ChemiCloud is the best web hosting for most Singapore websites, ScalaHosting Entry Cloud is the fastest, and Cloudways suits a site that needs room to grow. All three let you place the site in Singapore and all three held up on our benchmark without a single failed request with up to 250 clients at once. I benchmarked eight hosts on the same test site and ranked only those whose own pages offer a Singapore location, because for visitors in Singapore the location matters more than anything else on the order form.
Here is the limit of what I know. Our test sites sat on servers in New York or Frankfurt, and we measured them from 10 locations, one of them Singapore. So the Singapore figures below show how long a visitor in Singapore waited for a server on the other side of the world, which is exactly what you get if you leave a host's default location. They are not measurements of the hosts' Singapore data centers. Prices are in each host's own currency, and the six-year totals use the renewal price, because that is what you pay after the first term.
Our Picks at a Glance
ChemiCloud Pro
- Singapore location
- 210ms with 100 concurrent users, 0 failed
- $2.95/mo on 36 months
cPanel, email accounts, daily backups
See ChemiCloudScalaHosting Entry Cloud
- Singapore on its cloud map
- 58ms with 100 concurrent users, 0 failed
- $14.95/mo on 12 months
Email and SPanel included
See ScalaHostingCloudways DigitalOcean Premium
- Singapore on DigitalOcean
- 86ms with 100 concurrent users, 0 failed
- $14.00/mo billed monthly
No contract; email is an add-on
See CloudwaysHow We Tested, and Where We Measured
- One WordPress test site per plan, the same site everywhere, with the host's own caching left as it ships.
- The test servers sat in New York or Frankfurt. Hostinger and SiteGround answered fastest from Frankfurt, where their test servers were; the rest from New York.
- Response time (TTFB) from 10 locations: New York, Dallas, Toronto, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Tokyo and Mumbai, at the origin with no CDN. Singapore is one of them, so the Singapore column below is a real measurement from Singapore, to a server far away.
- Load: a ramp from 0 to 250 clients at once. We report the response at the 100-user step and the share of requests that failed.
- Uptime checked every minute for 54 days.
- Singapore locations, plan contents and prices: read from each host's own pages. Six-year cost = the first term at the sign-up price, then the renewal price.
We have not put a test site in a Singapore data center. A host can run its Singapore location on different hardware from the server we tested, so read the load results as a platform comparison. Full method: How We Test.
Singapore Web Hosting Compared
| Host and plan tested | Singapore location | From Singapore to our test server | 100 concurrent users | Failed, full ramp | Uptime, 54 days | Price | Six years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChemiCloud Pro, shared | Yes | 256ms | 210ms | 0% | 99.979% | $2.95/mo 36 months | $752 |
| ScalaHosting Entry Cloud | Yes, Integrated Cloud and AWS | 124ms | 58ms | 0% | 99.99% | $24.95/mo 36 months | $2,336 |
| Cloudways DigitalOcean Premium | Yes, on DigitalOcean | 178ms | 86ms | 0% | 99.985% | $14.00/mo monthly | $1,008 |
| Kinsta Single, WordPress only | Yes | 211ms | 92ms | 0% | 99.99% | $29.17/mo billed yearly | $2,100 |
| FastComet FastCloud Plus, shared | Yes | 567ms | 420ms | 0.19% | 99.96% | $6.29/mo 36 months | $873 |
| Hosting.com Turbo Boost tested; Pro priced | Yes | 500ms | 534ms | 0.3% | 99.931% | $3.99/mo Pro, 36 months | $863 |
| Hostinger Unlimited, shared | No: India, Indonesia, Malaysia | 383ms | 430ms | 0.64% | 99.96% | $3.99/mo 36 months | $755 |
| SiteGround GrowBig, shared | Asia, city not named | 452ms | 780ms | 4% ramp to 100 | 99.97% | $6.69/mo 12 months | $1,880 |
US dollars, before tax. Six years: the first term at the sign-up price, then the renewal price for the rest. The Singapore column is the time from Singapore to our test server in New York (Frankfurt for Hostinger and SiteGround), not to the host's Singapore data center. Load and uptime describe each host's platform.
#1. ChemiCloud: Best Web Hosting for Most Singapore Sites
- Singapore, one of ChemiCloud's server locations, for web, WordPress, reseller hosting and cloud VPS
- 210ms with 100 concurrent users, 0 failed requests
- 99.979% uptime over 54 days
- Unlimited websites and email accounts, daily backups, 45-day money-back
ChemiCloud is shared hosting with cPanel and the LiteSpeed web server, and it lets you place the site in Singapore. On our benchmark Pro held up through the whole load ramp without a failed request: slower than the cloud servers below, but ahead of every other shared plan in this comparison.
