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Hosting.com
Turbo servers with LiteSpeed caching claiming 20x faster speeds than standard hosting
Founded 2001United StatesWorld Host Group / hosting.com
Overall Rating
3.6
Trustpilot: 4.7/5 (5,066 reviews)
Starting Price
$2.99/month
Renews at $11.99/mo
30-day money-back guarantee
Free SSL
Free Domain
Free Migration
24/7 Support
Pricing Plans
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All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Speed-focused websites needing Turbo servers
- Developers wanting SSH, Git, WP-CLI access
- Users wanting multiple data center location options
- WordPress sites needing LiteSpeed caching
- Budget shared hosting with promo pricing
- Reseller hosting with white-label options
What Could Be Better
- Budget-sensitive at renewal time
- Need free domain included
- Want guaranteed 99.9%+ uptime
- Prefer all-inclusive pricing
- Need PCI/HIPAA compliance
- Want more than 4 data center locations
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
3.0Performance
4.5Support Quality
3.5Security
3.5Features
4.0Ease of Use
4.0Transparency
3.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
3.6/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 174 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 15 GB NVMe SSD
- Storage Type
- NVMe SSD
- Bandwidth
- Unmetered GB
- Websites
- 1
- Databases
- Unlimited
- PHP Versions
- 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- CDN Provider
- Cloudflare CDN (free)
- HTTP/2
- Brotli Compression
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 4 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Ann Arbor, MI (US-East), Phoenix, AZ (US-West), Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Reinforced DDoS Protection included
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Daily (Turbo plans) / Weekly (basic plans)
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Staging
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- 24/7/365
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- 24/7/365
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Phone, Live Chat, Ticket, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 25
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $2.99/mo
- Renewal Price
- $11.99/mo
- Renewal Markup
- 301%
- 1st Year Cost
- $35.88
- 2nd Year Cost
- $143.88
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 30 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
- Sites Limit
- 1 sites
- Turnaround
- 3 days
- Paid Cost
- $25
- Quality
- 4/5
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- cPanel
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
- Builder Name
- Site.pro Website Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- SSAE16
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- Unmetered within fair use; excessive use may require upgrade
- Storage Overage
- Must upgrade plan; inode limits apply
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 4/5
- Bloggers
- 4/5
- Developers
- 4/5
- eCommerce
- 4/5
- Agencies
- 3/5
- Enterprise
- 2/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2001
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- World Host Group / hosting.com
- Trustpilot
- 4.7/5 (5,066 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 3.6/5
- Value
- 3/5
- Performance
- 4.5/5
- Support
- 3.5/5
- Security
- 3.5/5
- Features
- 4/5
- Ease of Use
- 4/5
- Transparency
- 3/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, Netherlands, Singapore, Germany, United Kingdom
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP, INR
- Support Languages
- English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4.7/5
- Reviews Count
- 5,066
- G2 Rating
- 4.3/5
- BBB Rating
- A+
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB
- Elasticsearch
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- Subdomains
- 25
- FTP Accounts
- 25
- SSH Tier
- All plans
- Staging Tier
- Turbo plans and above
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- 30-day full refund; Prorated refund for unused services available up to 90 days; Domain fees non-refundable; Setup fees non-refundable
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Skrill, Bank Transfer, Check
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- Privacy Cost
- $14.99/yr
- SSL Provider
- Let's Encrypt (auto-renewed)
- Dedicated IP Cost
- $5.99/mo
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- United States
- Priority Cost
- $Included with Turbo plans
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
- Object Cache Type
- OPcache/Memcached
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Tiered per sale
- Commission Amount
- $55 (1-10 sales), $75 (11-15), $100 (16-20), $125 (21+ sales); $5 second-tier; 90-day cookie
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment; resource abuse
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Speed-focused websites needing Turbo servers; Developers wanting SSH, Git, WP-CLI access; Users wanting multiple data center location options; WordPress sites needing LiteSpeed caching; Budget shared hosting with promo pricing; Reseller hosting with white-label options
- Avoid If
- Budget-sensitive at renewal time; Need free domain included; Want guaranteed 99.9%+ uptime; Prefer all-inclusive pricing; Need PCI/HIPAA compliance; Want more than 4 data center locations
- Known Issues
- Significant renewal price increase (up to 6x promo price); Reports of declining support quality; No free domain included; $25 fee to change data center location; Uptime occasionally below guarantee (99.95% actual vs 99.9% promised); Some migration issues reported; Turbo servers only on higher-priced plans; Company acquired and rebranded to hosting.com in 2025
- USP
- Turbo servers with LiteSpeed caching claiming 20x faster speeds than standard hosting
- Ideal Customer
- Speed-focused user who wants developer tools and doesn't mind renewal price increases
Competition
- Competitors
- SiteGround, Hostinger, InMotion Hosting
- Best Alternative To
- SiteGround
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Hosting.com
A2 Hosting is good for speed-focused websites with their Turbo servers and LiteSpeed caching. They have excellent Trustpilot ratings (4.7) and A+ BBB rating, but renewal prices are significantly higher than promo rates.
A2 Hosting was acquired by World Host Group in January 2025 and rebranded to hosting.com in May 2025. The company is backed by Oakley Capital, Barings, and Bain Capital.
A2 Hosting shared hosting starts at $1.99/month (promo) and renews at $12.99/month. Turbo plans start at $5.99/month promo. VPS starts at $2.99/month.
Yes, A2 Hosting offers cPanel, one-click installers, and 24/7 support. However, the best features are on Turbo plans which cost more.
Yes, email accounts are included. The Startup plan includes 25 email accounts with webmail access and spam filtering.
Yes, A2 Hosting offers optimized WordPress hosting with staging, auto-updates, and LiteSpeed caching on Turbo plans.
A2 Hosting guarantees 99.9% uptime with 5% credit per hour of downtime. Actual uptime is reported around 99.95%.
Yes, with a 30-day full money-back guarantee and prorated refunds up to 90 days. Monthly billing is available.
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