Developer Infrastructure Prompt

Best web hosting for small business

Which brands do AI models actually recommend for this developer infrastructure question? We re-run this regularly and track how the answers shift.

Tracked since Mar 21·Last scanned Jun 15

10

AI Models

34

Snapshots

99

Brands Detected

94

Sources Cited

77 brands come up when 10 AI models answer “Best web hosting for small business”. We re-run this prompt every few days with web search on across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and Perplexity.

What AI models recommend

10 models queried · Last scanned Jun 15

Unanimous

10/10 models recommend Hostinger

ChatGPTChatGPT
ClaudeClaude
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Ddeepseek-chat
GeminiGemini
Ggemini-3-flash
Ggpt-5
GrokGrok
Ggrok-4-1-fast
PerplexityPerplexity
Brand
ChatGPTChatGPT
ClaudeClaude
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Ddeepseek-chat
GeminiGemini
Ggemini-3-flash
Ggpt-5
GrokGrok
Ggrok-4-1-fast
PerplexityPerplexity
Total
HostingerHostinger
10/10
SSLSSL
10/10
SiteGroundSiteGround
9/10
WordPressWordPress
9/10
BluehostBluehost
7/10
EmailEmail
7/10
LiteSpeedLiteSpeed
5/10
DreamHostDreamHost
4/10
WordPress.orgWordPress.org
4/10
ShopifyShopify
4/10
SquarespaceSquarespace
3/10
TechRadarTechRadar
3/10
techradar.comtechradar.com
3/10
GoogleGoogle
3/10
Google CloudGoogle Cloud
3/10
cPanelcPanel
3/10
hPanelhPanel
3/10
ForbesForbes
3/10
IONOSIONOS
3/10
forbes.comforbes.com
3/10
EaseEase
3/10
GoDaddyGoDaddy
2/10
HostGatorHostGator
2/10
KinstaKinsta
2/10
Forbes AdvisorForbes Advisor
2/10
OpenAIOpenAI
2/10
CNETCNET
2/10
Liquid WebLiquid Web
2/10
PCMagPCMag
2/10
WebsitePlanetWebsitePlanet
2/10
cnet.comcnet.com
2/10
pcmag.compcmag.com
2/10
InMotionInMotion
2/10
WP EngineWP Engine
2/10
ApacheApache
1/10
NginxNginx
1/10
WindowsWindows
1/10
BalanceBalance
1/10
FullyFully
1/10
GoldGold
1/10
Google WorkspaceGoogle Workspace
1/10
MicrosoftMicrosoft
1/10
Microsoft 365Microsoft 365
1/10
RedditReddit
1/10
SaaSSaaS
1/10
TrustpilotTrustpilot
1/10
LaterLater
1/10
NamecheapNamecheap
1/10
FactorFactor
1/10
MarketingMarketing
1/10
TeamsTeams
1/10
ZDNETZDNET
1/10
EverCacheEverCache
1/10
HostGuardHostGuard
1/10
Hosting.comHosting.com
1/10
ISO 27001ISO 27001
1/10
InMotion HostingInMotion Hosting
1/10
Inmotionhosting.comInmotionhosting.com
1/10
NVMe SSDNVMe SSD
1/10
SOC 2SOC 2
1/10
inmotionhostinginmotionhosting
1/10
AWSAWS
1/10
BookingBooking
1/10
CloudwaysCloudways
1/10
DigitalOceanDigitalOcean
1/10
GCPGCP
1/10
LinodeLinode
1/10
PDFPDF
1/10
VultrVultr
1/10
WAFWAF
1/10
AccuWebAccuWeb
1/10
AccuWeb HostingAccuWeb Hosting
1/10
LinuxLinux
1/10
NexcessNexcess
1/10
WooCommerceWooCommerce
1/10
CloseClose
1/10
WeeblyWeebly
1/10

Key Quotes

ClaudeClaude

- The LiteSpeed web server stack — faster than both Apache and Nginx in shared hosting conditions — is a key reason Hostinger consistently wins speed comparisons.

Ddeepseek-chat

Affordable Managed Hosting: Hostinger offers managed hosting plans with LiteSpeed technology, NVMe SSD storage, and unmetered bandwidth.

DeepSeekDeepSeek

Choose a host (like Bluehost or SiteGround) that offers easy upgrades to more powerful plans.

