Hosting.com vs Namecheap

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

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	Namecheap
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$1.98/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	Small businesses on a budget WordPress sites First-time website owners Domain + hosting bundling
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	4	undefined
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	Ticket, Live chat, Docs, Knowledgebase
Compliance	Not published	Not published
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	Renewal prices are substantially higher than first-term promo prices across all Shared Hosting tiers (e.g. Stellar renews at ~$3.88/mo vs ~$1.98-2.28/mo intro; Stellar Plus renews at ~$6.88/mo; Stellar Business renews at ~$10.88/mo) Shared hosting pricing increased for renewals starting May 2026 per Namecheap KB article 10780 VPS plans are unmanaged (User-Responsible) by default; Basic management adds ~$10/mo and Complete management adds ~$25/mo on top of base VPS price Dedicated servers are semi-custom/build-your-own so headline starting price may not include desired RAM/storage/RAID configuration Free SSL, domain, and migration offers are typically first-year-only promotional inclusions
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18