Flashcloud vs FastComet
Flashcloud and FastComet compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Flashcloud scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
FlashcloudWins overall
Shared and WordPress hosting with a free domain for life, 30-day backups and an anytime prorated refund
cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with 30 daily offsite backups and 12 locations; small disks, now part of World Host Group
Flashcloud wins 6 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (8.7 vs 7.5).
How do the scores compare?
Flashcloud leads on 6 sub-scores, FastComet on 0. Higher is better.
| Flashcloud | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 9.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 8.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| Features | 9.2 (better) | 8.0 |
| Value | 9.0 (better) | 8.0 |
| Ease of use | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Flashcloud | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.7 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime (published)HostScore 30 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 100.00% (better) | 99.80% |
| Response time (published)HostScore vs HostingStep; methods differ | 142 ms (better) | 496 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, FastComet is cheaper ($9.95/mo vs $9.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Flashcloud | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start | Starter |
| Intro price | $2.79/mo | $1.99/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $9.99/mo | $9.95/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 10 GB |
| Money back | 30 days, then prorated at any time (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| Flashcloud | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | For life: registered free and renewed free while the plan is active, eligible extensions only | No |
| Free domain privacy | Yes | Not stated |
| Free SSL | Issued and renewed automatically | Yes |
| Daily backups | 30-day retention, stored on separate infrastructure, restore files, a database, email or everything from the portal | Not stated |
| Free migration | Done by staff, usually within 24 hours; up to 6 unused months at the old host credited on annual and 3-year plans | Website and server migrations by staff |
| Free handcrafted website | Up to five pages with navigation, one free revision, usually ready in one to two working days | Not stated |
| Staging | Included with WordPress hosting | Not stated |
| Email hosting | Unlimited mailboxes, webmail, forwarding, autoresponders | Not stated |
| SSH and WP-CLI | Yes | Not stated |
| FTP, SFTP and shell users | Unlimited | Not stated |
| Cloudflare CDN and DNS | Yes | Not stated |
| Server caching | LiteSpeed with LSCache and Redis object cache | Not stated |
| Malware scanning and removal | Daily, ImunifyAV | Not stated |
| Web application firewall | ModSecurity rules on every request | Not stated |
| Choice of data center | US East, US West, Frankfurt or Singapore at order time | Six locations at shared checkout (Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai); 12 locations across all products |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per calendar month, service credits start at 10% below that | 99.9% website availability excluding maintenance; 10% of the monthly fee credited per hour of downtime, up to 100% |
| Phone support | No | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Daily offsite backups | Not stated | Up to 30 daily backups in a separate data center, unlimited full or incremental restores from the web interface |
| Web server | Not stated | LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage |
| Malware scanner | Not stated | Yes |
| Node.js and SSH | Not stated | Yes |
| Resource policy | Not stated | No constant utilisation of 80% of plan resources for an hour; 400 emails per hour; 10 simultaneous IMAP/POP3 connections; slow queries under 1% a day |
Company facts
| Flashcloud | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel, plus the Flashcloud portal for backups, staging, cron and support | cPanel |
| Data centers | 4 | 12 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2026 | 2013 |