hosting.com vs UltaHost
We give hosting.com a 2.4 GPA and UltaHost a 2.2, out of 4.0. hosting.com grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
UltaHost
Low-cost cPanel shared hosting, WordPress hosting and VPS servers
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAhosting.comFair | 2.2GPAUltaHostFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStarter's 4-year term is $95.49 paid upfront, so even if you only want two years you pay $95.49, about $3.98 a month, well under the $5.99 an A needs. The catch is renewal: after the four years it's $13.99 a month. | AStarter on a 2-year term is $3.44 a month, and the plan card says it renews at that rate, so two years stay at $3.44 a month, well under what an A needs here. Even month to month it's $4.39. The catch: it's labeled a flash sale off crossed-out prices. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial. There's a 30-day refund on a first hosting order, but that isn't a trial, and domains and cPanel licenses are left out of it. |
| 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. | BcPanel, NVMe storage, unmetered bandwidth, daily backups, a firewall, malware scanning, DDoS protection, free SSL and free migration on every shared plan. Starter's limits are tight, one domain and about 10,000 visits, 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. cPanel and one-click WordPress installs are familiar, and they'll move your site over for you, but you're still setting up a site. |
| 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. The named integrations are cPanel, WordPress, Joomla, phpBB, LiteSpeed and CyberPanel, with no API on record. |
| Best for | hosting you can run from scripts or an AI agent | cheap cPanel hosting that renews at the same price |
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 UltaHost. How we grade
Price against what you get
hosting.com starts at $13.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. UltaHost starts at $2.88 a month and scores 2.3.
hosting.com scores higher, and starts $11.11 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than hosting.com for less, and none scores higher than UltaHost for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- hosting.com starts at $13.99 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 4 years for $95.49. UltaHost starts at $2.88 per month on a 3-year term (Starter); $4.39 billed monthly.
- UltaHost also covers managed WordPress.
At a glance
| hosting.com | UltaHost | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $13.99 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 4 years for $95.49 | $2.88 per month on a 3-year term (Starter); $4.39 billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | hosting.com | UltaHost, Inc. |
| Price read from | hosting.com | ultahost.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 18, 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
UltaHost
- Small sites and blogs on a tight budget
- Buyers who want cPanel with daily backups included
- Owners who expect to move up to a VPS with the same company
Worth knowing
hosting.com
- The plan cards show only a 4-year term; monthly billing, and every plan once its prepaid term ends, is charged at the regular rate.
- 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.
UltaHost
- Prices are labeled a limited-time flash sale off crossed-out rates, with no end date, though each plan card says it renews at the price paid.
- Refunds cover the first 30 days of a first hosting order only; domains, cPanel licenses, promo-code purchases and crypto payments are excluded.
- Starter hosts one domain and about 10,000 visits a month; unlimited domains start with the Business plan.
- Terms renew automatically for the same length unless you give notice at least 15 days before the term ends.
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.
UltaHost
- cPanel and one-click installs
- Every shared plan includes a cPanel license, with its tools also reachable from the client area, one-click installs for WordPress, Joomla and phpBB, and a free drag-and-drop site builder.
- NVMe storage and unmetered bandwidth
- Shared plans run on NVMe SSD storage with no limit on traffic, from more than 30 data center locations in the US, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore and elsewhere.
- Daily backups
- Shared hosting accounts are backed up every day, with several recovery points kept.
- Firewall and malware scanning
- Included security covers a web application firewall, malware scanning, vulnerability monitoring, hardened PHP, DDoS protection and free SSL certificates.
- Free website migration
- UltaHost moves an existing site over free, and a domain transferred in gets a year added at no charge.
- WordPress, VPS and dedicated servers
- Managed WordPress plans on LiteSpeed with caching and staging start at $4.29 a month billed monthly; managed VPS starts at $6.89 a month.
Plans
hosting.com
Starter, 4 years$13.99
per month at renewal, after a first term of 4 years
5 websites, 15 GB NVMe, daily backups and malware removal. The first 4 years cost $95.49 ($1.99 a month), paid upfront, then $13.99 a month.
Pro, 4 years$19.99
per month at renewal, after a first term of 4 years
10 websites, 50 GB, staging sites and Node.js. The first 4 years cost $181.93 ($3.79 a month), paid upfront, then $19.99 a month.
Max, 4 years$27.99
per month at renewal, after a first term of 4 years
50 websites, 100 GB, 40 mailboxes, an SLA and priority support. The first 4 years cost $373.90 ($7.79 a month), then $27.99 a month.
UltaHost
Starter, 1 month$4.39
per month, billed monthly
1 domain, about 10,000 visits a month, 30 GB NVMe, unlimited bandwidth, daily backups and free SSL. Shown cut from $6.89; the card says it renews at $4.39.
Starter, 1 year$4.03
per month for a 12-month term; renews at the same rate
The same Starter plan billed for 12 months, shown as 30% off a crossed-out $6.88 a month.
Starter, 2 years$3.44
per month for a 24-month term; renews at the same rate
The same Starter plan billed for 24 months, shown as 40% off $6.89 a month. This is the term the page shows first.
Starter, 3 years$2.88
per month for a 36-month term; renews at the same rate
The same Starter plan billed for 36 months, shown as 50% off $6.90 a month; the lowest rate on the page.
Basic, 3 years$4.37
per month for a 36-month term; renews at the same rate
4 domains, about 15,000 visits a month and 60 GB. Business, 3 years, is $8.63 a month for unlimited domains, about 25,000 visits and 80 GB.
Pro, 3 years$10.93
per month for a 36-month term; renews at the same rate
Unlimited domains, about 49,000 visits a month and 110 GB NVMe. $16.29 a month on monthly billing.
Ways to pay less
hosting.com
- Other savings
First 4 years of Starter for $95.49
Starter costs $95.49 for the first 4 years ($1.99 a month), against a regular $13.99 a month. Pro is $181.93 ($3.79 a month) and Max $373.90 ($7.79).
UltaHost
- Other savings
Lower monthly rates for longer terms
Starter costs $4.39 a month billed monthly, $4.03 on a 1-year term, $3.44 on 2 years and $2.88 on 3 years; the page says each renews at that rate.
- Other savings
A free year with a domain transfer
Transferring a domain to UltaHost adds one year of registration at no charge, as the site's domain menu states.
