Cloud Hosting vs Shared Hosting — What’s Different

Standard shared hosting puts your website on one physical server alongside hundreds of others. Cloud hosting distributes your site across a network of servers, which means if one has a problem, the others keep you online. It’s more reliable, handles traffic spikes better, and performs more consistently under load. Every MukHost web hosting plan is cloud-based, which is why we can offer the uptime guarantee we do.

Choose the Right Hosting Plan for Your Project

Not every website needs the same setup. Here’s how to match the right plan to what you’re building.

Linux Cloud Hosting is the right starting point for most websites. If you’re running WordPress, Joomla, Magento, or any PHP-based site, Linux is what you need. It’s our most flexible platform, optimised for Apache performance, and includes 70+ one-click installs for popular applications. Our Linux Cloud Hosting plans start from £1.99/mo.

WordPress Cloud Hosting is specifically built and optimised for WordPress sites. It includes our StackCache speed plugin, automatic WordPress and plugin updates, brute force login protection, WordPress staging, and daily timeline backups. If your site runs on WordPress and you want managed performance without managing a server, this is the plan. Our WordPress Cloud Hosting plans include everything a WP site needs out of the box.

Windows Cloud Hosting is for sites and applications that need a Windows Server environment, ASP, ASP.NET, MS Access, and MS SQL specifically. Our IIS cluster is speed-optimised and redundant, with no single point of failure. Our Windows Cloud Hosting suits developers building on Microsoft’s stack.

Offshore Hosting is for projects that need to operate outside standard content restrictions, with a 100% DMCA-ignored policy on servers in the Netherlands and Russia. If your content has faced takedowns elsewhere, or you simply need a hosting environment with fewer restrictions on what you can publish, our Offshore Hosting plans cover that separately.

What Every MukHost Hosting Plan Includes

Every plan, regardless of which type you choose, includes:

Free wildcard SSL certificate, automatically installed and covering your domain and all subdomains. Unlimited SSD storage, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited MySQL databases so you’re not counting resources as you build. Unlimited 10GB mailboxes for custom domain email. Malware scanning running daily at code level, not just file-level checks. A website builder if you need to start quickly. 14-day money-back guarantee with no awkward conversations if it’s not right for you.