Hosting.com vs SiteGround

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

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	SiteGround
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$17.99/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	WordPress sites Small business websites Agencies wanting managed WP WooCommerce stores
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	not formally published as a credit-backed SLA on marketing pages; SiteGround informally markets high uptime (~99.9%) via status page / blog claims
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	4	6
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	Ticket, Live chat, Phone (higher tiers/cloud), Docs/Knowledge base
Compliance	Not published	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	Renewal prices are 3-6x higher than signup/intro price after the first term (e.g. StartUp $2.99 -> $17.99/mo) Storage and visit caps are enforced per plan tier; exceeding them can trigger upsell prompts Free domain / free migration offers are time-limited promotions, not permanent 12-month (or longer) prepay is required to get the lowest advertised intro rate
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18