to work seamlessly with headless Chrome or Firefox, normal GET requests, and PhantomJS all from the same box. 

Kimura’s syntax is similar to Scrapy’s and all developers with experience running and managing the latter will love the diverse configurations to handle functions such as setting a delay, rotating user agents, and setting default headers.

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ScrapingBee

While using headless Chrome on your local computer may be pretty straightforward, scaling dozens of Chrome in production might not be that easy a task. ScrapingBee solves this problem and many more with a simple API call. 

Featuring a large proxy pool, residential proxies and datacenter, ScrapingBee can help you bypass IP-rate limits and browser fingerprinting configurations. Moreover, it also boasts Javascript rendering with headless Chrome and ready-made APIs to help users scrape popular websites like Instagram and Google. 

With affordable pricing and substantial power behind its framework, ScrapingBee is the perfect choice for bloggers, freelancers, small and medium businesses that do not intend to manage all the web scraping infrastructure themselves.

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Helium Scraper

Helium is one of the best-known all-in-one windows software that combines a set of off-screen browsers that run extractions and a point-and-click editor to offer the best web scraping experience to its users. The advantage of using this approach is that all extractions are run locally with all the data being saved directly to the local machine. This also means that monthly payments will not be needed and there is no limit to the amount of data you can capture with the web scraper.

With Helium Scraper, you can easily select agents by selecting sample elements in the built-in browser to create selectors. Helium Scraper’s selectors, unlike most other web scrapers do not just use XPath or CSS, but also utilizes a robust algorithm to identify even those elements whose similarity is negligible. 

On the other hand, complex actions on Helium Scraper can be defined when existing ones are combined, Javascript code is incorporated or by using variables. This feature makes Helium Scraper easily the most versatile web scraping platform that is easily configurable to extract data from any simple site as well as the more complex scenarios after appropriate adjustments.

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Content Grabber

Content Grabber is among the best enterprise-level web scraping tools. Content Grabber is not only extremely easy to use but also incredibly powerful and highly scalable. Content Grabber has all the features you will find in a premium web scraping software and much more. Content Grabber can handle data extraction on the sites that most other web scraping tools are unable to. It includes web crawler functionality, integration with Google sheets, Google docs, and Drop Box with the ability to extract data to custom data structures in almost any database. 

Content Grabber’s visual editor features an easy –to-use point and click use interface. It also automatically detects and configures all required commands to facilitate improved agent quality and decreased management effort. Content Grabber also features centralized management tools for database connections, scheduling, proxies, script libraries and notifications. 

Content Grabber also has a dedicated web API that makes it easy to process extracted data and agents on any website. It is the only web scraping software that has a 5-star rating on evaluations of their Web Scraper Test Drive. It offers the option to subscribe to a monthly option or a single payment option.

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Open source web scraping tools 

Open source web scraping platforms are by far the biggest repository of human knowledge. Open source platforms are completely free of charge and are designed and improved upon by their respective support communities. Since web scraping is a process carried out by people of diverse knowledge and technical ability, there are a horde of tools to service everyone from novice webmasters to seasoned developers looking for a quality open source solution to their specific web scraping needs.

Hopefully, this list has provided you with the most comprehensive view of how you could take advantage of the various available web scraping options for your project or business.

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ClickFunnels Pricing 2021 – Full Guide https://10webtools.com/clickfunnels-pricing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clickfunnels-pricing Fri, 16 Oct 2020 22:23:07 +0000 https://10webtools.com/?p=3838 If you have tried to sell things online, there is no denying that nothing is as tough as turning your visitors into sales. What gets even tougher is getting you productive! What if I told you that there is a secret to amplifying each of your clients’ values? Oh yeah! You can radically grow your […]

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ClickFunnels Pricing Guide

If you have tried to sell things online, there is no denying that nothing is as tough as turning your visitors into sales. What gets even tougher is getting you productive!

What if I told you that there is a secret to amplifying each of your clients’ values? Oh yeah! You can radically grow your sales just by generating a creative sales funnel, while offering more value to your clients as well.

In this article, I will introduce you to a well-known software when it comes to creating your business’s sales funnels – ClickFunnels. We shall cover their pricing as well as their alternatives in case you find it expensive.

What is ClickFunnels?

Founded by Russell Brunson in 2014, ClickFunnels is an online sales funnel generator that allows businesses to advertise, sell, and supply their products online. The tool streamlines advertising, selling, and distribution of your products and services via customized pre-built funnel options.

This tool comes with all the essentials required to build a functional and effective sales funnel from scratch. It integrates all the elements of traditional online funneling activities and more to create a thorough, incorporated package that works harmoniously for increased productivity.

With ClickFunnels, you can create tailored sales funnels for subscriber lists, webinars, and membership sites. No matter what your intention is, they have something for you. It also comes with a user-friendly interface that allows you to incorporate elements such as clocks and videos. In a nutshell, ClickFunnels has no learning curve; it is as simple as it should be.

What is ClickFunnels Pricing?

In this section, we shall cover ClickFunnels’ pricing in details including its entire packages. To be honest, ClickFunnels comes with a high price tag. First off, unlike many other providers in the same field, ClickFunnels offers a 14-day trial. But what is included in these expensive plans?

