$101-200/Month WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks 2026
Please read the Methodology to fully understand the scope of these tests.
Note: Please check company profiles for summary of performances across multiple tiers. Some companies also offer promotions or coupon codes for a discount as well.
The Companies and Products
| Company | Plan Monthly Price | Plan Visitors Allowed | Plan Memory | Plan Disk Space | Plan Bandwidth | Plan Sites Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | $155.00 | Unlimited (as much as you can get out of 10 PHP workers + bursts when needed) | Shared/Variable | 175 GB SSD Storage | Unlimited | 25 |
| Pressable | $155 | 400,000 | 512MB per PHP process (there are paid options to upgrade to 2 GB) | 80GB | Unlimited | 20 |
| Raidboxes | 180€ | Unlimited | 12GB | 30GB | 1Gbit | 1 |
| Tangible | 199 | UInlimited | We don't specify a fixed amount of RAM, but the PHP memory limit is set to 512MB | 60GB | 1TB | 1 |
LoadStorm Testing Results
The Load Storm test (in k6) is designed to simulate real users visiting the site, logging in and browsing. It tests uncached performance.
The key metrics are:
- Total Requests - Number of requests k6 made
- Total Errors - Number of error requests
- p95 - The 95th percentile response time
- Page Cum Avg - Cumulative average response time for Pages (html)
- Asset Cum Avg - Cumulative average response time for Assets (css, js, images)
- Login Cum Avg - Cumulative average response time for Login (wp-profile.php)
- WP-Login Avg Response Time - Average response time for login (301 redirect which validates credentials)
Results Table
| Company | Total Requests | Total Errors | Peak RPS | Average RPS | Page Cum Avg | Asset Cum Avg | Login Cum Avg | Login Post | P95* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | 1437775 | 0 | 1279.8 | 781.5 | 245.4 | 35.8 | 194.1 | 412.9 | 221.5 |
| Pressable | 1077386 | 9 | 957.4 | 585.6 | 219.9 | 8.9 | 160.9 | 389.4 | 195.9 |
| Raidboxes | 1082644 | 0 | 976.1 | 588.4 | 166.7 | 201.4 | 209.7 | 194.4 | 232.9 |
| Tangible | 1357132 | 2 | 1198.2 | 733.6 | 137.1 | 11.9 | 110.5 | 278.7 | 106.6 |
* 2026 p95/p99 values are computed from windowed aggregates and aren't directly comparable as global tail-latency metrics. Read why.
Discussion
All four companies handled the LoadStorm test cleanly. Bluehost (0 errors) and Raidboxes (0 errors) were flat across the run. Pressable had one tiny spike in an otherwise excellent test (9 errors against ~1.08M requests). Tangible kept response times flat through the test (2 errors).
This is the cleanest WordPress LoadStorm tier of the year — no security cut-offs, no rate-limit walls, no capacity ceilings hit on the dynamic test for any of the four.
K6 Static Testing Results
K6 Static test is designed to test cached performance by repeatedly requesting the homepage.
Results Table
| Company | Requests | Errors | Peak RPS | Average Response Time | Average RPS | P95* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | 1304737 | 0 | 2787 | 5.7 | 1433.9 | 9.1 |
| Pressable | 1308516 | 0 | 2771.3 | 5.1 | 1422.4 | 8.9 |
| Raidboxes | 1066390 | 70153 | 2325.8 | 118.6 | 1134.5 | 129.1 |
| Tangible | 1281920 | 0 | 2730 | 10.8 | 1408.8 | 17.9 |
* 2026 p95/p99 values are computed from windowed aggregates and aren't directly comparable as global tail-latency metrics. Read why.
Discussion
Pressable had the fastest average response time at 5.1ms, Bluehost was second at 5.7ms, and Tangible was third at 10.8ms. All three turned in excellent static tests with flat graphs.
Raidboxes is the odd one here. Response times stayed constant for served requests, but a rate limit was hit during the static run and over 70,000 HTTP 429s arrived — the same throttling pattern that would have been the story on the dynamic test if it had run longer at higher VUser counts. The 119ms average looks fine on its own, but the error count kept this result out of an award.
Uptime Testing Results
Uptime is monitored by three sources: HetrixTools and StatusCake as third-party services, plus a self-hosted UptimeKuma instance for cross-reference in case of major discrepancy between the third-party monitors.
Results Table
| Company | HetrixTools | StatusCake | UptimeKuma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | 100 | 99.96 | 99.9993 |
| Pressable | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Raidboxes | 100 | 100 | 99.9994 |
| Tangible | 99.9833 | 99.97 | 99.9613 |
Discussion
Pressable had 100% across all three monitors. Raidboxes was near perfect (100% HT, 100% SC, 99.9994% UK). Bluehost hit 100% on HetrixTools and was above 99.96% on the other two. Tangible cleared 99.9% on all three.
Nothing to flag at this tier. The whole field cleared 99.9% uptime.
