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How Much Hosting Storage & Bandwidth Do You Need?

Pick your site type and expected traffic to get an instant storage and bandwidth estimate, plus a matching provider pick.

Your estimate

2–3 GB storage · 10–14 GB/month bandwidth

Recommended: Hostinger — Light needs: Hostinger's entry cloud plan comfortably covers this.

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These 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.

Storage & bandwidth by site type and traffic

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

How this calculator works

1

Pick your site type

Blog, business site, online store or media-heavy: each has a very different typical page weight and storage footprint.

2

Pick your expected traffic

Monthly visitors is the biggest driver of bandwidth, since every visit downloads your pages and images again.

3

Get a planning estimate

You'll see a realistic storage and bandwidth range, plus which of our 10 ranked cloud hosting providers in India fits best.

What actually affects your storage & bandwidth needs

1

Image size is the biggest bandwidth driver

Compressing images (WebP, proper sizing) can cut bandwidth use by 50% or more without changing your traffic or plan.

2

Caching reduces repeat downloads

LiteSpeed or browser caching means returning visitors re-download far less, which is why cache-enabled hosts need less raw bandwidth headroom.

3

"Unmetered" still has a fair-use limit

Providers advertising unmetered bandwidth (like Verpex) still throttle accounts that spike far beyond typical use: check the fair-use policy.

4

Storage grows faster with backups included

Daily backups can double your effective storage footprint on the provider's side, even if your site itself stays the same size.

Frequently asked questions

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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