{"id":224586,"date":"2026-04-29T08:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/?p=224586"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:51:19","slug":"so-whats-the-difference-between-unlimited-and-shared-hosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/so-whats-the-difference-between-unlimited-and-shared-hosting\/","title":{"rendered":"So, what’s the difference between Unlimited and shared hosting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we finally gave in to member pressure and committed to building a much more cost efficient hosting option for WPMU DEV, we wanted it to be special.<\/p>\n

Genuinely special, not just ‘we say this is special but really it’s just shared hosting with fancy clothes’, but something that took that whole paradigm and changed it for the better.<\/p>\n

Well, we’ve called it Unlimited<\/a> and here’s why we think it’s special.<\/p>\n

We built an isolated and compartmentalized environment that would always allow you to be in control.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special, part 1, done.<\/em><\/p>\n

But how were we going to manage it, what kind of experience would be just as special as the technology behind it?<\/p>\n

Well, we tried every single different idea, from good old cPanel \/ WHMCS (bless, but ewww) to a brand new UX and hosting experience.<\/p>\n

But we kept on coming back to why people love WPMU DEV hosting as it is\u2026 the tools, the ease of use and having everything in one place.<\/p>\n

And so that\u2019s what we decided to create.<\/p>\n

The hosting experience and tools that you know and love at WPMU DEV, replicated for as many sites as you can fit on your super fast NVME SSD.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special, part 2, nice.<\/em><\/p>\n

And last, but not least, we knew that hosting for web developers and digital agencies is an \u2018on demand\u2019 thing. You need it when you need it, and when it is gone, it\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n

So, while we have made our plans almost recklessly affordable… the real kicker is that they are monthly and pro-rata to the day.<\/p>\n

If you only use our $15 Alpha MU plan for 1 day of the month and then cancel, we will credit you $14.50.<\/p>\n

No 12-month-discount followed by a huge price increase. No 24, 36 or 48 (lol!) month contract paid up front.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just what you need, when you need it.<\/p>\n

You guessed it, Special, part 3!<\/em><\/p>\n

Which leaves us with:<\/p>\n

Regular shared hosting<\/h3>\n
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  • A segment on a massive machine, non compartmentalized, impacted by other clients<\/li>\n
  • Running a decades old hosting platform (almost always WHMCS and cPanel behind it)<\/li>\n
  • Discounts when you pay upfront and are locked in for years\u2026 followed by huge price increases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    WPMU DEV Unlimited<\/h3>\n
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    • Compartmentalized, isolated high frequency server where the only sites that matter are your own<\/li>\n
    • Each site has the complete suite of hosting tools, from staging to incredibly easy all-in-one-place management<\/li>\n
    • Astonishingly affordable flat price with no renewal shocks, pay for only what you use, to the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Now, obviously I would have loved to put that all on a landing page\u2026 but our copywriter said \u2018no\u2019 haha.<\/p>\n

      So here it is, the business decisions behind Unlimited Hosting and the reasons for them.<\/p>\n

      If you haven\u2019t tried it out yet then give it a go\u2026 and heck, we\u2019ll even refund you in full for any reason in your first 30 days, so you don\u2019t even have to worry about pro rata!<\/p>\n

      And let us know any questions or thoughts you\u2019re having in the comments below.<\/p>\n

      We cannot wait to see what you do with your new hosting setup \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      We’ve made something pretty special and here’s the decision making process behind that (and the differences between Unlimited and Dedicated hosting).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":224588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"blog_reading_time":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_tutorials_categories":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4161,11119],"tags":[],"tutorials_categories":[],"class_list":["post-224586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wpmudev","category-wordpress-hosting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224586"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224605,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224586\/revisions\/224605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224586"},{"taxonomy":"tutorials_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorials_categories?post=224586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}