Hosting.com vs Verpex
Hosting.com and Verpex 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
UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15
Hosting.com wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.5).
How do the scores compare?
Hosting.com leads on 3 sub-scores, Verpex on 2. Higher is better.
| Hosting.com | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.5 (better) | 7.5 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 6.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Features | 8.5 (better) | 8.0 |
| Value | 7.0 | 7.5 (better) |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| Hosting.com | 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)HostingStep vs TechRadar; methods differ | 500 ms | 49 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Verpex is cheaper ($6.00/mo vs $13.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| Hosting.com | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Starter | Bronze |
| Intro price | $1.99/mo (better) | $3.00/mo |
| Renewal price | $13.99/mo | $6.00/mo (better) |
| Required term | 48 months | 12 months (better) |
| Websites | 5 | 1 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 30 GB |
| Money back | 30 days | 30 days |
What does each include?
| Hosting.com | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year | 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 | Standard on Starter and Pro; premium certificate on Max | Every plan, every domain |
| 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 | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule |
| Service level agreement | Max plan only | Not stated |
| Phone support | +1 (734) 222-4678, 24/7/365 | No |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel |
| Free migration | Not stated | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime |
| Free CDN | Not stated | No |
| Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached |
| Developer tools | Not stated | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH |
| Resource limits | Not stated | 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 | Not stated | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout |
| Security | Not stated | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts |
| Website builder | Not stated | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product |
Company facts
| Hosting.com | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with the hosting.com panel on top | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply |
| Data centers | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2003 | 2018 |