MilesWeb vs Namecheap (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Namecheap grades higher than MilesWeb: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Namecheap grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Namecheap
Domain registrar's cPanel shared hosting, billed monthly or yearly
Which one is for you
Pick MilesWeb if
- Fits if you want the lowest shared-hosting price and can commit to 36 months
- Works for a single small site on cPanel
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want a long term, as the lowest rates need 36 months paid up front
- Tight if you run more than one site, since Starter allows 1 website and 1 email account
- Pricey if you renew, because the free domain is .com for year one only and standard renewal rates follow
- Watch out: the site shows promotional banners, so the price you see may differ from the listing
Pick Namecheap if
- Fits if your domains already live at Namecheap
- Works for people who already know their way around cPanel
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need more than 3 sites or automatic backups, which start on Stellar Plus
- Pricey if you keep the free SSL past year one, as it's a paid renewal after that
- Skip it if you want to try it without committing, as the trial turns into a paid year
- Watch out: only renewal rates could be read, as the hosting page answered with a bot check
- Not for you if you count on a full refund, as cPanel and Softaculous licenses aren't refunded
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAMilesWebWeak | 2.2GPANamecheapFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $3.99 a month at renewal, inside the cheaper quarter for web hosting ($5.00), after a 36-month intro of $1.99 billed as $72 up front. A 1-month term is $4.99. | AOnly renewal rates could be read, and Stellar on a 2-year term is still $102.88, about $4.29 a month over two years, under the $5.97 an A needs. Any first-term discount would only bring that down. Monthly is $5.88. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial are listed. A 30-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. | DA 30-day trial on yearly Stellar packages, which turns into a paid first year at the after-trial price when it ends. That makes it a trial you sign up to pay for, not a free plan. |
| Features | CLiteSpeed and NVMe storage, cPanel, one-click WordPress, daily backups and Node.js apps on the dearer plans. Starter has 1 website and 1 email account. | CcPanel with Softaculous for 200+ apps, AI site builders, malware scanning and 2FA. The gaps are on Stellar: manual backups only, 3 websites and 30 mailboxes, and the free SSL lasts a year per domain. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. cPanel hosting is familiar, though you still set up your site and email. | CNo app store rating to go on. cPanel and Softaculous are familiar to many, but there's a fair bit to learn if you're new to them. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with cPanel, LiteSpeed and WordPress. No integrations list. | CA web dashboard only. The named integrations are installers and builders, WordPress, Softaculous, Sitejet and Extendify, with no API on record. |
| Best for | low-priced shared hosting with a 36-month term | cPanel hosting beside your domains |
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: MilesWeb and Namecheap. How we grade
Price against what you get
MilesWeb starts at $3.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Namecheap starts at $4.29 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and MilesWeb starts $0.30 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 10 score higher than MilesWeb for less, and 11 score higher than Namecheap 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
- MilesWeb also covers page speed.
- Namecheap also covers malware protection.
At a glance
| MilesWeb | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $3.99 per month at renewal, after a first 36 months at $1.99 | $5.88 per month (Stellar), or $102.88 every 2 years, at renewal rates |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day trial of yearly Stellar packages, after which the first year is charged at the after-trial price |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MilesWeb | Namecheap, Inc. |
| Price read from | milesweb.com | namecheap.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MilesWeb
- The lowest rates need a 36-month term paid up front; a 1-month term costs $4.99 on Starter.
- The free domain covers a .com for the first year only, then standard renewal rates apply.
- Starter allows one website and one email account.
- A 30-day money-back guarantee applies to purchases, per the vendor.
Namecheap
- Only the renewal rates could be read: the shared hosting page, which shows first-term discounts and trial terms, answered our readers with a bot check.
- The free SSL lasts one year per domain; keeping it after that is a paid renewal.
- Stellar stops at 3 websites, 30 mailboxes and 20 GB; unlimited sites and automatic backups need Stellar Plus or Business.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers first-time hosting accounts only, and cPanel or Softaculous licenses are not refunded.
