AIRANKS — The Authoritative Rankings for AI Web Content

AIRANKS measures AI visibility: we ask AI models real product and service questions, capture the complete answers as immutable observations, and publish what they contain — which brands were mentioned, which domains were cited, and which exact pages were linked. Every domain gets an AIR score from 1–10 (a decile of visibility in the active dataset; 0 means insufficient data), with the methodology in the open.

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AIRVER. FIGHTING — 2026

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hostingdive.com

AIR 10

52 phrases · 29 brands · 704 citations

What the AI Says

On August 14, 2026, the AI reported to us the following summary of this site:

HostingDive is primarily an independent web-hosting review and comparison website. Its stated purpose is to test hosting providers using real hosting accounts, WordPress installations, uptime monitoring, speed benchmarks, load testing, support evaluations, pricing analysis, and security checks, then publish reviews, rankings, buying guides, and head-to-head comparisons. Its homepage emphasizes that it “bu[ys] the hosting, run[s] the tests, and publish[es] the numbers,” while its main sections include a Speed Index, reviews, comparisons, guides, deals, and testing methodology. (hostingdive.com (hostingdive.com)) The site serves a specific niche: consumers and businesses choosing website hosting, especially shared hosting, WordPress hosting, managed WordPress services, reseller hosting, and related hosting products. It is not centered on one particular brand; instead, it covers numerous companies, including Hostinger, SiteGround, Bluehost, WP Engine, Kinsta, DreamHost, GoDaddy, HostGator, Namecheap, InMotion Hosting, Rocket.net, FastComet, AccuWeb, and Network Solutions. Hostinger is notable because HostingDive says its own website runs on Hostinger’s Business plan, but this is presented as a disclosed testing relationship rather than the site’s central brand focus. (hostingdive.com (hostingdive.com)) The website identifies its publisher only as the “HostingDive Team,” described as a small editorial group whose members write and test the content. The available author profile provides a team description but does not identify specific individuals, a parent company, or a legal corporate entity, so those details cannot be independently verified from the reviewed pages. HostingDive also states that it earns commissions from some hosting providers through affiliate links, while claiming that affiliate compensation does not determine scores or rankings. (hostingdive.com (hostingdive.com)) Overall, HostingDive is best categorized as a specialized technology-media and affiliate-review publication—a combination of blog, educational resource, product-comparison service, and promotional platform. Its likely audience includes individuals launching websites, WordPress users, small businesses, agencies, developers, resellers, and budget-conscious buyers who want practical comparisons of hosting performance, pricing, reliability, support, and features before purchasing a hosting plan. This audience assessment is an inference from the site’s review subjects, buyer guides, comparison topics, and calls to “visit” specific hosting providers. (hostingdive.com (hostingdive.com))

Recent Observations

AI-Assist Files

checked 8/14/2026

Phrases Citing hostingdive.com

Brands Ranked Alongside

  • 669Hostinger
  • 648SiteGround
  • 531Kinsta
  • 466WP Engine
  • 220DreamHost
  • 181Shopify
  • 169Cloudways
  • 148Bluehost
  • 135Pressable
  • 94Wix
  • 63Namecheap
  • 57Squarespace
  • 33Liquid Web
  • 29Nexcess
  • 29Cloudflare
  • 23DigitalOcean
  • 12ScalaHosting
  • 11Vercel
  • 11Google Cloud
  • 9IONOS
  • 8Vultr
  • 8AWS
  • 7Hetzner
  • 7InterServer
  • 6Netlify
  • 4InMotion Hosting
  • 2Flywheel
  • 1Zoho
  • 1GoDaddy