hosting.com
Shared hosting from the former A2 Hosting, with an API and MCP server
hosting.com report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 17, 2026
Best for hosting you can run from scripts or an AI agent
hosting.com, the new name for A2 Hosting, puts a lot into every shared plan: daily backups kept for 30 days, malware removal, a firewall, and an API plus an MCP server so you can manage it from scripts or an AI tool. What we can't tell you is the price. The checkout fills it in, and our reader couldn't see it.
Who hosting.com is for
- Great if you want to manage hosting from scripts, Claude or another AI agent
- Handy when you'd like to restore one file or database yourself, without a ticket
- Good for old A2 Hosting customers weighing up the renamed plans
Who hosting.com is not for
- Not for you if you need staging on the cheapest plan, as it starts on Pro
- Tight if you need priority support or an SLA, which only come with Max
Why hosting.com gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo 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.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, so you pay before you can try it.
- BFeaturesDaily 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsA 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from hosting.com's own pages on 17 October 2026. Its plan comparison page showed no prices to our reader when we checked it again that day. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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hosting.com's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 12 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. hosting.com’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 21, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 21, level with 18
- BFeaturesAbove 11 of 21, level with 10
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21, level with 21
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 21, level with 9
Keep hosting.com, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace hosting.com you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- It plugs into other products, WordPress and Claude among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. hosting.com’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is hosting.com?
hosting.com is the new name of A2 Hosting, merged with World Host Group under one brand. It sells shared hosting in Starter, Pro and Max plans on LiteSpeed servers with NVMe storage, plus its own cloud servers and dedicated hardware. Every shared plan includes daily backups, malware removal, a free first-year domain and an AI assistant called Orbi.
hosting.com's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. See every plan
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
hosting.com pricing
We could not confirm hosting.com’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See hosting.com for current prices.
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Common questions
Is hosting.com free?
No. hosting.com is a paid product.
What platforms does hosting.com work on?
hosting.com is available on Web.
Does hosting.com have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. hosting.com is listed for Web.
Does hosting.com have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. hosting.com is listed for Web.
Is hosting.com open source?
hosting.com is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does hosting.com have an API?
Yes. hosting.com offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does hosting.com integrate with?
hosting.com's listing names WordPress and Claude. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes hosting.com?
hosting.com is made by hosting.com. It dates from 2003.
What are the alternatives to hosting.com?
The closest alternatives to hosting.com in our directory are SiteGround, Hostinger, DreamHost and Namecheap. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with hosting.com.
How does hosting.com compare with other web hosts?
hosting.com's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 7. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 12 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Could I make my own version of hosting.com?
To replace hosting.com you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. What you could not make: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. It plugs into other products, WordPress and Claude among them, and has an API. AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026.