KarmaHost was established in 2011, initially to offer affordable hosting to customers in the Italian and European markets. Today, it offers shared hosting (including WordPress hosting) and semi-dedicated hosting, plus domain registration and transfer services.
KarmaHost’s website can be switched between the English and Italian languages.
Features and Ease of Use
KarmaHost offers three shared hosting plans (one of which is a free trial plan), three WordPress plans (including a free plan), and three semi-dedicated hosting plans. The two paid shared hosting plans provide you with:
- 99.5% guaranteed uptime
- One to unlimited hosted domains
- Linux OS
- cPanel control panel
- Unlimited disk space
- Unlimited bandwidth
- Unlimited MySQL databases
- Unlimited subdomains
- SSL support
- phpMyAdmin
- Configurable .htaccess and php.ini
- Antispam filter
- Daily backups (retained for 30 days)
The unlimited resources mean you won’t have to worry about running out of disk space or bandwidth. SSD storage on high-performance semi-dedicated servers ensures that your website should load fast.
For a single payment, you have the option to acquire the Cloudflare CDN, which will enhance page loading speeds and provide protection against certain types of cyber-attacks. With SSH access, you can securely and remotely connect to your server.
Pricing and Support
KarmaHost’s shared hosting plans start cheap but go on to be overpriced, and you pay more if you decide to take paid add-ons like HTTPS, the Cloudflare CDN, a dedicated IP, or SSH access. However, you can get a free domain.
You can pay for plans in euros by bank transfer, PayPal, or credit card on billing cycles from annual to triennial. A 30-day money-back guarantee gives you a month to change your mind, but first you can “try before you buy” with the 14-day free trial.
Contact KarmaHost’s customer support by telephone, online contact form, or Facebook. I got quick answers to my questions via Facebook Messenger:
It’s a good thing the pre-sales support is so responsive because the self-support resources are pretty poor.