GTmetrix Testing Results
GTmetrix loads the homepage and records how long it takes from 12 different locations around the world. (We switched from WebPageTest to GTmetrix in 2026.) Results are measured in seconds.
Results Table
| Company | Virginia | California | San Antonio TX | London | Frankfurt | Cape Town | Singapore | Mumbai | Tokyo | Sydney | Brazil | Dubai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | 276 | 294 | 245 | 226 | 639 | 1400 | 908 | 1500 | 748 | 759 | 701 | 549 |
| Pressable | 231 | 338 | 222 | 757 | 784 | 1300 | 1100 | 934 | 865 | 679 | 822 | 630 |
| Raidboxes | 654 | 953 | 809 | 257 | 273 | 1000 | 1500 | 940 | 1400 | 1500 | 1200 | 763 |
| Tangible | 253 | 513 | 425 | 826 | 983 | 2000 | 1600 | 2100 | 1100 | 1600 | 1000 | 2600 |
Discussion
Bluehost had the fastest average and was the fastest in 6 of the 12 locations (California, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Brazil, and Dubai). Pressable had the second fastest average and won 4 locations (Virginia, San Antonio TX, Mumbai, and Sydney). Raidboxes was the fastest in Frankfurt and Cape Town — the European peering shows again.
Tangible had the slowest average at this tier; their geographic spread is heavier on the higher-latency regions.
WPPerformanceTester Testing Results
WPPerformanceTester performs two benchmarks. One is a WordPress (WP Bench) and the other is a PHP Bench. WP Bench measures how many WP queries per second and higher tends to be better (varies considerably by architecture). PHP Bench performs a lot of computational and some database operations which are measured in seconds to complete. Lower PHP Bench is better.
Results Table
| Company | PHP Bench | WP Bench |
|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | 8.187 | 1381.21547 |
| Pressable | 8.099 | 1347.708895 |
| Raidboxes | 7.156 | 2617.801047 |
| Tangible | 6.966 | 3067.484663 |
Discussion
Tangible had the fastest PHP Bench at 6.97s. Raidboxes was second at 7.16s and Pressable was third at 8.10s.
Tangible also had the fastest WP Bench by a significant margin. Raidboxes was second and Bluehost was third.
WPBenchmark Score
WPBenchmark is a hosting performance benchmark that produces a single composite score per server. Higher is better.
Results Table
| Company | WPBenchmark Score |
|---|---|
| Bluehost | 8.3 |
| Pressable | 8.3 |
| Raidboxes | 8.2 |
| Tangible | 9.8 |
Discussion
The WPBenchmark.io scores agreed at the top — Tangible led at 9.8, with Bluehost and Pressable tied for second at 8.3.
SSL Testing Results
The tool is available at https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/
Results Table
| Company | Qualsys SSL Grade |
|---|---|
| Bluehost | A+ |
| Pressable | A+ |
| Raidboxes | A+ |
| Tangible | A+ |
Discussion
Everyone earned A+. Nothing else to report.
Conclusion
There are two levels of recognition awarded to companies that participate in the tests. There is no ‘best’ declared, it’s simply tiered, it’s hard to come up with an objective ranking system because of the complex nature of hosting. These tests also don’t take into account outside factors such as reviews, support, and features. It is simply testing performance as described in the methodology.
Top Tier
This year's Top Tier WordPress Hosting Performance Award goes to the following companies who showed virtually no signs of struggle during the testing.
Honorable Mention
The following companies earned Honorable Mention status because they did very well and had a minor issue or two holding them back from earning Top Tier status.
No company achieved this status.
Individual Host Analysis
Bluehost handled the LoadStorm test perfectly. Zero errors and flat response times the entire run. The Static test was equally good with a 5.7ms average response. Bluehost had perfect uptime on HetrixTools and effectively perfect on the other two monitors. GTmetrix had Bluehost with the fastest average and 6 of the 12 location wins. SSL was A+. Top Tier performance.
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Pressable was the only company at this tier with 100% uptime across all three monitors. The LoadStorm test was handled with a single tiny spike (9 errors against 1.08M requests). The Static test had the fastest average response time of the tier at 5.1ms. GTmetrix had Pressable second on average and the fastest in 4 of the 12 locations. SSL was A+. Another Top Tier showing.
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Raidboxes had near-perfect uptime (100% / 100% / 99.9994%) and handled the LoadStorm test flat and quick with zero errors. Hardware benchmarks were strong — second fastest PHP Bench and WP Bench at this tier. GTmetrix had Raidboxes the fastest in Frankfurt and Cape Town. SSL was A+. Unfortunately the Static test ran into a rate limit and over 70,000 HTTP 429 errors arrived during the run. Response times stayed constant for served requests, but the errors kept Raidboxes out of award contention this year.
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Tangible had the fastest PHP Bench and WP Bench at this tier, along with the highest WPBenchmark.io score (9.8). The LoadStorm test was flat with only 2 errors. The Static test was effectively perfect — a few tiny spikes that look bigger than they were because the test was so fast. Uptime stayed above 99.9% on all three monitors. SSL was A+. Top Tier.
