hosting.com vs FastComet
We give hosting.com a 2.0 GPA and FastComet a 2.2, out of 4.0. hosting.com grades higher on platforms. FastComet grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
hosting.com
Shared hosting from the former A2 Hosting, with an API and MCP server
FastComet
cPanel shared and WordPress hosting with first-term discounts
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAhosting.comFair | 2.2GPAFastCometFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price on record: plan prices are filled in by the checkout and couldn't be read, so no two-year figure can be worked out. With nothing to compare, it sits at C, the grade for no stated price. First-term prices renew at regular rates. | AStarter's 2-year term is $107.77 upfront, so two years cost about $4.49 a month, under the $5.97 an A needs. It then renews at $9.95. One year at $23.88 plus a year at $9.95 a month would be $143.28. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it. | FNo free plan and no trial. The cheapest way in is a first month at $6.99, which isn't free. |
| Features | BDaily backups with 30 days of restore points you can use yourself, Monarx malware removal, a firewall, a first-year domain and free managed migration on every plan. Staging needs Pro, but nothing in the core job is missing on Starter. | BLiteSpeed Enterprise, Imunify360 with malware scans, staging, daily backups with one-click restores, free transfers and setup, and 11 data centres to pick from. Starter's limits are tight, but nothing in the core job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating to go on. The Orbi assistant answers setup and DNS questions and passes you to people when needed, but you're still setting up a site. | CNo app store rating to go on. Support sets up a new site for free, but it's cPanel, so there's still a domain and email to sort. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web dashboard with no app on record, but shared plans come with an OpenAPI interface and an MCP server, and it works with Claude. Pro adds a Claude skills pack. | CA web panel only. Cloudflare, Imunify360, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. |
| Best for | hosting you can run from scripts or an AI agent | cPanel hosting near visitors in Asia or Australia |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: hosting.com and FastComet. How we grade
Where they differ
- FastComet also covers managed WordPress.
At a glance
| hosting.com | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | hosting.com | FastComet Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | fastcomet.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
hosting.com
- Existing A2 Hosting customers weighing the renamed plans
- Developers who want to manage hosting through an API or an AI agent
- Small business sites that want backups and malware removal built in
FastComet
- Small sites and blogs that want cPanel and LiteSpeed on a budget
- Buyers who would rather prepay one year than three for the lowest first-term price
- Sites that want hosting close to visitors in Asia or Australia
Worth knowing
hosting.com
- Plan prices are filled in by the checkout and could not be read, so they are not listed here; promotional prices cover the first term and plans renew at regular rates.
- Staging sites, preview URLs and Node.js need Pro or higher; priority support, a premium SSL and a service level agreement need Max.
- The free domain is for the first year only and then renews at the standard rate.
- A2 Hosting's old plan names are retired: Startup became Starter, Turbo Boost became Pro and Turbo Max became Max.
FastComet
- First-term prices end after the term: Starter renews at $9.95 a month, Essential at $12.95, Plus at $17.95 and Extra at $24.95.
- Starter and Essential host a single website and cap email at 5 and 25 accounts; unlimited sites start with Plus.
- Visits are given as an estimate per plan (about 10,000 a month on Starter), backed by fixed CPU and RAM limits.
- Fully managed cloud VPS starts at $53.87 a month for the first term, against a regular $76.95.
Key features
hosting.com
- LiteSpeed, NVMe and AMD EPYC on every plan
- All shared plans run on LiteSpeed web servers with NVMe storage and AMD EPYC processors, with published RAM, vCPU and IOPS limits for each plan.
- Malware removal and firewall
- Monarx scans continuously and removes malicious code itself. Every plan also has a web application firewall and brute-force protection.
- Daily backups with self-restore
- Backups run every day with 30 days of restore points, and you can restore a single file, database or mailbox without opening a ticket.
- API, MCP server and Claude skills
- Shared plans come with an OpenAPI interface and an MCP server for managing hosting from scripts and AI tools. Pro adds a Claude skills pack.
- Orbi AI assistant
- An AI assistant on every plan answers setup, DNS, WordPress and billing questions, and passes you to the in-house support team when needed.
- Free managed migration
- The support team moves an existing site to hosting.com at no charge.
FastComet
- LiteSpeed and layered caching
- Servers run LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, Memcached, OPcache and Cloudflare CDN caching.
- Imunify360 and malware scanning
- Every plan includes a web application firewall, brute-force protection, Imunify360, malware scans with reports and recovery help for hacked sites.
- WordPress toolkit and staging
- Sites can be cloned to a staging copy on its own database and synced back, and Softaculous keeps installed apps updated automatically.
- Daily backups and Restore Manager
- Daily backups are kept for 7 days on Starter, Essential and Plus and 30 days on Extra, with one-click restores from the Restore Manager.
- Free transfers and setup
- Sites are moved from another host free (one on Starter, up to three on Extra), and support sets up a new website at no charge.
- Choice of data center
- Hosting can be placed in locations including Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney and Mumbai at checkout.
Plans
hosting.com
Pricing could not be confirmed. See hosting.com.
FastComet
Starter, 1 month$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first month at $6.99
1 website, 10 GB NVMe, about 10,000 visits a month, 5 email accounts and 7 daily backups kept.
Starter, 1 year$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $1.99 a month
The same Starter plan. The first year costs $23.88, paid upfront, then the regular $9.95 a month.
Starter, 2 years$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 2 years
The same Starter plan. The first 2 years cost $107.77 ($4.49 a month), paid upfront, then $9.95 a month.
Starter, 3 years$9.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
The same Starter plan. The first 3 years cost $118.46 ($3.29 a month), paid upfront, then $9.95 a month.
Essential, 3 years$12.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
1 website, 20 GB, about 25,000 visits and 25 email accounts. $161.68 for 3 years ($4.49 a month); a 1-year term is $2.99 a month.
Extra$24.95
per month at renewal, after a first term from $5.49 a month
Unlimited websites, 40 GB, about 100,000 visits and 30 daily backups. Plus, below it, is from $3.99 a month, then $17.95.
Ways to pay less
hosting.com
No public discounts listed.
FastComet
- Other savings
First year of Starter for $1.99 a month
Starter's first year is $23.88 ($1.99 a month), 2 years $107.77, 3 years $118.46 or the first month $6.99; then it renews at $9.95 a month.
