Shared Hosting
FastComet
45-day money-back guarantee with staging environments on all plans and 12 global data centers
Founded 2013United StatesWorld Host Group
Overall Rating
4.1
Trustpilot: 4.7/5 (3,339 reviews)
Starting Price
$1.79/month
Renews at $8.95/mo
45-day money-back guarantee
Free SSL
Free Domain
Free Migration
24/7 Support
Pricing Plans
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All plans include a 45-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Users wanting excellent support and 45-day money-back
- WordPress users needing staging on all plans
- Users wanting 12 global data center options
- Beginners wanting free migrations
- Users who value included daily backups
What Could Be Better
- Budget-sensitive at renewal
- Need cheap VPS hosting
- Want LiteSpeed caching
- Need PCI/HIPAA compliance
- Want API access
- Renewal prices higher than promo
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
4.0Performance
4.0Support Quality
4.5Security
4.0Features
4.0Ease of Use
4.0Transparency
4.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
4.1/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 176 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 15 GB SSD
- Storage Type
- 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
- 12 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Newark, NJ (US), Dallas, TX (US), Toronto (Canada)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- DDoS protection on all plans
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Daily
- Backup Retention
- 30 days
- 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
- Avg Wait
- 15 min
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Live Chat, Phone, Ticket, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- Unlimited
- Mailbox Size
- 0.5 GB
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $1.79/mo
- Renewal Price
- $8.95/mo
- Renewal Markup
- 400%
- 1st Year Cost
- $21.48
- 2nd Year Cost
- $107.4
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 45 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
- Sites Limit
- 3 sites
- Turnaround
- 2 days
- Quality
- 5/5
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- cPanel
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
- Builder Name
- Website Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
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
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 5/5
- Bloggers
- 5/5
- Developers
- 4/5
- eCommerce
- 4/5
- Agencies
- 4/5
- Enterprise
- 2/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- World Host Group
- Trustpilot
- 4.7/5 (3,339 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 4.1/5
- Value
- 4/5
- Performance
- 4/5
- Support
- 4.5/5
- Security
- 4/5
- Features
- 4/5
- Ease of Use
- 4/5
- Transparency
- 4/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, India, Japan, Brazil, South Africa
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP, AUD
- Support Languages
- English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4.7/5
- Reviews Count
- 3,339
- G2 Rating
- 4.5/5
- BBB Rating
- NR
Advanced Technical
- Inode Limit
- 250,000
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB
- Elasticsearch
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- Subdomains
- Unlimited
- FTP Accounts
- Unlimited
- SSH Tier
- All plans
- Staging Tier
- All plans
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Domain Duration
- 12 months
- Exclusions
- 45-day full refund; Domain fees non-refundable; Dedicated servers may have different terms
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- SSL Provider
- Let's Encrypt (auto-renewed)
- Dedicated IP Cost
- $2.95/mo
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- United States
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
- Object Cache Type
- Memcached
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Per sale
- Commission Amount
- $50-$150 per sale; 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
- Users wanting excellent support and 45-day money-back; WordPress users needing staging on all plans; Users wanting 12 global data center options; Beginners wanting free migrations; Users who value included daily backups
- Avoid If
- Budget-sensitive at renewal; Need cheap VPS hosting; Want LiteSpeed caching; Need PCI/HIPAA compliance; Want API access
- Known Issues
- Renewal prices higher than promo; VPS/dedicated pricing expensive; Some users report uptime below 99.9% guarantee; UI not beginner-friendly according to some; Storage limited on entry plan (15GB); Acquired by World Host Group in 2025
- USP
- 45-day money-back guarantee with staging environments on all plans and 12 global data centers
- Ideal Customer
- Beginner or blogger wanting excellent support with staging and global data center options
Competition
- Competitors
- SiteGround, A2 Hosting, Hostinger
- Best Alternative To
- SiteGround
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about FastComet
FastComet is excellent for beginners and bloggers wanting great support and features like staging on all plans. Excellent Trustpilot rating (4.7) and 45-day money-back guarantee, though renewal prices are higher than promo.
FastComet was acquired by World Host Group in April 2025. Previously independent, it now shares ownership with A2 Hosting and hosting.com brands.
FastComet shared hosting starts at $1.79/month (promo) and renews at $8.95/month. Cloud VPS starts at $47.95/month. Dedicated servers from $139/month.
Yes, FastComet offers cPanel, one-click WordPress installation, free migrations, and excellent 24/7 support. Staging is included on all plans.
Yes, unlimited email accounts are included with webmail access and spam filtering.
Yes, FastComet offers optimized WordPress hosting with staging environments, automatic updates, and Memcached caching.
FastComet guarantees 99.9% uptime, though some reviews report actual uptime around 99.84%.
Yes, with a generous 45-day money-back guarantee (longer than most hosts). Monthly billing is available.
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