ClickFunnels’ Starter plan starts at $97/m, while its Platinum plan is priced at $297/m. So, what are the differentiating factors for their pricing? It is the number of pages, funnels, and what they take up

All the features that ClickFunnels claims to offer can only be unlocked in the expensive Platinum plan. The two are the most popular pricing plans billed monthly, but they have 6-months and annually billed plans.

Starter Plan – $97/m

Are you a small business owner or a sales funnels beginner? This is the plan for you and comes with a 14-day free trial and features such as:

  • 1 SMTP integration
  • 3 custom domains
  • 3 payment gateways
  • 20 sales funnels
  • 20k visitors per month
  • 100 landing pages
  • Opt-in funnels
  • A/B split testing
  • Membership sales funnels
  • Unlimited leads
  • Automatic webinar funnels
  • Order, down-sell, and up-sell pages
  • Limited access to FunnelFlix
  • Funnel sharing feature
  • Email integrations
  • Private funnel hacker forum
  • Chat support

Platinum Plan – $297/m

As mentioned earlier, this is the hub for the features ClickFunnels offers. As such, I recommend this pricing plan to giant enterprises that need more than 100 pages to entice high web traffic to their businesses.

Here, you get all the features in the Starter plan, plus:

  • 9 domains
  • 9 payment gateways
  • Unlimited unique visitors
  • Unlimited landing pages
  • Unlimited custom domains
  • Unlimited contact leads
  • Unlimited sales funnels
  • Backpack [affiliate center]
  • All courses FunnelFlix
  • Follow-up funnels access
  • Weekly peer review hackathons
  • Priority chat support

How Much Does it Cost?

ClickFunnels pricing plan offers a 14-day free trial after which you can choose between their two popular premium plans, including the Starter plan and Platinum plan, priced at $97/m and $297/m. As if that’s not costly enough, ClickFunnels has another costliest plan called ClickFunnels Two Comma Club X that costs $2,497/m. They also have the newest plan that costs $1,497/m called ClickFunnels Collective plan. We shall see more about this below.

The provider does, however, offer discounts for both annual and six-months packages where you can get up to 40% off.  

How much does ClickFunnels cost per month and annually?

ClickFunnels has three plans billed monthly at $97 [Starter plan], $297/m [Platinum plan], and $2,497/m [Two Comma Club X]. Their annual plan, Funnel Builder Secrets 1 Year, costs $2,997/year. 

Should I use a Starter Plan and when to start with Platinum Plan?

It is evident that the Starter Plan does not offer much when it comes to features, with a limitation of 20 funnels and zero follow-up funnels. Since you are dealing with sales, email marketing is a core element which is again not included in ClickFunnels’ standard plan.

While you can include an email marketing tool, it will cost you extra above the already costly $97/m, especially for small businesses and startups. In this case, I would recommend that you look for ClickFunnels alternatives such as Kartra (check in our review).

If you are running a marketing agency, you can start with the Platinum plan. It comes with 9 domains, unlimited landing pages, follow-up funnels, and sales funnels. It also includes an affiliate program that comes in handy for those who manage affiliates.

Remember: Just because the standard plan does not offer email marketing features, I am against you choosing the Platinum plan. There are dozens of superb email marketing service providers on the market. Check them out first.

How ClickFunnels pricing works?

If you choose ClickFunnels’ Starter plan, you get access to 3 custom domains, 20 sales funnels, 100 pages, and 20k monthly visitors. This is an ideal option for businesses in need of a few sales funnels to conduct an average amount of sales a month.

The Platinum plan is limitless which allows you to generate as many sales funnels as you wish. Its share funnel feature enables you to include plenty of funnels to your account, while the Follow Up Funnels lets you create Action Funnels that combine with your sales funnels to send your clients smart emails.

If you wish to dive all-in with ClickFunnels, you can try their latest ClickFunnels Collective plan priced at $1,497 per month. With this plan, you have access to live phone support, FunnelFlix all access pass, and funnel frameworks access. You also get four live events annually, consisting of the Inner Circle Cruise, the Two Comma Club Momentum, and the Unlock the Secrets event.

Which ClickFunnels Pricing should you choose?

The short answer to this question is that your choice depends on the marketing goals that drive you.

ClickFunnels’ Starter plan is ideal for people interested in just a hassle-free solution to creating sales funnels. The plan comes with all the core features needed to help you create high converting sales funnels and capture the leads. Remember, this plan does not offer affiliate marketing tools or an email marketing feature.

If you are selling high-ticket offers while operating on the platform, then you should choose ClickFunnels’ Platinum plan. When it comes to features, this pricing plan allows you to integrate your sales funnel with an affiliate system (Backpack) without the need for third-party email list auto-responders.

The Backpack feature allows you to create your affiliate program and enlist other marketers to assist you in selling your products for a share of your sales.

ClickFunnels free trial

ClickFunnels gives its clients a 14-day free trial, but they will request for your credit card info as part of the sign up process. There are some individuals who have grumbled that the company charges them after the free trial and cancelling their ClickFunnels account. But I guess that it is a mixed review because I was not charged even after cancelling my free trial.

