SiteGround is a globally recognized web hosting provider that hosts over 3 million domains worldwide, offering services like shared hosting, cloud hosting, and more, primarily through Google Cloud infrastructure.
Websites that use SiteGround hosting and CDN often face performance issues in China including:
High latency
Slow load times
Inaccessible content
Read more: Does SiteGround Work in China?
SiteGround doesn’t currently operate data centers points of presence (POPs) within China.
According to their website, SiteGround has fourteen points of infrastructure – data centers, CDNs and CDN edge locations in Asia. While this helps reduce latency to some extent, it doesn’t provide the same speed and reliability as having servers directly within China’s mainland.
Websites using SiteGround – or any hosting provider – often rely on third-party resources, such as Google APIs, YouTube, Vimeo, and other platforms that are blocked or restricted in China.
SiteGround does not offer China compatibility solutions to replace or remove resources that are blocked or inaccessible from China.
So, when a website relies on these services and is hosted on SiteGround, users in China may encounter broken elements or resources that simply don’t load, thereby impacting the user experience.
Chinafy offers a unique solution that optimizes websites for performance in China, without requiring a complete infrastructure overhaul. Businesses can continue using SiteGround for their global users while ensuring their website performs optimally for users in China through Chinafy’s bolt-on solution whether their website is hosted onshore or offshore.
Chinafy tackles both infrastructure and code issues:
Generates a version of your website for China visitors without affecting your current site.
Detects and handles blocked or slow-performant resources (e.g., replacing Google Maps for Baidu Maps for the Chinafy version).
Adds a China-friendly CDN without changing your hosting.
Keeps your China-optimized site synced with your global one.