Review of SiteGround
I heard great things, but was severely disappointed.The live chat was always responsive. The site was secure. No complaints there.But there were serious issues that left a bitter taste in my mouth.1) They employ dark patterns in selling you a plan that has a 70% discount, only to jack the prices up after year one or year two. This is not at all clear when you first sign up. They gave me a discount again when I renewed, when I explained the price hike was a surprise, but there is never a guarantee that they will do it in the future. You'd have to ask for it every year until they stop giving it.2) The plan said "Backups are included." And it's true, you can restore from a backup. But, if you try to download a backup for your own storage or future use. they say that is a premium feature that you have to pay extra for. There is no technical obstacle, this is just extortion.3) The performance was awful, on a tiny website with under 100 pages.
