HostGems runs every plan on NVMe Gen4 storage and LiteSpeed's LSCache engine. Same page, same code, a fraction of the load time — see it race below.
Same page. Same code. Different host.
6.8x
Faster TTFB
98.7%
Cache hit rate
99.99%
Uptime
Under the hood
The combo
NVMe drives cut disk latency to near zero; LiteSpeed's event-driven architecture handles far more concurrent requests than Apache on identical hardware. Together they remove both bottlenecks at once.
Full-page caching for WordPress, Magento, PrestaShop — no plugin conflicts.
Auto-renewing HTTPS, plus edge caching across 11 regions.
Full snapshots every 24 hours, 30-day retention, one-click restore.
Real-time malware scanning, WAF, and brute-force protection.
WordPress, Joomla, PrestaShop, and 100+ apps, pre-optimized in under a minute.
The control panel you know, with LiteSpeed's cache manager built right in.
Spec sheet
Every resource limit, laid out plainly, across all three plans.
| Specification | Launch | Scale | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| vCPU cores | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| RAM allocation | 2 GB | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| NVMe storage | 25 GB | 100 GB | 400 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unmetered | Unmetered | Unmetered |
| Websites hosted | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| MySQL databases | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Free domains | — | 1 | 3 |
| Email accounts | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| LSCache tier | Standard | Enterprise | Enterprise+ |
| Global CDN nodes | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Free SSL certificates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backup retention | 7 days | 30 days | 60 days |
| Dedicated IP | — | — | ✓ |
| Staging environments | — | 3 | Unlimited |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Support channel | Ticket + chat | Priority chat | Dedicated line |
Pricing
All plans run the same NVMe + LiteSpeed stack. Renewal pricing shown — no surprise jumps.
For a first site that needs headroom to grow.
$2.99 /mo
billed annually
For growing stores and traffic-heavy blogs.
$6.99 /mo
billed annually
For agencies and high-traffic platforms.
$14.99 /mo
billed annually
About HostGems
HostGems was built by a small team of infrastructure engineers who kept hitting the same wall on other hosts: spinning disks and Apache stacks that couldn't keep up with modern sites. So we rebuilt the stack from the drive up — NVMe storage, LiteSpeed in place of Apache, and caching tuned at the server level instead of bolted on with a plugin.
Every plan runs on the same hardware tier as our own production sites. Nothing is throttled quietly in the background, and every resource limit is published in the spec sheet above — not buried in a support ticket.
2019
Founded by engineers, not marketers
40k+
Sites hosted worldwide
100%
NVMe across every plan
<15min
Median support response
FAQ
NVMe drives read and write over the PCIe bus instead of SATA, giving several times the throughput and far lower latency than standard SSDs. LiteSpeed then serves requests using an event-driven architecture that handles far more concurrent connections than Apache on the same hardware, and its LSCache module caches full pages at the server level so PHP rarely has to run twice for the same request.
Yes. Our team migrates your files, databases, and email accounts from your current host at no charge, on every plan. Most migrations complete within 24 hours with no downtime, and we verify the new site before pointing your domain over.
Every plan carries an uptime guarantee shown in the spec sheet. If we miss it in a given month, you're credited account time automatically — no ticket required. Status history for every region is published on our live status page.
The prices above are our standard renewal rates, not a limited-time promo — what you sign up at is what you renew at. We publish renewal pricing up front so there's no surprise jump on your second invoice.
Yes — every plan includes a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. Cancel from your dashboard or ask support, and refunds are issued to your original payment method within 5 business days.
We operate 11 regions across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. You choose your primary region at signup, and Scale and Enterprise plans additionally cache static assets across all 11 through the included CDN.
Spin up a site in under 5 minutes. Free migration included on every plan.
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