Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting vs T3Gardens

Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting8.9Visit T3Gardens8.8Visit

Higher score Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting #4 in TYPO3 Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Smartnet

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T3Gardens #5 in TYPO3 Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit T3Gardens

• Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting fits best

  Affordable managed TYPO3 hosting

• T3Gardens fits best

  TYPO3-focused managed cloud hosting

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Side by side

Feature	Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting 8.9/10 Visit ↗	T3Gardens 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in TYPO3 Hosting	#5 in TYPO3 Hosting
Best for	Affordable managed TYPO3 hosting	TYPO3-focused managed cloud hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€5/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone	Tickets, Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Enterprise
Features Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting 2/3 · T3Gardens 2/3
TYPO3-specific support	✓	✓
Managed TYPO3 updates	✓	✓
Staging environment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Backup retention	Not checked yet	7 days
Hosting model	Not checked yet	Cloud
Included storage	10 GB (best)	5 GB
Included websites	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Preinstalled and one-click TYPO3 installation Daily geographically redundant backups and free Let's Encrypt SSL Unmetered data transfer across listed plans	Automatic TYPO3 security and minor updates Daily encrypted off-site backups with up to 30-day history Selectable TYPO3 versions, Cloudflare CDN, and optional Solr
Cons	No free plan is available Managed updates cover smaller TYPO3 updates SSH access starts with the Professional plan	Major TYPO3 upgrades require manual work Basic includes only 7-day backup retention Technical support is ticket-based
Our verdict	Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting provides web hosting for TYPO3 websites, ranging from small sites to larger business and enterprise projects. It is suited to teams that want TYPO3 preinstalled rather than configuring the application from scratch.… Read the review →	T3Gardens is a fully managed cloud hosting service built for TYPO3 websites. It suits individuals, companies, and enterprise deployments that want TYPO3-ready hosting rather than a general-purpose hosting environment. The service includes… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting — where it wins

  • Preinstalled and one-click TYPO3 installation
  • Daily geographically redundant backups and free Let's Encrypt SSL
  • Unmetered data transfer across listed plans

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Managed updates cover smaller TYPO3 updates
  • SSH access starts with the Professional plan

• T3Gardens — where it wins

  • Automatic TYPO3 security and minor updates
  • Daily encrypted off-site backups with up to 30-day history
  • Selectable TYPO3 versions, Cloudflare CDN, and optional Solr

  Where it doesn't

  • Major TYPO3 upgrades require manual work
  • Basic includes only 7-day backup retention
  • Technical support is ticket-based

• Smartnet TYPO3 Hosting8.9/10 · Paid

  A practical TYPO3 host with low monthly pricing, backups, SSL, and higher-tier SSH access.

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• T3Gardens8.8/10 · Paid

  A TYPO3-focused managed host with updates, backups, CDN access, and Solr support.

  Visit T3GardensFull verdict →