Free Web Hosting Sites: All Time Favorite

We searched the Internet for some of the most useful and best hosting sites that ultra-beginners just getting started on their first website, amateur designers wanting to try out a different hosting company’s service and support, as well as advanced developers looking for a spot to house their new project could use for absolutely free and this list is the product.

1. 000webhost.com  

In addition to the unlimited free domain hosting and five email accounts, 000webhost also includes website traffic stats, SEO analysis tools, and guides to help you promote your project. Now with a new cloud-based infrastructure powering the free hosting plan, 000webhost recently became the first provider to offer free SSL certificates to secure your files.

• Storage: 1.5 GB
• Domain: Unlimited, free subdomains
• eCommerce: Not yet, but “major updates coming soon,” according to R&D report

• Bandwidth: 100 GB
• Email: 5 email accounts
• Website Builder/Design: Hundreds of templates, and 1-click installs of other apps.

You can upgrade to as you like it only costs $3.50 per month.

2. AwardSpace.com

A pioneer in the free web hosting industry with more than 10 years’ experience, AwardSpace.com relies on free hosting to grow their customer base.

• Storage: 1 GB
• Domain: Hosting for 1 domain and 3 subdomains is included
• eCommerce: No

• Bandwidth: 5 GB
• Email: 1 email account and spam filter
• Website Builder/Design: You can use Joomla and WordPress installers that come included.

The free plan is ad free, giving hosting newcomers ability to test the service and see if they want to invest in more features over the long term.

3. Weebly.com

The well-known website builder also offers a variety of hosting plans that integrate with their brilliant platform, and has the most polished and modern templates you can find.

• Storage: 500 MB
• Domain: Limited to a subdomain of Weebly.com
• eCommerce: No

• Bandwidth: Unlimited
• Email: No
• Website Builder/Design: Free templates; can edit via HTML, CSS, or drag-and-drop

Once you upgrade  to the $8/month plan, you can add an eCommerce store. The free plan has no ads, however you have the Weebly branding in the footer of your website.

4. x10Hosting.com

The veterans at x10Hosting pride themselves on giving their free hosting customers a stable and high-performance environment with the latest versions of PHP, MySQL, and cPanel.

• Storage: Unlimited
• Domain: 2 add-on domains, 1 parked domain, and 2 subdomains
• eCommerce: 1-click installs for eCommerce platforms such as Magento

• Bandwidth: Unlimited
• Email: 3 free accounts
• Website Builder/Design: Website builder with more than 150 templates you can add  other programs available via cPanel installations.

5. Freehostia.com

With interesting plan names, Freehostia’s Chocolate flavor offers free cloud hosting. The load-balanced server cluster platform is up to 15 times faster than more traditional shared hosting setups.

• Storage: 250 MB
• Domain: 5 hosted domains
• eCommerce: 1-click cart installations of several top platforms

• Bandwidth: 6 GB monthly
• Email: 3 email accounts
• Website Builder/Design: Free website templates, and 1-click installs

While the 250 megabytes of storage is a little small, it’s hard to argue with Freehostia’s 24/7 support and ad-free environment.

6. Wix.com

A strong, browser-based site builder, Wix leads the way when it comes to easy setup and robust features. Their support isn’t great, but it almost doesn’t matter.

• Storage: 500 MB
• Domain: Limited to one subdomain of Wix.com
• eCommerce: No

• Bandwidth: 500 MB
• Email: No
• Website Builder/Design: Drag-and-drop editor with lots of templates and apps

You get Email, domain, eCommerce features by upgrading to non-free plans.

7. FreeWebHostingArea.com
Without many of the bells and whistles of the more novice-friendly free hosting plans, Free Web Hosting Area gives the more tech-savvy folks room to explore and experiment.

• Storage: 1.5 GB
• Domain: Free subdomain or transfer your own registered domain
• eCommerce: No

• Bandwidth: Unlimited
• Email: No
• Website Builder/Design: No, however 1-click installers are available for forums and blogs

Your free account will never expire so long as your site has at least one visit each month. Free Web Hosting Area guarantees that “small sites” will never have an ad, or you can guarantee no ads for $1 per month.

8. 5GBFree.com

One of the newer free hosting companies on our list, 5GBFree.com focuses on cutting-edge technology and security by recently moving to a top US-based datacenter and using the CloudLinux operating system.

• Storage: 5 GB
• Domain: 1 add-on and 1 parked domain
• eCommerce: 1-click installs for Joomla, PHPShop, and ZenCart

• Bandwidth: 20 GB
• Email: No
• Website Builder/Design: 1-click WordPress installs; other apps available via cPanel

5GBFree.com stopped advertising on free accounts starting in late 2014. Support is limited to their forums, but you will never be asked to sign a contract for the free hosting plan.

9. Bravenet.com

In addition to a site builder and unlimited storage, the Canadian company is one of the only free web hosters with an email marketing platform.

• Storage: Unlimited
• Domain: Free Bravenet subdomain
• eCommerce: Ecwid shopping cart, product search, and product listings

• Bandwidth: Unlimited
• Email: No
• Website Builder/Design: Free drag-and-drop website builder

Bravenet’s email marketing tool helps you build a contact list and design your messages through templates or customized solutions.

10. WebFreeHosting.net

The eco-conscious hosting team at WebFreeHosting.net guarantees users will never have to pay for hosting if they don’t want to. Their clustered servers are completely powered by wind.

• Storage: 1 GB
• Domain: 1 domain and 3 subdomains are included with free hosting
• eCommerce: No

• Bandwidth: 5 GB monthly
• Email: 1 free account
• Website Builder/Design: 1-click installs for WordPress or Joomla

You get tons of features with their three paid hosting plans, WebFreeHosting.net keeps costs minimal — even better, there are no forced ads on their free plan.