Comparison

Webhostingtalk vs LowEndTalk

Webhostingtalk and LowEndTalk both land on Depends.

Webhostingtalk

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Confidence: Medium

This is a free hosting discussion forum, not software you buy . useful for researching hosts and deals.

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Confidence: Medium

LowEndTalk is a free community forum for budget-hosting deals, not hosting software . there is nothing to buy here.

Webhostingtalk versus LowEndTalk
Compare	Webhostingtalk	LowEndTalk
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Hosting pros vetting providers	Budget VPS hunters
Who it's not for	Anyone buying software . this is a forum, not a tool	Anyone expecting hosting . it is a forum, not a provider
Privacy	Breached in September 2016 via vBulletin (~516K records exposed); no security page found.^⁴	No known public vulnerabilities in LowEndTalk itself found in the sources reviewed; the site shows no public security page, but its forums actively track industry CVEs and provider breaches.
Support quality	Moderation complaints; deleted negative review	Peer community only; no official support channel.
Public sentiment	Users value its depth and long history but criticize moderation, outages, and give it a poor 2.9/5 on Trustpilot.^²	Users praise cheap finds and honest peer reviews, but warn that tiny providers can deliver terrible support or vanish with prepaid money.¹²
Biggest gotcha	2016 breach exposed emails and passwords; check HaveIBeenPwned if you had an account^⁴	User scammed on a prepaid 3-year plan; prefer monthly billing with unknown hosts¹²