ClickFunnels Pricing table

Standard PlatinumTwo Comma Club X
Price$97/m$297/m$2.497
No. of Funnels20UnlimitedUnlimited
Pages100UnlimitedUnlimited
Users1310
Payment Gateways3927
Domains3927
Followup FunnelsUnlimitedUnlimited
BackpackYesYes
Affiliate Program IntegrationYesYes
FunnelFlixLimitedNearly unlimitedUnlimited 

Discount plan/coupons

ClickFunnels offers a price cut that they call ClickFunnels MasterClass discount. It is the only pricing package from ClickFunnels that offers a kind of discount to its existing users or those who just joined. It is worth noting that this plan does not include a free trial.

Depending on how familiar you are with ClickFunnels, you must be aware that the boss does not offer promotions for free from the goodness of his heart. There is always a catch! Only three motives can be achieved with such; a costly back-end course, being lured to stick, or training.

In my opinion, I think Russell Brunson offers the Secret MasterClass discount to cement clients to ClickFunnels. What does this Secret MasterClass entail anyway?

There are three skeletons in the cupboard that the Secret MasterClass training discloses, that is, the Funnel Secret, the Traffic Secret, and the Conversion Secret Secret. It is a webinar that includes an enjoyable training on creating high-converting funnels.

Typically, 6 months ClickFunnels Platinum plan costs $1,782 in total, but the cost is $997 when you incorporate the Secret MasterClass plan. This deal can save your money only if you subscribe to the 6 months plan and above.

The next pricing package is called funnel builder secrets and is the costliest. It comes with Platinum features and extras such as advanced training program, resources, and tools. You get access to training such as Funnel Hacks MasterClass, Funnel Builder Secrets, Funnel Scripts, and Traffic Secrets Membership.

Is it too expensive?

So far so good! We have seen what ClickFunnels have in store to offer, including the pricing packages and features you get. I know you are wondering if you should invest on the platform and whether it is worth your hard-earned money. You probably are asking how profitable it is.

You need to understand that ClickFunnels is not going to mysteriously credit your bank account with money. Not unless you run a business. You see that 14-day free trial? Do not even try to think about it! Whatever the false impression the world has about ClickFunnels making you instant riches is wrong!

I understand that their ads and marketing procedure ramps lots of people up. After all, they have made much of their system but just view it as marketing. Like I said, unless you are selling your own product, there is no way you are earning a penny from ClickFunnels.

Another way to make money with ClickFunnels is if you are marketing other people’s products or the platform’s affiliate program.

To business people out there, do not go all-in expecting definite success just because you are creating your whole sales funnel ClickFunnels! There is no magic! ClickFunnels is just another online marketing tool or software which is as good as the one using it.

About ClickFunnels pricing, a lot of factors come into play to determine if it is worth or not. From your marketing budget to your technical expertise, usefulness of the landing pages & funnels, as well as the current needs of your business, it depends.

ClickFunnels vs. Competitors

Before you decide if ClickFunnels is worth it or not, I would recommend that you first check its competitors. What do they offer? How are their pricing plans compared to ClickFunnels’?

If ClickFunnels is not an affordable choice for you, check out this competitor’s pricing and see. I’m pretty sure you have seen them in another review but take time to recheck.

ClickFunnels vs. GetResponse

If you are looking for a low-priced ClickFunnels alternative, GetResponse is the way to go. Starting at $15/m, GetResponse is an all-in-one online marketing platform that helps you grow your business. If you choose the funnel feature (autofunnel), the price is $49/m.

The provider also offers a 30-day free trial and has a reputation as an email marketing tool that includes landing pages, sales funnels, CRM, and webinars.

Other features include advanced analytics & testing tools, automatic sales/webinar/lead funnels, 1000 contacts, unlimited emails marketing, webforms & surveys, and marketing automation.

Check out their pricing plans!

ClickFunnels vs. Kartra

Are you in search of a provider who offers more marketing-oriented features in the sales funnel building arena? Meet the guru, Kartra. Priced at $99/m ($79/m billed annually), Kartra offers a more flexible pricing structure than ClickFunnels.

Unlike GetResponse, Kartra does not offer a free trial, but you can get a 14 days trial for $1. The provider also offers tons of features on all its plans. I’m talking about Kartra pages, leads, checkouts, funnels & campaigns, mail, memberships, videos, helpdesk, calendars, forms, and more!

Check out their pricing plans.

Other ClickFunnels products pricing plans

ClickFunnels network has other products that provide solutions to business owners and they turn out to be very profitable for affiliate marketers. We shall briefly look at fifteen products and their pricing. Let’s roll!

  1. 10X Secrets MasterClass – $297

A training program packaged to deliver the precise procedures, scripts, and the mindset behind his on-stage pitch during the Grand Cardone’s 2018 10X conference. It is about how to sell on stage plus learning the required buying and selling skills to grow impact.

  1. Experts Secrets Book – $19.95

This book imparts how to create a mass following of targeted audience who wish to buy your product. If you want to monetize your expertise and passion, it is the way to go.

  1. DotCom Secrets – $19.95

The book teaches you why and how you should create your business’s sales funnels while understanding how to hone your offers and become lucrative. The above is the book’s retail price with additional $7.95 (in the US) and $14.95 (overseas) for shipping.

  1. Funnels Scripts – $797

This is software that takes care of copywriting tasks for you for things such as webinar scripts, sales funnels, product sales copy, and more! The price is for unlimited lifetime access.

  1. Funnel Hackers Cookbook – $0 (free)

This is a step-by-step guideline on how to create sales funnels and easy optimization. You get all the elements you need for funnels success for free.

