How to choose the right hosting for your company's website

Published September 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Edson Feitosa de Oliveira Junior Founder & Lead Engineer · PruPru Digital Services

Hosting is the "land" where the site is stored and served to whoever visits it. Weak or poorly configured hosting is one of the most common causes of a slow, unstable site, or one that goes down during peak hours.

Most common hosting types

• Shared: cheapest, the server is shared with many other sites — ok for simple, low-traffic sites
• VPS: more dedicated, predictable resources, better for moderate to high traffic sites
• Serverless / edge: scales automatically and tends to load very fast, without manual server management
• Managed hosting: the provider takes care of the technical side (updates, security, backup) for you

What to look at when choosing

Besides price, evaluate: fast-responding support in your language, included SSL certificate, automatic backup, and the hosting's actual reputation (not just what the sales page promises). Cheap hosting that goes down every week ends up costing more in the end, in lost customers.

Signs your current hosting is bad

• Site frequently down, even without recent changes
• Loading visibly slower than competitors with a similar structure
• Support that takes days to respond to a simple problem
• No automatic backup configured

We take care of that part for you

When you hire a business site with us, choosing and configuring the hosting is already part of the service — you don't need to understand servers to have a fast site that's always up.