FastComet vs KnownHost
FastComet and KnownHost compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. FastComet scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
FastCometWins overall
cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with 30 daily offsite backups and 12 locations; small disks, now part of World Host Group
Managed cPanel hosting since 2006 on LiteSpeed and NVMe with stated cores and RAM, daily backups and three locations
FastComet wins 1 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.5 vs 7.4).
How do the scores compare?
FastComet leads on 1 sub-scores, KnownHost on 1. Higher is better.
Which one is faster and more reliable?
Which one costs less?
On renewal, KnownHost is cheaper ($7.16/mo vs $9.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
What does each include?
| FastComet | KnownHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | No |
| Free SSL | Yes | Every plan, every domain |
| 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 | Migration team copies files, databases and email and tests the site |
| 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% | The network page claims a 99.999% availability SLA and 99.99+% uptimes; the terms of service contain no uptime clause or credit schedule |
| Phone support | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 | A US toll-free number on every page, with 24/7 ticket support |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily JetBackup with 2-day and 1-week retention on every plan; extended retention sold as an add-on |
| Free CDN | Not stated | No |
| Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache on every plan; Redis and Memcached optional |
| Staging | Not stated | No |
| SSH, Git and cron | Not stated | Every plan, with current PHP versions |
| Resource limits | Not stated | CloudLinux isolation with 1, 2, 4 and 6 cores and 1, 2, 4 and 6 GB memory limits by plan |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Atlanta, Seattle or Amsterdam at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | Imunify360 with real-time malware scanning and a web application firewall; Patchman optional on Basic and Standard, included above |
| Not stated | 5, 25 or unlimited mailboxes by plan, with webmail |