The No-BS Guide to Digital Business
Stop Building on Broken Tech.
Unbiased reviews of hosting, WordPress plugins, and SaaS tools. We cut through the marketing fluff to give you the raw performance data you need.
Our Philosophy
Data Over Dogma
Most review sites are pay-to-play. We are different. We test with code, load balancers, and legal analysis.
Performance Benchmarks
We don’t trust the “99.9% uptime” badge. We ping servers every minute and stress-test CPUs to find the breaking point.
Security Audits
Identifying bloated plugins and insecure themes before they compromise your client’s data.
The Fine Print
We read the Terms of Service so you don’t have to. Uncovering hidden fees, data ownership clauses, and lock-in tactics.
Agency Strategy
Real-world advice on pricing, scope creep, and client management for web professionals.
Open Source Ethics
Navigating the complexities of GPL licensing, contributions, and the “Open Web” vs. Walled Gardens.
Hardware Deep Dives
Understanding the difference between Nginx, LiteSpeed, and Apache, and why server location matters.
The Methodology
How We Review
We never accept free accounts for reviews. We buy, we build, and we break.
The Anonymous Buy
We purchase hosting and software anonymously to experience the same onboarding and support as a regular customer.
The Stress Test
We deploy heavy sites and simulate traffic spikes to measure TTFB (Time to First Byte) and database responsiveness.
The Verdict
We publish the raw logs. No sugarcoating. If a product fails, we tell you exactly why.
Community Intel
Trusted by Pros
Read by senior developers, agency owners, and tech leads.
Sarah Schmidt
Developer
“Their breakdown of the Gutenberg vs. Elementor performance gap helped us convince a major client to switch stacks.”
David Ross
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
“I used to roll my eyes at ‘hosting reviews’ because they’re usually just affiliate cash grabs. Bullenweg is different. They actually posted the h2load benchmark logs. That level of transparency is unheard of.”
Marcus Vane
Agency Owner
“Bullenweg is the only site that actually talks about PHP workers and RAM limits instead of just pasting marketing copy. Essential reading.”
Elena Corves
Lead WordPress Developer
“Finally, someone admitted that Page Builders are killing Core Web Vitals. The Bullenweg guide on optimization helped us shave 1.5s off our average load time across 50 client sites. Essential reading for any serious dev.”
Susi Wagner
SysAdmin
“Finally, someone holding hosting companies accountable for their downtime claims.”
Amir Kapur
Founder, BluePrint Digital
“The ‘Agency Growth’ section saved me from a nightmare client last month. The advice on structuring maintenance contracts and handling scope creep is worth its weight in gold. Brutally honest and totally necessary”
Intelligence
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From weekly summaries to deep-dive agency blueprints.
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- Client Contract Templates
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- All ‘GROWTH’ features plus:
- Infrastructure Audit
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FAQS
Transparency Report
Answering your questions about our ethics and operations.
Do you accept paid reviews?
Never. All our reviews are independent. We may use affiliate links, but a commission never buys a positive opinion.
Why are you so critical of popular hosts?
Because popular doesn’t mean good. Many large hosts survive on marketing budget rather than server performance. We prioritize the latter.
Can I republish your data?
You may cite our findings with a do-follow link back to the original article. You may not copy full articles.
Do you offer speed optimization services for individual sites?
Generally, no. We are an intelligence firm, not a maintenance agency. We offer strategic infrastructure consulting for Enterprise clients (see our Pricing page), but we do not accept “one-off” optimization jobs. We prefer to publish the data so you, or your dev team, can fix it yourselves.
Why do you seem biased against Page Builders?
We aren’t biased against tools; we are biased against bloat. Our loyalty is to the browser rendering path, not the software vendor. If a tool generates 5MB of unused CSS or excessive DOM elements, we will call it out, regardless of how popular it is.
A host you reviewed says they fixed the performance issues. Will you update the rating?
We don’t update reviews based on press releases or promises; we update them based on logs. We re-test major providers annually. If the benchmarks show a genuine improvement in TTFB and uptime, we will happily raise the score. If not, the warning label stays.
Do you have additional concerns or questions?
Reach out to us and we will get right back to you.
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