GreenGeeks
5.4/10GreenGeeks is a cPanel and LiteSpeed web host offering shared, WordPress, reseller, VPS and dedicated hosting, aimed at small businesses that want eco-friendly hosting.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
GreenGeeks is a web host founded in 2008 by Trey Gardner, and it is still run by its founder. Its main selling point is the environment: the company buys renewable energy certificates equal to three times the power it uses, and it plants a tree for each hosting account. The core product is shared hosting on LiteSpeed servers with LSCache, MariaDB, RAID-10 SSD storage, HTTP/3 and PHP 8. That same stack is sold as WordPress and WooCommerce hosting, with one-click installs, automatic WordPress updates, staging, Git, SSH and WP-CLI. A free Cloudflare-powered CDN and free Let's Encrypt SSL are included. The range also covers reseller plans with 25 to 80 cPanel accounts, self-managed KVM VPS with NVMe storage and root access, managed VPS with cPanel, and dedicated servers from 169 USD per month. Shared plans are prepaid for 12 months at steep introductory discounts: Lite is 1.95 USD per month during the current promotion. They then renew at much higher list prices of 13.95 to 30.95 USD per month, and every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee. GreenGeeks suits small businesses, bloggers, freelancers and small agencies that want a traditional cPanel environment and care about green credentials. It is a poor fit for teams that need cloud compute, containers or API-driven infrastructure. The main limitation is cost after the first term. Renewal prices are several times the introductory rate, and reviewers often complain about this and about cancellation and billing handling. Backups are also limited: the terms describe only 24-hour disaster-recovery copies on the platform side, and VPS and dedicated servers get no backups.
Our Rating
Who GreenGeeks is best for
Best software for Small BusinessGood fit
The shared and WordPress plans are sized and marketed for small business sites and online stores, and come with cPanel and free migration.
WordPress hosting with LiteSpeed caching, a CDN and staging works well for blogs and content sites.
The low first-year prices and unlimited sites on the Pro plan suit freelancers hosting a handful of client or personal sites.
Less suited
Reseller plans with 25 to 80 cPanel accounts and agency hosting are offered, though renewal pricing reduces margins.
WooCommerce and Magento hosting are offered, but shared resource throttling limits busier stores.
Root-access VPS, SSH, Git and WP-CLI are available, but there is no cloud compute, container platform or infrastructure API.
There are no published SLA credits or compliance certifications, and the offering lacks cloud-scale infrastructure.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- The first-year shared and WordPress prices are among the lowest in the market, with Lite at 1.95 USD per month on the current 12-month promotion.
- All shared plans run on LiteSpeed with LSCache, HTTP/3 and a free Cloudflare-powered CDN.
- It has a strong environmental story: renewable energy is matched at 300% and it has been an EPA Green Power Partner since 2009.
- The WordPress tooling includes staging, Git, SSH and WP-CLI, plus automatic core updates.
- Live chat support is available 24/7, and reviewers measured response times of about 1 to 2 minutes.
- It covers a broad range from shared to reseller, VPS and dedicated, with data centers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Cons
- Renewal prices jump sharply, for example Lite from 1.95 to 13.95 USD per month and Premium from 6.95 to 30.95 USD per month.
- The terms say platform backups are kept for only 24 hours for disaster recovery, and VPS and dedicated servers are not backed up.
- The 99.9% uptime guarantee in the terms of service does not describe service credits.
- Phone support is not 24/7 and runs 9 AM to 12 AM EST, according to reviews.
- Some reviewers on G2, TrustRadius and Trustpilot report renewal charges and difficult cancellation or billing handling.
- There is no cloud compute, container or managed database offering, and accounts that hit resource limits are throttled automatically.
Key Features
Not included
- Cloud Compute
GreenGeeks Pricing
Dedicated Server
- 24/7 monitoring
- DDoS protection
- Full root access
- Activation typically within 24 hours
- Intel Xeon processors and SSD storage
- From 169 USD/mo, contact sales for configurations
Reseller RH-25
- 60 GB SSD
- 600 GB transfer
- 25 cPanel accounts
- Renews at 34.95 USD/mo
- 19.95 USD/mo intro on a 12-month prepaid term
Reseller RH-50
- 80 GB SSD
- 800 GB transfer
- 50 cPanel accounts
- Renews at 49.95 USD/mo
- 24.95 USD/mo intro on a 12-month prepaid term
Reseller RH-80
- 160 GB SSD
- 1,600 GB transfer
- 80 cPanel accounts
- Renews at 69.95 USD/mo
- 34.95 USD/mo intro on a 12-month prepaid term
Self-managed VPS 16GB
- 39.99 USD/mo intro
- Unmetered bandwidth
- Renews at 79.99 USD/mo
- 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe
Self-managed VPS 32GB
- 59.99 USD/mo intro
- Unmetered bandwidth
- Renews at 109.99 USD/mo
- 16 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 640 GB NVMe
Self-managed VPS 4GB
- Unmetered bandwidth
- No automatic backups
- Renews at 19.99 USD/mo
- Full root access on KVM
- 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe
- 9.99 USD/mo intro on an annual term
Self-managed VPS 8GB
- 19.99 USD/mo intro
- Unmetered bandwidth
- Renews at 39.99 USD/mo
- 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe
Shared/WordPress Lite
- 5 websites
- 25 GB storage
- Nightly backups
- Unmetered traffic
- Renews at 13.95 USD/mo
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Free SSL and Cloudflare CDN
- 1.95 USD/mo promo on a 12-month prepaid term
Shared/WordPress Premium
- 100 GB storage
- Unmetered traffic
- Unlimited websites
- Renews at 30.95 USD/mo
- Aimed at busy sites and online stores
- 6.95 USD/mo promo on a 12-month prepaid term
Shared/WordPress Pro
- 50 GB storage
- On-demand backups
- Unmetered traffic
- Unlimited websites
- Renews at 18.95 USD/mo
- 3.95 USD/mo promo on a 12-month prepaid term
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Shared, reseller and VPS hosting have a 30-day money-back guarantee covering hosting charges. Domains, dedicated servers, dedicated IPs, SSL, CDN and other add-ons are non-refundable, and the guarantee does not apply to renewals.
Shared and WordPress plans renew at 13.95 (Lite), 18.95 (Pro) and 30.95 (Premium) USD per month. Self-managed VPS plans renew at 19.99 to 109.99 USD per month, and reseller plans at 34.95 to 69.95 USD per month.
You must turn off auto-renewal in the account dashboard at least 5 business days before the renewal date. Renewal notices are emailed 15 to 30 days ahead, and accounts renew at the current renewal fee.
Shared and WordPress accounts are backed up nightly, and the WordPress page mentions on-demand backup and restore on select plans. However, the terms say customers are responsible for their own archives. Self-managed VPS and dedicated servers are not backed up automatically.
GreenGeeks says it hosts in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Independent reviews list Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam and Singapore, and some older reviews also mention Phoenix.
Shared hosting includes account isolation with a secured virtual file system, real-time malware scanning, free Let's Encrypt SSL and two-factor authentication. Dedicated servers list DDoS protection.
GreenGeeks buys renewable energy certificates through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation equal to 300% of its energy use, and plants a tree with One Tree Planted for each hosting account. It has been an EPA Green Power Partner since 2009.
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