FastComet vs InterServer
FastComet and InterServer compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. They tie on overall score.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
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
7.5 out of 10
Secaucus host since 1999 with a $7 monthly plan, stated resources, free migration and a 30-day refund
Both hosts score 7.5 overall.
How do the scores compare?
FastComet leads on 1 sub-scores, InterServer on 1. Higher is better.
| FastComet | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 8.0 | 8.5 (better) |
| Ease of use | 7.5 (better) | 7.0 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| FastComet | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Cybernews 14 d; methods differ | 99.80% | 100.00% (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, InterServer is cheaper ($7.00/mo vs $9.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| FastComet | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Starter | Standard |
| Intro price | $1.99/mo (better) | $2.50/mo |
| Renewal price | $9.95/mo | $7.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 1 months (better) |
| Websites | 1 | unlimited |
| Storage | 10 GB | Unlimited |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| FastComet | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | SSL support is listed on every plan |
| Daily offsite backups | Up to 30 daily backups in a separate data center, unlimited full or incremental restores from the web interface | Not stated |
| Free migration | Website and server migrations by staff | The migration team moves the site, database and email for new accounts |
| Web server | LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage | Not stated |
| Malware scanner | Yes | Not stated |
| Node.js and SSH | Yes | Not stated |
| Choice of data center | Six locations at shared checkout (Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai); 12 locations across all products | Not stated |
| Resource policy | 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 | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% website availability excluding maintenance; 10% of the monthly fee credited per hour of downtime, up to 100% | No |
| Phone support | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 | No |
| Windows hosting | No | A separate Windows hosting package |
| Backups | Not stated | Weekly backups on Standard |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Cloudflare CDN on every plan |
| Caching | Not stated | SSD caching servers, RAM caching for small files, LSCache for dynamic content and QUIC |
| Staging | Not stated | No |
| Not stated | Unlimited accounts with outgoing mail routed through smart hosts for deliverability; 200 emails an hour on Standard | |
| Resource limits | Not stated | Printed per plan: cores, memory, IOPS, processes, entry processes, inodes and emails per hour |
| Data center choice | Not stated | No |
| Security | Not stated | InterShield attack blocking, malware scanning and a machine-learning firewall, with free DDoS protection |
Company facts
| FastComet | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel | DirectAdmin on Standard and Boost; cPanel on the cPanel hosting plan |
| Data centers | 12 (better) | 3 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | ticket, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2013 | 1999 |