Site5 vs iPage
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Site5 and iPage.
Quick Verdict
1.5/5
Site5
0 reviews
2.2/5
iPage
0 reviews
iPage is rated higher (2.2 vs 1.5). Site5 is an inactive hosting brand under Newfold Digital. site5.com now serves only a client-login and account shell; no plans or signup are offered. The developer-friendly shared hosting described in older material ended with the 2015 EIG acquisition. iPage is an EIG/Newfold Digital brand offering very cheap shared hosting. Very simple interface designed for complete beginners. Free domain, SSL, and unlimited disk on annual plans.
Site5 Inactive hosting brand — legacy accounts only under Newfold Digital | iPage Budget hosting from $1.99/month | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 1.5 (0 reviews) | 2.2 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | not sold — brand is an account/support shell under Newfold Digital | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available | From $1.99/mo |
| Best for | No one shopping today. Legacy customers only — with off-platform backups and a migration target in hand. | Nobody choosing a host today; the only remaining audience is existing customers deciding whether to ride out the Network Solutions migration or move — and we recommend moving |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Waltham (MA, US), Boston (MA, US) |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | eu datacenterus datacenter | us datacenter |
| Visit Site5 → | Visit iPage → | |
Site5
Pros
- + Legacy accounts are still serviceable through the Newfold-operated login portal
- + Historically a genuinely developer-friendly host (SSH, Git, multiple PHP versions, location choice)
- + The domain and account infrastructure remain alive — no abrupt shutdown for existing customers
Cons
- - No plans, pricing or signup available — the brand cannot be purchased
- - Absorbed twice: EIG acquisition (2015) and the EIG/Web.com merger into Newfold Digital (2021)
- - No public SLA, network disclosure or documentation for anything beyond legacy account management
- - The database row materially misdescribes the product; older reviews of Site5 describe a business that no longer exists
iPage
Pros
- + Historically among the cheapest entry points ($1.99/mo on 3-year terms) with free domain and SSL
- + Simple single-plan shared product that was easy for complete beginners
- + 30-day money-back guarantee on new accounts
- + Existing accounts keep running through the Network Solutions migration with no forced action
- + Long operating history (since 1998) with a straightforward site builder for non-technical users
Cons
- - Brand is being absorbed into Network Solutions — iPage is effectively closed to new business as a standalone host
- - Renewal jumps ~5.5x ($1.99 -> $10.99/mo), and third-party 3-year TCO beats less-cheaper but faster rivals
- - Dated infrastructure: old Xeon hardware, Apache, PHP 8.1 ceiling, no NVMe, ~380ms TTFB in third-party tests
- - Third-party 12-month monitoring recorded 99.71% uptime — below the advertised 99.9% guarantee
- - Proprietary control panel (migration trap), no free automatic backups, US-only data centers
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