How Much Disk Space and Bandwidth Do You Really Need?
Unlimited Disk Space?
Most websites use less than 500 MB of disk space, with each page taking up around 1 to 2 MB. It's strongly advised not to have pages larger than 2 MB, due to their long loading time, which leads to a bad user experience. Many web hosting providers will offer unlimited disk space, yet 2 to 5 GB is more than enough for most individuals and small businesses.
Unlimited Bandwidth?
Don’t fall foul of those unlimited bandwidth offers, all web hosting providers have to pay for their bandwidth, it's a marketing strategy to justify the higher price of their plans. There is also a "hidden" limit, read their terms of use carefully. Instead, select a package that meets your real needs, you will significantly reduce your web hosting costs.
99 % of websites on the web use less than 5 GB of bandwidth per month!
Here are 2 tables that show disk space and bandwidth requirements based on page size, technology used and number of monthly visitors. On average, an user consults 2 to 3 pages per visit.
AVERAGE PAGE SIZE | NUMBER OF PAGES | DISK SPACE NEEDED |
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2 MB | 50 | 100 MB |
CMS / FRAMEWORK | BASE SPACE | |
WordPress, Drupal & Joomla! | 350 to 700 MB | |
PHP, Python, Ruby & Node.js | 150 to 400 MB |
OUR PLANS | SSD Storage | MONTHLY VISITORS | MONTHLY VISITED PAGES | BANDWIDTH NEEDED |
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Nano | 750 MB | 2000 | 5000 | 10 GB |
Micro | 2 GB | 6000 | 15000 | 30 GB |
Vtiny | 5 GB | 20000 | 50000 | 100 GB |
Tiny | 10 GB | 40000 | 100000 | 200 GB |
Tiny Bronze | 15 GB | 60000 | 150000 | 300 GB |
Tiny Silver | 20 GB | 80000 | 200000 | 400 GB |
Tiny Gold | 25 GB | 100000 | 250000 | 500 GB |