Tools built while reviewing 200+ hosts
Every tool on this page came from a real need we ran into while testing and comparing hosting providers. You shouldn't need 10 different websites to calculate uptime SLAs, build a server config, understand file permissions, or find the right TLD for your project. These are all free, no account required, and work entirely in your browser.
Find the Right Hosting
Hosting Quiz
Get matched to the right hosting type
Answer 5 questions about your site, budget, and technical needs. Get a personalised recommendation for the right hosting type — shared, VPS, cloud, or managed.
Open tool →Builder or Hosting?
Find out in 5 questions — includes lock-in risk
5 questions: website builder or real hosting? Includes lock-in risk, migration cost, and which builder exits cleanly.
Open tool →Domain Finder
Find the right TLD for your project
Compare domain prices across registrars and explore our TLD database to find the right extension for your project — .com, .io, .co, .app and 50+ others.
Open tool →Compare
Side-by-side comparison of any two providers
Pick two providers and get a full breakdown: pricing, resource limits, features, tech stack, and our data-backed editorial verdict — what you can and cannot build on each.
Open tool →Server & Configuration
Cron Generator
Build & explain any cron schedule
Build valid cron expressions or decode an existing one into plain English. Useful for scheduling backups, Artisan commands, and periodic jobs on shared hosting.
Open tool → 🖥Server Config
Nginx & Apache vHost generator
Generate Nginx or Apache vHost blocks with options for SSL, redirects, compression, caching, and security headers. Copy-paste directly into your server config.
Open tool → 🔐chmod Calculator
Octal ↔ symbolic file permissions
Convert between octal (755, 644) and symbolic (rwxr-xr-x) file permissions. Explains why 777 is dangerous and what the correct setting is for WordPress files.
Open tool → ⚙.htaccess Generator
Apache config for shared hosting
Build an Apache .htaccess file with rules for redirects, forced HTTPS, compression, cache headers, and directory protection. Designed for shared hosting where you can't touch server config.
Open tool → 🔑Password Generator
Strong passwords for DBs, SSH & APIs
Generate strong passwords for database credentials, SSH keys, and API secrets. Configurable length, special characters, and MySQL/PostgreSQL-compatible formats.
Open tool →Reference & Education
Hosting Decoded
Every concept with an interactive animation
Over 20 hosting concepts explained with interactive canvas animations — Inodes, Entry Processes, Redis, WebSocket and more. Each term is explained in terms of what it actually means for your site's performance.
Open tool → 📊Uptime Calculator
What does 99.9% uptime actually mean?
Calculate exactly how many minutes of downtime hide behind "99.9% uptime". See the real difference between 99.9% (8.7 hours/year) and 99.99% (52 minutes/year) before signing an SLA.
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