In a benchmark of matching WordPress websites based on 100 GTmetrix tests per site, Crazy Domains delivered the strongest overall performance. 

Site speed influences how visitors interact with your brand. 53% of mobile users abandon a site that takes longer than three seconds to load. When a page load stalls, prospective buyers leave and find a competitor. (You can read our comprehensive guide explaining this in more detail.) 

Website owners understand that slow websites can damage trust and cost you missed sale opportunities. And at Crazy Domains, we know that reliable hosting performance is a baseline requirement for any business. We recently upgraded our page speed capabilities by investing in better server power and refined backend architecture. 

To verify these improvements, we ran a performance test against several prominent alternatives. The resulting data confirms that our upgraded infrastructure provides a clear advantage for Australian businesses. 

How Crazy Domains Compares Against Other Hosting Providers in Australia 

Crazy Domains achieved the strongest overall results across the three metrics in this web hosting benchmark. Its averages were approximately: 

  • TTFB: ~230 mms
  • LCP: ~750 ms
  • Fully loaded: ~900 ms  

The charts below are box plots. The line inside each box shows the middle result, the box shows where most results sit, and the dots show individual runs. Lower values mean faster loading. A smaller box usually indicates more consistent performance. 

The first chart shows Crazy Domains grouped close to 230 milliseconds with a much smaller range than the other providers. GoDaddy and Webcentral sit near 900 milliseconds, Hostinger varies more widely, and VentraIP records the highest typical TTFB. The dots outside the boxes are isolated fast or slow runs rather than the usual result. 

The chart suggests that Crazy Domains was 8x faster than VentraIP for average TTFB. It also recorded lower average response times than GoDaddy, Hostinger, and Webcentral. 

The second chart shows what happened after the first response. Crazy Domains’ LCP sits near 750 milliseconds and its fully loaded time near 900 milliseconds. Both ranges stay low and narrow. The other hosting companies record higher typical times, while Hostinger and VentraIP show wider variation and higher outliers. GoDaddy and Webcentral are steadier, but their timings remain above Crazy Domains for both measurements. 

Across the controlled test, the data shows that Crazy Domains produced the fastest and steadiest overall timing profile.  

A live website may perform differently depending on its plan, code, content, traffic, visitor location, and network conditions. 

Disclaimer: Results are based on 100 GTmetrix tests per site conducted in 2026 under controlled conditions, using matching WordPress configurations and no custom CDN, caching, or additional optimisation. Actual performance may vary with the website setup, plan, location, traffic, and network conditions. Provider comparisons reflect the tested conditions as of July 2026. Customers using legacy packages or different configurations may experience different results. 

How We Measured Website Speed 

Page speed is a sequence that happens in stages. First, the browser requests the page. Then, the server responds, the main content appears, and the remaining files finish loading.  

Our methodology follows each loading stage. To measure them, we monitored three metrics: 

  • Time to first byte (TTFB): TTFB measures how long it takes for the first byte of the server response to reach the browser after navigation begins. It shows how quickly the request starts receiving an answer. TTFB is commonly used to assess server response time and backend performance, although DNS, connection setup, network distance, caching, redirects, database work, and application code can also affect it. 
  • Largest contentful paint (LCP): LCP measures when the largest visible content element in the opening screen finishes rendering. This element may be a main image, heading, or large block of text. LCP helps show when a page feels useful to users, rather than when the first technical response arrives. Google considers an LCP of 2.5 seconds or less good when measured at the 75th percentile of real visits. 
  • Fully loaded time: This GTmetrix measurement shows when the page finishes its wider loading activity. It may include images, fonts, and scripts that continue loading after the main content appears. A page may look ready before every background process settles, so this figure should be read with the other timings. 

Together, these figures show when the host starts responding, when useful content becomes visible, and when the broader page load ends. We used all three because one number can’t describe the full loading experience. These are controlled test averages, so website owners should still track performance for real visitors after launch. 

How We Tested Hosting Performance 

A fair performance test should compare providers under the same conditions. A light page will usually load faster than one filled with images and plugins, regardless of the host. We therefore kept the website setup and testing process as consistent as possible. 

