Hosting.com vs Liquid Web

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

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	Liquid Web
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$5/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	Agencies E-commerce/WooCommerce High-traffic WordPress Businesses wanting fully-managed support
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	100% (Liquid Web's published network/power/infrastructure uptime guarantee)
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	4	3
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	24/7/365 phone, Live chat, Ticket, Docs/Knowledge Base
Compliance	Not published	PCI DSS, HIPAA (available), SOC 2
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	Advertised prices are frequently promotional (e.g. 50% off for the first 2 months, or 10-15% off for 1-2 year prepay terms); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher than the teaser rate Bandwidth overages and additional storage are billed as add-ons beyond plan allowances Managed WordPress/Nexcess plans are billed upfront annually to get the advertised per-month rate ("2 months free" annual billing) in many cases Windows OS licensing adds a surcharge over equivalent Linux dedicated/cloud dedicated configurations
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18