  1. Funnel Hacker TV – $0

Do you want to know how Russell Brunson builds funnels, make money online, or drive traffic? Go to his behind the scene YouTube channel, Funnel Hacker TV, and get ideas, tactics, and inspiration for starting and developing your firm online.

  1. Funnel University – $

Also known as FunnelU, it is a training program that teaches funnel creators and business owners more about sales funnels and optimizing them to make maximum income. Other lessons include creating sales letters, scripts, and test funnels.

  1. Marketing Secrets BlackBook – $0

Do you wish to give your business a fresh start? Check out these 99 marketing secrets in a 291 pages PDF document on how to build a lucrative empire.

  1. Marketing in Your Car – $0

If you love podcasts, this is your thing! It includes a marketing podcast (pre-loaded in mp3) that gives you secrets to endure when growing any kind of business. You can ship it with tons of podcast sessions at $9.95.

  1. Copywriting Secrets

It is a book from the creator of Funnel Scripts, Jim Edwards, which gives you copywriting secrets.

  1. Network Marketing Secrets Book – $0

Another one from Russell Brunson customized for network marketers. It teaches how to utilize funnels plus several marketing strategies in teams and MLM business recruitment and building.

  1. Leads Funnels – $10

It features 106 real case studies of the most successful lead funnels swipes globally by Russell Brunson, plus what made them prosperous. They are downloadable into your ClickFunnels account.

  1. One Funnel Away (OFA) Challenge – $100

It is a 30 days actionable teaching program path that features training from the globe’s top marketers on how to start your dream business via funnels.

  1. Software Secrets – $27

This book features Scott Bradley and Garret Pierson – two software development experts. It is marketed by ClickFunnels and the cost above is an upsell of the major software Secret MasterClass priced at $1,997.

  1. Perfect Webinar – $

This is teaching with all the info and concepts on how to easily but perfectly build your sales-creating webinar. It also includes Russell Brunson’s precise lucrative webinar scripts.

Wrap-Up

ClickFunnels is a reputable brand when it comes to creating online sales funnels to help your business grow and thrive. While it may be high-priced with essential features in its costliest Platinum plan, it is worth the investment if you run a large marketing agency.

But as for startups working on a tight budget, this choice will strangle you alive! Try the two alternatives my team and I recommended and you will still thrive. Remember: ClickFunnels does not magically deposit money into your bank account. It is only profitable if you are running a business.

That’s it for today on ClickFunnels pricing lads! Hopefully the article was helpful and informative

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Are you looking for the best VPS (and Cloud) hosting for your WordPress site? If that’s the case, it is obvious that your site has outgrown your initial hosting plan. Alternatively, you might be looking to launch a fresh WP website on the best of terms.

While both VPS and Cloud hosting plans come with a high price tag, their level of scalability and performance are high compared to shared hosting arrangements. From multiple simultaneous site visitors to fast page load speeds and large SSD disks – everything a site needs to scale up is included.

If you want the best VPS and Cloud hosting for your WP site, then you have come to the right place!

What is VPS Hosting?

Virtual Private Server (alias VPS) hosting refers to a site hosting environment allowing for hosting resources, like CPU and RAM to be dedicated to your website account. In a nutshell, VPS hosting is an accessible option for both shared and dedicated servers.

A VPS runs its own OS (operating system) copy which can give clients high-level access to the OS for installation of their preferred and compatible software. In short, it gives you more control and independence at a pocket-friendly price.

This level of flexibility and control comes with obligations for setup and maintenance.

VPS Hosting is available in three types, including full virtualization, Para-virtualization, and OS-level virtualization. Together with more technical choices above, you can also choose between managed or unmanaged VPS hosting.

Pros and Cons of VPS Hosting

As we have seen above, VPS hosting is an upgrade from a shared hosting plan that comes with a ton of features offered in the dedicated server at a budget-friendly cost. The question is, how do you know that VPS hosting is a decent option for your WP site?

Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of VPS hosting before you purchase a plan.

Pros:

  • High Performance – VPS hosting provides a high level of performance with tremendous speed. As such, site load speeds are faster compared with shared hosting, as well as incredible overall performance. It also offers better SEO ranking.
  • Security – VPS hosting outshines in terms of security options as you can secure your partition of the server as you wish.
  • Scalability – VPS hosting offers easy upgrade of resources at any time making scalability easy as your business grows. This means that if your WP site needs more disk space or you are getting more traffic, you can simply upgrade for more resources.
  • Value – Compared to shared hosting, VPS hosting comes with a high price tag but it is significantly low-priced compared to dedicated server hosting. It is a budget-friendly option when you need resources inaccessible in shared hosting plans.
  • Auto-Pilot Hosting – The auto-pilot hosting is available when you choose the Managed VPS option for your hosting. As such, you will receive managed server updates and maintenance from your hosting provider.

Cons:

  • High-Priced – Compared to shared hosting, VPS hosting is highly-priced, with managed hosting being costlier than unmanaged hosting.
  • Security – VPS hosting isn’t as secure as dedicated server hosting is as you share some resources with other clients. You only have control over the partition of resources allocated to you.
  • Limitations – VPS hosting comes with limitations when it comes to upgrading your VPS package or to a higher plan. However, they are higher compared to those of a shared hosting plan.

