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  "description": "Uptime, response time, load test and support results for Hosting.com: HostIdea's own monitoring windows under tests[], and published third-party measurements under thirdParty[], each attributed to its source.",
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    "name": "HostIdea",
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  "dateModified": "2026-10-13",
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    "uptime": 8,
    "support": 6,
    "features": 8.5,
    "value": 7,
    "easeOfUse": 7.5
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    "source": "https://hosting.com/package-comparison/"
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        "amount": 1.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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        "amount": 13.99,
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      },
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      "moneyBackDays": 30,
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        "3 staging sites",
        "Free domain for the first year",
        "AI website builder, malware removal, free managed migration"
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      "mailboxes": "5",
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            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 2.79,
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            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 2.49,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 1.99,
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            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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      "id": "pro",
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        "20 staging sites and preview URLs",
        "Node.js support, Claude skills pack",
        "Free domain for the first year"
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            "amount": 19.99,
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            "amount": 19.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
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            "amount": 4.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 19.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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            "amount": 3.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 19.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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            "amount": 3.79,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 19.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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      "id": "max",
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        "amount": 7.79,
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        "amount": 27.99,
        "currency": "USD"
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        "200 staging sites",
        "Service level agreement, premium SSL, priority support",
        "Highest CPU and RAM tier"
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      "resources": "Highest tier (figures not published)",
      "mailboxes": "40",
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            "amount": 27.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 27.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        },
        {
          "months": 12,
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            "amount": 9.49,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 27.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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        {
          "months": 36,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 7.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 27.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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        },
        {
          "months": 48,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 7.79,
            "currency": "USD"
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          "renewal": {
            "amount": 27.99,
            "currency": "USD"
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    {
      "publication": "Kripesh Adwani",
      "author": "Kripesh Adwani",
      "url": "https://kripeshadwani.com/a2-hosting-review/",
      "title": "Kripesh Adwani, Hosting.com review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "Pro",
      "location": "Singapore",
      "tool": "Better Uptime",
      "checkIntervalSeconds": 30,
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 99.99,
          "windowDays": 365,
          "window": "past year"
        },
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "windowDays": 30,
          "window": "last 30 days"
        }
      ],
      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 50,
        "p95Ms": 7.61,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "requests": 11000,
        "tool": "k6"
      },
      "notes": "Page load 1.03 s from India and 4.36 s from the United States, which mostly measures distance from a Singapore server."
    },
    {
      "publication": "Gaurav Tiwari",
      "author": "Gaurav Tiwari",
      "url": "https://gauravtiwari.org/a2-hosting-review/",
      "title": "Gaurav Tiwari, Hosting.com review",
      "kind": "aggregate",
      "updated": "2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "uptime": [],
      "notes": "Rates the service 4 out of 5 and relies on hosting.com's own public 30-day Uptime.com reports rather than independent monitoring."
    },
    {
      "publication": "HostingStep",
      "author": "Mohan Raj",
      "url": "https://hostingstep.com/a2-hosting-review/",
      "title": "HostingStep, Hosting.com review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "Starter",
      "location": "Dallas",
      "tool": "Pingdom",
      "checkIntervalSeconds": 60,
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 99.96,
          "windowDays": 243,
          "window": "1 October 2025 to 31 May 2026",
          "outages": 49
        }
      ],
      "responseMs": 500,
      "responseNote": "average TTFB from 19 US locations",
      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 100,
        "avgResponseMs": 43,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "tool": "Loader.io"
      },
      "notes": "2 hours 12 minutes of downtime across 49 short outages, against a field median of 9. TTFB ranged from 375 ms to 1,079 ms; global TTFB 642 ms."
    },
    {
      "publication": "WPBeginner",
      "author": "Nouman Yaqoob",
      "url": "https://www.wpbeginner.com/hosting/a2-hosting/",
      "title": "WPBeginner, Hosting.com review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "tool": "GTmetrix, PageSpeedPlus, k6",
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "window": "window not stated"
        }
      ],
      "responseMs": 242,
      "responseNote": "GTmetrix first byte; global average first byte about 424 ms",
      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 50,
        "p95Ms": 95,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "requests": 11100,
        "tool": "k6"
      },
      "lcpMs": 787,
      "notes": "Basic WordPress site with a simple theme; plan and server location not stated. Fully loaded in 827 ms. Lowest first-byte times from Ireland (215 ms) and Frankfurt (229 ms)."
    },
    {
      "publication": "Website Planet",
      "author": "Suzanne Stewart",
      "url": "https://www.websiteplanet.com/web-hosting/hosting-com/",
      "title": "Website Planet, Hosting.com review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2025-07-18T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "WordPress Plus",
      "location": "Dallas",
      "tool": "UptimeRobot",
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "window": "more than three weeks",
          "outages": 0
        }
      ],
      "notes": "GTmetrix from Chicago: loading speeds between 0.8 and 2.2 seconds; about one second more from Singapore and 1.5 seconds more from Australia. Check interval not stated."
    }
  ],
  "supportTests": [],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "Added published third-party measurements under thirdParty[]: Kripesh Adwani (updated 6 October 2026), HostingStep (updated 25 July 2026, the only Dallas-provisioned test found), WPBeginner (25 June 2026), Website Planet (18 July 2025) and Gaurav Tiwari (27 June 2026), each with its plan, method and the date we read it. Scores unchanged."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "First version built from verified sources: the web hosting and package comparison pages (plan contents), the three checkout pages rendered in a browser for every billing term and total (Dallas, USD), the money-back guarantee page, the uptime commitment article and refund and billing policy, the company details page and the about page. Third-party measurements from Kripesh Adwani (6 October 2026). No HostIdea monitoring window is open yet; scores are provisional.",
      "source": "https://hosting.com/package-comparison/"
    }
  ]
}