Hosting.com vs UpCloud

Hosting.com is strongest for developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting. UpCloud is strongest for performance-sensitive VPS workloads. Here's how they stack up on price, uptime, and support.

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	UpCloud
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$3.5/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	Performance-sensitive VPS workloads European data residency Simple predictable billing
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.999%
Storage	NVME	NVME
Regions	4	13
Managed Kubernetes	No	Yes
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	Ticket, Docs, Community
Compliance	Not published	GDPR, ISO 27001
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	Simple Backups add-on billed as a percentage surcharge on server price (Day +10%, Week +20%, Month +40%, Year +60%) Data transfer beyond the Fair Transfer Policy allowance can incur overage charges despite marketing free egress Premium plans require MaxIOPS block storage which is priced/allocated differently than Starter plan Standard SSD
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18