Looking for a Kualo Magento Hosting Alternative?
Kualo is a well-known UK Magento host built on LiteSpeed and LiteMage. EveryHost runs the NGINX and Varnish stack that Adobe's own documentation is written around, on VPS or dedicated servers. Here's the full picture.
Kualo Magento hosting: what they offer
Kualo is a UK-based hosting provider with a long track record in Magento hosting. They rank highly in UK search results, have over 1,000 customer reviews, and have clearly invested in building a Magento-specific platform. Their published plans start at £34.99 per month + VAT (Magento Startup) and run to £139.99 per month + VAT (Magento Business), all on shared infrastructure, with private server (Premium) and multi-server cluster (Enterprise) options priced on enquiry. Prices checked on Kualo's site on 10 October 2026.
Their platform includes Redis for session and backend caching, OpenSearch, NVMe SSD storage, Cloudflare CDN integration, a web application firewall with Magento-specific rules, help with PCI-DSS compliance scans, automated malware scanning, automated Magento core security patching, free migration, and 24/7 support. These are the right boxes to tick for a Magento host.
Where Kualo differs from EveryHost is in three choices: the web server, the page caching approach, and the hardware model. On search and storage the two are alike: both run OpenSearch on NVMe storage. We'll cover each one factually below.
Stack comparison: Kualo vs EveryHost
Based on Kualo's published Magento hosting page and Adobe's official documentation.
When does it make sense to move from Kualo?
Kualo is a legitimate Magento host with a long track record. If your store performs well there, switching for its own sake may not be necessary.
The scenarios where merchants typically move to EveryHost from Kualo are: outgrowing Kualo's shared plans, experiencing performance issues on shared infrastructure, needing the NGINX + Varnish stack that Adobe's documentation is written around for compatibility with specific extensions or deployments, or wanting dedicated resources or a whole server at a published price without contacting sales for a custom quote.
We've migrated stores from Kualo to EveryHost. The process is straightforward: we handle everything, and most migrations complete within 24–48 hours with minimum downtime for your customers. There is no charge for migration.
The EveryHost Magento stack
Migrate from Kualo: free, minimum downtime
We handle the full migration from Kualo to EveryHost at no extra cost. Database, media files, extensions, DNS cutover, all included. Most stores are live on EveryHost within 24–48 hours.
Frequently asked questions about Kualo Magento hosting
What is Kualo Magento hosting?+
Kualo is a UK-based web hosting provider that offers Magento hosting plans. They have been hosting Magento stores for a number of years and have built a platform using the LiteSpeed Enterprise web server with LiteMage caching, OpenSearch for search, Redis for sessions and backend cache, NVMe SSD storage, and Cloudflare CDN integration. Their published plans start at £34.99 per month + VAT (Magento Startup: 3 CPU cores, 3GB RAM) and run to £139.99 per month + VAT (Magento Business), all on shared hosting. Private server (Premium) and multi-server cluster (Enterprise) plans are priced on enquiry.
Why do some Magento merchants look for a Kualo alternative?+
The most common reasons are the stack and the hardware model. Kualo runs LiteSpeed with LiteMage caching rather than NGINX with Varnish. Adobe's system requirements list nginx and Varnish, and Adobe's performance guide says Magento highly recommends Varnish as the full page cache. Kualo's published plans (Startup, Professional and Business) are shared hosting, with private servers and clusters quoted on enquiry. Merchants who want the NGINX and Varnish stack, or dedicated resources on their own server at a published price, may prefer an alternative.
Does Kualo use Varnish cache for Magento?+
No. Kualo uses LiteMage, a full-page cache for the LiteSpeed web server, installed as a Magento extension with ESI hole punching. Kualo says LiteMage outperforms the Apache and Varnish setup most hosts ship. Adobe's documentation does not mention LiteMage: its performance guide says Magento highly recommends Varnish as the full page cache server, and its Varnish guide says Adobe strongly recommends Varnish in production. Magento generates the Varnish configuration file (VCL) from the Admin. EveryHost uses Varnish, configured specifically for Magento's ESI blocks, checkout exclusions, and customer-aware caching rules.
Does Kualo use OpenSearch or Elasticsearch?+
OpenSearch. Kualo's Magento hosting page lists OpenSearch on every plan. Adobe requires every Magento 2.4 installation to use Elasticsearch or OpenSearch. On Adobe's current system requirements, Magento 2.4.9 lists OpenSearch 3 only, the latest 2.4.8 and 2.4.7 patches list OpenSearch or Elasticsearch 8, and the latest 2.4.4 to 2.4.6 patches list OpenSearch only. Kualo does not publish which OpenSearch version it runs, so check it matches your Magento release. EveryHost runs OpenSearch 3, the version Adobe lists for 2.4.9 and 2.4.8, and builds to the version your release needs.
How do I move my Magento store from Kualo to EveryHost?+
We handle the full migration at no extra cost. Our engineers assess your current Kualo setup, migrate your database, media files, extensions, and configuration to a staging environment on EveryHost, test everything thoroughly, then schedule the live DNS cutover. Most Kualo to EveryHost migrations complete within 24–48 hours with minimum downtime for customers. Call us on 0333 577 6191 or use the contact form to start.
Is EveryHost more expensive than Kualo?+
On published prices, Kualo's shared plans start lower: Magento Startup is £34.99 per month + VAT and their largest shared plan, Magento Business, is £139.99 per month + VAT. EveryHost plans are isolated virtual servers with dedicated CPU and RAM (Managed VPS) or dedicated hardware that is not shared with other customers, so the closer comparison is Kualo's Premium private server plan, which is priced on enquiry. Our prices are published on our plans and prices page. We recommend speaking to us directly about your store's specific requirements so we can recommend the right configuration. Migration is always included free.