As you can see, everything has its strong suits and drawbacks. Before you decide on a VPS package, I thought you should consider those points to avoid disappointments. So, make sure you evaluate the needs of your WordPress website before you decide on a hosting plan. While you should be conscious about your hard-earned money, hosting features should come fast.

When Do You Need VPS Hosting?

If you are just launching a WordPress site/blog, a shared hosting plan is sufficient for your needs. It is budget-friendly and offers all the resources you will need to kick off. As your website outgrows the features and offerings of a shared hosting plan, then you can upgrade to VPS hosting.

Other factors to take into account include slow page loads during high traffic times, if troubleshooting does not solve WP errors, consistent site downtimes, and security issues like hacks. These are the things that should prompt you to upgrade to a VPS hosting plan.

Best VPS Hosting Providers for WordPress

In this review, we shall look into the details of each of the 6 VPS hosting providers for WordPress, including their features, pricing plans, as well as pros & cons. The storage space on top of each review represents the provider’s lowest tier SSD disk.

SiteGround

Uptime: 99.9%

Storage: 6GB

Are you looking for a top WordPress-recommended hosting provider on the market? Meet our top-best VPS hosting provider for WordPress – SiteGround. The provider stands out as the most popular and top-rated in the WP community.

SiteGround offers exclusive in-house WP fast and secure solutions to optimize page load speeds and make it secure. When it comes to customer support, they offer topnotch services in the industry.  The provider changed from traditional VPS hosting plans in support of cloud-based configurations for enhanced scalability, flexibility, and economic feasibility.

They offer fully managed cloud VPS packages, and customers can upgrade the plan by adding more storage space, CPUs, or RAM without sacrificing performance. Like everything on the cloud, their data storage is redundant which keeps your data safe in case of anything.

Pricing Plans

SiteGround suspended its VPS hosting service which means there are no VPS plans and packages. However, you can go with their semi-dedicated hosting service (GoGeek) that costs $14.99/m that comes with 40GB web space, 100k site visits,, and more.

If you wish, you can upgrade to their more scalable cloud server hosting plan that costs $80/m, and comes with 3 CPU cores, 6GB RAM, 40GB SSD space, and 5TB data transfer. The plans come with ultra-fast PHP with approximately 30% increase, and offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Check more info on GoGeek here, and cloud server plan here.

Features:

  • 6 data centers
  • One-click staging
  • In-built WordPress caching
  • cPanel
  • SSH access

Pros:

  • Free Cloudflare CDN
  • Daily backups
  • 1-click CMS installs
  • Ultra-performance and scalability
  • Fully managed VPS hosting

Cons:

  • No VPS hosting

InMotion Hosting

Uptime: 99.99%

Storage: 75GB

Our runner’s up, InMotion Hosting, is a reputable name when it comes to the web hosting arena. The provider offers VPS hosting services that are second to none, especially for WordPress hosting. Their servers are secure, fast, and built for top-performance to make them perfect for scaling business needs.

When it comes to site transfer, InMotion Hosting allows you to move your current site without a hassle. On top of this, you are assured of zero downtime with their VPS hosting plan, and you will not lose any site visitors or potential sales during site transfer.

With InMotion, you have a choice between managed and self-managed VPS hosting options. If you are a business owner looking for a simple solution, the managed VPS plan is an ideal choice. For developers and other pros, the self-managed option is a good choice.

Pricing Plans

InMotion offers VPS hosting plans starting at $29.99/m (a two-year plan) that comes with 75GB storage space, 4GB RAM, 4TB bandwidth, 3 dedicated IP addresses, and $150 free ads credits.

You can also choose the two years plan at $49.99/m and comes with 150GB storage space, 6GB RAM, and 5TB bandwidth. The two-year plan at $89.99/m offers 260GB, 8GB RAM, and 6TB bandwidth.

All InMotion VPS hosting plans include free backups, unlimited email accounts & CPU cores, and root access, as well as a 30-day money-back guarantee. When it comes to support, they offer 24/7 live chat, phone, and ticketing options.

Check more info on their pricing here.

Features:

  • Intuitive interface
  • Unlimited CPU cores/email accounts/domains
  • One-click WP installer
  • Reliable uptime

Pros:

  • Free backups
  • Root access
  • Multiple support options
  • High performance servers

Cons:

  • Highly-priced VPS plans

iPage

Uptime: 99.96%

Storage: 40GB

iPage, our third-best VPS hosting for WordPress, is a well-known name in the web hosting field since its launch in 1998. If you are searching for support and affordability in terms of scalable computing power, iPage is a fantastic choice.

The best thing with iPage VPS hosting is that it offers instant scalability (either up or down) in case the allocated RAM and high-speed storage isn’t sufficient. As such, your WordPress site can cope with the fluctuating web traffic. iPage VPS hosting also comes with pre-installed scripts (Rails, PHP, Perl, & Python), cPanel, and CentOS.

You also have access to many freebies and add-ons, including domain registration and a ton of search engine marketing credits, plus optional root access. When it comes to support, they offer 24/7 assistance through tickets, phone, live chat, and phone options. The support response is standard and they also offer user guides and knowledgebase.

Pricing Plans

iPage offers the best deals when it comes to VPS plans with user-friendly features, making them suitable for WP site beginners or launching your first site. Generally, iPage VPS plans compete with other providers on the market, and offer three packages to choose from.

