Basic, Primary or Power: which shared hosting plan fits you?
VapourHost Team 2 min read
Picking a hosting plan shouldn’t take an afternoon of comparing tables. Our six shared plans sit in three tiers (Basic, Primary and Power), and they all share the same foundation. What changes as you move up is room: how many websites you can host, how much storage and bandwidth you get, and on Power, SSH access.
What every plan includes
Whichever plan you choose, you get:
- A control panel, with a 1-click installer for WordPress and 400+ other apps
- Free SSL certificates and free Cloudflare CDN
- LiteSpeed caching
- Multiple PHP versions
- Free expert-assisted migration from your current host
- Daily backups (best effort)
- A proactive firewall and actively monitored servers
So the real question is how much room you need. The figures below are from November 2026; the web hosting page always has the current ones.
Basic: your first website
- Basic: 1 domain · 5 GB storage · 50 GB bandwidth
Basic is for absolute beginners: a first website, a static HTML test site, or somewhere to experiment with code. It has a tiny footprint and no setup fees. If you’re hosting one small site and want to learn the ropes, start here. See Basic.
Primary: room to grow
- Primary 1: 2 domains · 10 GB storage · 100 GB bandwidth
- Primary 2: 5 domains · 15 GB storage · 200 GB bandwidth
Primary is built for fresh bloggers, rising startups and medium-traffic projects that expect steady growth over the next 6 to 12 months. Primary 1 suits a main site plus one more. Primary 2, our most popular plan, gives you five domains, twice the bandwidth and extra storage. See Primary.
Power: lots of sites, lots of traffic
- Power 1: 20 GB storage · 500 GB bandwidth
- Power 2: 25 GB storage · 1000 GB bandwidth
- Power 3: 35 GB storage · 1500 GB bandwidth
All three come with unlimited domains and SSH & SFTP access.
Power is for freelance developers managing client sites, digital marketers running several high-traffic sites, and anyone who wants SSH. Choose a Power plan by bandwidth and storage, since the number of domains is unlimited on all three. See Power.
A quick way to decide
- Count your websites. One site points to Basic, up to five points to Primary, and more than five points to Power.
- Check your current usage. If you’re moving from another host, look at how much disk space and monthly bandwidth you use today, and leave some headroom.
- Do you need SSH? If you deploy from the command line, use Git on the server or run scripts over SSH, go straight to Power.
When shared hosting isn’t enough
If you need full control of the server, look at our cloud servers instead. Cloud VPS gives you root access to an unmanaged or semi-managed server. LoadServe uses the same server sizes, fully managed by our engineers.
Still not sure? Ask us before you buy. Shared hosting also comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.