Grandhosting vs Papaki
Papaki sells fixed WordPress plans managed in Plesk, with a mailbox included. Grandhosting runs each site on its own, gives it extra power by itself on Standard, and bills month to month by the hour with no introductory price.
Papaki details checked on 28 September 2026 against Papaki’s own public pages. Sources are listed at the bottom.
Side by side
| Grandhosting | Papaki | |
|---|---|---|
| How your site runs | Each site on its own, with its own reserved computing power, memory and database | Fixed plans with set storage and PHP memory per plan[1] |
| When traffic spikes | Standard (from €5.99 + VAT) runs on at least two servers and gets extra power by itself when you’re busy, so there’s no plan to outgrow. Micro (€3.49 + VAT) runs on one server. | Resources are set per plan; automatic scaling isn't mentioned[1] |
| Entry price | Micro €3.49, Standard €5.99 per site per month + VAT (the monthly minimum) | WordPress Hosting from €4.75 (Business, reduced from €9.50) or €6.90 (Start) per month + VAT[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. | Discounted prices advertised (“up to −50%”); renewal rates “may vary depending on the date of the previous purchase”[2][3] |
| Storage | 10 GB included, then €0.10 per GB + VAT | 5 GB (Start) to 50 GB (Premium) NVMe, fixed per plan[1] |
| Backups | Every night, kept 30 days, stored separately in the EU, one-click restore | Start keeps 3 daily backups; Premium keeps 28 daily plus 24 hourly. One-click restore.[1] |
| Test copy (staging) | Yes, a private test copy of every site | On Managed WordPress plans (1–2 test environments), from €6.90 per month + VAT[4] |
| 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, opened from your Papaki account[5] |
| Servers | Mainly in Germany, always within the EU, in ISO 27001-certified data centres | “Europe”, in two Tier 3+ data centres. Papaki's 2024 announcement named a data centre in Brussels.[6][7] |
| Email accounts | Mailboxes are a separate product on a dedicated email platform, not on your web server, from €1.90 per month + VAT (8 GB): webmail, calendars and spam filtering, ordered in the same dashboard. Order and password emails from your site are included with hosting. | Included: one 2 GB mailbox on WordPress Start[1] |
| Moving your site | Free and done by our team; your old site stays untouched until you switch | Free, done by Papaki's team[2] |
Built for WordPress, not for servers
Papaki manages hosting in Plesk, opened from your Papaki account: 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.
Papaki is the better fit if
- You want an email mailbox in the same plan. We sell mailboxes separately.
- You prefer a fixed plan price to usage-based billing.
- You want a long safety net: Papaki advertises a 30-day free trial and a 90-day money-back guarantee.
Grandhosting is the better fit if
- Your site has busy days. On Standard it gets extra power by itself and runs on at least two servers, so a busy day or a failed server doesn't take it down.
- You want month-to-month billing with no introductory price to renew out of.
- You want backups every night, kept 30 days, and a private test copy of every site, from €3.49 + VAT.
- You want a dashboard made for WordPress, showing each site's logs, blocked attacks, uptime and cost, rather than Plesk.
- You want email that doesn't live on your hosting plan: our mailboxes run on a dedicated email platform and start at 8 GB, where Papaki's included mailbox is 2 GB.
What you get either way: free SSL, daily backups, free migration done for you. These are standard now, so they shouldn’t decide it. What happens when your site gets busy, or breaks, should.
Moving from Papaki
Migration is free and done by our team: files, database, DNS and SSL. Your Papaki site keeps running untouched until you switch, so if anything isn’t right you point the domain back.
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Grandhosting vs Papaki, answered
At the entry level the prices are close: our Micro starts at €3.49 + VAT a month, Papaki's WordPress Hosting at €4.75 (discounted) or €6.90 + VAT. The difference is how you pay. Papaki advertises discounted plan prices and says renewal rates may vary; we bill month to month by the hour, so a quiet site pays the minimum and a busy site pays for what it uses.
Στο βασικό επίπεδο οι τιμές είναι κοντά: το Micro μας ξεκινά από 3,49 € + ΦΠΑ τον μήνα, το WordPress Hosting του Papaki από 4,75 € (με έκπτωση) ή 6,90 € + ΦΠΑ. Η διαφορά είναι στον τρόπο χρέωσης. Το Papaki προβάλλει εκπτωτικές τιμές και αναφέρει ότι οι τιμές ανανέωσης μπορεί να διαφέρουν· εμείς χρεώνουμε μήνα με τον μήνα, ανά ώρα, οπότε ένα ήσυχο site πληρώνει το ελάχιστο και ένα πολυσύχναστο πληρώνει ό,τι χρησιμοποιεί.
Neither says so. Papaki's features page lists the location as Europe, and its 2024 announcement named a data centre in Brussels. We host mainly in Germany, always within the EU, and say so on every page. With our CDN switched on, images and static files are also served from locations across Europe, including Greece. If you need your site's servers physically in Greece, look at a host that states it.
Κανένας από τους δύο δεν το αναφέρει. Η σελίδα χαρακτηριστικών του Papaki δηλώνει ως τοποθεσία την Ευρώπη, και η ανακοίνωσή του το 2024 ανέφερε data center στις Βρυξέλλες. Εμείς φιλοξενούμε κυρίως στη Γερμανία, πάντα εντός ΕΕ, και το λέμε σε κάθε σελίδα. Με ενεργό το CDN μας, οι εικόνες και τα στατικά αρχεία σερβίρονται επίσης από σημεία σε όλη την Ευρώπη, μαζί και την Ελλάδα. Αν χρειάζεστε οι servers του site σας να βρίσκονται φυσικά στην Ελλάδα, επιλέξτε πάροχο που το δηλώνει.
Yes, free. Our team moves the files, database, DNS and SSL, and your Papaki site keeps running until you switch. Mailboxes are separate with us: if your mailbox is on your Papaki plan, keep it there or move it to one of our mailboxes, from €1.90 a month + VAT.
Ναι, δωρεάν. Η ομάδα μας μεταφέρει αρχεία, βάση δεδομένων, DNS και SSL, και το site σας στο Papaki συνεχίζει να λειτουργεί μέχρι να κάνετε την αλλαγή. Τα γραμματοκιβώτια είναι ξεχωριστά σε εμάς: αν το γραμματοκιβώτιό σας είναι στο πακέτο του Papaki, κρατήστε το εκεί ή μεταφέρετέ το σε δικό μας, από 1,90 € τον μήνα + ΦΠΑ.
Where the Papaki details come from
Everything we say about Papaki comes from Papaki’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.
- https://www.papaki.com/web-hosting/wordpress-hosting/
- https://www.papaki.com/web-hosting/
- https://www.papaki.com/en/new-pricelist
- https://www.papaki.com/web-hosting/managed-wordpress-hosting/
- https://support.papaki.com/help/how-do-i-log-in-to-my-hosting-package-in-plesk/?lang=en
- https://www.papaki.com/web-hosting/xaraktiristika/
- https://blog.papaki.com/en/2024/07/18/new-era-for-papaki-hosting/
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