The Basic plan costs $19.99/m and offers 1 CPU core, 10GB RAM, and 40GB disk space, while the Business plan costs $47.99/m with 2 CPU cores, 40GB RAM, and 80GB disk space. The Optimum plan costs $79.99/m, and comes with 4 CPU cores, 8GB RAM, and 120GB disk space.

iPage does not offer money-back guarantee. Click here for more pricing info.

Features:

  • Up to 4 CPU cores
  • Optional root access
  • Mirrored SAN storage
  • cPanel

Pros:

  • User-friendly tools
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Pre-installed scripts
  • Unlimited emails
  • Many support options

Cons:

  • No money-back guarantee
  • Standard support

GreenGeeks

Uptime: 99.98%

Storage: 50GB

Are you looking for green hosting solutions for your WordPress site? Meet our fourth-best WP VPS hosting provider – GreenGeeks! The company boasts environmentally-friendly web hosting and offers a solid range of budget-friendly WP-optimized hosting plans.

They offer fully managed VPS packages with multiple data center locations to choose from, including the US, Europe, and Canada. Unfortunately, there are no data centers in Asia. With GreenGeeks VPS hosting, you get free cPanel migrations, proactive monitoring, dedicated IP, lightning-fast storage, and more!

When it comes to customer support, GreenGeeks offers 100% customer satisfaction via email, phone (business hours), or 24/7 live chat options. There are also self-help resources including a large knowledgebase and tutorials that are pretty useful.

Pricing Plans

GreenGeeks offers three packages for its managed VPS hosting. The 2GB plan costs $39.95/m and offer 2GB RAM, 4vCPU, 50GB SSD storage, and 10TB transfer. The 4GB plan costs $59.95/m and offers 4GB RAM, 4vCPU, 75GB SSD storage, and 10TB transfer. The high-powered 8GB VPS plan costs $109.95, and comes with 8GB RAM, 6vCPU, 150GB storage, and 10TB transfer.

Check here for more info on pricing.

Features:

  • Free SSL certificate
  • cPanel
  • Free Softaculous license
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Intel Xeon Processors

Pros:

  • Auto backups
  • Topnotch security measures
  • WP-optimized plans
  • Managed support
  • Free site transfer

Cons:

  • Slightly costly plans

HostGator

HostGator VPS Hosting for WordPress Site

Uptime: 99.99%

Storage: 120GB

Is scalability at the core of your WordPress site? Our fifth-best VPS hosting for WordPress, HostGator, offers scalability in its excellent VPS hosting plans. The best thing about the provider is that they easily allow you to upgrade your hosting plan as the site grows.

HostGator VPS hosting gives you root access and full control of your website’s hosting needs. It scales as your WP website needs change! It comes with a 1-click install that allows you to add resources that adjust to your web traffic needs so you won’t have to pay extra.

The provider offers a full suite of web development tools, more than 1000 free website templates, and a robust script installer. When you choose HostGator, you can be sure that your data is secure as they offer automatic offsite weekly backups, and RAID 10 disk configuration.

Pricing Plans

HostGator offers three plans for its VPS hosting package. Snappy 2000 costs $19.95/m and comes with 2GB RAM, 2 CPU cores, and 120GB disk space. Snappy 4000 (recommended) costs $29.95/m, and offers 4GB RAM, 3 CPU cores, and 165GB disk space. The last plan, Snappy 8000, costs $39.95/m, and offers 8GB RAM, 4 CPU cores, and 240GB disk space.

HostGator offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

HostGator VPS pricing

Click here for more pricing and features info. 

Features:

  • Unmetered bandwidth
  • Full root access
  • Custom installs & configuration
  • Dedicated resources

Pros:

  • Autonomous virtual server allocation
  • Increased reliability 
  • Robust security features
  • Fully scalable
  • Complete customization

Cons:

  • None really

Bluehost

Bluehost VPS Hosting for WP

Uptime: 99.9%

Storage: 20GB

Bluehost, which hosts over 2 million sites globally, is our sixth-best VPS hosting for WordPress (also recommended by WP). It is also a reputable name in the hosting game! With all new VPS plans, the provider gives one free year domain registration and offers excellent 24/7 support via live chat, email, and phone.

Bluehost’s VPS packages come with useful standard features, and ranks as the arena’s top choice for access control, file management, and multi-server management. The host also offers advanced capabilities for things such as customization for .htaccess files and cron jobs, as well as SSH access.

If you are using Bluehost shared hosting plan, it is much easier to upgrade to a higher plan (like VPS) than switching providers. Bluehost also allows you to edit, manage, and organize databases directly on your server, and optional add-ons for extra security and storage. All their VPS servers are built from the ground up using SSD storage.

Pricing Plans

Bluehost offers three pricing plans for its VPS hosting package. The Standard plan costs $19.99/m and comes with 2 CPU cores, 20GB storage, 2GB RAM, 1TB bandwidth, and 1 IP address.

The Enhanced plan costs $29.99/m, and offers 2 CPU cores, 60GB storage, 4GB RAM, 2TB bandwidth, and 2 IP addresses. The Ultimate plan costs $59.99/m, and comes with 4 CPU cores, 120GB storage, 8GB RAM, 3TB bandwidth, and 2 IP addresses. These plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Bluehost VPS pricing

Check here for more pricing info.

