Why we're DIFFERENT.

At hostingDifferent, we take WordPress hosting seriously. We aim to meet and exceed your expectations every time, every day.

Simply WordPress

We're not your run-of-the-mill web host. We specialize in hosting only WordPress sites. Why? WordPress is the premier blogging and content management system available today. WordPress is quite powerful in what it can do, is fully extendable through plugins, yet very simple to use. Our Support Staff are WordPress experts who LOVE what they do!

Superior Service

We take pride in being a smaller host who can provide that personal, superior-level of service that those larger hosts just can't match. We take the time to get to know YOU. From your first contact with us we will work every day to earn and keep your business, making superior service happen every day, every time. We're hostingDifferent.

Expertly Managed

You can sit back and work on the creative stuff while we take care of that techno mumbo jumbo. We may be a bit more expensive than your average host, but we take care of all of the behind-the-scenes stuff required to run a WordPress site. Just sit back and relax. We got this!

DIY (Do It Yourself)

Knowledgeable about WordPress? Don’t need us to hold your hand? Then our DIY WordPress hosting is perfect for you. With the right combination of features and value pricing all geared towards hosting your WordPress site(s) FAST, hostingDifferent is the RIGHT choice over generic web hosting.

Free Migrations

With another host? We know it can be stressful to move your site(s). No worries! We'll migrate your site(s) for free and make sure they're up and running FAST!

Powerful Hosting

We only use the most powerful hardware and network to serve your site’s pages to the web. Our data center is located in TierPoint Dallas and is fed by redundant fiber feeds from premier tier 1 carriers. That, along with our powerful custom-built, LiteSpeed servers, give hostingDifferent the powerful Difference.

Serious Security

We take security seriously. From installing and monitoring a firewall to applying security patches and everything in between, hostingDifferent makes sure your site(s) are safe and secure 24/7, 365 days of the year. We know your site is important. Rest assured. We’ve got you protected.

Super Fast

Slow-loading websites is so the 90s! It’s 2015 folks and no one waits for slow sites. We run on LiteSpeed servers and work extremely hard behind the scenes to make sure your site is served up furiously fast whether your visitors are down the street or across the globe. Why wait for the other guys? We're furiously fast. We're hostingDifferent.

Expert Support

With 24/7 standard support (Premium and Pro accounts) and 24/7 critical support, we’re there when you need us. We pride ourselves on quick and efficient response and solution times no matter what the hour. Whether it’s something simple or a little more complicated, you can count on us to get it fixed.

100% Money-Back Guarantee

We’re so confident that you’ll love our service that we offer a money-back guarantee. At any time during the first 30 days (60 days for WP Premium and 90 days for WP Plus accounts), if you’re not happy with our service, we’ll refund your money, no questions asked. In fact, we’ll do you one better. If you’re not happy with our service in the first 30 days (60 days WP Premium/90 days WP Plus accounts), we’ll not only refund your money, we’ll pay for the first month of your new hosting! We’re that good! We’re hostingDifferent.

100% Uptime Guarantee

We know how important it is that your site is up and working around the clock, every day of the year. Unlike those other hosts, hostingDifferent promises that your site will be up and running 100% of the time. Period. If we ever fail to live up to that promise we will credit 5% of your monthly fee (10% for WP Premium and 15% for WP Plus accounts) for every hour your site is down.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee

We’re not doing our jobs if you’re not satisfied. If we’ve messed up or you are otherwise unsatisfied with our service, let us know right away. We’ll make it right or we’ll refund any unused portion of your hosting fees. We want to work for your business so let us know what we can do.

Managed-WordPress Plans & Pricing

We manage WordPress for you! You take care of the content.

Our Managed-WordPress plans are fully-managed hosting plans meaning we’ll set up WordPress for you including some of the most popular plugins, configure it to run fast on our servers, and maintain it with automatic WordPress and plugin updates.

Need something more? Contact us for a custom quote.

With hostingDifferent, you can sit back and relax. We’ve got this!

$14

WP INTRO

Monthly Plan

1 Site/No Add'l Sites
5 GB Storage Space
50 GB Monthly Bandwidth
Automatic WordPress Upgrades
Plugin Upgrades Upon Request
7 Days of Backups
30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Standard Help Desk Support: 5a-9p Pacific Time
Critical Help Desk Support: 24/7
Free Site Migration
Free FTP Access Upon Request
Dedicated IP Address-None

Select Plan

$24

WP PREMIUM

Monthly Plan

3 Sites/Add'l Sites $10ea/mo
10 GB Storage Space
100 GB Monthly Bandwidth
Automatic WordPress Upgrades
Automatic Plugin Upgrades
7 Days of Backups
60 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Standard Help Desk Support: 24/7
Critical Help Desk Support: 24/7
Free Site Migration
FTP Access Upon Request
Dedicated IP Address-$36/yr

Select Plan

$34

WP PLUS

Monthly Plan

5 Sites/Add'l Sites $20ea/mo
50 GB Storage Space
500 GB Bandwidth
Automatic WordPress Upgrades
Automatic Plugin Upgrades
7 Days of Backups
90 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Standard Help Desk Support: 24/7 phone hotline
Critical Help Desk Support: 24/7 phone hotline
Free Site Migration
FTP Access Upon Request
Dedicated IP Address-$36/yr

Select Plan

DIY-WordPress Plans & Pricing

Want to do it yourself? You got it! But we're still here if you need help!