Key features
MilesWeb
- LiteSpeed and NVMe storage
- Shared plans run on LiteSpeed web servers with NVMe drives, hosted in data centers the vendor describes as Tier IV certified.
- Free domain, SSL and backups
- Every plan comes with a free domain for the first year, SSL certificates and daily backups.
- cPanel and one-click WordPress
- A cPanel-based Linux hosting line, with one-click WordPress installs on shared plans.
- Node.js apps
- Unlimited includes 1 Node.js web app and Cloud Startup includes 3, for stores and apps beyond plain PHP sites.
- Round-the-clock support
- The vendor says live chat and email support is staffed by people, not chatbots, 24/7.
- Wider hosting range
- WordPress, cloud and VPS hosting, domain registration and an AI website builder are sold alongside shared plans.
Namecheap
- cPanel with Softaculous
- Plans are run from cPanel, with the Softaculous installer for WordPress and more than 200 other scripts, plus email, file, database and DNS tools.
- AI site builders
- Sitejet in cPanel can generate a one-page site from a few business details, and Extendify adds AI site setup and writing help to new WordPress installs.
- Free SSL for the first year
- Each domain or subdomain on a shared account gets a single-domain SSL certificate free for a year, issued and installed automatically, up to 50 per account.
- Malware scanning and 2FA
- cPanel includes ImunifyAV or Imunify360 malware scanning, ModSecurity and two-factor authentication.
- AutoBackup
- Stellar Plus and Stellar Business restore from automatic backups, with unlimited backup storage on Business. Stellar has manual backups only.
Plans
MilesWeb
Starter$3.99
per month at renewal, after a first 36 months at $1.99 per month
1 website, 10 GB NVMe storage, 1 email account. $1.99 a month for 36 months is billed as $72 up front; $4.99 on a 1-month term.
Premium$7.99
per month at renewal, after a first 36 months at $2.49 per month
25 websites, 50 GB NVMe storage, 50 email accounts. $2.49 a month for 36 months is billed as $90 up front; $9.99 on a 1-month term.
Unlimited$11.99
per month at renewal, after a first 36 months at $3.49 per month
Unlimited websites and email accounts, 75 GB NVMe, daily and on-demand backups, 1 Node.js app. $126 up front for 36 months; $14.99 on a 1-month term.
Cloud Startup$6.99
per month for 36 months; renewal price not stated
5 CPU and 5 GB RAM, unlimited websites, 100 GB NVMe, 3 Node.js apps. $252 up front for 36 months; $24.99 on a 1-month term.
Namecheap
Stellar, 1 month$5.88
per month, the renewal rate
3 websites, 20 GB SSD and 30 mailboxes. The renewal rate since May 19, 2026; first-term discounts were not readable.
Stellar, 1 year$55.88
per year, the renewal rate
The same Stellar plan billed yearly. A 30-day trial is offered on yearly packages.
Stellar, 2 years$102.88
every 2 years, the renewal rate
The same Stellar plan billed every two years, the lowest rate for it.
Stellar Plus, 2 years$146.44
every 2 years, the renewal rate
Unlimited websites and mailboxes, unmetered SSD storage and AutoBackup. Also $7.88 a month or $85.44 a year.
Stellar Business, 2 years$251.88
every 2 years, the renewal rate
50 GB SSD, fewer users per server, a choice of US, UK, EU or Singapore servers. Also $11.88 a month or $128.88 a year.
Ways to pay less
MilesWeb
- Other savings
Free .com domain for the first year
Shared hosting plans include a free .com domain for the first year; standard renewal rates apply from year two.
Namecheap
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MilesWeb or Namecheap?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MilesWeb is cheaper to start with: $3.99 a month, against $4.29 a month for Namecheap. MilesWeb starts at $3.99 per month at renewal, after a first 36 months at $1.99, and Namecheap starts at $5.88 per month (Stellar), or $102.88 every 2 years, at renewal rates.
Which has a free plan, MilesWeb or Namecheap?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither MilesWeb nor Namecheap has a free plan. Namecheap has a free trial.
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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.