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Recommended: Hostinger — Light needs: Hostinger's entry cloud plan comfortably covers this.
Visit HostingerThese are planning estimates based on typical page weights and traffic patterns, not a live spec match against every plan. Always confirm exact storage and bandwidth limits on the provider's pricing page before buying.
Every combination the calculator above uses, laid out for a quick scan.
| Site type | Monthly visitors | Storage | Bandwidth/month | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog / Portfolio | Under 5,000/month | 2–3 GB | 10–14 GB | Hostinger |
| Blog / Portfolio | 5,000–20,000/month | 2–4 GB | 48–71 GB | Hostinger |
| Blog / Portfolio | 20,000–100,000/month | 4–7 GB | 229–343 GB | Verpex |
| Blog / Portfolio | 100,000+/month | 6–11 GB | 571–857 GB | Cloudways |
| Business / Brochure Site | Under 5,000/month | 2–4 GB | 15–23 GB | Hostinger |
| Business / Brochure Site | 5,000–20,000/month | 3–6 GB | 76–114 GB | MilesWeb |
| Business / Brochure Site | 20,000–100,000/month | 6–10 GB | 366–548 GB | Cloudways |
| Business / Brochure Site | 100,000+/month | 9–16 GB | 914–1,371 GB | Cloudways |
| WooCommerce / Online Store | Under 5,000/month | 6–11 GB | 30–46 GB | Cloudways |
| WooCommerce / Online Store | 5,000–20,000/month | 9–16 GB | 152–229 GB | Cloudways |
| WooCommerce / Online Store | 20,000–100,000/month | 15–27 GB | 731–1,097 GB | Cloudways |
| WooCommerce / Online Store | 100,000+/month | 24–43 GB | 1,828–2,742 GB | Cloudways |
| Media-Heavy (Photo/Video/Podcast) | Under 5,000/month | 15–27 GB | 38–57 GB | Contabo |
| Media-Heavy (Photo/Video/Podcast) | 5,000–20,000/month | 22–40 GB | 190–286 GB | Contabo |
| Media-Heavy (Photo/Video/Podcast) | 20,000–100,000/month | 38–68 GB | 914–1,371 GB | Contabo |
| Media-Heavy (Photo/Video/Podcast) | 100,000+/month | 60–108 GB | 2,285–3,428 GB | E2E Networks |
Blog, business site, online store or media-heavy: each has a very different typical page weight and storage footprint.
Monthly visitors is the biggest driver of bandwidth, since every visit downloads your pages and images again.
You'll see a realistic storage and bandwidth range, plus which of our 10 ranked cloud hosting providers in India fits best.
Compressing images (WebP, proper sizing) can cut bandwidth use by 50% or more without changing your traffic or plan.
LiteSpeed or browser caching means returning visitors re-download far less, which is why cache-enabled hosts need less raw bandwidth headroom.
Providers advertising unmetered bandwidth (like Verpex) still throttle accounts that spike far beyond typical use: check the fair-use policy.
Daily backups can double your effective storage footprint on the provider's side, even if your site itself stays the same size.
For most blogs and small business sites, 2–10 GB is enough. Online stores typically need 10–40 GB depending on product images and order volume, and media-heavy sites (photo, video, podcast) can need 20–100+ GB. Use the calculator above for an estimate matched to your exact site type and traffic.
Images and video are by far the biggest driver of bandwidth, since every page view re-downloads them unless caching is configured well. High-resolution product photos, hero images and embedded video are the usual culprits behind an unexpectedly high bandwidth bill.
Policies vary by provider: some throttle your site's speed, some charge an overage fee, and providers advertising "unmetered" bandwidth apply a fair-use policy instead of a hard cap. Always check this before choosing a plan for a fast-growing site.
Not necessarily. Most cloud hosting plans in India let you upgrade storage and bandwidth without migrating, so it's usually cheaper to start on a plan sized for today's traffic and scale up later than to overpay from day one.
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