Grandhosting vs DNHOST
DNHOST sells WordPress plans on Plesk and LiteSpeed from a data centre in Koropi, Greece, with a monthly pageview allowance and the same price at renewal. Grandhosting hosts mainly in Germany, always within the EU, starts at €3.49 + VAT with 10 GB, and bills the server usage a site needs rather than its pageviews.
DNHOST details checked on 28 September 2026 against DNHOST’s own public pages. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Side by side
| Grandhosting | DNHOST | |
|---|---|---|
| How your site runs | Each site on its own, with its own reserved computing power, memory and database | WordPress plans with set memory and a pageview allowance (Business L: 1 GB RAM, 100,000 pageviews)[1] |
| Entry price | Micro €3.49, Standard €5.99 per site per month + VAT (the monthly minimum) | Business L: €8.75 a month + VAT on a 12-month subscription, €11.36 otherwise[1] |
| Billing | Pay by the hour for what your site uses, month to month; the monthly price is the minimum. No contract and no introductory price. | Renews at the same €8.75 + VAT[1] |
| Storage | 10 GB included, then €0.10 per GB + VAT | 5 GB NVMe on Business L[1] |
| Backups | Every night, kept 30 days, stored separately in the EU, one-click restore | Daily[1] |
| Control panel | Our own dashboard, made only for WordPress: one-click login, a private test copy, logs, blocked attacks, uptime and cost for each site | Plesk Obsidian, on LiteSpeed[1] |
| Servers | Mainly in Germany, always within the EU, in ISO 27001-certified data centres | Greece: the Lamda Hellix data centre in Koropi, on GR-IX[1] |
| Moving your site | Free and done by our team; your old site stays untouched until you switch | Free[1] |
Built for WordPress, not for servers
DNHOST gives you Plesk Obsidian: a good tool for running a server, where WordPress is one app among many. Our dashboard only manages WordPress sites, so the things you do every day are one click away.
| You want to… | Grandhosting dashboard | A typical Plesk or cPanel host |
|---|---|---|
| Log in to WordPress | One click from your dashboard, no password to share | Log in to the panel first, then open WordPress from its tools |
| Test an update first | A private test copy of every site, then publish it | Possible with extra tools on some plans, otherwise a manual copy |
| Get last night’s site back | Pick any of the last 30 nightly backups, restore in one click | A backup tool or a support request, depending on the plan |
| Know the site is down | Uptime alerts built in | Usually a separate service you set up yourself |
| Find out why something broke | Error and visitor logs for each site, in the dashboard | Find the log file in a file manager |
| See what the firewall blocked | Every blocked request listed; allow a false alarm in one click | Usually hidden; open a ticket |
| Handle a busy day | Extra power starts by itself on Standard | Upgrade to a bigger plan |
| Know what each site costs | Cost per site, with a spending limit and alerts | One invoice for the whole plan |
Plesk and cPanel are solid tools for servers. The difference is what each one is made for.
Sealed off and built for WordPress
Most hosting puts many customers on one server and hands them a general-purpose panel. We built the platform the other way round.
Sealed off from other sites
- Every site runs on its own, with its own reserved computing power, memory and database. No other site can use its share.
- One site can’t reach another, so a problem on one site stays there.
- We tested it: with one site pushed to full power, the site next to it kept running normally, and a site that ran out of memory was stopped at its own limit while its neighbour kept answering every visitor.
Built for WordPress
- We host WordPress only, so everything, from the web server to the speed cache and the dashboard, is set up for WordPress rather than adapted from general hosting.
- WordPress itself runs from a clean, protected copy; only your content changes. Updates reach your site with no downtime.
- Your images and files aren’t stored on your web server. They live on separate storage and are served straight from there, so they never slow your pages down, and a server failing never loses them.
- Our dashboard manages WordPress sites, not a server: a private test copy, plugins, logs, blocked attacks and cost, for each site.
For developers: what runs your site
- Web server and PHP. OpenLiteSpeed with LiteSpeed PHP, with GD, SOAP, BCMath, intl and zip on every site. Logged-in pages, carts and checkout are never page-cached.
- Caching. A Redis object cache on every site, kept separate from every other site’s, plus an optional CDN per site.
- Database. MariaDB, a dedicated database per site, with phpMyAdmin from the dashboard. Automatic failover to a live copy: in our tests about 14 seconds, with no lost writes.
- Access. A WP-CLI terminal over SSH with your own SSH keys, a browser WP-CLI console, and one-click login to wp-admin.
- Security. A web application firewall in front of every site, with every block visible in the dashboard, and malware scans every night and whenever a plugin is installed.
- Media. Uploads live on separate storage in the EU and are served straight from it, not through WordPress or PHP.
What every Grandhosting site gets
Micro and Standard get the same tools. Standard, from €5.99 + VAT, runs on at least two servers, keeps running if one fails and gets extra power by itself when you’re busy (marked below). Micro, from €3.49 + VAT, runs on one server.
