Moving Your Site to Shared Hosting: What Each Host Handles For You

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Switching hosts is only worth the hassle if the migration itself goes smoothly. Here's what each option in this comparison actually does.

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Verdict: if you want the move handled for you, InMotion's team migration is the safest pick; if you would rather run a free tool yourself, Bluehost and SiteGround both include one. Either way, the migration is the risk, not the monthly price.

Migration support, by host

  • Bluehost: Free WP Migration Tool listed as an all-plans website feature
  • InMotion Hosting: Site Migration Handled by Our Team, free with one cPanel or WordPress backup, backed by a 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
  • Hostinger: offers a dedicated "already have a website" onboarding path alongside its "starting fresh" option.
  • SiteGround: Free site migrations.

Implementation sequence (host-agnostic)

The safe order is the same regardless of host: back up the current site, stage the copy, verify critical pages, cut DNS, and only retire the old host after the new one is confirmed serving.

Why the money-back window matters here

A migration that goes wrong is the actual risk in switching hosts, which is why the money-back window, not the intro price, is the number to read on a migration decision. InMotion's 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee and GreenGeeks' 30-day money back guarantee give you a window to confirm the move worked before you're committed to the term.

Go/no-go: proceed with the switch only once the new host is confirmed serving your critical pages and you are still inside that refund window; if either is not true, hold the DNS cut. That single check is the difference between a reversible move and a stranded one.