The FastComet Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about FastComet in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
FastComet
The Insider’s Guide
cPanel shared and WordPress hosting with first-term discounts
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among web hosts, read from FastComet’s own pages.
Made by FastComet Inc. · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from FastComet’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on FastComet’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 15 of the 21 other web hosts we grade
FastComet is an independent host established in 2013 that sells shared cPanel hosting, managed WordPress hosting on the same plans, cloud VPS and dedicated servers from 11 data centers. Plans run on LiteSpeed Enterprise with Imunify360 security, a malware scanner, daily backups and a WordPress toolkit with staging. Every term has a lower first-term price, after which the plan renews at the regular monthly rate.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about FastComet, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Support sets up a new site for free, but it's cPanel, so there's still a domain and email to sort.
- 1
Best for cPanel hosting near visitors in Asia or Australia
FastComet is straightforward cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed, with daily backups, staging and Imunify360 on every plan, and 11 data centres from Dallas to Mumbai.
- 2
Paid plans start at $1.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
LiteSpeed and layered caching
Servers run LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, Memcached, OPcache and Cloudflare CDN caching.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
A 2.2 GPA, above 15 of 21
That is against the other web hosts we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace FastComet you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
FastComet at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- FastComet Inc., since 2013
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for cPanel hosting near visitors in Asia or Australia
FastComet is straightforward cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed, with daily backups, staging and Imunify360 on every plan, and 11 data centres from Dallas to Mumbai. Two years of Starter cost $107.77 upfront. It then renews at $9.95 a month, and Starter is a single site with 5 email accounts.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Starter'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 | F | No free plan and no trial. The cheapest way in is a first month at $6.99, which isn't free. |
| Features | B | LiteSpeed 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 | C | No 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 | C | A web panel only. Cloudflare, Imunify360, Softaculous and the apps it installs are named, but no API is on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who FastComet is for
- Great if your visitors are in Asia or Australia and you want hosting close by
- Handy when you want staging and daily backups on a cheap cPanel plan
- Good for buyers who'd rather prepay one year than three
Who it is not for
- Tight if you need more than one site or 5 mailboxes, as Starter stops there
- Pricey if you stay past the first term, when Starter goes to $9.95 a month
- Skip it if you want backups kept long on the cheap plan, as Starter holds 7 days
Good to know
Good for
- 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
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$1.99
A month to start
FastComet is a paid product, starting at $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month.
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.
Read from fastcomet.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on fastcomet.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
cPanel shared and WordPress hosting with first-term discounts. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: malware protection, managed WordPress.
Starter's limits are tight, but nothing in the core job is missing.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- cPanel
- Softaculous
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Cloudflare
- Imunify360
- Magento
FastComet is made by FastComet Inc., and has been around since 2013.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
15/21
Other web hosts it is graded above
FastComet's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 15 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 16 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $10.99 for the category: 1 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. FastComet’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 16 of 21
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 21
- BFeaturesAbove 11 of 21
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 17 web hosts. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. FastComet is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace FastComet you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.2 is higher than 15 of the 21 other web hosts we grade. It costs $23.88 a year.
What you could not
- Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you.
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- It plugs into other products, WordPress, WooCommerce and cPanel among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. FastComet’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
ChemiCloud, hosting.com, Hostinger, SiteGround and ScalaHosting
The 5 tools FastComet is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
ChemiCloud
From $11.95/mo
Shared cPanel hosting and managed WordPress on LiteSpeed servers.
- 2.0GPA
hosting.com
Paid
Shared hosting from the former A2 Hosting, with an API and MCP server.
- FastComet also covers managed WordPress.
- 2.0GPA
Hostinger
From $10.99/mo
Shared, WordPress and cloud hosting run from its own hPanel dashboard.
- FastComet also covers managed WordPress.
- 1.8GPA
SiteGround
From $14.99/mo
Shared and WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with its own Site Tools.
- 2.2GPA
ScalaHosting
From $11.95/mo
Shared and cloud VPS hosting with its own SPanel control panel.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is FastComet free?
No. FastComet is a paid product, starting at $9.95 per month at renewal (Starter), after a first year at $1.99 a month.
How much does FastComet cost?
FastComet lists 6 plans. Starter, 1 month: $9.95 per month at renewal, after a first month at $6.99.
What platforms does FastComet work on?
FastComet is available on Web.
Does FastComet offer any discounts?
FastComet publicly lists the following: First year of Starter for $1.99 a month.
Does FastComet have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. FastComet is listed for Web.
Does FastComet have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. FastComet is listed for Web.
Is FastComet open source?
FastComet is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
What does FastComet integrate with?
FastComet's listing names WordPress, WooCommerce, cPanel, Softaculous, LiteSpeed Cache, Cloudflare, Imunify360 and Magento.
Who makes FastComet?
FastComet is made by FastComet Inc. It dates from 2013.
What are the alternatives to FastComet?
The closest alternatives to FastComet in our directory are ChemiCloud, hosting.com, Hostinger, SiteGround and ScalaHosting.
How does FastComet compare with other web hosts?
FastComet's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 15 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 6.
Is FastComet good value for money?
ToolGPA grades FastComet A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $10.99 for the category: 1 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of FastComet?
To replace FastComet you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from FastComet’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from FastComet's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by FastComet Inc. Prices change, so check fastcomet.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
1,880
tools graded
47
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- FastComet, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/fastcomet
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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