Features:

  • Free one year domain name
  • Root access
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Root access
  • Instant provisioning

Pros:

  • 24/7 support
  • Excellent performance
  • Enhanced cPanel
  • Dynamic & guaranteed resources

Cons:

  • None really

Best VPS and Cloud Hosting

In this section, we shall discuss each of the provider’s best entry-level VPS and Cloud hosting plans. But you can check links to higher specifications if your site needs are higher than those offered in the entry-level.

WP Engine

WP Engine Cloud hosting for wordpress

Uptime: 100%

Storage: 10GB

If you are looking for a provider with in-depth and extensive experience in WordPress hosting from the word go, WP Engine is the way to go! Ranked as our top VPS and Cloud hosting provider, WP Engine utilizes virtualized cloud environments for its hosting.

This WordPress-focused provider is familiar with their unique needs, and while they do not provide distinct VPS options, they use leading cloud and private server techs. Their WP plans come with features such as free SSL certificate, free site migration, and global CDN access. 

WP Engine takes care of all your back-end details for running a successful site by having your site monitored and managed by expert training pros. You can choose between its three data center locations, and they offer free site backups, as well as software updates.

Pricing Plans

WP Engine offers three managed VPS plans, with the entry-level starting at $25/m ($300 annually), and offers 10GB storage space, 50GB monthly bandwidth, 1 site, and 25,ooo visits per month.

WP Engine Pricing for WordPress Hosting

Check here for more pricing and features details!

Features:

  • Free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate
  • Global CDN access
  • Managed hosting
  • Global data centers
  • Data center redundancy

Pros:

  • Excellent performance
  • Automatic updates and maintenance
  • Topnotch WP experts
  • Global edge security
  • Smart plugin manager
  • Multiple layers of control

Cons:

  • Lacks email hosting

Flywheel

Flywheel cloud VPS hosting

Uptime: 99.9%

Storage: 5GB

Do you need a smoothly running WP site? Our runner’s up, Flywheel, is a fantastic choice! The provider offers lightning-fast speeds, excellent performance, and support, in addition to free demo websites that help you build a website. What’s even best, it offers one-click staging features!

Flywheel runs on sturdy network infrastructure that is optimized for scalability, security, and speed. Its plans come with a ton of rich features, including automatic backups, CDN integration, free site migration, free SSL certificates, in-built caching, and more.

The provider offers real-time support with a single click via their help box, as well as a centralized place within the dashboard for ticket support.

Pricing Plans

Flywheel offers four pricing plans for its VPS hosting, with the cheapest (Tiny plan) costing $15/m and comes with 1 WP site, 5GB disk space, 20GB bandwidth, and 5,000 monthly visits.

Check more info on pricing and features here!

Features:

  • Development tools
  • CDN integration
  • In-built caching
  • Real-time support
  • High customization

Pros:

  • Free SSL certificates
  • Optional white label hosting
  • Nightly WP backups
  • Free WP site migration

Cons:

  • No in-built deployment
  • No SSH access

Pagely

Pagely hosting

Uptime: 99.9%

Storage: 30GB

Pagely is another reputable name when it comes to the managed VPS hosting arena, which makes it the go-to choice for big companies like Disney and VISA. In the beginning, they offered some significantly low-priced tiers which have since been eliminated with time.

The provider stands out as the WP hosting market leader when it comes to innovation, security, scalability, and speed. It has become widely-known among thousands of clients due to their impressive and forward-thinking infrastructure. Its data centers use Amazon S3 tech.

While Pagely WP sites hosting comes with a high price tag, it offers excellent service with its feature-rich offerings. It is a fantastic choice for enterprise and public sector markets. Support is available via web chat and 24/7 ticketing system, but there is no phone support.

Pricing Plans

As we said earlier, Pagely focuses on those with deep hosting needs, with its plans starting at $299/m, and offers 30GB storage space, 50GB bandwidth, and unlimited monthly visits. That is pricey, but you can take advantage of its 30-day money-back guarantee to test the waters.

Click here for more info on pricing.

Features:

  • State-of-the-art data centers
  • Proprietary PressAmor Advanced Network Security system
  • 30-day refund policy
  • Site staging
  • Free SSL certificate
  • WP-CLI and CDN

Pros:

  • Nightly backups
  • Firewall-protected hosting accounts
  • Free auto core WP & plugin updates
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Free site migration
  • Lots of training materials

Cons:

  • High-priced VPS plans

Kinsta

Uptime: 99.9%

Storage: 10GB

At the mention of the word hosting it is possible that Kinsta is the name that comes to mind. Kinsta stands out as the first managed WP host to exclusively use Google Cloud platform. As such, they have better experience in the field.

If you want to spend more time growing your business than worrying about your site, or take care of that surge in web traffic, Kinsta is the solution! From their software to their server hardware, they use next generation infrastructure and latest framework versions. 

They offer automatic scaling, hack fix guarantee, free site migration, and high security network via passive and active measures to halt attacks and malicious content. From DDoS protection to SSL support and uptime monitoring, your account is always secure.

It is also worth noting that Kinsta uses speed obsessive architecture to ensure your site loads at lightning-fast speeds. They use cutting-edge tech such as Nginx, MariaDB, computer-optimized virtual machines (VMs), PHP 7.4, and LXD containers.

