Varial Hosting review
A feature-rich shared host for established WordPress customers, with a costly entry tier.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Varial Hosting provides shared web hosting for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Its service combines website hosting, professional domain email, free SSL certificates, daily backups, cPanel, WordPress setup and updates, staging tools, and Sitejet AI website building. The web-based service is particularly suited to established WordPress-focused customers who want hosting, email, migration assistance, and common application installation in one package.
The published monthly plans are Startup at 12.99 CAD for one website, 10GB storage, and 10 email accounts; Plus at 19.99 CAD for 10 websites, 25GB storage, and 25 email accounts; Turbo at 39.99 CAD for unlimited websites, 50GB storage, and unlimited email accounts; and Max at 64.99 CAD for unlimited websites, 100GB storage, and unlimited email accounts. Every plan includes free SSL, daily backups, and cPanel. This structure makes Plus the first tier for customers managing multiple sites, while Turbo and Max are aimed at larger collections of websites and email accounts.
Varial's broader hosting package includes unlimited bandwidth, daily off-site backups with 30-day retention, free website and email migrations, LiteSpeed server and caching, and one-click installation for WordPress and more than 150 applications. WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal are listed integrations, while the service also includes setup, updates, and staging tools for WordPress. The one-website Startup limit and 12.99 CAD monthly entry price reduce its appeal for small, budget-sensitive projects. Customers who value backups, migration help, email, and WordPress tooling should consider Varial; those seeking the lowest-cost single-site plan should look elsewhere.
Questions about Varial Hosting
Does Varial Hosting have a free plan? No free plan is listed; paid plans start at CA$12.99/mo (Startup).
How much does Varial Hosting cost? Varial Hosting lists 4 paid plans; the lowest is Startup at CA$12.99/mo.
What does Varial Hosting run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
What does Varial Hosting integrate with? 3 integrations: WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.
Varial Hosting pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Daily off-site backups with 30-day retention
- Free migrations, SSL, email, and WordPress staging
- LiteSpeed, caching, and 150+ one-click applications
- Where it doesn't
- Startup supports only one website
- Starts at 12.99 CAD per month
- No free plan is available
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