HostArmada vs AccuWeb Hosting
HostArmada and AccuWeb Hosting compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. HostArmada scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
7.7 out of 10
HostArmadaWins overall
cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund
7.6 out of 10
New Jersey host since 2003: guaranteed RAM and CPU on shared plans, eight locations, a $2.79 plan that renews at $2.79
HostArmada wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.6).
How do the scores compare?
HostArmada leads on 2 sub-scores, AccuWeb Hosting on 1. Higher is better.
| HostArmada | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 7.0 | 8.0 (better) |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| HostArmada | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.6 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs TechRadar 7 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 100.00% (better) |
| Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs TechRadar; methods differ | 254 ms (better) | 285 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, AccuWeb Hosting is cheaper ($2.79/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| HostArmada | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start Dock | Bootstrap++ |
| Intro price | $2.15/mo (better) | $2.79/mo |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $2.79/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months (better) | 36 months |
| Websites | 1 | 100 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 45 days (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| HostArmada | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | First year on an annual or longer term; the plan cards list .us, .com, .org, .co.uk, .in and .net, the comparison table .com, .net, .biz, .us and .org |
| Free SSL | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | Let's Encrypt on every plan; a premium SSL for the first year on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms |
| Backups | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | Free daily backups; any day's copy restored on request |
| Free migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | Listed on every plan |
| Free CDN | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | Premium++ and Enterprise Pro++, enabled on request for the main domain |
| Caching | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching |
| Staging | No | No |
| SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed | Not stated |
| PHP versions | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account | PHP 8.1 to 8.4, switchable in cPanel |
| Resource limits | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 | Not stated |
| Data center choice | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout | Eight locations in the order form: Denver, Dallas, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records | 99.9 percent a month in the terms, with credits of one, two or five days of service depending on the shortfall |
| Security | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area | Not stated |
| Phone support | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets | US and UK numbers, 24 hours Monday to Saturday per the contact page; chat and tickets around the clock |
| Website builder | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | Not stated |
| Windows hosting | No | Not stated |
| Not stated | 150, 500 or 1,000 accounts with spam filtering; mailbox size 3, 5 or 10 GB | |
| Guaranteed resources | Not stated | Dedicated RAM and vCPU printed per plan (1 GB and 1 vCPU up to 2 GB and 2 vCPU) with IOPS and inode limits |
| Dedicated IP | Not stated | With the premium SSL on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms, except Johannesburg |
Company facts
| HostArmada | AccuWeb Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | cPanel |
| Data centers | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2019 | 2003 |