HostArmada vs FastComet
HostArmada and FastComet 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
7.5 out of 10
cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with 30 daily offsite backups and 12 locations; small disks, now part of World Host Group
HostArmada wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.5).
How do the scores compare?
HostArmada leads on 3 sub-scores, FastComet on 1. Higher is better.
| HostArmada | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.5 (better) | 7.0 |
| 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 | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% (better) | 99.80% |
| Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs HostingStep; methods differ | 254 ms (better) | 496 ms |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, FastComet is cheaper ($9.95/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| HostArmada | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start Dock | Starter |
| Intro price | $2.15/mo | $1.99/mo (better) |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $9.95/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 10 GB |
| Money back | 45 days (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| HostArmada | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | No |
| Free SSL | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | Yes |
| Backups | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | Not stated |
| Free migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | Website and server migrations by staff |
| Free CDN | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | Not stated |
| Caching | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | Not stated |
| Staging | No | Not stated |
| 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 | Not stated |
| 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 | Not stated |
| 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% website availability excluding maintenance; 10% of the monthly fee credited per hour of downtime, up to 100% |
| 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 | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 |
| Website builder | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | Not stated |
| 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 |
| Choice of data center | Not stated | Six locations at shared checkout (Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai); 12 locations across all products |
| 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
| HostArmada | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | cPanel |
| Data centers | 9 | 12 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2019 | 2013 |