Semi-Dedicated Hosting with small-dedicated-level horsepower (without the server admin burden)
Get the familiar cPanel hosting stack (WordPress-ready) with a much larger resource pool than typical shared hosting. These plans are built for very large websites, busy WooCommerce stores, and agencies hosting many sites in one place.
- Proactive security & daily backups
- Optimized stack for WP & PHP
- Real humans, real help
Resource levels similar to a small dedicated server, but shared so it’s far more affordable.
No server maintenance burden. We handle OS, stack, and platform upkeep to reduce your costs.
Tuned PHP stack, strong I/O, and caching support (Redis/Memcached) for consistent speed.
Who Semi-Dedicated is for
If your shared plan is “fine” but you sometimes hit CPU, database, or disk bottlenecks—this is the upgrade that keeps cPanel simplicity while unlocking far more headroom.
- High-traffic WordPress / WooCommerce sites that need consistent performance
- Agencies hosting multiple client websites under one plan
- Membership sites, learning platforms, and content-heavy sites
- Businesses that want strong resources without moving to a VPS yet
Many “semi-dedicated” plans in the market are only slightly above shared. Ours are designed around a much larger resource share—approaching the feel of a small dedicated box, but with shared efficiency.
- SD Basic CPU (web/PHP)
- 3 CPU cores
- 4.8GHz threads
- SD Advanced CPU (web/PHP)
- 6 CPU cores
- 4.8GHz threads
- SD Basic NVMe Storage
- 100 GB
- 500,000 INODES
- SD Advanced NVMe Storage
- 200 GB
- 1,000,000 INODES
- SD Basic RAM for processes
- 6GB
- Higher concurrency
- SD Advanced RAM for processes
- 10GB
- Even more headroom
Because these plans are not dedicated servers, management and maintenance are handled by Maiahost—so you get high resources without dedicated-server overhead.
Semi-Dedicated plans & pricing
Same cPanel feature set as our shared hosting—plus dramatically more resources for bigger workloads. Switch billing terms to compare pricing.
A huge jump in headroom for large sites and small-to-mid agency stacks.
- Designed for high traffic WordPress/WooCommerce
- Ideal for agencies hosting multiple sites
- Same cPanel stack as shared hosting
- Large resource share + 6GB RAM for processes
- CPU (web/PHP)3 CPU cores4.8GHz threads
- MySQL CPU4 coresDB headroom
- NVMe Storage100 GB500,000 INODES
- RAM for processes6GBHigher concurrency
Dedicated-like resources (but shared) with full Maiahost management for maximum value.
- Almost like a small dedicated server (resource-wise)
- More cost-effective because it’s shared
- Fully managed by Maiahost (lower overhead for you)
- Best for big agency stacks + heavy WooCommerce
- CPU (web/PHP)6 CPU cores4.8GHz threads
- MySQL CPU4 coresDedicated DB headroom
- NVMe Storage200 GB1,000,000 INODES
- RAM for processes10GBMaximum concurrency
| Feature | SD Basic (Professional) | SD Advanced (High-Performance) |
|---|---|---|
Control panel | cPanel | cPanel |
Backups JetBackup daily + on-demand. 7 days included; optional up to 60 days. | JetBackup | JetBackup |
Malware scanning BitNinja on-the-fly + weekly ImmunifyAV | BitNinja + ImmunifyAV | BitNinja + ImmunifyAV |
Spam filtering | SpamAssassin | SpamAssassin |
Caching | Redis + Memcached | Redis + Memcached |
Web stack | Apache + Mod_LSAPI | Apache + Mod_LSAPI |
Staging / installer | Softaculous | Softaculous |
CPU (web/PHP) | 3 cores @ 4.8GHz | 6 cores @ 4.8GHz |
MySQL CPU | 4 cores | 4 cores |
RAM for processes | 6GB | 10GB |
Memory per processes | 1GB | 1GB |
NVMe Storage | 100 GB | 200 GB |
Backups Storage | 400 GB | 800 GB |
INODE Count | 500,000 | 1,000,000 |
SD Advanced provides a very large resource share—often comparable to entry dedicated boxes—while staying cost-effective because the infrastructure is shared. And since it’s not dedicated, Maiahost handles the platform management and maintenance, reducing your total cost of ownership.
Everything included (same stack as shared hosting)
Semi-Dedicated plans include the standard cPanel hosting toolkit you expect—plus the performance and security layers that keep WordPress sites stable.
JetBackup full incremental backups daily + on-demand. 7 days included free; extended retention (up to 60 days) available as a paid add-on.
On-the-fly protection with BitNinja plus weekly scans with ImmunifyAV for proactive detection.
SpamAssassin spam filtering available for email protection.
Both Redis and Memcached supported for object caching and performance tuning.
Apache with Mod_LSAPI for efficient, high-performance PHP handling.
Softaculous App Installer/Updater for PHP apps + staging tool for safer changes and testing.
Quick FAQ
Not exactly. Semi-dedicated keeps the cPanel shared environment but allocates a much larger resource share than typical shared hosting. If you need root access or custom services, a VPS is usually the right next step.
You get a very large resource share comparable to a small dedicated server, but the infrastructure is shared and fully managed by us—so you avoid the dedicated-server management and maintenance overhead.
Yes. The feature set is the same; the main difference is the significantly larger resource share (CPU, database capacity, RAM for processes, and I/O).
Pick SD Basic if you want a big step up from shared for one large site or a smaller set of sites. Choose SD Advanced if you’re hosting many sites, running heavier WooCommerce workloads, or you want maximum headroom.