Ggemini-3-flash

Bluehost: Best for WordPress Beginners If you plan to use WordPress, Bluehost is one of the three hosts officially recommended by WordPress.org.

GeminiGemini

Cons: Much more expensive, supports WordPress only, and does not include email hosting (you will need Google Workspace or Microsoft 365).

Developer Infrastructure brand rankings

Brands ranked by how many AI models mention them. Trend shows change since the last scan.

#BrandScoreTrend
1SSL10/105
2Hostinger10/104
3SiteGround9/104
4WordPress9/103
5Bluehost7/105
6Email7/102
7LiteSpeed5/102
8WordPress.org4/103
9Shopify4/102
10DreamHost4/10
11IONOS3/102
12forbes.com3/102
13Google3/101
14Google Cloud3/101
15cPanel3/102
16techradar.com3/101
17TechRadar3/101
18Squarespace3/103
19Ease3/10
20Forbes3/102
21hPanel3/101
22OpenAI2/101
23CNET2/10
24Forbes Advisor2/102
25GoDaddy2/102
26HostGator2/101
27InMotion2/101
28Kinsta2/102
29Liquid Web2/102
30PCMag2/102
31WP Engine2/10
32WebsitePlanet2/101
33cnet.com2/10
34pcmag.com2/102
35Balance1/10
36Later1/10
37Linode1/101
38Linux1/101
39AccuWeb1/10
40GCP1/101
41Marketing1/101
42Microsoft1/101
43Microsoft 3651/101
44NVMe SSD1/101
45Namecheap1/101
46Nexcess1/10
47Nginx1/101
48AWS1/101
49Apache1/101
50PDF1/101
51Reddit1/101
52SOC 21/101
53Fully1/10
54SaaS1/101
55Factor1/10
56EverCache1/101
57DigitalOcean1/101
58Teams1/101
59Cloudways1/10
60Trustpilot1/101
61Vultr1/101
62WAF1/101
63AccuWeb Hosting1/10
64inmotionhosting1/101
65Weebly1/101
66Windows1/10
67WooCommerce1/102
68Close1/101
69Booking1/101
70HostGuard1/101
71Hosting.com1/101
72Google Workspace1/101
73Gold1/10
74ISO 270011/101
75ZDNET1/101
76InMotion Hosting1/10
77Inmotionhosting.com1/101

Developer Infrastructure brand visibility over time

Track how brand mentions shift across AI models over time.

What changed and when

Every brand addition, removal, and citation change logged with timestamps.

Jun 15
ClaudeClaude started mentioning Apache
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude rank changed for Bluehost
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude rank changed for WordPress
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude rank changed for Windows
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude rank changed for SSL
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude rank changed for Email
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude removed citation hostinger.com
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude removed citation trustname.com
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude removed citation hostadvice.com
Jun 15
ClaudeClaude removed citation websiteplanet.com

Where AI models get their sources

Domains cited by AI models when answering this prompt, ranked by how many models reference them.

DomainModels
techradar.com5 models
hostinger.com5 models
siteground.com4 models
forbes.com4 models
cnet.com3 models
bluehost.com3 models
generic2 models
pcmag.com2 models
dreamhost.com2 models
shopify.com2 models
fiverr.com1 model
hosting.com1 model
1 model
reddit.com1 model
weebly.com1 model
wix.com1 model
wpengine.com1 model
zdnet.com1 model
Bluehost1 model
DreamHost1 model
HostGator / InMotion1 model
Hostinger1 model
SiteGround1 model
Squarespace1 model
Weebly1 model
almcorp.com1 model

Related developer infrastructure prompts

Frequently asked questions

SSL ranks first, mentioned by 10/10 AI models. Also mentioned often: Hostinger, SiteGround, WordPress.

10 AI models answer this prompt: Claude Sonnet 4.6, deepseek-chat, DeepSeek V4, gemini-3-flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, gpt-5, GPT-5.4 Mini, grok-4-1-fast, Grok 4.3, Perplexity. We look at each response to see which brands show up and what sources get cited.

On a recurring schedule. We run this prompt through every model with web search on, pull out brand mentions and citations, then flag anything that changed.

AI models cite 53 unique domains when answering this prompt. The most-cited sources include techradar.com, hostinger.com, siteground.com.

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