Hosting.com vs WP Engine

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

Feature	Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting)	WP Engine
Starting price	$2.99/mo	$30/mo
Best for	Developers wanting fast Turbo/NVMe shared hosting Small businesses needing cPanel VPS Agencies needing reseller hosting	WordPress-only sites Agencies managing multiple WP sites Enterprise WordPress High-traffic WordPress blogs/publishers
Stated uptime SLA	99.9%	99.99%
Storage	NVME	SSD
Regions	4	1
Managed Kubernetes	No	No
Support channels	Ticket, Live chat, Phone, Docs/Knowledge base	Chat, Phone (Professional plan and above), Docs, Dedicated support team (Enterprise)
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	Visit overages billed at $2 per 1,000 visits beyond plan allowance Extra sites beyond plan limit billed around $20/mo per additional site on Startup Annual-billed prices shown on the marketing site often include a first-year-only promotional discount; renewal/steady-state annual rate can be higher than the advertised starting price Month-to-month billing (no annual commitment) costs roughly 17-20% more per month than annual billing Email hosting is NOT included; third-party estimates put it around $6-7 per mailbox per month Smart Plugin Manager and NitroPack optimization add-ons priced/bundled separately on Essential plans (included standard on Core) Numeric 99.99% uptime SLA is marketed prominently for Core/Enterprise tiers; not clearly guaranteed with a published SLA credit policy on Essential (Startup/Professional/Growth/Scale) plans
Last reviewed	2026-07-18	2026-07-18