In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the best hosting providers that are compatible with nopCommerce.

These companies are specifically noted on nopCommerce’s website as being affiliates, so they either come with the application already built-in or you can choose to have it added.

What is NopCommerce?

If you’ve ever heard of Woohosting it’s very similar to that. nopCommerce is a shopping cart application that is open-source. Every e-commerce website needs an application like this or it wouldn’t be possible for your customers to make purchases on your website.

The main difference between the two is that Woohosting is an application for a WordPress site and runs off of PHP, whereas nopCommerce is compatible with other website builders and runs off of ASP.NET Core.

The biggest advantage of nopCommerce is that it doesn’t require all the plug-ins that Woohosting does because they’re a part of the overall package. When you have to add multiple plug-ins it is both expensive and can make your website more vulnerable.

Here are a few things to remember before you read the rest of this article…

  • You can still have a WordPress website and use nopCommerce if you want to.
  • If you don’t have basic technical knowledge you’ll need to hire an actual programmer to set up nopCommerce on your website no matter who you’re hosting with.

You also should probably keep in mind that all hosting that supports e-commerce applications will be more expensive. It doesn’t matter whether you go with nopCommerce, Magento, Woocommerce, or one of their alternatives.

Now that we have that established, let’s find out which nopCommerce hosting provider is right for you.

1. Accu Web Hosting

Accu Web Hosting is listed as one of nopCommerce’s ‘Silver’ hosting partners. If you go to their website Accu Web Hosting doesn’t outright tell you that nopCommerce is compatible with their plans, but their database does. They have special plans for nopCommerce users but also claim that version 4.0 works fine with their SSD shared hosting plans.

The Accu Web Hosting database has a lot of helpful solutions to problems you might face while setting up the nopCommerce application as well, so you’ll be in good hands.

Before you decide to host your e-commerce website with Accu Web Hosting using nopCommerce here are a few things you need to know first…

  • You need to make sure you purchase one of their nopCommerce hosting plans to make sure nopCommerce will be compatible.
  • Accu Web’s Window hosting plans don’t come with unlimited email accounts so you’ll have to do without if you go with them

Accu Web Hosting is in a leadership position as far as web hosts go, and while they don’t have the cheapest priced plans by any means they are still a good deal.

They also have a high level of security and full-time site monitoring which is important for the security of your and your customers’ information.

The three nopCommerce plans AccuWeb offers are based on the size of business you want to run:

  • NopCommerce Personal plan
  • NopCommerce Small Business plan
  • NopCommerce Enterprise plan

Another nice thing about hosting with AccuWeb Hosting is that they are transparent about their pricing.

When your plan renews it doesn’t double or triple like some hosts do, instead you pay the same price you did when you first bought your plan. The only downside is that you don’t get an initial discount for signing up for a certain number of years.

NopCommerce Personal Plan: This plan includes one website with the nopCommerce application already installed, 10 GB storage, 500 GB bandwidth, windows 2016 server, IIS 10 hosting, free SSL, 150 email accounts, and it works on the platform of your choosing. Initial and renewing cost is $9.99/month

NopCommerce Small Business Plan: This plan includes one website with the nopCommerce application already installed, 30 GB storage, 750 GB bandwidth, windows 2016 server, IIS 10 hosting, free SSL, 150 email accounts, and it works on the platform of your choosing. The initial and renewing cost is $19.99/month.

NopCommerce Enterprise Plan: This plan includes one website with the nopCommerce application already installed, 50 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth, windows 2016 server, IIS 10 hosting, free SSL, 150 email accounts, and it works on the platform of your choosing. The initial and renewing cost is $29.99.

2. Everleap

Everleap is the only hosting company that nopCommerce lists as their premium hosting partner. They’re fully centered on nopCommerce hosting, which is the only kind of hosting they provide.

When you have a growing business it’s crucial to be able to scale your website and add things to it as you start getting more and more customers. Since Everleap is specifically designed for nopCommerce, they can rightfully boast having a seamless scaling strategy for businesses who host with them.

While nopCommerce recommends them before any other hosting company, here are a few factors that may influence whether or not you’ll decide to host with Everleap…

  • They don’t offer free website backups, so you’ll either have to make your backups or pay a fee for them to do it.

Most hosting providers offer you a thirty-day trial period where you’ll pay for your services, but if you decide the company’s just not for you they’ll issue you a full or partial refund.

Everleap on the other hand offers a 30 day trial of their services completely free, so if you want to try them out and see what they’re like you don’t have to spend a penny.

They only offer two plans:

  • Single Site Plan
  • Multi-Site Plan

Of course all of the benefits of using Everleap after the 30-day free trial come with a price tag, but their services come surprisingly cheap.

That being said, they still don’t rank as the cheapest hosting option, so if you’re looking for something less expensive you’ll want to go with another nopCommerce hosting provider.

Single Site Plan: this plan includes one website, two load-balanced servers, 5 GB of disk space, 100 GB monthly bandwidth, 10 SQL databases, 10 MySQL databases, and SSL support. Renews after a 30 day free trial at $20/month.

Multi-Site Plan: This plan includes 5 websites and isolated app pools, two load-balanced servers per site, 25 GB of disk space, 500 GB monthly bandwidth, 25 SQL databases, 25 MySQL databases, and SSL support for each site. Renews after a 30 day free trial at $40/month.

