When I started this online journey, I hosted with DreamHost. I still host with DreamHost but have outgrown their Shared Unlimited Hosting and wanted to try out Cloud Hosting as I wanted more speed. Nestify solved my pain point. Look at the following Pingdom test from DreamHost.
Compare that against the post optimization score from Nestify.
360ms! Now I admit, these two results aren’t exactly an apples vs apples comparison. You can see the page size has been compressed a lot. These optimizations however were done through Nestify’s platform. I’ve since played with a heap of plugins and wrecked my scores again, but it gives you a good idea of Nestify’s potential performance.
So, I love the speed of Nestify. I also love their live chat support. They have been extremely helpful. Some of my plugins couldn’t get deleted even through SFTP. They managed to reset permissions and delete them for me. They are also currently trying to get to the bottom of why we can’t install WooCommerce, more specifically WooPayments on my Nestify platform. We have created multiple test sites and tried on multiple PHP versions but it stubbornly refuses to install. It results in this critical error on the site.
So anyway, onto the review of Nestify.
Why Nestify cloud hosting rather than other conventional hosts like DreamHost, Hostwinds etc.?
Nestify offers a unique and impressive range of features, setting it apart from other reliable but non cloud hosting services like DreamHost and Hostwinds.
Nestify is a web hosting company that specializes in providing managed WordPress cloud hosting services. Managed hosting means they take care of all the technical aspects of running a website so that you don’t have to worry about server maintenance, security, backups, and software updates, allowing you to focus on the things that matter, your website content and business. Cloud hosting means they are powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vultr cloud based infrastructure, allowing amongst automatic scaling of server resources. This means your website can deal with sudden surges in traffic without slowing to a crawl or possibly even crashing out.
Nestify offers hosting plans that are tailored to fit your website needs, providing fast, secure, and scalable resources. Whether you have a small blog or a large e-commerce website with high traffic, there is a plan that is perfect for you.
Nestify is an excellent choice for web hosting with its impressive speed, scalability, and managed hosting services. With their advanced caching technologies and SSD storage, Nestify ensures fast website performance. The company also uses HTTP/2 protocol and CDNs to optimize website loading times and reliability. In addition, Nestify offers website optimization and free migration services to help customers make the most of their hosting plans. The free migration actually worked well in my test run.
Moreover, Nestify provides 24/7 customer support via live chat, email, and phone. This ensures that website owners can get help and support whenever they need it. The company also provides detailed documentation and tutorials to help customers configure their hosting plans.
Overall, Nestify offers excellent web hosting services with its fast speed, scalability, managed web hosting services, and customer support. With its focus on speed, security, scalability, and customer support, Nestify is a trusted provider but very much underrated in the WordPress community. There are hardly any reviews about Nestify anywhere. At least now there is another legitimate one.
6 Benefits Of Using Nestify Over Your Normal Web Hosting Service
Yes! Nestify provides several amazing benefits compared to other conventional non-cloud based hosting services like Hostwinds, DreamHost, and more. Here are six great perks of using Nestify for your web hosting needs:
1. Performance = Speed – the Pingdom Test at the start of this article says it all
Google ranks speed as essential for any website. Faster loading sites get better search engine results. With Nestify hosting your websites, it is easily possible to make your WordPress websites faster. Remember – Faster websites, better ranking. Better ranking, more traffic. More traffic = Happy Days.
Nestify has a built-in Content Delivery Network through an agreement with Cloudflare which helps speed up your websites even more. They use Cloudflare’s Business tier which offers a few more bells and whistles than Cloudflare’s Free tier. It’s one of the many benefits of using Nestify.
2. Security
Security is a top priority for any website. WordPress websites are especially vulnerable due to the wide range of plugins and themes that can be installed on them.
Nestify hosting goes above and beyond to protect your website and keep it safe. Their security measures include CloudFlare protection, which prevents daily hacker attacks and brute force assaults. Additionally, they use PHP tuning on the backend to block unsafe commands, offering an extra layer of protection for your website.
Furthermore, Nestify also offers proactive vulnerability scans and rigorous testing to ensure that all security measures are working as intended. The fact that they have a Free Malware Cleanup policy suggests that they are committed to ensuring that your website remains secure and protected.
So, if you’re looking for hosting that can ensure the safety of your website, then Nestify should definitely be on your hitlist.
3. Scalability
Nestify provides cloud hosting services which is the most reliable and cost effective way to host a website. With Nestify’s cloud hosting, you can scale your website according to the needs of your business.
As your business grows, your website can scale to meet the increased demand. This scalability makes it a great choice for businesses of any size.
It is also powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vultr, two of the most reliable and secure cloud hosting providers.The automatic scaling of server resources makes it easy to adjust your website resources up or down as the need arises.
With cloud hosting, your website is never limited by physical hardware, so you can rest assured that your website can handle sudden surges in traffic without slowing down or possibly crashing out.
