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Hosting.com vs Namecheap

Which One is Better in October 2026?

Compare Hosting.com and Namecheap side by side: pricing for each hosting type, data center locations, support channels, payment methods and more.

Plans and recorded facts

No overall winner established

None of Hosting.com and Namecheap has genuine customer reviews on Hosting Horizon yet. No overall winner is established. Compare the verified plans, billing commitments and recorded facts below; incomplete directory coverage is not evidence of better performance or support.

Lowest listed USD/month equivalent
Hosting.com: ≈$1.99 USD/moNamecheap: ≈$1.98 USD/mo
More locations recorded
Hosting.com: 9 locationsNamecheap: 4 locations
More support channels recorded
Hosting.com: 5 channelsNamecheap: 4 channels

Choosing between Hosting.com vs Namecheap

This comparison uses our listed provider information and genuine customer feedback where available. We have not independently benchmarked these hosts. A score-based pick is a starting point; management level, renewal cost and the needs of your project can change the better choice.

Consider Hosting.com for your shortlist

Its listing includes Website Builder, which the other listing does not include. Verify the specific product before ordering.

No genuine customer average is available yet. Listed specifications and demonstration examples are not evidence of measured uptime or support quality.

Check Hosting.com plans and customer reviews

Consider Namecheap for your shortlist

Its listing includes CDN, which the other listing does not include. Verify the specific product before ordering.

No genuine customer average is available yet. Listed specifications and demonstration examples are not evidence of measured uptime or support quality.

Check Namecheap plans and customer reviews

Provider Profile

Get to know Hosting.com and Namecheap
Not recorded means our directory lacks the information. It does not mean the provider does not offer it. Confirm current support, refund and location terms on the official website.
Year Founded
2003
2000
Headquarters
United States
United States
Money-Back Guarantee
✓30 days
✓30 days
Starting Price
$1.99/mo
$1.98/mo
Overview
Hosting.com, the rebranded A2 Hosting, is a US-based host founded in 2003 with nine global data centers. It offers shared, managed WordPress, VPS, dedicated, website builder, reseller, and SSL services, with a 30-day… Read more in Hosting.com review
Namecheap is a US domain registrar and hosting company operating since 2000, running data centers in Phoenix, Nottingham, Amsterdam, and Singapore. It offers shared hosting, managed WordPress, VPS, dedicated servers,… Read more in Namecheap review

Ratings

Bayesian Hosting Horizon Scores; genuine customer averages are shown separately
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Reliability
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Pricing
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Support
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Features
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User Reviews

The latest positive and negative user reviews
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Support Channels

How you can reach each provider for help
Live Chat
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Phone
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Not recorded
Email / Tickets
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Community Forum
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Knowledge Base
✓
✓
Video Guides
✓
✓

Data Center Regions

Where each provider's servers are located
North America
✓Mexico City, Dallas, Buffalo +1 more
✓Phoenix
Europe
✓London, Frankfurt
✓Nottingham, Amsterdam
Asia
✓Mumbai, Singapore
✓Singapore
Oceania
✓Sydney
Not recorded
South America
Not recorded
Not recorded
Africa
Not recorded
Not recorded
Recorded locations
9
4

Payment Methods

Accepted ways to pay
Credit Card
✓
✓
PayPal
✓
✓
Bitcoin
Not recorded
✓
Cryptocurrencies
Not recorded
✓

Pricing

Shared Hosting

Shared Hosting plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $4
Starter
$1.99 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: 15 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Starter at Hosting.com
Stellar
$1.98 /mo
  • Websites: 3
  • Storage: 20 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Stellar at Namecheap
Under $8
Max
$4.99 /mo
  • Websites: 50
  • Storage: 100 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Max at Hosting.com
Stellar Business
$4.98 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: 50 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Stellar Business at Namecheap
Under $16
Max (cPanel)
$8.99 /mo
  • Websites: 100
  • Storage: 100 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Max (cPanel) at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range

VPS

VPS plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $4
–No plan in this price range
Spark
$3.88 /mo
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • CPU: 1 core
  • Storage: 20 GB SSD
View plan Spark at Namecheap
Under $8
VPS XS
$4.99 /mo
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • CPU: 2 cores
  • Storage: 80 GB SSD
View plan VPS XS at Hosting.com
Pulsar
$6.88 /mo
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • CPU: 2 cores
  • Storage: 40 GB SSD
View plan Pulsar at Namecheap
Under $16
VPS M
$11.99 /mo
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • CPU: 8 cores
  • Storage: 320 GB SSD
View plan VPS M at Hosting.com
Quasar
$12.88 /mo
  • RAM: 6 GB
  • CPU: 4 cores
  • Storage: 120 GB SSD
View plan Quasar at Namecheap
Under $40
VPS L
$31.99 /mo
  • RAM: 32 GB
  • CPU: 16 cores
  • Storage: 640 GB SSD
View plan VPS L at Hosting.com
Magnetar
$24.88 /mo
  • RAM: 12 GB
  • CPU: 8 cores
  • Storage: 240 GB SSD
View plan Magnetar at Namecheap
$40+
Managed Linux VPS M
$40.50 /mo
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • CPU: 8 cores
  • Storage: 320 GB SSD
View plan Managed Linux VPS M at Hosting.com
Hypernova
$46.88 /mo
  • RAM: 24 GB
  • CPU: 12 cores
  • Storage: 500 GB SSD
View plan Hypernova at Namecheap