The benchmark followed these steps: 

  1. Created identical WordPress websites: Each test site used the same WordPress version, theme, plugins, page content, images, and overall structure. The pages contained enough content to represent a working small-business website rather than an almost empty installation.
  2. Selected identical or near-identical hosting tier: Providers package their plans differently, so an exact feature match isn’t always possible. We chose the closest comparable tier available from each company and avoided placing one entry-level account against a significantly higher-powered service.
  3. Kept the software and content unchanged: No provider received a smaller page, a lighter theme, or fewer plugins. This helped isolate hosting differences instead of measuring changes in web design.
  4. Added no custom performance optimisation: We didn’t rewrite code, install provider-specific speed plugins, apply custom caching rules, or optimize one installation differently. Each website started from the common configuration used across the test group.
  5. Tested local and global competitors: Crazy Domains was measured against GoDaddy, VentraIP, Hostinger, and Webcentral. These hosting companies represent a mix of Australian-focused and international providers familiar to buyers researching the best web hosting in Australia.
  6. Used GTmetrix for every measurement: Running the same web hosting speed test platform across all five websites kept the measurement process consistent. GTmetrix records several stages of a page load, including the server’s initial response and the time required to display and finish loading page content.
  7. Used the closest relevant test location for the primary comparison: GTmetrix advises testing near the audience a website serves because geographic distance affects latency. The primary location was selected for the Australian audience. Global-location testing, where used, remained a separate comparison rather than being mixed into the local averages.
  8. Ran 100 tests per website: A single result can be unusually fast or slow because of temporary network conditions, caching, or background activity. One hundred runs created a larger sample and helped reveal consistent performance.
  9. Calculated the average result for each metric: Averaging the results reduced the influence of isolated outliers and made the final comparison easier to understand. 

The sites did not use the same server; each provider used its infrastructure and resources. The test focused on page-loading speed, not every plan, uptime, support, security, traffic, or multiple websites per account. Because WordPress was the common application, the findings also provide context for WordPress hosting performance benchmarks. Live websites can still differ because of code, content, traffic, databases, visitor location, and third-party services. 

What Crazy Domains’ Faster Speed Means for Website Owners 

Faster hosting helps people use a website with less waiting. The table below connects each speed test result to what it may mean during an everyday website visit: 

Speed Test Result  What It Means for Your Website 
Faster first response  A lower TTFB means the browser can start receiving the page sooner, so visitors wait less for the site to respond. 
Main content appeared sooner  A lower LCP helps visitors see the main image, heading, or content earlier and understand the page sooner. 
The full page finished sooner  A lower fully loaded time helps remaining images, fonts, and scripts finish earlier, reducing delays around forms, menus, and other features. 
Results stayed steady across repeated tests  A narrow range across 100 runs points to more consistent performance and more predictable loading times. 

For a business website, these improvements can help customers browse products, read service details, send an enquiry, make a booking, or reach checkout with less waiting. A faster starting point also gives a growing website more room as it adds content and features. The plan must still provide enough resources for the website’s size and traffic. 

Crazy Domains’ Australian-based server infrastructure also benefits businesses focused on local customers. A shorter path between the server and visitor can reduce latency. An overseas data centre isn’t automatically slow because routing, caching, website code, and content delivery networks also matter. Businesses serving several countries should test from those regions too. Our guide to web hosting in Australia explains this connection. 

Hosting is only one part of website speed. Large images, old plugins, slow database requests, and too many scripts can still hold a page back. 

Lastly, this benchmark measured repeated page loads, not many people visiting at once. A store or campaign expecting traffic spikes should run a separate load handling test. Compare reliability, security, support, backups, renewal prices, and usage limits alongside speed.  

Choose Faster Australian Web Hosting 

The latest benchmark gave Crazy Domains the fastest combined result in the tested group. Its matching WordPress site led TTFB, LCP, and fully loaded time, while the results stayed steadier across repeated runs. 

Fast web hosting can make a big difference to how soon people reach a product, form, booking page, or checkout. Australian-based infrastructure can also reduce delays for many local visitors. As a website grows, the right plan should provide enough server power and resources for its content and traffic. 

When comparing shared hosting, speed isn’t the only factor. If you need to host multiple sites, compare reliability, security, support, daily backups, base plan limits, and renewal pricing. A plan advertising unlimited sites may still apply resource limits. 

Choose the best Crazy Domains’ web hosting plans that give your website more room to grow. For Australian businesses comparing the best web hosting service in Australia, the benchmark results and local infrastructure make Crazy Domains a practical premium hosting option when choosing the best hosting provider for your needs.