Shared hosting is perfect for first time Magento store owners looking for a budget hosting solution.
For example a Magento store owner with less than 500 products and around 500 or less visitors a week would could host their Magento store on our Magento Premium or Business Shared hosting plan.
If a Magento store had more than 500 Products and more than 500 visitors a week, then the store owner should really be looking for a better hosting solution than Shared Hosting. VPS would be the next step up from Shared hosting and will deliver the performance required from Magento. A Min of 512MB of RAM (Preferably 1024MB) is required to manage the very simplest of Magento Stores.
Web hosting is every online stores foundations, so with strong stable foundation, your store will perform better and this leads to converting more sales.
VPS is perfect for Magento and I recommend every Magento store to start with a VPS, even if its a small VPS.
A VPS server can be configured to improve performance to a Magento store, you have dedicated resources when your site needs them, and ALL VPS clients get priority Support. You have a lot more control with a VPS and more room to grow.