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Why People Leave SiteGround

Common frustrations that drive users to look for alternatives.

Introductory prices ($2.99/month) jump to $17.99+ on renewal — a 6x increase

Account suspensions for "resource overuse" even on legitimate traffic spikes

Custom Site Tools dashboard has a learning curve and limits server-level access

Storage limits are tight — 10-40GB depending on plan, including emails and backups

Migration to higher plans requires paying the renewal rate, not the intro rate

What You Gain by Leaving

The benefits of migrating to a modern deployment platform.

Avoid the renewal price shock — save $150-250/year

No more account suspensions for legitimate traffic

Unlimited bandwidth and no storage limits for static assets

Faster global performance — CDN edge vs. single server location

No more worrying about PHP version updates and server maintenance

How to Migrate Away from SiteGround

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

Export your WordPress content using LeaveWP's migration tool

Download your site files from SiteGround's Site Tools → File Manager

Import content into your new Next.js or Astro project

Deploy to Vercel or Cloudflare Pages for global CDN

Point your domain to the new hosting (update A/CNAME records in Site Tools)

Verify the migration, check all pages and redirects

Cancel SiteGround before the renewal date to avoid the price jump

Recommended Alternatives

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

Vercel

Automatic scaling with no resource limits. Built for frontend frameworks.

Free tier, Pro at $20/monthBest for: Next.js and framework deployments

Cloudflare Pages

Unlimited bandwidth on all plans. 100+ global edge locations.

Free tier, unlimited bandwidthBest for: High-traffic sites on a budget

Netlify

Git-based workflow with instant rollbacks and preview deploys.

Free tier, Pro at $19/monthBest for: Team collaboration and JAMstack

Railway

Managed infrastructure with databases and background workers.

Usage-based from $5/monthBest for: Full-stack applications

Related Migration Guides

Migrate WordPress → Next.js Migrate WordPress → Astro

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the best time to migrate from SiteGround?

Before your renewal date. SiteGround charges the full renewal rate automatically. Set a reminder 2 weeks before renewal to complete your migration.

SiteGround has good caching — will my new site be as fast?

Faster. SiteGround's SuperCacher helps, but a static site on Vercel or Cloudflare Pages is inherently faster — there's no PHP execution, no database queries, just pre-built HTML served from the edge.

What about SiteGround's email hosting?

SiteGround includes email hosting. When you leave, migrate to Google Workspace ($6/month per user) or Zoho Mail (free for up to 5 users) before canceling.