Leave Namecheap WordPress Hosting

Great for domains. Not so great for hosting.

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Why People Leave Namecheap

Common frustrations that drive users to look for alternatives.

Hosting is an afterthought — Namecheap is primarily a domain registrar, not a hosting company

Shared hosting performance is below average for the price

EasyWP (managed WordPress) lacks advanced features like staging environments

Limited server locations — primarily US and UK data centers

Support knowledge gap between domain issues (good) and hosting issues (mediocre)

What You Gain by Leaving

The benefits of migrating to a modern deployment platform.

Keep Namecheap for what it's good at — domain registration and competitive renewal prices

Better hosting performance on a purpose-built deployment platform

No more cPanel or EasyWP limitations

Free hosting tier replaces $2-12/month hosting costs

Modern developer workflow with Git deployments

How to Migrate Away from Namecheap

Follow these steps to move your WordPress site to a modern platform.

Export your WordPress content using LeaveWP

Download files from Namecheap's cPanel or EasyWP dashboard

Build your new site with a modern framework

Deploy to Vercel, Netlify, or Cloudflare Pages

Keep your domain at Namecheap — just update the DNS/nameservers

Test your new deployment thoroughly

Cancel the hosting plan (keep domain registration active)

Recommended Alternatives

Modern platforms that replace Namecheap with better performance and lower costs.

Vercel

Just update your Namecheap DNS to point to Vercel. Simple setup.

Free tier, Pro at $20/monthBest for: Next.js projects

Cloudflare Pages

Point Namecheap DNS to Cloudflare for the fastest global delivery.

Free tier, unlimited bandwidthBest for: Maximum performance

Netlify

Add a CNAME record in Namecheap and you're deployed.

Free tier, Pro at $19/monthBest for: Static and JAMstack sites

GitHub Pages

Free hosting for static sites. Point your Namecheap domain with an A record.

FreeBest for: Simple static sites

Related Migration Guides

Migrate WordPress → Next.js Migrate WordPress → Astro

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I also move my domains away from Namecheap?

Not necessarily. Namecheap has competitive domain renewal pricing and decent DNS management. Keep domains there and just host elsewhere. Or transfer to Cloudflare for at-cost domain pricing.

How do I keep my Namecheap domain but host on Vercel?

In Namecheap's domain settings, add a CNAME record pointing to your Vercel deployment URL, or change nameservers to Vercel's if you want them to manage DNS.

Is EasyWP worth upgrading instead of migrating?

EasyWP is decent budget managed WordPress hosting, but it still runs WordPress with all its inherent limitations. A modern framework gives you fundamentally better performance and security.