All American vs. SiteGround
Thinking about SiteGround? Read this first.
SiteGround’s StartUp plan is advertised at $2.99/mo, which takes a 12-month prepay ($35.88), and renews at $17.99/mo. Here’s how that stacks up.
| Detail | All American Minuteman | SiteGround StartUp |
|---|---|---|
| Plan compared | Minuteman | StartUp |
| Advertised price | $4/mo billed yearly ($6 monthly) | $2.99/mo with a 12-month prepay ($35.88) |
| Price at renewal | $4/mo. Unchanged. | $17.99/mo (+502%) |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 10 GB NVMe | 10 GB |
| Backups | Daily, kept 7 days, included | Daily, included (30 days) |
| SSL | Free on every domain, forever | Free |
| Migration | Free plugin; done for you from Main Street | Plugin, and the first migration done for you |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days, monthly or yearly | 30 days |
| Bring your own (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho) | Included |
Add-ons offered at SiteGround’s checkout: Site Scanner $4.99/mo · Premium Backup $4.99/mo · Email Marketing $11.99/mo
The difference
Why people switch from SiteGround.
A 6× renewal jump
SiteGround StartUp is $2.99/mo for the first year and $17.99/mo after that. Minuteman is $4/mo billed yearly in year one, year two and year ten.
Malware scanning included
SiteGround offers Site Scanner as a $4.99/mo add-on. Malware scanning, with one-click quarantine, is part of every plan here.
More power per dollar at renewal
For less than StartUp’s renewal price, Main Street gives you 5 sites sharing 50 GB of storage, an object cache, SSH and a done-for-you migration.
Minuteman
The closest match to SiteGround StartUp, at a price that holds.
- 1 website
- 10 GB NVMe storage
- Unmetered bandwidth
- Free SSL, renewed automatically
- Daily backups, kept 7 days
- One-click WordPress
GoDaddy, Bluehost, WP Engine, SiteGround and Hostinger are trademarks of their respective owners, who are not affiliated with and do not endorse AllAmericanHosting.com. Prices are as published on each company’s website, checked September 27, 2026, for the plans named, before taxes and fees, and may have changed since. Monthly figures after the intro term use each plan’s published renewal price, plus its published daily-backup add-on where daily backups are not included, before taxes and domain fees. All American figures assume yearly billing.
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