When looking for a WordPress hosting plan it can be difficult to judge how much disk space you think you need vs how much you really need. We have found that in many cases, WordPress users severely overestimate the amount, and this, in turn, impacts their purchasing decisions in a negative way. Today we’ll dive into a few ways to better estimate your actual disk space usage needs, ways to find your current usage, and also share some real-world examples that can help you choose the right hosting plan.
- How Much Disk Space Do You Need?
- How Much Disk Space Are You Using?
- How to Save Disk Space
How Much Disk Space Do You Need?
Let’s take a quick look at the total disk space vs the number of sites offered on each of the WordPress hosting plans at JHAPA Technical. All of our plans have been allocated resources and limits based on the average disk space usage we see from our own clients (both small and large). This data has been compiled over years from thousands of clients.
Our Hosting Plans
- Starter plan: 5 GB and 1 WordPress site
- Pro plan: 10 GB and 2 WordPress sites
- Business 1: 15 GB and 3 WordPress sites
- Business 2: 20 GB and 10 WordPress sites
- Business 3: 30 GB and 20 WordPress sites
- Business 4: 40 GB and 40 WordPress sites
- Enterprise 1: 80 GB and 60 WordPress sites
- Enterprise 2: 120 GB and 80 WordPress sites
Average WordPress Site Usage
Occasionally we hear from new clients that they are concerned with the fact that we don’t offer enough disk space per plan. But let’s do some calculations on the actual average usage of a WordPress site. The below data is an average disk space usage taken from a pool of production WordPress sites that have been running for 4+ years.
- WordPress core: 8.9 MB (4.9.5+)
- Average plugins directory (
/wp-content/plugins
): 100 MB - Average theme directory (
/wp-content/themes
): 25 MB - Average uploads directory (
/wp-content/uploads
): 825 MB - Average MySQL database: 85 MB
On average, we’ve found that the typical client has approximately 1 GB of data for a single WordPress installation. Sometimes this can swing in either direction. Some might have a much larger database, but smaller file usage, or the other way around. So on our starter plan, this leaves you with another 4 GB (80%) of unused disk space for growth.
Live Examples
But let’s take a look at some live client examples. The sites listed below are all in production: including blogs, businesses, and ecommerce sites.
Client 1
Client one has 11 WordPress sites and is using 4.04 GB out of their 100 GB disk space allotment. They are well below our Jhapa Technical average, using less than 400 MB per site.