3. SoftSys Hosting

As one of the two companies nopCommerce lists as ‘Gold’ partners, SoftSys is an excellent choice for nopCommerce hosting. If you go to their website you’ll find their nopCommerce plans under cloud hosting in the eCommerce section.

They’re one of the best Windows and Linux hosting providers available which is one of the reasons nopCommerce is so easily compatible with their hosting plans.

Before you purchase one of SoftSys nopCommerce hosting plans here are a few factors to consider…

  • The hosting plan for larger stores is very expensive compared to the other nopCommerce hosting options we’ve already looked at.
  • Unless you purchase their most expensive plan you only get limited nopCommerce installations.

As with many other hosting service providers, SoftSys offers cheaper rates for those who sign on for longer terms of payment, but the discount isn’t very much unless you’re buying a more expensive plan.

If you decide that SoftSys is the right nopCommerce hosting provider for you and your business you’ll be able to choose from three plans:

  • Basic Non-Shared Plan
  • Medium Non-Shared Plan
  • Nop Cloud Server Plan

SoftSys also offers people who host their website with them a lot of security features, which is always important when operating an online store.

Basic Non-Shared Plan: This plan includes one website, 10 GB Storage, 100 GB bandwidth, 10 nopCommerce installations, 10 MS SQL databases, 2 GB MS SGL database limit, 500 email accounts, and a dedicated application pool. The cost is $12.75/month.

Medium Non-Shared Plan: This plan includes one website, 25 GB Storage, 250 GB bandwidth, nopCommerce installations, 20 MS SQL databases, 4 GB MS SGL database limit, 1,000 email accounts, and a dedicated application pool. The cost is $27.49/month.

Nop Cloud Server Plan: This plan includes one website, 100 GB Storage, 1,000 GB bandwidth, unlimited nopCommerce installations, unlimited MS SQL databases, 50 GB MS SGL database limit, unlimited email accounts, and a dedicated application pool. The cost is $119.95/month.

4. Drundo

Another hosting provider that is completely centered around using nopCommerce and Microsoft.Net solutions, Drundo has all the tools you’ll need to create, run, and maintain a well-working website.

Before you decide that Drundo is the best choice for building your new e-commerce store here are a few things to take into account first…

  • While they aren’t the most expensive nopCommerce hosting provider that we’ve reviewed in this article, they come very close.
  • They’re the only company on this list that offers dedicated servers that are especially geared for nopCommerce hosting.

Drundo suggests three different types of plans that are based on how many visitors you anticipate will be viewing your site every day and whether or not your site is running on Microsoft Azure Cloud.

The three plans we’ve listed are the lowest tier for their Managed Hosting, Dedicated Server, and Microsoft Azure Management.

  • NopCommerce Base
  • Managed Dedicated Base
  • Azure Essentials

Unless you’re expecting to have over 1,000 people visiting your website every day we would naturally suggest going with one of their Managed Hosting plans since they’re so much cheaper.

NopCommerce Base Plan: This plan includes 30 GB disk space, 500 GB monthly data traffic, dedicated IIS application pool with 500 MB of memory, nopCommerce install and migration, private SSL certificate, and 5 Enterprise Email Account. The cost is $49/month.

Managed Dedicated Base Plan: This plan includes 8 GB RAM, 100 GB High-Performance SSD OS Disk Storage, 100 GB High-Performance SSD Data Disk Storage, 250 GB Data Transfer Included, Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition (64 bit), Dedicated MS SQL 2019 Database Server Web Edition, and 1 Dedicated IP Address. The cost is $295/month.

Azure Essentials: This plan includes managed windows servers, daily backups, proactive service monitoring, health monitoring, windows server updates and security, 24/7 customer support, PCI-DSS SAQ-C compliant. The cost is $295/month

Our Verdict

Now that we’ve gone over some of the different websites we’ll tell you what areas we think each hosting provider shines in. Please remember that each of these websites is recommended by nopCommerce so they all have a lot of similar features.

That being said, here is our verdict…

Best in Show for Cheap Hosting: AccuWeb Hosting

If you’ve looked at the prices for some of these hosting plans we’ve discussed in this article and became concerned about your finances then AccuWeb Hosting is looking like your best option.

Not only do they have a good reputation for capability and security, but they also boast a minimum of four out of five stars in reviews from customer reviews across the board.

Best in Show for NopCommerce Hosting: Everleap

If you want the overall best experience possible with nopCommerce for your e-commerce website we would highly recommend choosing Everleap. It’s no surprise that Everleap is the best hosting option seeing as they are the company nopCommerce most highly recommends. The 30-day free trial they offer with no restrictions is also a pulse in our opinion.

Best in Show for Tech Support: SoftSys Hosting

If you want problems to be resolved quickly we would suggest going with SoftSys. They’re well known for having a fast-acting tech support team that can receive your help ticket and fix the issue in just a few minutes depending on the source of the problem.

Best in Show for Dedicated nopCommerce Plan: Drundo

If you want a dedicated server for your e-commerce website we suggest going with Drundo. They have good security features and tools, not to mention their nopCommerce dedicated hosting price is very reasonable.