Dedicated Server

Dedicated Server plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
$40+
VDS Premium 64
$124.50 /mo
  • RAM: 64 GB
  • CPU: 24 cores
  • Storage: 800 GB NVMe
View plan VDS Premium 64 at Hosting.com
Xeon E3-1240 v3
$41.88 /mo
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • CPU: 4 cores
  • Storage: 300 GB SSD
View plan Xeon E3-1240 v3 at Namecheap

Managed WordPress Hosting

Managed WordPress Hosting plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $4
–No plan in this price range
EasyWP Starter
$2.91 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: 10 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan EasyWP Starter at Namecheap
Under $8
–No plan in this price range
EasyWP Turbo
$4.91 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: 50 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan EasyWP Turbo at Namecheap
Under $16
Lite
$12.44 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: 5 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: 25 GB
View plan Lite at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range
Under $40
Starter
$24.89 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: 10 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: 50 GB
View plan Starter at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range
$40+
Pro
$49.79 /mo
  • Websites: 3
  • Storage: 20 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: 100 GB
View plan Pro at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range

Reseller Hosting

Reseller Hosting plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $40
Starter
$22.99 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: 60 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: 600 GB
View plan Starter at Hosting.com
Nebula
$17.88 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: 30 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Nebula at Namecheap
$40+
Max
$49.99 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: 250 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: 3.5 TB
View plan Max at Hosting.com
Universe Pro
$55.88 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: 150 GB SSD
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Universe Pro at Namecheap

Website Builder

Website Builder plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $8
Starter
$6.99 /mo
  • Storage: 20 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Starter at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range
Under $16
Pro
$12.99 /mo
  • Storage: 80 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Pro at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range
Under $40
Max
$18.99 /mo
  • Storage: 160 GB
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Max at Hosting.com
–No plan in this price range

CDN

CDN plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $4
–No plan in this price range
Supersonic CDN – Free
Free
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: 50 GB
View plan Supersonic CDN – Free at Namecheap
Under $16
–No plan in this price range
Supersonic CDN – Basic
$8.88 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: 250 GB
View plan Supersonic CDN – Basic at Namecheap
Under $40
–No plan in this price range
Supersonic CDN – Medium
$18.88 /mo
  • Websites: 1
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: 500 GB
View plan Supersonic CDN – Medium at Namecheap

SSL

SSL plans by monthly price
Price ranges use USD/month equivalents. Foreign-currency amounts are approximate; prepaid rates require upfront payment. Each verified quote shows its original currency and billing conditions. Check taxes, renewals and add-ons at checkout.
Under $16
–No plan in this price range
PositiveSSL
$11.00 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan PositiveSSL at Namecheap
Under $40
Positive SSL Single Domain
$30.00 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Positive SSL Single Domain at Hosting.com
EssentialSSL
$24.89 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan EssentialSSL at Namecheap
$40+
Premium SSL
$150.00 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan Premium SSL at Hosting.com
EV SSL
$76.99 /mo
  • Websites: Unlimited
  • Storage: Unlimited
  • Bandwidth: Unlimited
View plan EV SSL at Namecheap

Features & Technology

Services

Hosting services each provider offers
Dedicated Server
✓
✓
Managed WordPress Hosting
✓
✓
Reseller Hosting
✓
✓
Shared Hosting
✓
✓
SSL
✓
✓
VPS
✓
✓
Website Builder
✓
Not recorded
CDN
Not recorded
✓

Hosting.com vs Namecheap: FAQs

Which is cheaper, Hosting.com or Namecheap?

Namecheap starts at $1.98/mo and Hosting.com starts at $1.99/mo. Namecheap has the lowest listed USD/month equivalent. These may cover different hosting types and prepaid commitments. A monthly equivalent is not necessarily a cancellable monthly payment; compare upfront totals, original currencies, taxes and renewal terms for the same product type.

Does Hosting.com or Namecheap offer live chat support?

Our directory records live chat for Hosting.com and Namecheap. Confirm current channels and operating hours on the official websites.

Which has the longer money-back guarantee, Hosting.com or Namecheap?

our directory records a 30-day window for Hosting.com and our directory records a 30-day window for Namecheap. Compare eligibility and exclusions as well as the number of days. Official terms may vary by product and exclude domains or add-ons.

Which company is older, Hosting.com or Namecheap?

Hosting.com was founded in 2003 and Namecheap was founded in 2000. Namecheap has been in business the longest.

Which has more data centers, Hosting.com or Namecheap?

our directory records 9 locations for Hosting.com (North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania) and our directory records 4 locations for Namecheap (North America, Europe and Asia). These counts may be incomplete and do not establish the provider's total worldwide footprint. Confirm availability for the product and region you need.

What hosting types do Hosting.com and Namecheap both offer?

Our directory lists Dedicated Server, Managed WordPress Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Shared Hosting, SSL and VPS for both providers. The pricing tables show the configurations currently recorded; some categories may not yet have verified plans.

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