Hosting.com vs NameHero
Hosting.com and NameHero compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Hosting.com scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
Hosting.comWins overall
The former A2 Hosting under World Host Group: stated cores and RAM, 30-day backups, staging from Pro, phone support
cPanel host since 2015 with NVMe, LiteSpeed and stated cores and RAM: cheap for three years, four times the price after
Hosting.com wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
Hosting.com leads on 3 sub-scores, NameHero on 1. Higher is better.
| Hosting.com | NameHero | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 6.5 |
| Support | 6.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Features | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Value | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Hosting.com | NameHero | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% (better) | 99.98% |
| Response time (published)HostingStep vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 500 ms | 24 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, NameHero is cheaper ($11.64/mo vs $13.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Hosting.com | NameHero | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Starter | Starter Cloud |
| Intro price | $1.99/mo (better) | $2.91/mo |
| Renewal price | $13.99/mo | $11.64/mo (better) |
| Required term | 48 months | 36 months (better) |
| Websites | 5 | 1 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| Hosting.com | NameHero | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year | Turbo Cloud and Business Cloud on a 24 or 36-month term; not on Starter or Plus |
| Free SSL | Standard on Starter and Pro; premium certificate on Max | Free and auto-renewing SSL on every plan |
| Daily backups | Stored off-server, restore to any point in the last 30 days | Not stated |
| Staging | 3 sites on Starter, 20 on Pro, 200 on Max | No |
| Free managed migration | Yes | Not stated |
| Web application firewall and malware removal | Yes | Not stated |
| Caching and hardware | LiteSpeed caching, tuned MySQL, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage | Not stated |
| AI website builder for WordPress | Yes | Not stated |
| OpenAPI and MCP server | On every plan; Claude skills pack and Node.js from Pro | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month; 5% of the service fee credited per hour of unscheduled downtime, up to the full month, on request | No |
| Service level agreement | Max plan only | Not stated |
| Phone support | +1 (734) 222-4678, 24/7/365 | 1-855-984-6263, 9 AM to 5 PM Central per the about page; chat and tickets around the clock |
| Windows hosting | No | Not stated |
| Backups | Not stated | Nightly and weekly backups listed in the comparison table; HeroVault offsite backups with 30 days of retention cost $6.99 a month in the cart |
| Free migration | Not stated | Complimentary migrations by the Level III team |
| Free CDN | Not stated | QUIC.cloud CDN listed in the comparison table |
| Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache; the Turbo tier on the two upper plans |
| Not stated | Unlimited accounts; mailbox quota 1 GB on Starter, 2 GB on Plus, unlimited above; 50 or 350 emails an hour | |
| Guaranteed resources | Not stated | Cores and RAM printed per plan, 1 and 1 GB up to 4 and 4 GB, on a partitioned cloud environment |
| Data center choice | Not stated | US (Lenexa, Kansas), London and Canada on the plan cards; the comparison table lists US for every plan |
| SSH | Not stated | Jailed SSH access listed in the comparison table |
| Security | Not stated | Security Shield on every plan; HeroGuard with premium SSL, malware scanning and monitoring costs $9.99 a month in the cart |
Company facts
| Hosting.com | NameHero | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with the hosting.com panel on top | cPanel |
| Data centers | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2003 | 2015 |