The following will compare two high-rated web hosts: Weebly and Media Temple. We’ll break down their similarities and differences, and then at the end decide which host we prefer. Let’s get started.
Similarities:
- 24/7 support
- 30 day money-back guarantee
Major Differences:
- Weebly’s technical support has a very poor reputation
- Weebly offers a free plan that comes with 500mb of storage and all the basic necessities for website building/hosting
- Weebly’s mobile sites are not customizable
- Weebly offers both Linux and Windows-based options, while Media Temple only uses Linux
- Media Temple offers fully-managed WordPress hosting plans
- Media Temple’s plans are far more expensive
- Media Temple performs better in speed, uptime reliability, and customer support
Plans:
Media Temple hosting:
- Shared
- VPS
- Dedicated
- Managed WordPress
Weebly hosting:
- Free
- Starter
- Pro
- Business
- Performance
Prices:
Aside from Weebly’s Free plan (detailed above), their hosting starts at $8.00/month. Meanwhile, Media Temple’s shared plans start at $20.00/month.
Conclusion:
Despite their high prices, Media Temple is the clear winner, in our opinion. Media Temple is a premium web host and is one of the best hosts out their in terms of features and performance. Although Weebly has solid uptime and fast page-loading speeds, Media Temple is on a different level. However, if you are on a budget, Weebly is a solid web host in their own right, especially if you can make use of their Free plan.
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