Kamatera vs SiteGround

Kamatera is strongest for custom VM sizing. SiteGround is strongest for WordPress sites. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Kamatera	SiteGround
Starting price	$0.05/mo	$17.99/mo
Best for	Custom VM sizing Global data center selection Windows Server hosting Dev/test environments	WordPress sites Small business websites Agencies wanting managed WP WooCommerce stores
Stated uptime SLA	99.95%	not formally published as a credit-backed SLA on marketing pages; SiteGround informally markets high uptime (~99.9%) via status page / blog claims
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	20	6
Managed Kubernetes	Yes	No
Support channels	Ticket, Phone, Docs, Pro/Premium Managed Services (paid)	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (higher tiers/cloud), Docs/Knowledge base
Compliance	GDPR	GDPR
Hidden costs to watch for	Bandwidth overage billed at $0.01/GB past the pooled monthly allowance (5 TB US/Canada/Europe, 1 TB Asia-Pacific) Windows Server / SQL Server / Exchange / RDS licensing adds an undisclosed per-server surcharge only shown at calculator checkout Type T (Burstable) CPU incurs a $0.041/hour/CPU overage charge once average CPU usage exceeds 10% Powered-off (but not terminated) servers may continue to accrue charges Pro Managed Services add $50/server/month; Premium Managed Services add $150/server/month	Renewal prices are 3-6x higher than signup/intro price after the first term (e.g. StartUp $2.99 -> $17.99/mo) Storage and visit caps are enforced per plan tier; exceeding them can trigger upsell prompts Free domain / free migration offers are time-limited promotions, not permanent 12-month (or longer) prepay is required to get the lowest advertised intro rate
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18