Stays online
- Runs on at least two servers at once, so one failing doesn’t take your site offline (Standard)
- Gets extra power by itself when you’re busy, and gives it back afterwards (Standard)
- Its own database, with a live copy that takes over by itself if a database server fails: in our tests in about 14 seconds, with no lost orders
- A site that stops responding is restarted automatically
- Updates with no downtime and no maintenance windows
- 99.9% uptime SLA
Fast
- Images and files served straight from separate storage, not from your web server
- Reserved computing power and memory for each site
- A built-in speed cache
- A CDN you can switch on for any site
- Bandwidth included, with no metering or overage fees
Secure
- A firewall that blocks hacking attempts, with every blocked request shown in your dashboard and one-click allow for a false alarm
- Malware scans every night and whenever a plugin is installed
- Protection against password guessing, a full login history, and a login page you can move to a private address
- Free SSL, set up and renewed automatically
- Two-step sign-in and an activity log for your account
See what’s happening
- Uptime monitoring and alerts
- Visitor statistics without cookies
- Order and password emails that arrive, set up from day one
- Error, visitor and WordPress debug logs
- Server usage and cost for each site
WordPress tools
- A private test copy of every site: try changes there, then publish them
- Backups every night, kept 30 days and stored separately in the EU, plus backups whenever you want, with one-click restore
- WordPress and PHP updates looked after for you; plugin and theme updates from the dashboard
- One-click login to WordPress from your dashboard, with no password to share or reset
- phpMyAdmin, opened from the dashboard
- A WP-CLI terminal over SSH with your own SSH keys, and a browser WP-CLI console you switch on per site
- One-click site copies, and reusable site templates for new sites
Billing you control
- Pay by the hour for what your site uses; your plan’s monthly price is the minimum
- Spending alerts and a spending limit, per site or for the whole account: usage never bills beyond your limit (your plan’s monthly minimum always applies)
- 10 GB storage included per site
Optional add-ons
- Extra storage, €0.10 per GB per month + VAT
- Email mailboxes on your domain, on a separate email platform (not your web server): webmail, calendars, spam filtering and any email app, from €1.90 per month + VAT (8 GB)
- Domains: order them and connect them to your sites yourself, in the same dashboard
Choosing between us
Neither host is right for everyone. Here is where each one is the better choice.
DNHOST is the better fit if
- You want your site in a named data centre in Greece. DNHOST's is in Koropi; ours are mainly in Germany, always within the EU.
- You want a fixed monthly price that renews at the same rate.
- You want Plesk, or a 90-day money-back guarantee.
Grandhosting is the better fit if
- You want a lower entry price: €3.49 + VAT month to month, against €8.75 on a 12-month subscription.
- You don't want a pageview allowance. We bill the server usage your site needs, and on Standard it gets extra power by itself on a busy day.
- You want 10 GB included rather than 5 GB.
- You want a private test copy of every site and backups every night, kept 30 days.
What you get either way: free SSL, daily backups, free migration. These are standard now, so they shouldn’t decide it. What happens when your site gets busy, or breaks, should.
Moving from DNHOST
Migration is free and done by our team: files, database, DNS and SSL. Your DNHOST site keeps running untouched until you switch, so if anything isn’t right you point the domain back.
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Grandhosting vs DNHOST, answered
At the entry level, yes: our Micro is €3.49 + VAT a month, DNHOST's Business L €8.75 + VAT on a 12-month subscription or €11.36 without one. DNHOST's plan includes up to 100,000 pageviews a month; we bill by server usage, so a very busy site pays for what it uses.
Στο βασικό επίπεδο, ναι: το Micro μας κοστίζει 3,49 € + ΦΠΑ τον μήνα, το Business L του DNHOST 8,75 € + ΦΠΑ με συνδρομή 12 μηνών ή 11,36 € χωρίς. Το πακέτο του DNHOST περιλαμβάνει έως 100.000 προβολές σελίδων τον μήνα· εμείς χρεώνουμε με βάση τη χρήση του server, οπότε ένα πολύ πολυσύχναστο site πληρώνει ό,τι χρησιμοποιεί.
It can. For visitors in Greece a server in Greece is closer, which helps most with the first byte of each page, and some businesses need their data in Greece specifically. If that's you, DNHOST states its data centre openly. If keeping your data in the EU is enough, we host mainly in Germany, always within the EU.
Μπορεί. Για επισκέπτες στην Ελλάδα ένας server στην Ελλάδα είναι πιο κοντά, κάτι που βοηθά κυρίως στο πρώτο byte κάθε σελίδας, και κάποιες επιχειρήσεις χρειάζονται τα δεδομένα τους ειδικά στην Ελλάδα. Αν ισχύει αυτό για εσάς, το DNHOST δηλώνει ανοιχτά το data center του. Αν σας αρκεί τα δεδομένα να μένουν στην ΕΕ, εμείς φιλοξενούμε κυρίως στη Γερμανία, πάντα εντός ΕΕ.
Yes, free. Our team moves the files, database, DNS and SSL, and your DNHOST site keeps running until you switch, so you can point the domain back if anything isn't right.
Ναι, δωρεάν. Η ομάδα μας μεταφέρει αρχεία, βάση δεδομένων, DNS και SSL, και το site σας στο DNHOST συνεχίζει να λειτουργεί μέχρι να κάνετε την αλλαγή, οπότε μπορείτε να επαναφέρετε το domain αν κάτι δεν πάει καλά.
Where the DNHOST details come from
Everything we say about DNHOST comes from DNHOST’s own public pages, checked on 28 September 2026. Plans and prices change, so check their current offer before you decide. If something here is out of date, tell us at support@grandhosting.gr and we’ll fix it.
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