New Year, New Site: Snag a Big Discount With December’s Best Web Hosting Deals

We’ve talked to more than a few people who are resolving to free themselves from the algorithms of social media in the new year, and one of the best ways to do that and still have a digital life is to build your own website. We’ve put all the top web hosting services through exhaustive testing, with reviews from the experts at PC Labs. No matter what kind of web presence you’re launching, we’ve found discounts from hosting companies that can keep up with huge spikes in bandwidth, enterprising hackers, DDoS attempts, and more. Whether you want Windows or Linux hosting, easy back-end systems make setup simple. Here are the best discounts we found on Web hosting for December.

HostGator Web Hosting Deals

For starter programmers or business owners looking to get a simple and powerful website up with as little hassle as possible, HostGator is one of the most user-friendly companies out there. Check out our complete HostGator web hosting review to learn more, but in brief, it easily earned our coveted Editors’ Choice award for its industry-leading uptime, reliable customer service, and a suite of free and intuitive tools that let you construct your site without having to write a single line of code.

DreamHost Web Hosting Deals

Founded in 1996, DreamHost has become one of the most trusted names in the commercial web hosting industry. Over that time, it’s pivoted to cloud-based hosting to offer stable, secure storage at a low price, and now hosts over 1 million domains. In our review of DreamHost, it earned an Editors’ Choice award for “a rich feature set that satisfies many personal and business web hosting needs.” Prices can scale for their more advanced services, so you don’t have to worry about getting too successful and getting blitzed with unexpected fees.

Hostinger Web Hosting Deals

Not all hosting is for websites. Hostinger Web Hosting also has great deals on private servers for gamers (and other power users). Setting up a custom server for Minecraft or other popular titles is simple here. It also offers a mix of traditional and cloud-based hosting for websites. Hostinger’s services are customizable, with lots of options for storage, e-commerce, and more. It also offers stellar uptime (evident in our testing), has reliable customer care, and is constantly adding new features. For more, read our full review of Hostinger Web Hosting.

Ionos Web Hosting Deals

If you’ve got the next big idea for an online business, you’ll need a solution that can scale quicker than the usual one-size-fits-all hosting. We gave an Editors’ Choice award to Ionos’s services in our review, noting that it “stands above large-scale, cloud hosting competition with superb packages and website-creation tools.” With your choice of Linux or Windows-based servers, exceptional uptime, and a plethora of site creation tools, it’s a top choice for businesses at every stage of their development. For just $1 a month to start, it’s very economical.

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Bluehost Web Hosting Deals

If you’re using the WordPress CMS, which approximately 43% of the internet currently is, Bluehost has some of the best hosting plans, templates, and plug-ins for it. Bluehost has a well-earned reputation for fast site setup thanks to a simple but versatile drag-and-drop page builder that lets you fold in e-commerce, social sharing, and more without writing a line of HTML. Along with reliable uptime, they offer a lot of flexibility and a wide variety of add-ons and extensions. Check out our complete Bluehost review for all the details.

Previously known as A2 Web Hosting, PCMag Editors’ Choice co-winner Hosting.com is a great pick for every type of customer, as well as a WordPress powerhouse. If stability is a priority, you’ll find reliable uptime here. Hosting.com’s customer service is helpful, and it even offers a full refund if the service doesn’t meet your needs. We should note that its servers are Linux-based, but documentation is extensive and easy to follow if you’re a newbie to that operating system. Right now, they’re offering a deal where you can try any plan for a month for just $1 and cancel with no commitment. For further info, check out our in-depth review of Hosting.com.

Liquid Web Hosting Deals

If you run a big business or are a web developer with serious bandwidth needs, Liquid Web Hosting will make a splash for you. We said that its wide range of packages (including VPS, WordPress, and reseller) has “serious muscle” behind them as well as being “premium hosting, at a premium price point.” It might not be ideal for small-scale hosting on a microbudget, but if you need massive power and capacity, Liquid Web has it. Read our full review of Liquid Web Hosting to learn more.

Inmotion Hosting Deals

Another Editors’ Choice Web hosting honoree, InMotion, is one of the best options out there for people used to developing in a Linux-based environment. The employee-owned company was founded in 2001 with a focus on customer service, and it offers a wide variety of pricing options, including many that feature unlimited data transfers for media, large files, and more. The cPanel interface is well-documented and easy to use, and all its plans offer free email accounts. Check out our extensive review of InMotion for more.

Accu Web Hosting Deals

If you require top-tier enterprise web hosting for a data-hungry business, Accu Web Hosting is one of the best options, especially with this 50% discount. Its wide array of high-powered dedicated hosting packages gives you lots of different plans at various prices. You also have the option of setting up on either a Windows- or Linux-based server, with Linux being the most affordable. Add in some of the best customer service in the business and consistent uptime, and you can see why Accu Web Hosting won our Editors’ Choice award. For more, read our full review of Accu Web’s services.

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K. Thor Jensen

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K. Thor Jensen is a writer and cartoonist living in the Pacific Northwest. He has contributed to dozens of prestigious outlets, including PCMag, Tested, Clickhole, and Newsweek. His second graphic novel, Cloud Stories, was released in 2017.

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John Mihaly

Managing Editor, Shopping & Deals

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John Mihaly has been an editor at BuzzFeed, Thrillist, WWE, and FHM and has written for various publications like Fatherly, TIME, Men’s Journal, SPIN, Blender, and others over the course of his 20-year career in media. When he’s not trying to find the best deals on consumer electronics, John is in the process of building a new house with his wife for their two young children, writing about and testing children’s toys and gear for parents, and playing with his dog Rocket, a five-pound, black and tan Pomeranian. John is generally into baseball, Big East basketball, comic books (never call them graphic novels), movies from the 80s, music from the 90s, reading biographies, and staying out of the sun.

Typing this from a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 Chip, but at home, I’m using a MacBook Air with an M2.

When I’m on the go, I’ve got my some 2nd generation AirPods in my ears (which I got on sale for $69 this past Black Friday, I just like the way they fit better). When I’m listening to music around the my apartment, I’m either wearing some Sony WH1000XM4 headphones or via various Sonos One SL or Roam speakers.

As much as I try to detach, my iPhone 13 is always by my side and I use an Amazon Fire HD tablet for reading digital comics, books, and newspapers. Like many, I’m the type of person who uses their tech until it breaks and then updates to whatever the newest thing is at the moment (then repeat).

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