Nestify’s cloud hosting makes it easy for any business to have a reliable and secure website that can easily grow with their business.
4. Automatic backups (You don’t have to install your own backup software)
Regular backups of your website are necessary to keep your data safe and secure. Nestify understands this and provides daily backups of your WordPress sites, so that in the case of an emergency, you can quickly and easily recover your data.
The daily backups are stored securely on Nestify’s high-performance cloud servers, which are monitored 24×7 for maximum reliability and uptime. Moreover, you can create manual backups of your website with just a click of a button.
This is especially helpful if you are making any major changes to your WordPress site, as it gives you the peace of mind that you can always roll back to a previous version if something goes wrong. Not only that, you will also receive a notification when you manually backup your site. By hosting with Nestify and using Nestify for your backups, you will never have to worry about losing your data again.
5. 24×7 live support (not bots!)
Nestify offers exceptional live support for all its users. Whenever you have an issue, you can have an expert on the line within minutes. Their team of skilled professionals promises top-notch support with real people who can provide you with solutions.
Instead of bots, Nestify provides a live chat service for direct support. This means that their representatives can solve your problem quickly and efficiently. You can also contact Nestify via email if a live chat isn’t available.
No matter what the issue is, their enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff will help you out in a timely and professional manner. It’s reassuring to have the peace of mind that comes with knowing that you have real people engaged in helping you solve any issues you may have.
Nestify’s live support makes sure that you get the most out of their services and provides the best customer service experience available.
6. Free migration – that actually works!
The expert live support at Nestify safely migrate your site from existing provider with zero downtime.
This actually worked for me without any hiccups. My migration back to DreamHost (for testing purposes – I am having problems installing WooPayments on Nestify hosted websites) with the DreamHost migration plugin left a few things off the migrated site. Not too happy about that.
Pricing
Nestify’s current hosting packages start at $19 month and go all the way up to a ‘customizable’ $1299+ a month, depending on the traffic needs of your site.
For the majority of us, Nestify has 4 main price plans as seen on their pricing page.
They still have a $12/month plan listed on their homepage but I have checked, and it is unavailable for new customers. The $12 would have been a great starter plan for bloggers imo.
7 Day Free Trial
Nestify offers you a 7 day free trial of any of their services. They will migrate you in free of charge under that offer too! Try it out for 7 days like what I am doing and if don’t like it just cancel. No harm done. You can blog about your experience and give them an honest review. I think Nestify deserves at least that much.
Make sure you actually do remember to cancel if you aren’t going ahead, or you will get charged!
60 Day Money Back Guarantee
Ok, so if you forgot to cancel because you are unhappy, you still have another chance to resolve your happiness issues.
According to Nestify’s website they have a
‘risk-free 60-day money-back guarantee’
I hope I don’t have to find out if this actually works as I’m pretty happy with them right now but it is good to know it is there just in case!
In Summary – The Pros and Cons of Nestify
Pros
- Speed – Nestify is fast!
- Security – Nestify takes security seriously
- Scalability – Cloud Hosting – the way of the future?
- Unlimited Visitors
- Unlimited Sites
- Unlimited Bandwidth
- Unlimited CDN Bandwidth through Cloudflare Business
- Automatic Backups included for Free
- Free Malware Cleanup
- Free Migrations
- Widely used by industry leaders and some of the best brands
- Excellent and experienced customer support team that is available 24×7 via live chat and email
Cons
- A bit expensive when compared to DreamHost, Hostwinds etc.
- Compatibility issue with WooPayments and Jetpack plugin – still trying to get this resolved between the developer of the plugin and Nestify
Final Thoughts about Using Nestify over the 7 Day Free Trial
After going through my notes of using Nestify this trial week, I can confidently say that Nestify is an excellent choice for WordPress hosting. It has all the features that one would expect from an excellent web hosting provider. Nestify offers great security and speed, as well as a wide range of other features. The customer service offered by Nestify is top-notch, and they are always willing to help out with any issue you may have. The plans are fairly flexible if you are a power user so you can easily find a plan according to your needs. However, they might be on the high side for a new user. Look to DreamHost or Hostwinds for beginner friendly plans.
In conclusion, I highly recommend Nestify for those looking for a great WordPress web hosting service. Hopefully, my issue with WooPayments gets resolved soon! Would hate to think that such a potentially great web host such as Nestify would lose marks over an issue such as this.
Update on the WooPayments and Jetpack Installation Issue
Less than 24 hours after I first reported the issue to Nestify, I am happy to report that the installation issue with WooPayments and Jetpack has now been resolved. Strange thing is, Nestify say they haven’t done anything to their server to fix the issue. They suggested that maybe the developer has fixed something on their end. I’ll ask the developer on the support thread but my theory is that the Vultr server I am on is self healing. Nestify laughed at that suggestion saying there was nothing to heal, but that’s my gibberish hypothesis. Regardless, I’m continuing my hosting past the 7 day free trial with Nestify now.
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