9 Best cPanel Hosting Providers

2. A2 Hosting

A2 Hosting is yet another great hosting provider. It is incredibly easy to use. The design collates a ton of information in a small space, without it getting too overwhelming. Despite the slightly clunky process, A2 Hosting review shows us that they have an excellent implementation of cPanel.

Because it performs so impressively, it is a great Canadian web hosting cPanel choice. A2 Hosting has even ensured that your site comes hosted on ultra-reliable servers, to avoid any worries about the site displaying correctly (plus, they also offer ZPanel, Webuzo, WHM and Plesk hosting as alternatives). Here are some other things we love:

A2’s capabilities allow you to easily:

• Manage SSL certificates (A2 provides these free)
• Configure PHP
• Access analytics and data
• Configure email
• Website management
• Configure Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)

3. GreenGeeks

Another one of our favourite web hosts is Green Geeks. Not only are they great at what they do, they are one of the top “green” options on the market. Sustainability is hugely important, and they are already making strides to improve that. Moreover, with two servers located in Canada, they fit most Canadian web hosting cPanel needs.

GreenGeeks makes you feel ecstatic about starting a website. This environmentally-friendly company is in a class of its own. It's fast, scalable, and features eco-friendly hosting. Here’s more about how that works:

Green Hosting

For starters, they plant a tree for every hosting account on their platform. You’ve got to love that! They also purchase three times as many renewable energy certificates (RECs) as the energy they actually consume. Purchasing these RECs means that renewable energy sources are used to make up for the non-renewable energy being used by the purchaser. It helps to offset this harmful energy usage of their data centres.

cPanel and more

Some cPanel-specific features GreenGeeks offers include:

• Daily backups
• Automatic updates
• Unlimited data transfers
• Easy installation of content management systems (WordPress, Drupal, etc.)
• MySQL databases

They also have other app hosting available. This includes WordPress Hosting, WooCommerce Hosting, Drupal Hosting, Joomla Hosting, CMS Hosting, Magento Hosting, PrestaShop Hosting, OpenCart Hosting.

4. HostGator

One of the best aspects of Hostgator is all the different features you gain access to. You get a free SSL certificate, one-click installs, unlimited bandwidth, and your first year of domain registration for free, making it a great contender for cPanel domain hosting.

That said, it does have some drawbacks for Canadian-based businesses. The US servers may slow down speeds. If you use Cloudflare, however, this issue is negated and you gain access to their network of servers. So, keep that in mind.

cPanel-friendly

HostGator has invested massively in making cPanel even better. It uses the interface we already know and love, and revamps it with a unique, proprietary design. It is certainly one of the best in this league, taking an already-great design and upscaling it.

The cPanel interface is pretty similar to any other system. It has sections stacked upon each other, with great icons, strategically placed for various options.

User Friendly

What's cool about HostGator is that they feature a search bar above the cPanel, and another search bar on the top side of the whole page, where you can search HostGator's knowledge base if you can't find what you're looking for. It is a small tweak, but one that makes HostGator more user-friendly than other cPanel hosts.

Another element we like is that they link to MOJO marketplace. They even have a section on the left-side options that allows you to navigate to the marketplace, without opening another tab.

This feature allows you to browse products such as themes and plugins within your cPanel.

Security Features

Here’s the thing. The basic security features that come with the cheapest plan are a little bare-bones. However, If you’re willing to pay for add-ons or choose a pricier plan, then you get plenty of security bonuses that you will not only appreciate, you also need. Some examples:

• Automated daily backups
• Backups stored in separate geolocations
• Malware and vulnerability scans
• Real-time alerts
• Advanced DDoS protection
• Fully managed WAF
• Spam & Google Blacklist Monitoring/Removal

Website Builder

If you require assistance building your site, HostPapa has a couple of valuable tools. One, is the do-it-yourself website builder. It features drag and drop capabilities, professional templates, e-commerce functions, etc.

If you’d rather not hassle with any of that, there’s also the do-it-for-me option. This is understandably more expensive, but you get a fully customized and managed website. You even have a consultation with the designers so you get it exactly the way you want.

6. HostUpon

A Canadian service, HostUpon is a solid provider. In fact, they have some of the best educational resources for learning how to use cPanel. Even if you don’t go with them, their tutorials are free and worth looking into.

Security

The basic security measures for HostUpon are decent. The advanced protection measures do cost extra. Here are some of the features you can buy:

• Block brute-force attacks
• Automated malware clean-up
• Proactive security firewall
• Better performance by blocking bots
• Protects all domains and emails in cPanel
• Captcha for bot traffic

Other Extras to Love

Some other noteworthy benefits of this service include:

• Registering and transferring domains
• Ability to check the network status
• WordPress optimized
• Drag and drop website builder (SitePad)

7. Web Hosting Canada

Based in Montreal, WHC.ca has been providing cPanel hosting services for about a decade now.

This host provides 24/7 expert customer support to ensure that you're covered at all times and has data centres in Vancouver and Montreal, which mean faster loading speeds. Some specific things we love:

Security

Security features are strong with WHC – though, you will have to pay for them. Nonetheless, here are some we think are important:

• 256-bit SHA2 encryption
• Browser security lock
• Enterprise-grade anti-spam
• SiteSafe protection add-on includes WordPress security plugin, website blacklist monitoring and removal, automated security scans, etc.

Other features

• LiteSpeed Acceleration to help your site keep up with heavy traffic
• Full-SSD Servers
• Eco-Friendly Data centres
• AI website builder tools
• Unlimited disk space and bandwidth
• Unlimited email accounts
• Daily backups and restoration

Our cPanel Hosting Selection Criteria

Server Location

Server location gets overlooked most of the time but it influences the load times considerably. The closer the server is to the users, the quicker it is to send or receive any information.

Uptime

If you don’t want to lose face with your customers because of downtime, then uptime reliability should definitely be in the cards when you’re choosing a cPanel hosting provider.

Support

Next, you'll need to consider support. Support is ideal here because while you may have contracted the best host in town, you can't really control the eventualities of problems cropping up every now and then. However, if the cPanel host provider has a great support team, you are assured that you'll get assistance whenever you need it.

Pricing

It pretty clear that cPanel hosts cost a pretty penny. And if you're on a budget, you might not be willing to pay as much as most of the providers demand. As such, you'll look for the cheapest option around.

However, while you might save a buck or two, you also might have to contend with network issues and vulnerability to breaches and spam. As they say, you get what you pay for. To ensure that you get quality service and still stay within your means we included some not-so-very-expensive hosts as well. That way, it will still be a win-win situation for you.

Wrapping Up

That's it, folks! Nine of the best cPanel hosting providers you’ll find out there. That’s a lot of hosts to think about... But make no mistake—they’ll work wonders in as far as optimizing your sites capabilities goes. Good luck in growing your business and optimizing your site!

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