Why Cloud-Based Hosting Is a Smart Foundation

Cloud-based hosting gives your website a stronger foundation than old-fashioned, single-server hosting. Instead of thinking about hosting as a box your website sits inside, think of it as a more flexible system designed for performance, reliability, and growth.

For small business owners, that means your website has a better path forward as traffic increases, pages are added, plugins are installed, or your online presence becomes more important to your business. SkyHost’s WordPress Hosting page also emphasizes cloud-based benefits such as faster loading, scalability, free CDN, data mirroring, and the ability to add CPU and RAM as a site grows. 

Better Performance

Cloud-based hosting can help your website load faster and feel smoother for visitors.

More Reliability

Cloud-based systems are designed to reduce risk from hardware problems and give your website a stronger hosting foundation.

Easier Growth

As your website grows, you can move into a stronger plan or add more resources instead of starting over.

Both options are cloud-based. The difference is how you want to manage your website, what your site is built with, and how much flexibility you need.

WordPress Hosting or Cloud Hosting?


CHOOSE WORDPRESS LITE HOSTING IF...

...Your website is built in WordPress and you want the easiest hosting experience for managing a WordPress site.

Best for:

Small business websites, blogs, service business sites, simple brochure websites, and growing WordPress websites.

Why it fits:

WordPress Hosting includes WordPress-focused tools like pre-installed WordPress, automatic WordPress updates, WP-CLI support, GIT support, optimized WordPress database features, and unlimited email accounts on listed plans.

CHOOSE WORDPRESS + SECURITY & BACKUP IF...

...Your WordPress website is important to your business and you want extra protection built into the plan.

Best for:

Established business websites, frequently updated sites, sites with forms, active content, or businesses that do not want to think about backups after the fact.

Why it fits:

The WordPress + Security plans include SiteLock security and automated cloud backup, with backup amounts varying by plan.

CHOOSE MANAGED CLOUD HOSTING IF...

...You want cPanel, more hosting control, or the flexibility to host more than just a WordPress website.

Best for:

Businesses with multiple websites, mixed website platforms, custom web projects, or users who are comfortable with a more traditional hosting control panel.

Why it fits:

Managed Cloud Hosting is the better fit if you want cPanel access, broader hosting control, support for multiple website types, and more flexibility as your online presence grows.

Frequently Asked Questions


Are both WordPress Hosting and Managed Cloud Hosting cloud-based?

Yes. The important difference is not “cloud vs. not cloud.” The difference is the type of website you have and how you want to manage it. WordPress Hosting is cloud-based hosting focused on WordPress websites, while managed Cloud Hosting is cloud-based hosting with more general-purpose flexibility.
Email Options

What About Email?

Both hosting paths can support business email, and the listed WordPress Hosting plans include unlimited email accounts. But if email is important to your daily business operations, you may want to think beyond basic hosting email.

SkyHost Networks also offers Professional Email through OX App Suite and Google Workspace, which are designed for businesses that want domain-based email, calendar, contacts, spam and virus protection, and productivity tools (optional with Ox App Suite plans).

If your website is the main focus, start with hosting. If email is part of your daily business operations, consider adding Professional Email so your inbox has its own proper workspace instead of living like a folding chair in the server closet.

Basic Website Email - "Webmail"

Good for simple email addresses connected to your domain, such as:

info@yourdomain.com

Best when email is useful, but not the center of your business workflow. Webmail is included in all Cloud Hosting and WordPress Hosting plans.

Professional Email

Best when you want a cleaner webmail experience, calendar, contacts, spam protection, and better day-to-day email tools. OX App Suite and Google Workspace plans include webmail, mobile access, shared calendars, contacts, tasks, and IMAP access.

Productivity Email

Best when your team also wants cloud storage and web-based documents, spreadsheets, presentations and other communication tools. OX App Suite + Productivity includes a larger mailbox, cloud file storage, and online document tools. Google Workspace includes all these and more.

Still Not Sure?

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