It ranks first for everyday sites because of the whole package. One bill covers the hosting, the email accounts and the backups, and over six years it is the cheapest host with a Singapore location on this page, at $752 including three years at the renewal price. The low price needs the 36-month term; on 12 months it is $4.49/mo. It bills in US dollars, so your card may add a conversion fee.
#2. ScalaHosting Entry Cloud: Fastest Plan in This Comparison
- Singapore: listed on ScalaHosting's network page for its Integrated Cloud and AWS infrastructure
- 58ms with 100 concurrent users, 0 failed requests
- 38ms for one visitor near the test server
- 99.99% uptime over 54 days
Entry Cloud is a managed cloud server with CPU cores and memory reserved for your account, and it was the fastest plan in this comparison: 58ms with 100 visitors at once. SPanel, ScalaHosting's own control panel, covers email accounts, DNS, SSL and site installs, so you get a cloud server without a separate email bill.
Two things to weigh. It costs more: $2,336 over six years on the 36-month term. And ScalaHosting's own data centers are in the US and Bulgaria; its Singapore location runs on the partner cloud and AWS it integrates with, so ask its sales chat to confirm Singapore for the plan you buy. Current offers: ScalaHosting coupon page.
#3. Cloudways: Room to Grow, Billed Monthly
- Singapore: one of the DigitalOcean data centers on Cloudways' DigitalOcean page
- 86ms with 100 concurrent users, 0 failed requests
- 99.985% uptime over 54 days
Cloudways sets up and manages a cloud server on DigitalOcean, Vultr and other clouds, and its DigitalOcean page lists Singapore. There is no contract: you pay for the server by the hour, billed monthly, and resize it in a few clicks when traffic grows. The DigitalOcean Premium server held up through our load ramp without a failed request.
Cloudways does not host email: its Rackspace mailboxes are $1.50 per mailbox a month, or you keep Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. With no renewal jump, six years cost $1,008. Current offers: Cloudways promo code page.
Also Tested, With a Singapore Location
Kinsta (WordPress only)
Kinsta lists Singapore among its 30 data centers. Its single-site plan answered in 92ms with 100 concurrent users and failed 0% of requests, close behind the two cloud servers above. It hosts WordPress only and no email, and it is the dearest way to host one site here: $35.00/mo billed monthly or $29.17/mo billed yearly. See our Kinsta review.
FastComet FastCloud Plus
FastComet has had a Singapore data center since November 2016. FastCloud Plus answered in 420ms with 100 concurrent users and failed 0.19% of requests over the full ramp. It is $6.29/mo on 36 months and renews at $17.95/mo, so six years cost $873, more than ChemiCloud for a slower result under load.
Hosting.com
Hosting.com lists Singapore for its Starter, Pro and Max plans and its cloud servers. We tested Turbo Boost, a plan inherited from A2 Hosting and no longer sold: 534ms with 100 concurrent users, 0.3% failed. The Pro plan that replaced it is $3.99/mo on 36 months and renews at $19.99/mo; we have not benchmarked it. See our hosting.com review.
Tested, Without a Singapore Location on Record
Hostinger Unlimited
Hostinger held up on our benchmark, 430ms with 100 concurrent users and 0.64% failed, and it is cheap at $3.99/mo on 36 months. But its own list of server locations names India, Indonesia and Malaysia in Asia, not Singapore. Malaysia is the nearest of those. Our Hostinger test server, in Frankfurt, answered in 383ms from Singapore. Details: Hostinger resource limits explained.
SiteGround GrowBig
SiteGround's pages say it runs data centers in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia on Google Cloud, but the pages we read do not name the Asian city, so we cannot tell you whether Singapore is offered; ask before you buy. Under load GrowBig was the weakest plan here: 780ms with 100 concurrent users and 4% of requests failed on a ramp that stopped at 100 clients. The sign-up price of $6.69/mo lasts 12 months, then it renews at $29.99/mo, which makes six years $1,880. See SiteGround pricing and renewal tips.
Singapore Hosts, Not Tested by Us: Vodien and Exabytes
Both bill in Singapore dollars, so you avoid the conversion fee a US-dollar host adds to a local card. We have not benchmarked either, so neither is ranked.
Vodien keeps one monthly rate whatever the term you choose. In our price records WPValue (one WordPress site) is S$8.46/mo, renewing at S$8.90/mo; WebValue (five websites) is S$11.26/mo; BizValue, which adds email, is S$19.45/mo, renewing at S$22.89/mo. Vodien's site stopped our read at a bot check, so we make no claim here about where it keeps your site.
Exabytes names a Tier 3 data centre in Singapore on its Singapore site. Its plans are advertised from S$16.99 a month (EBiz 17 Mini) and S$19.99 a month (cPanel 17 AI Beginner), on order links that default to a 3-year term, plus 9% GST. The page does not label a renewal price, so check it on the order page before you pay.
