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Laughing Squid

Laughing Squid

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Laughing Squid is listed in the Wptr verified hosting list. It is ranked #444 in the Global Hosting Companies list and #79 in the United States rankings. You can find detailed information about Laughing Squid on this page.

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Global
#444
US
#79
WPTR Score™
1590ms
Grade A+
2/23/2026
1MB Load
557ms
TTFB
253ms
Quick Facts
Verified technical data.
Founded
2024
Last Tested
2/23/2026
Server
nginx
Features
BrotliHTTPSH3
Laughing Squid

Laughing Squid

Est. 2024
Location
USA
Status
Verified

Quality & Security Audit

Technical Analysis
HSTS (Strict Security)
Brotli Compression
HTTP/3 (QUIC) Protocol
Result
3/3 Passed
Overview

What is Laughing Squid?

Laughing Squid is a boutique managed hosting provider that prioritizes service quality over mass-market volume. Unlike giant conglomerates, Laughing Squid typically offers a 'white-glove' experience with US-based support teams who are actual engineers. They specialize in Managed VPS, WordPress, and shared hosting where performance optimization, security hardening, and proactive monitoring are included as part of the service.

Latency
Server Analysis
253ms
Total Response Time

The total time taken for the server to send the first byte. Lower values mean a faster website.

53ms

DNS Lookup

Time to resolve domain name to IP address.

71ms

TCP Connection

Time to establish initial connection.

67ms

SSL Handshake

Time to negotiate secure encryption.

62ms

Server Processing

Time for server to process and respond.

Advantages

Excellent customer support
Hands-off server management
Optimized for speed/security
No bait-and-switch pricing

Disadvantages

Slightly more expensive than generic hosts
Fewer 'unlimited' marketing gimmicks
Performance History

Performance Trends

TTFB Trend

Score Trend

Our Verdict

Based on our independent testing using the Wptr Lab methodology, Laughing Squid achieved a Real-Load Score of 1590ms (TTFB: 253ms), placing it at #444 in our global hosting rankings.

Recent Benchmarks

DateServerTTFBScore
January 8, 2026-
419ms
80
January 8, 2026-
285ms
1178
January 8, 2026-
163ms
744
January 8, 2026-
333ms
1694
January 9, 2026-
311ms
1751

Coefficient Applied

This hosting provider's website did not return full HTML content due to bot protection. HTML size was measured as 46KB (under 100KB). Since reliable "Time to 1MB" data could not be obtained, a +161ms coefficient was applied to maintain ranking fairness.

Coefficient Calculation Formula
penalty = (100 - 46) × 2 = +161ms

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