Unihost and several other budget hosting providers offer plans under $5/month for US accounts, particularly on promotional first-year rates. With our 50% off promo code applied, first-year costs for basic shared hosting are typically under $2–$3/month.

Both are in the budget hosting tier. Unihost's VPS plans are particularly competitive for US developers. For standard WordPress shared hosting, compare first-year promotional rates from both and apply our available coupon codes to see the best net price.

VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting gives US users dedicated resources (RAM, CPU) rather than sharing with other sites. Recommended when your WordPress site receives 10,000+ monthly visitors, loads slowly on shared hosting, or you need root access for custom server configuration.

Most modern hosting plans include a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Check Unihost's specific plan details for SSL inclusion — it's essential for US sites as Google marks sites without SSL as 'not secure'.