About Hosting.com
Hosting.com is a commercial web hosting company that was previously known as A2 Hosting. It sells shared web hosting for getting a site online, managed servers meant to scale without migration, WordPress hosting, domains and add-ons, and a Pro tier for customers who need more control and performance.
The vendor advertises free managed migration, a 30-day money-back guarantee, round-the-clock in-house support by chat, email and phone, and a 99.9 percent uptime SLA. Its site also notes that API and MCP support is now available, so hosting can be managed through automation and AI tools.
Introductory first-year prices are shown for the entry plans, and regional versions of the site cover many countries. Hosting.com is a hosted service, and it suits individuals and small businesses that want a conventional hosting account with room to grow. Current prices are on its pricing pages.
Key features
- Shared web hosting plans
- Managed servers that scale without migration
- WordPress hosting and domains
- Free managed site migration
- 24/7 support by chat, email and phone
- API and MCP support
Good fit for
- โMoving an existing site with free migration
- โHosting a small business site that may grow
- Tags
- web-hosting
- shared-hosting
- wordpress
- vps
- dedicated-servers
- managed-hosting
Hosting.com: questions and answers
- What is Hosting.com used for?
- Hosting.com is the web hosting provider formerly known as A2 Hosting, selling shared, managed and WordPress plans plus VPS and dedicated servers. It is a good fit for moving an existing site with free migration and hosting a small business site that may grow.
- How much does Hosting.com cost?
- Hosting.com is a paid product with no free plan.
- Is Hosting.com open source?
- No. Hosting.com is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Hosting.com include 1Panel and HestiaCP.
- What are some alternatives to Hosting.com?
- Hosting.com competes with Bluehost, SiteGround and HostGator. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Hosting.com alternatives.
Open-source alternatives to Hosting.com
See all
1Panel
Hosting & PaaS
๐ฅ 1Panel is a modern, open-source Linux server management panel and a lightweight AI mana
GPL-3.0vs Cloudwaysโ 37k
HestiaCP
Hosting & PaaS
Hestia Control Panel | A lightweight and powerful control panel for the modern web.
GPL-3.0vs Cloudwaysโ 4.5k
Sidekick
Hosting & PaaS
Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS.
GPL-3.0vs Herokuโ 7.6k
Coolify
Hosting & PaaS
Self-hosting platform with superpowers. Deploy apps, databases & 280+ services to your
Apache-2.0vs Herokuโ 62k
Dokploy
Hosting & PaaS
Open-source self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS) that simplifies the deployment and
OSSvs Herokuโ 38k
Dokku
Hosting & PaaS
A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications
MITvs Herokuโ 32k
SaaS alternatives to Hosting.com
See all
Bluehost
Hosting & PaaS
Shared, WordPress and VPS web hosting bundled with domain registration
SaaS
SiteGround
Hosting & PaaS
Shared and managed WordPress hosting with staging and email
SaaS
HostGator
Hosting & PaaS
Shared, VPS and WordPress hosting with domain registration
SaaS
InMotion Hosting
Hosting & PaaS
Web hosting provider with shared, VPS, dedicated and WordPress plans
SaaS
DreamHost
Hosting & PaaS
Shared, VPS and managed WordPress hosting with domain registration
SaaS
GreenGeeks
Hosting & PaaS
Web hosting provider offering shared, WordPress and VPS plans
SaaS

