Headless Hostman vs Simply Static Studio
Compare Headless Hostman vs Simply Static Studio and explore which headless WordPress static site generator is for you.
Headless Hostman vs. Simply Static Studio
We weren’t sure about including Headless Hostman in our comparison in the first place because of a couple of reasons:
- trademark violations
- false marketing claims (100% uptime) against their own SLA
- the fake status page
- the fact that their only marketing strategy is to publish wild claims about Simply Static
But we want to show you all the options for Static WordPress, including bad actors.
Simply Static Studio vs Headless Hostman Features
For the comparison, we chose Simply Static Studio (as both are hosting platforms, and comparing a paid tool against a free plugin isn’t beneficial to anyone).
Simply Static and Headless Hostman both create static WordPress websites from your existing dynamic WordPress website.
They do this while keeping your WordPress installation. This way, you can use WordPress as a headless CMS, but users will see a static version of your website.
Simply Static Studio offers its own static site hosting, but also provides the option to choose from other providers. With Headless Hostman, you are stuck with their CDN.
Features
Headless Hostman
Simply Static Studio
Pricing
$200 / month
$19 / month
Includes Hosting (Static + WordPress)
No-Code
Supports Ajax requests (most plugins just work)
Deployment methods
Cloudflare and AWS S3
GitHub (GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, Netlify..), Amazon AWS S3, BunnyCDN, SFTP, or Static Studio
Contact Forms (without a third-party provider)
Incremental Updates (Static Site)
Open Source (No lock-in)
GDPR / CCPA-compliant
Extendable
WP-CLI support
Search integration
Multilingual support
Minification & Image Optimization
Technical Support
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Simply Static Studio vs Headless Hostman Pricing
Headless Hostman charges based on visits, compared to Simply Static Studio’s per-site pricing model.
Although their tracking implementation to make that pricing model work is against GDPR and CCPA, we thought it wouldn’t hurt to provide a detailed comparison.
Features
Headless Hostman
Simply Static Studio
Pricing
$200 / month
$19 / month
WordPress Installations
Unlimited
1 (Bulk discounts for more sites)
Visits per month
25.000
100.000 per site
(based on 1 TB Bandwidth)
Storage
Unlimited
Unlimited
E-Mails (via Contact Forms)
Unlimited
Unlimited
CDN PoPs
115
119
Anytime Cancellation
Pricing Conclusion
Given the price difference, the pay-per-visit model is not viable.
For the same amount, you’ll get 25 Simply Static Studio sites, each with up to 100.000 monthly visitors.
It’s probably worth considering if you plan to host many low-traffic websites, but beyond that, we have a hard time imagining the target customer.
Hear from our happy Simply Static users
We helped thousands of people switch to Static WordPress. Read about their experience with us:
★★★★★
I was having many issues with malware, but it ultimately led me to this static solution for WordPress sites, and I’m enjoying this new approach to developing WordPress projects quickly and securely.
Andre Esteves Perrone
Developer & Instructor
★★★★★
I ended up converting one WordPress site to static, and it was super simple. I had one question about GitHub access, which was answered quickly.
Dan Holloran
Full-Stack-Developer
★★★★★
This is a great addition, as it allows a site to be hosted in S3/Cloudfront and prevents WordPress attacks.
Kevin Withnall
CTO
★★★★★
[…] Simply Static is a comprehensive solution for anyone looking to improve their WordPress site’s performance, security, and cost-effectiveness. With the bonus of outstanding support from Patrick, it’s a must-have for any WordPress user. Highly recommended!
Maarten Emmerink
Founder & CEO
★★★★★
Publishing a Jamstack site from WordPress gives the best of both worlds—flexible content creation with a serverless website (we publish to S3).
Douglas Stein
Director of Engineering
★★★★★
WordPress is very useful but too insecure, unreliable, and slow to be used by critical sites without a solution like this. This way, we get the benefits of WordPress without the downsides.
Jocelyn Earl
CTO
★★★★★
As an agency, we work with many customers who come to us with either existing WordPress sites or new sites that are perfect candidates for static sites. Supporting static sites is a lighter lift on the agency site, and the customer wins on better security and typically better performance […].
Jim Hankins
Founder & CEO
★★★★★
Static sites have many benefits. The pro version has a good feature for a solid implementation. I’ve encountered a few edge cases, and their support has been prompt and professional.
Scott Green
Founder & CEO
★★★★★
The plugin setup was easy and works great out of the box. The documentation is good, and support is great if needed, too!
Herbert Hoekstra
WordPress Developer