HostArmada vs Verpex
HostArmada and Verpex 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
UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15
HostArmada wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.5).
How do the scores compare?
HostArmada leads on 2 sub-scores, Verpex on 1. Higher is better.
| HostArmada | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Features | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 7.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| HostArmada | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs TechRadar; methods differ | 99.99% | 100.00% (better) |
| Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs TechRadar; methods differ | 254 ms | 49 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Verpex is cheaper ($6.00/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| HostArmada | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start Dock | Bronze |
| Intro price | $2.15/mo (better) | $3.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $6.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months | 12 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 30 GB |
| Money back | 45 days (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| HostArmada | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | No | Registration or transfer of a common extension (.com, .net, .org, .uk, .in among them) on yearly and longer terms; not on monthly billing; premium names excluded |
| Free SSL | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | Every plan, every domain |
| Backups | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel |
| Free migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime |
| Free CDN | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | No |
| Caching | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached |
| Staging | No | No |
| 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 | CloudLinux LVE: 1 vCPU and 1 GB on Bronze, 2 vCPU and 2 GB on Silver and Gold; entry processes 30 / 30 / 35; 1,024 IOPS; 50 MB/s I/O; unlimited inodes |
| Data center choice | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout |
| 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 | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule |
| Security | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts |
| Phone support | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets | No |
| Website builder | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Developer tools | Not stated | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH |
Company facts
| HostArmada | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply |
| Data centers | 9 | 9 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2019 | 2018 |