Our DIY WordPress hosting plans are designed for those of you who want a little more control over your hosting. With access to our powerful, yet easy-to-use control panel, FTP, and WordPress Admin Panel, but still having access to our superior support. With hostingDifferent you’ll know we’ll be there whether you need us or not!

Need something more? Contact us for a custom quote.

With hostingDifferent, you can sit back and relax. We’ve got you covered!

$24

DIY INTRO

Yearly

1 Site
1 GB Storage Space
50 GB Monthly Bandwidth
WordPress Upgrades Upon Request
Plugin Upgrades Upon Request
7 Days of Backups
30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Standard Help Desk Support: 5a-9p Pacific Time
Critical Help Desk Support: 24/7
Free Site Migration
Dedicated IP Address-None

DIY PREMIUM

Monthly

5 Sites
5 GB Storage Space
50 GB Monthly Bandwidth
WordPress Upgrades Upon Request
Plugin Upgrades Upon Request
7 Days of Backups
30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Standard Help Desk Support: 24/7
Critical Help Desk Support: 24/7
Free Site Migration
Dedicated IP Address-$36/yr

DIY PLUS

Monthly

Unlimited Sites
20 GB Storage Space
200 GB Monthly Bandwidth
WordPress Upgrades Upon Request
Plugin Upgrades Upon Request
7 Days of Backups
30 Day Money-Back Guarantee
Standard Help Desk Support: 24/7
Critical Help Desk Support: 24/7
Free Site Migration
Dedicated IP Address-$36/yr

Looking for a Great Deal? Look no further.

Just to make you super happy, hostingDifferent is offering some great specials! You’re welcome.

Happy 2015!

In celebration of the new year, we’re offering our WP Intro managed-WordPress plan for just $30/year for the life of the account! That’s a $110 Savings!

But HURRY! We’re only have 42 of these coupons left!

Use coupon code 2015 at checkout.

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Who we are and what we're about.

hostingDifferent is a debt-free, privately-owned managed-WordPress hosting company based in the Sacramento Valley.

In the fall of 2012, Scott Benedict set out to make hosting a website more accessible to the masses who might not be so technically inclined through the simplicity and elegance of WordPress. Yes, there were other managed-WordPress hosts out there, but their prices were out of reach for many. Scott realized a need for affordable, managed-WordPress hosting and hostingDifferent was born.

Scott has been involved in web-hosting, programming, and design since 1998. He has been using WordPress since 2004 and has been hosting sites publicly since 2008.

Our Mission

hostingDifferent’s mission is to make web hosting accessible to everyone through a completely-managed WordPress experience allowing them to work on the creativity while hostingDifferent works on the technology.

Our Philosophy

Simply put—Clients First.

At hostingDifferent, superior customer service is our priority, every time, every day. We realize that nothing else matters without our clients and if you’re not happy, neither are we. We promise to always treat you with respect, providing honest, consistent service with every interaction with no excuses. We work hard to earn your business every day.

However, we cannot provide this superior level of service without making sure that we provide quality in everything that we offer from our hardware and software to our network.

Our Values

Service—Service is our business and we strive each and every day to exceed your expectations. We work hard to provide the service you expect, the service you deserve, the service to earn your business every day.

Quality—hostingDifferent is committed to providing quality in everything we do from our service to our hardware and network. We only serve up the best at hostingDifferent.

Integrity—honesty and integrity are paramount when dealing with a business, especially an online business. We are committed to doing business with honesty and integrity in all aspects of what we do. At hostingDifferent, that’s just business normal.

Value—combining our high quality with our superior service for a reasonable price, we provide value to our clients each and every day.

Commitment—we are committed to you, our clients, in every aspect of our business. We are committed to providing you with superior service, high quality, and serving your websites lightning fast. We take this commitment seriously.

Try hostingDifferent and experience the DIFFERENCE—RISK FREE!

Contact Us

Keep in touch with us. We are want to hear from you.

Hours of Operation

Sales/Billing—9a-5p Pacific Time Monday-Friday (except major US holidays)

Help Desk—24/7 365 days of the year

Email

If you need to contact us by email regarding any pre-sale questions, service feedback, or any other questions or concerns, please contact us via our Help Desk.

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Help Desk

Technical support is handled via our Help Desk and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We guarantee our initial response time as follows and as detailed in our Service-Level Agreement (SLA). Please note that resolution time is dependent upon many factors and is not guaranteed under our SLA.

In order to maintain a high service-level for all clients, please follow the following support guidelines.

Critical Support—30 minutes or less
Critical Support tickets are reserved for true emergencies including the server is down, you are locked out of your control panel, or you are being blocked from the server. Critical Support is monitored 24/7, 365 days a year.

Standard Support—up to two hours
Standard Support tickets are for those technical issues that are not true emergencies. Standard Support is monitored 24/7, 365 days a year for Premium and Pro Accounts and from 5a-9p Pacific time for Personal Accounts.

Sales/Billing Support—up to 24 hours or next business day
Sales and Billing Support are issues that deal with sales and/or billing. Our Sales/Billing hours are 9a-5p Pacific time, Monday through Friday excluding major US holidays. If you contact us during the week, we will respond within 24 hours. If you contact us on the weekend and/or a holiday, we will respond on the next business day.