Pricing Plans

Kinsta offers 10 pricing plans for its VPS hosting, with the cheapest costing $30/m and comes with 1-click WP installs, 10GB SSD storage, 50GB free CDN, and 25,000 monthly visits. Their pricing plans offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Check here for more pricing info.

Features:

  • Speed obsessive architecture
  • High-security network
  • Next-gen infrastructure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Uptime checks

Pros:

  • Automatic scaling
  • Hack fix guarantee
  • Always backed up
  • Fast feedback
  • User-friendly

Cons:

  • High price tag

Pantheon

Uptime: 99.99%

Storage: 5GB

Pantheon provides a different kind of WordPress hosting compared to other hosts on this list today. The provider uses a server-less CMS approach to WP to help clients build and publish interactive, high-speed website content without IT operating cost.

The provider builds underlying infrastructure on replicable app containers to give your WP portfolio unlimited capability while helping you deliver excellent digital experience. Their intuitive dashboard allows you to manage site portfolios and use code easily across hundreds of sites.

Each Pantheon account includes a ton of features designed to make development and admin simple and intuitive. Its offerings make it the choice for companies such as Patagonia, Weill Cornell Medicine, Science Friday, and Food Republic, and more!

Pricing Plans

Pantheon offers four pricing plans, with the cheapest costing $25/m and comes with 5GB disk space, unlimited bandwidth, 1 site, and 10,000 visitors per month. The plans also come with WP migration tools.

Check here for more pricing info.

Features:

  • Server-less WP architecture
  • Managed WP sites
  • Automated update detection
  • Hands-off visual regression testing
  • OOTB workflows

Pros:

  • Lightning-fast loading speeds
  • User-friendly
  • High-performance hosting
  • Push notification
  • World-class support

Cons:

  • There are cheap options

Pressable

Uptime: 100%

Storage: N/A

Pressable is yet another unique hosting provider that offers its plans based on the number of sites you would wish to host. They pride themselves as a global leader in performance, speed, and reliability. From startups to large agencies and enterprise-level firms, the provider has plans for everyone!

They only have one data center in Texas, but offer caching and Automattic-powered CDN. Pressable has an intuitive interface and comes with useful tools such as free site migrations and 1-click cloning. If you need support, there is 24/7 WP experts assistance that help you solve issues or prevent them from occurring.

Pressable also offers managed WooCommerce plans and easy site access to collaborators.

Pricing Plans

Pressable offers four packages with the cheapest plan (Basic) starting at $25/m and comes with 60,000 page views.

Check here for more pricing information.

Features:

  • High-quality servers
  • Managed WP hosting
  • Staging mode
  • Automattic-powered CDN
  • 1-click cloning

Pros:

  • Automatic updates
  • Category-based services
  • Expert support
  • eCommerce plans
  • intuitive dashboard

Cons:

  • No specific storage space

Linode

Uptime: 99.98%

Storage: 80GB

If you are a developer looking for a cloud hosting solution for your WP site, Linode would be a fantastic option. It provides all the freedom you need over your hosting environment as well as what you do with your allotted server space. The provider offers lightning-fast speed hosting with its managed Linode secure servers.

Linode hosting simplifies scalability and facilitates agility to maximize the growth of your business. Their WordPress VPS hosting service is pre-configured to give your site enhanced digital experience. Unfortunately, Linode does not offer WP management features like software updates and auto backups.

There are 9 data centers to choose from, including California, Jersey, Tokyo, Texas, London, and Georgia.

Pricing Plans

Linode offers many managed hosting plans, with the cheapest costing $50/m and offers 4GB RAM, 2 CPU cores, 80GB disk space, and 4TB bandwidth. Their plans come with a 3-day free trial.

Check here for additional pricing and features information.

Features:

  • High flexibility
  • Server space control
  • Nine data centers
  • Dedicated Linode servers
  • Managed Linode hosting plans

Pros:

  • Optimized performance
  • Developer-friendly
  • 24/7 expert support
  • Team feature
  • 1-click app install

Cons:

  • Lacks WP-focused VPS & cloud hosting services

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Cloud VPS hosting for WordPress

Uptime: 99.99%

Storage: 25GB

Like Linode, DigitalOcean offers cloud hosting for developers who require a sturdy and scalable environment for their custom site projects. This makes cloud hosting easy and cost-efficient to let you concentrate on growing our hosting business.

If you are looking for stripped bandwidth with industry-leading performance, DigitalOcean is the way to go. The provider offers a proprietary API that allows you to install and manage 1000s of Droplets and resources in an easy, strategic manner.

Pricing Plans

DigitalOcean offers six cloud hosting packages that are divided into Basic Droplets, CPU-Optimized Droplets, and Memory-Optimized Droplets. The cheapest Basic Droplets plans costs $5/m, and offers 1vCPU, 1 TB transfer, and 25GB disk space.

DigitalOcean pricing

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Features:

  • Highly-flexible plans
  • Transparent hourly pricing
  • High VM control
  • Optional paid upgrades
  • Eight data centers

Pros:

  • Highly scalable plans
  • Developer-friendly
  • Affordable pricing
  • SSD-based block storage
  • Auto HTTPS

Cons:

  • Limited managed WP hosting services

Wrap-Up

That’s it guys! Hopefully the article was helpful and informative. Feel free to comment or ask questions for what you feel we haven’t covered.

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