| GreenGeeks is a leading eco-conscious web hosting provider dedicated to delivering high-quality, environmentally friendly hosting solutions. | |||
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| Nonprofit discount | N/A | ||
| Used by | IT Professionals, Web Content Managers | ||
| Used for | Website hosting | ||
| Pricing | Higher costs | ||
| Ease of use | easy | ||
| Learning curve | less than a day | ||
| Tool website | Learn more | ||
In a nutshell
GreenGeeks is an eco-conscious web hosting company offering a range of hosting services and features for individuals, businesses and nonprofits. They differentiate themselves by using renewable energy sources to offset their data centers’ carbon footprint, making them an environmentally responsible hosting provider. They provide various hosting options, making them a suitable choice for charities and nonprofits seeking web hosting services with a green focus.
How does it work?
Customers choose a hosting plan, set up their websites or applications, and GreenGeeks takes care of the server infrastructure and maintenance, ensuring their websites are accessible and secure. Moreover, Greengeeks hosts data centers in multiple locations (Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam, Singapore). This is especially important for GDPR compliance. For local NGOs and Nonprofits this ensures relative proximity to their supporter base and European clients do not need to worry as much about data transfer from the EU to the US. In case of a data breach, GreenGeeks will notify all affected customers and the authorities within 72 hours in line with with PIPEDA. Greengeeks also offers a Non-profit discount.
What is it like to use in practice?
Greengeeks is fairly simply to use. Like on most other hosting providers, you can install WordPress with the click of a button and start with your charity website immediately. They offer a broad variety of hosting plans reaching from hosting for small websites to powerful managed servers. This is helpful if you want to start with a smaller plan. You can upgrade anytime once you reach more supporters. The main downside is that the hosting plans are more expensive than some other non-green providers. At time of writing the regular rate was USD 11.95 per month. While they do offer discounts for the first year (USD 2.95 per month), you’ll pay the full price in the second year.
I am still using Greengeeks because of their environmental commitment, even if it means to pay a premium. Using green web hosting is a principled choice for Nonprofits, Charities and human rights organizations. As a small gimmick clients of Greengeeks can display a badge on their website certifying that they are using green hosting. This is likely to resonate well with supporters and followers, who are aware that the internet is one of the biggest polluters on our planet.
| Summary | |||
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| Good choice if… | Not good choice if… | ||
| ✅ you care about the environment and look for eco-friendly hosting | ❌ you are looking for the cheapest possible hosting | ||
| ✅ you are okay with paying a small premium for it | ❌ you want to avoid paying a higher price in the second year | ||
| ✅ you want reliable, fast and secure hosting with good support | |||
| ✅ you require data centers to be in your region for GDPR compliance | |||
| ✅ you look for a simply way to install WordPress on your server | |||
| ✅ you want to publicly display a green hosting badge on your website | |||
