AccuWeb Hosting vs Namecheap
AccuWeb Hosting and Namecheap compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. AccuWeb Hosting scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
AccuWeb HostingWins overall
New Jersey host since 2003: guaranteed RAM and CPU on shared plans, eight locations, a $2.79 plan that renews at $2.79
The Phoenix registrar's cPanel hosting: three sites for $5.88 at renewal, a 30-day free trial and four data centers
AccuWeb Hosting wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.6 vs 6.9).
How do the scores compare?
AccuWeb Hosting leads on 4 sub-scores, Namecheap on 0. Higher is better.
| AccuWeb Hosting | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 (better) | 6.5 |
| Uptime | 7.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Support | 7.5 (better) | 6.5 |
| Features | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Value | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| AccuWeb Hosting | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.6 (better) | 6.9 |
| Uptime (published)TechRadar 7 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 100.00% (better) | 99.89% |
| Response time (published)TechRadar vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 285 ms | 19 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, AccuWeb Hosting is cheaper ($2.79/mo vs $5.88/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| AccuWeb Hosting | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Bootstrap++ | Stellar |
| Intro price | $2.79/mo | $2.28/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $2.79/mo (better) | $5.88/mo |
| Required term | 36 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 100 | 3 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 20 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| AccuWeb Hosting | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | 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 | No |
| Free SSL | Let's Encrypt on every plan; a premium SSL for the first year on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms | 50 standard certificates for one year on every plan, installed automatically |
| Backups | Free daily backups; any day's copy restored on request | Twice a week on Stellar (restored by ticket); Stellar Plus and Business add AutoBackup with 6 daily, 3 weekly and 5 monthly copies |
| Free migration | Listed on every plan | cPanel-to-cPanel transfers free; manual migration case by case |
| Free CDN | Premium++ and Enterprise Pro++, enabled on request for the main domain | Supersonic CDN with DDoS protection, for domains on Namecheap's hosting nameservers |
| Caching | LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching | No |
| Staging | No | No |
| 150, 500 or 1,000 accounts with spam filtering; mailbox size 3, 5 or 10 GB | Not stated | |
| Guaranteed resources | Dedicated RAM and vCPU printed per plan (1 GB and 1 vCPU up to 2 GB and 2 vCPU) with IOPS and inode limits | Not stated |
| Data center choice | Eight locations in the order form: Denver, Dallas, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney | Phoenix, Amsterdam, Singapore or Farnborough at checkout; moving an account later is a billing request |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9 percent a month in the terms, with credits of one, two or five days of service depending on the shortfall | 100% monthly on shared plans; one day of service added per hour of unscheduled downtime, up to one month, claimed by ticket within 10 days |
| PHP versions | PHP 8.1 to 8.4, switchable in cPanel | Not stated |
| Dedicated IP | With the premium SSL on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms, except Johannesburg | $4.00 a month add-on |
| Phone support | US and UK numbers, 24 hours Monday to Saturday per the contact page; chat and tickets around the clock | No |
| SSH and languages | Not stated | Jailshell SSH, PHP, Perl, Python, Node.js and Ruby scripts |
| Security | Not stated | Imunify360 (malware scanning, intrusion prevention, machine-learning firewall), KernelCare patching, account isolation, cPanel two-factor login |
| Website builder | Not stated | Sitejet AI website builder and an AI assistant for WordPress on every plan |
| Windows hosting | Not stated | No |
Company facts
| AccuWeb Hosting | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel | cPanel with Softaculous |
| Data centers | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2003 | 2000 |