How to Choose the Right Hosting Plan
A plain-English comparison of shared hosting, WordPress hosting, cloud hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers to help you pick the right GoZen Host plan.
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Picking a hosting plan is hard when you’re not sure how the options differ. This guide matches common situations to a GoZen Host plan.
The Quick Answer
| Your Situation | Recommended Plan |
|---|---|
| First website, blog, or portfolio | Shared Hosting |
| WordPress site with moderate traffic | WordPress Hosting |
| Growing business, multiple sites | Cloud Hosting (Enhance) |
| High-traffic site, custom stack, full control | VPS (managed or self-managed) |
| Steady CPU-heavy workloads | AMD EPYC VPS (Business Cloud) |
| Enterprise, resource-heavy apps | Dedicated Server |
Plan Types Explained
Shared Hosting
Your site shares a server with other websites. Think of it as renting a room in a shared apartment.
Good for: Personal blogs, small business sites, portfolios, low-traffic sites Not great for: High-traffic sites, resource-heavy apps, sites needing root access
| Feature | What You Get |
|---|---|
| Control Panel | cPanel |
| Resources | Shared CPU, RAM, disk (CloudLinux limits) |
| Domains | 2 (cPanel Launch) to unlimited |
| SSL | Free AutoSSL for all domains |
| Unlimited email accounts | |
| Server | LiteSpeed web server |
| Support | 24/7 |
Typical price range: Starting from a few euros/month.
WordPress Hosting
Essentially shared hosting optimized specifically for WordPress. Same infrastructure, but pre-configured for WordPress performance.
Extras over regular shared:
- WordPress pre-installed
- LiteSpeed Cache optimized
- WordPress-specific support
- Auto-updates for WordPress core
Good for: WordPress blogs, business sites, WooCommerce stores with moderate traffic.
Cloud Hosting (Enhance)
Your site runs on the Enhance control panel with per-site resource isolation. Each website gets its own sandboxed environment.
Good for: Agencies managing multiple client sites, growing businesses, sites that need better isolation Not great for: If you need cPanel-specific tools or Softaculous
| Feature | What You Get |
|---|---|
| Control Panel | Enhance |
| Resources | Isolated per-site |
| App Install | One-click WordPress and Joomla |
| SSL | Automatic Let’s Encrypt |
| Backups | Built-in snapshots |
| Server | LiteSpeed |
See Enhance Control Panel Guide for more details.
VPS (Virtual Private Server)
You get your own virtual server with its own vCPUs, RAM and disk. Like renting your own apartment in a building. Every GoZen VPS plan (VPS 400 to VPS 2400) includes full root access, and on standard VPS plans the vCPUs share physical cores with other servers.
You choose how it’s run when you order:
Self-managed - You get root access and handle the operating system, updates and security yourself.
Managed - Add Managed + Enhance or Managed + cPanel and GoZen looks after the server while you focus on your websites. You still have full root access.
| Feature | Self-managed VPS | Managed VPS |
|---|---|---|
| Root access | Full | Full |
| Server management | You handle it | GoZen handles it |
| Control panel | None, or install your own | Enhance or cPanel/WHM |
| Best for | Developers, sysadmins | Growing businesses |
Good for: High-traffic sites, custom applications, sites that have outgrown shared hosting Need help? See First Boot VPS Setup, VPS Security Checklist and GoZen Managed VPS - What’s Included.
AMD EPYC VPS (Business Cloud)
A VPS whose CPU cores are reserved for you on AMD EPYC 9645 processors, sold as Business Cloud (plans VPS Ignite 2, Pulse 2, Surge 2 and Blaze 2). It’s self-managed with full root access. You can add the Enhance control panel or a cPanel licence (Solo, Admin, Pro or Premiere) as a paid add-on.
Good for: Workloads that keep the CPU busy (large WooCommerce stores, build servers, databases), and anyone who needs consistent performance Locations: Washington DC, Nuremberg, Amsterdam and Singapore
See AMD EPYC VPS for plans, prices and when dedicated cores are worth it.
Dedicated Server
An entire physical server exclusively for you. Maximum power, full control.
Good for: Enterprise applications, high-traffic e-commerce, game servers, resource-heavy databases Overkill for: Personal sites, small businesses, most WordPress sites Need help? See How to Secure a Dedicated Server.
How to Decide
Ask yourself these questions:
1. How much traffic do you expect?
| Monthly Visitors | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | Shared or WordPress hosting |
| 25,000 - 100,000 | Cloud hosting or managed VPS |
| 100,000+ | VPS or dedicated server |
2. Do you need root access or custom server software?
- No - shared hosting, WordPress hosting, or cloud hosting
- Yes - VPS or dedicated server
3. How many websites are you hosting?
- 1-3 sites - shared hosting is fine
- 5-10 sites - cloud hosting (Enhance) or managed VPS
- 10+ client sites - reseller hosting or VPS with WHM
4. What’s your technical skill level?
- Beginner - shared hosting with cPanel (most user-friendly)
- Intermediate - cloud hosting (Enhance) or managed VPS
- Developer/sysadmin - self-managed VPS, AMD EPYC VPS, or a dedicated server
5. What’s your budget?
Start small and upgrade as you grow. GoZen Host makes it easy to upgrade your plan without downtime.
Can I Upgrade Later?
Yes. You can upgrade from shared to VPS or cloud hosting at any time. For WordPress sites, see Migrating WordPress to GoZen Host for the upgrade process. For plan changes within the same type, use Upgrade/Downgrade on the service in the client area. See Upgrading or Downgrading Your Plan.
If you’re currently with another provider, every GoZen plan includes free migration - we handle the move at no extra cost so the upgrade is friction-free.
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Last updated 04 Nov 2026, 00:00 +0200.