ChemiCloud vs FastComet
We give ChemiCloud and FastComet the same GPA: 2.2 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ChemiCloud
Shared cPanel hosting and managed WordPress on LiteSpeed servers
FastComet
cPanel shared and WordPress hosting with first-term discounts
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAChemiCloudFair | 2.2GPAFastCometFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AStarter's 3-year term is $1.95 a month, $70.20 upfront, so two years cost $70.20, about $2.93 a month, under the $5.97 an A needs. A year at $3.49 then $14.95 a month would be $221.28 instead. It renews at $11.95. | 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 | FNo free plan and no trial. Managed WordPress has a $1 first month, which is cheap but not free. | FNo free plan and no trial. The cheapest way in is a first month at $6.99, which isn't free. |
| Features | BLiteSpeed, NVMe, a Cloudflare CDN, daily offsite backups kept 10 to 30 days, unlimited email through MailChannels, free migrations and a site builder. One-click restores start on Pro, but the core job is covered. | 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. Migration staff move your site and email, but it's cPanel, so there's still some setting up to do. | 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 | CA web panel only. Cloudflare, MailChannels, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. | CA web panel only. Cloudflare, Imunify360, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. |
| Best for | cheap cPanel hosting if you'll prepay three years | 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: ChemiCloud and FastComet. How we grade
Price against what you get
ChemiCloud starts at $1.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. FastComet starts at $1.99 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and ChemiCloud starts $0.04 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, none scores higher than ChemiCloud for less, and none scores higher than FastComet 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
- ChemiCloud starts at $11.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 3 years at $1.95 a month. FastComet starts at $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month.
At a glance
| ChemiCloud | FastComet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $11.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first 3 years at $1.95 a month | $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 | CCHosting, Inc. | FastComet Inc. |
| Price read from | chemicloud.com | fastcomet.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ChemiCloud
- Small business sites that want cPanel hosting with daily backups
- WordPress sites that want managed hosting priced by the site
- Buyers willing to prepay three years for the lowest first-term price
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
ChemiCloud
- First-term prices end after the term: Starter renews at $11.95 a month after 3 years or $14.95 after 1 year, and Turbo at $21.95.
- The free domain comes only with 3-year shared plans or annual managed WordPress plans, and only for the first year.
- The discount banner shows a countdown of under a day, so first-term prices may change; they apply to new customers only.
- Starter hosts one website; unlimited websites start with Pro.
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
ChemiCloud
- LiteSpeed, NVMe and Cloudflare
- Sites run on LiteSpeed servers with NVMe storage, server-level caching and a free Cloudflare CDN; Turbo adds Redis and HTTP/3.
- Daily offsite backups
- Backups are taken every day and kept offsite for 10 to 30 days depending on the plan, with one-click restores on Pro and Turbo.
- Managed WordPress service
- Separate managed WordPress plans handle security, updates and backups, with staging, Redis object caching and unlimited PHP workers.
- Malware scanning and firewall
- Managed WordPress includes automatic malware scans with removal, a CDN-level firewall and DDoS protection; Turbo adds advanced malware protection.
- Email through MailChannels
- Shared plans include unlimited email accounts at your domain, with outgoing mail sent through MailChannels to help it reach inboxes.
- Free migrations and site builder
- Migration staff move sites and email free, and a drag-and-drop builder with more than 350 templates is included alongside Softaculous installs.
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
ChemiCloud
Starter, 1 month$14.95
per month, billed monthly
1 website, 20 GB NVMe, 2 GB memory, unlimited email accounts and 10 daily backups. Monthly billing has no discount.
Starter, 1 year$14.95
per month at renewal, after a first year at $3.49 a month
The same Starter plan at $3.49 a month for the first year, then the regular rate of $14.95 a month.
Starter, 3 years$11.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
The same Starter plan at $1.95 a month for the first 3 years, then the regular $11.95. Only 3-year terms include a free domain.
Pro, 3 years$17.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
Unlimited websites, 35 GB and 20 daily backups. $2.95 a month for the first 3 years, then $17.95; 1 year is $4.49, then $19.95.
Turbo, 3 years$21.95
per month at renewal, after a first term of 3 years
Unlimited websites, 50 GB, 30 daily backups, Redis and advanced malware protection. $3.95 a month for 3 years, then $21.95.
Managed WordPress Tiny$12.50
per month for 1 site, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
About 100,000 visits a month, 10 GB and 50 GB of CDN bandwidth. Billed $150 a year; on monthly billing the first month is $1.
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
ChemiCloud
- Other savings
First 3 years of Starter at $1.95 a month
Shared plans on a 3-year term start at $1.95 a month for Starter, $2.95 for Pro and $3.95 for Turbo, renewing at $11.95, $17.95 and $21.95.
- Other savings
First month of managed WordPress for $1
Managed WordPress plans billed monthly cost $1 for the first month through the page's order link, then $15 a month for Tiny.
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly managed WordPress
Paying yearly for managed WordPress is shown as two months free: Tiny is $150 a year against $15 a month.
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.
