Hosting.com vs GoDaddy

Hosting.com is strongest for developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting. GoDaddy is strongest for small businesses. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	GoDaddy
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$5.99/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	Small businesses Domain-first buyers wanting one vendor WordPress beginners Users who want phone support
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.9% (industry-typical figure; not independently confirmed on a blocked GoDaddy SLA page)
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	4	3
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	Phone, 24/7 chat, Ticket, Docs/Help center
Compliance	Not published	PCI DSS (for hosted ecommerce/WooCommerce), GDPR
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	Steep renewal-price jump after the first term (often 1.7x-2.5x the introductory rate) Long promotional terms (up to 36 months) are required to see the lowest advertised price; month-to-month billing is dramatically higher Free SSL certificate offer is often only for year one; premium DNS, backups, and site security are frequently upsold as add-ons at checkout cPanel/Plesk licensing and backup services can be bundled extras on VPS/dedicated rather than included Migration and domain privacy sometimes charged separately
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18