Why a Singapore Server Matters
Every page a server builds for a visitor makes a round trip across the distance between them. On our benchmark the same server answered from Singapore about three times slower than near home: ChemiCloud 78ms in New York against 256ms from Singapore, ScalaHosting 38ms against 124ms, Cloudways 54ms against 178ms. Nothing about the server changed, only the distance. That is what a visitor in Singapore waits if you accept a host's default US location.
A CDN helps with images, scripts and cached pages, but it cannot answer what only the server can: contact forms, carts, checkouts, searches and your own admin area. So the order of choices is: a host with a Singapore location, then a plan that stays fast under load, then a CDN on top.
Does the PDPA Require Hosting in Singapore?
No. Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act does not require personal data to stay in the country. If you transfer personal data abroad, its Transfer Limitation Obligation requires that the data keeps a standard of protection comparable to the PDPA. Choosing a Singapore location keeps the data local and can make that simpler to show, which matters more for a clinic or a finance business than for a blog. This is general information, not legal advice.
Which Host Fits Your Singapore Site
| Your site | Our pick | Why | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business site, blog or portfolio | ChemiCloud in Singapore | 0 failed requests, cPanel, email and backups included | $2.95/mo |
| Online store or booking site | ScalaHosting Entry Cloud | 58ms with 100 users, email included | $14.95/mo |
| Growing site, no contract | Cloudways in Singapore | 86ms with 100 users, resize any time | $14.00/mo |
| One business-critical WordPress site, managed | Kinsta in Singapore | 92ms with 100 users, WordPress only | $35.00/mo |
| Billing in Singapore dollars | Vodien or Exabytes | Local currency; not benchmarked | S$8.46/mo |
What We Have Not Tested Yet
- Singapore data centers. We measured from Singapore, but every test site sat in New York or Frankfurt. A host's Singapore location can run on different hardware from the server we tested.
- Vodien and Exabytes. Compared on price and location only.
- Hosting.com Pro. We benchmarked Turbo Boost.
- Support. We did not run support tests for this page.
What I Would Choose
For an everyday Singapore website I would take ChemiCloud Pro in Singapore: it held up under load without a failed request, it includes email and backups, and it is the cheapest host with a Singapore location over six years. For a store or booking site, ScalaHosting Entry Cloud, after confirming Singapore for my plan; for a site I expected to grow fast, a Cloudways server on DigitalOcean in Singapore. Whatever the host, choose Singapore as the location when you order.
Web Hosting in Singapore: FAQ
What is the best web hosting in Singapore?
ChemiCloud Pro for most Singapore websites: it offers a Singapore location, includes cPanel, email accounts and daily backups, and on our benchmark it answered in 210ms with 100 concurrent users without a failed request. Six years cost $752. ScalaHosting Entry Cloud is the fastest plan in this comparison; Cloudways on DigitalOcean suits sites that need room to grow, billed monthly.
Which web hosts have servers in Singapore?
From each host's own pages: ChemiCloud, ScalaHosting (on its Integrated Cloud and AWS infrastructure), Cloudways (on DigitalOcean), Kinsta, FastComet, hosting.com and Exabytes, which names a Tier 3 data centre in Singapore. Hostinger's server list names India, Indonesia and Malaysia in Asia, not Singapore. SiteGround's pages say it has data centers in Asia but do not name the city.
Did you test these hosts from Singapore?
Partly. One of our 10 measuring locations is Singapore, so we know how long a visitor in Singapore waited for each test site. But the test sites sat on servers in New York or Frankfurt, not in Singapore. A site placed in the host's Singapore data center should answer faster than the Singapore figures on this page, because the distance is gone; we have not measured how much faster.
How much does hosting far from Singapore slow a site down?
On our benchmark, our ChemiCloud test server in New York answered in 78ms from New York and 256ms from Singapore. Our ScalaHosting server answered in 38ms and 124ms. Nothing changed but the distance. That delay hits every page a cache cannot serve: forms, carts, checkouts, searches and your admin area.
Is Hostinger good for Singapore websites?
It held up on our benchmark (430ms with 100 concurrent users, 0.64% failed) and it is cheap, but its own server list does not include Singapore: in Asia it names India, Indonesia and Malaysia. Our Hostinger test server in Frankfurt answered in 383ms from Singapore. For a Singapore audience, a host with a Singapore location is the better choice.
Should I use a local host like Vodien or Exabytes?
They bill in Singapore dollars, which saves card conversion fees, and Exabytes names a Tier 3 data centre in Singapore. We have not benchmarked either, so neither is ranked. Vodien's WebValue plan is S$11.26/mo in our price records.
Do I need to host in Singapore to comply with the PDPA?
No. The PDPA does not require personal data to stay in Singapore. If you transfer personal data abroad, its Transfer Limitation Obligation requires that the data keeps a comparable standard of protection. A Singapore location keeps the data local and can make that simpler. This is general information, not legal advice.