HostArmada vs Verpex (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, HostArmada and Verpex share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Verpex starts cheaper, at $6 a month against $11.95 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
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.
HostArmada
Cloud shared and WordPress hosting with steep first-term discounts
Which one is for you
Pick HostArmada if
- Fits if you want a first-year deal and plan to compare prices at renewal
- Makes sense if you run a WordPress or WooCommerce shop
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey at renewal, as $1.91 a month becomes $11.95
- Skip it if you want a trial, since none is listed
- Tight if you host more than one site, because Start Dock allows one
- Watch out: the free domain and 2 free months need an annual or longer term
Pick Verpex if
- Fits if you want a cheap first year on a single site
- Makes sense if you resell hosting and want cPanel and WHM
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey at renewal, since Bronze, Silver and Gold cost double the first year
- Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed
- Tight if you have several sites, because Bronze hosts one
- Watch out: the page does not say whether the free domain is first-year only
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAHostArmadaWeak | 1.6GPAVerpexWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStart Dock renews at $11.95 a month ($143.40 a year), about the $11 middle for web hosts. The $1.91 headline is first-year only. | CBronze renews at $6 a month, above the $5.28 cheaper-quarter line for web hosts. The first year is $36. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pages read. | FNo free plan or trial; the 30-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. |
| Features | CNVMe storage, SSL, scans, backups, free migration and WooCommerce plans. Unlimited sites start at Web Warp. | CcPanel, NVMe, backups, SSL and migration. Bronze allows one site and unlimited sites start at Gold. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A hosting control panel and site migration are yours to handle. | CNo store rating on record. cPanel and migration are yours to run. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and Cloudflare support. | CWeb only, with WordPress, cPanel and WHM compatibility. |
| Best for | cloud-based shared hosting with a low first-year price | cheap first-year shared hosting with a money-back window |
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: HostArmada and Verpex. How we grade
Price against what you get
HostArmada starts at $11.95 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Verpex starts at $6 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Verpex starts $5.95 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 20 score higher than HostArmada for less, and 15 score higher than Verpex 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
- HostArmada also covers malware protection.
At a glance
| HostArmada | Verpex | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $11.95 per month at renewal (Start Dock), after a first year for $22.94 | $6 per month at renewal (Bronze), after a first year for $36 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | HostArmada | Verpex |
| Price read from | hostarmada.com | verpex.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
HostArmada
- The advertised $1.91 a month is the annual first-year price ($22.94); renewals use the regular price of $11.95 a month ($143.40 a year).
- Start Dock hosts a single website; unlimited websites start at Web Warp.
- The pricing page shows a 7th Birthday Sale with promotional prices. The regular monthly prices are higher.
- The free domain and the 2 free months apply to the first term and need an annual or longer term.
Verpex
- The first-year price is half or less of the renewal price: Bronze renews at $6 a month, Silver at $10 and Gold at $15.
- Bronze hosts a single website; Silver caps at 100 and unlimited sites start at Gold.
- The plan page pairs a Black Friday sale of up to 90% off with longer terms; the figures here are the one-year prices in the plan data.
- The page states a free domain but not whether it is free for the first year only.
Key features
HostArmada
- Cloud-based shared hosting
- Plans run on cloud infrastructure that the vendor says can add hardware with no downtime. Each plan lists its NVMe storage, CPU cores and RAM.
- Security tools on every plan
- Free SSL, malware scanning and removal, and a web application firewall with IP blocking are listed on the three shared plans.
- Daily backups
- Start Dock keeps 7 daily backups, Web Warp 14 and Speed Reaper 21.
- Free migration and Cloudflare support
- Every web hosting plan includes a free website transfer, and hosting is described as fully compatible with the Cloudflare CDN.
- WordPress and WooCommerce plans
- Separate WordPress plans (WP Launcher, WP Evolver, WP Speed Reaper) match the shared plans' prices. WooCommerce and Magento hosting are sold too.
- Other products
- Reseller hosting from $19.60 a month, VPS from $3.28, cloud servers, dedicated CPU hosting and agency hosting are sold alongside shared plans.
Verpex
- cPanel and WHM compatible
- Web hosting plans are cPanel and WHM compatible, with one-click installs including WordPress and automatic backups.
- NVMe storage and LiteSpeed
- Plans list NVMe SSD storage, a stated RAM and vCPU allowance, unlimited bandwidth and the LiteSpeed web server.
- Free domain, SSL and migration
- Each web hosting plan lists a free domain registration or transfer, free SSL certificates and free site migrations.
- Daily backups
- Daily backups are included on all three plans, and the plan page counts them as a $21.06 value.
- Wider product range
- Reseller hosting from $14.74 a month, VPS from $4.50, managed WordPress from $19.50 and managed Linux and Windows VPS are sold too.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- The web hosting page states a 30-day money-back guarantee on its plans.
Plans
HostArmada
Start Dock$11.95
per month at renewal, after a first year for $22.94
1 website, 15 GB NVMe, 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM. Billed annually; $12.95 a month if billed monthly.
Web Warp$18.65
per month at renewal, after a first year for $35.80
Unlimited websites, 30 GB NVMe, 4 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM. $19.75 a month if billed monthly.
Speed Reaper$21.95
per month at renewal, after a first year for $42.13
Unlimited websites, 40 GB NVMe, 6 CPU cores, 6 GB RAM. $23.05 a month if billed monthly.
Verpex
Bronze$6
per month at renewal, after a first year for $36
1 website, 30 GB NVMe, 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU and daily backups. First year $3 a month, paid upfront.
Silver$10
per month at renewal, after a first year for $60
100 websites, 50 GB NVMe, 2 GB RAM and 2 vCPU. First year $5 a month, paid upfront.
Gold$15
per month at renewal, after a first year for $108
Unlimited websites, 100 GB NVMe, 2 GB RAM and 2 vCPU. First year $9 a month, paid upfront.
Ways to pay less
HostArmada
- Other savings
Up to 84% off the first term, plus 2 free months
The pricing page's 7th Birthday Sale cuts the first billing term of web and WordPress hosting and adds 2 free months and a free domain. Renewals use the regular price.
Verpex
- Other savings
Black Friday sale, up to 90% off web hosting
The web hosting page advertises up to 90% off all plans in a Black Friday sale and shows no end date. The plans above are the yearly prices, which exclude longer-term sale rates.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HostArmada or Verpex?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Verpex is cheaper to start with: $6 a month, against $11.95 a month for HostArmada. HostArmada starts at $11.95 per month at renewal (Start Dock), after a first year for $22.94, and Verpex starts at $6 per month at renewal (Bronze), after a first year for $36.
Which has a free plan, HostArmada or Verpex?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither HostArmada nor Verpex has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.