Hosting.com vs AWS Lightsail

Hosting.com is strongest for developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting. AWS Lightsail is strongest for AWS ecosystem users. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	AWS Lightsail
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$0.8/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	AWS ecosystem users Predictable bundled pricing Windows workloads
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.9%
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	4	16
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	AWS Support plans (separate from Lightsail), Community forums, Docs
Compliance	Not published	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA eligible
Hidden costs to watch for	Renewal rates are reported at 2-3x the introductory rate across shared hosting tiers Dedicated server and reseller pricing is not published; requires a sales call to obtain a quote Free domain and some promotional pricing require longer-term (12/24/36-month) prepay commitments	Data transfer overage varies significantly by AWS region ($0.09-$0.132/GB) Windows bundles cost 70-90% more than equivalent Linux bundles
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-17