Hostinger and Hosting.com both run LiteSpeed web servers, so both are quick for WordPress. Hosting.com is the new name for A2 Hosting, which rebranded in April 2025 — if you have read an older A2 Hosting review, the plans and prices have changed since. We compared current entry plans, published specs, renewal terms and independent reports (last checked November 2026).
Price over three to four years
Hosting.com's Shared Starter plan has one of the lowest headline prices on the market, around $2 a month, but only on a four-year term, and it renews at roughly $14 a month. Hostinger's Premium plan is around $2–3 a month on a 48-month term and renews at about $11 a month. Hostinger also lets you host up to 100 sites on that plan, while Hosting.com's starter plan covers 5. Over the full term and into renewal, Hostinger usually costs less.
Speed
This one is close. Both use LiteSpeed with built-in caching, and Hosting.com uses NVMe storage on its shared plans. Hosting.com has long marketed itself on speed (the old A2 "Turbo" servers), while Hostinger matches it closely at a lower price. For a normal WordPress site you are unlikely to notice a difference; pick on price and panel.
Control panel and tools
Hostinger uses its own hPanel: clean and simple, with one-click WordPress, backups, email and an AI website builder. Hosting.com uses cPanel, plus SSH and developer tools on shared plans. If you know cPanel or your developer expects it, Hosting.com will feel like home. If you are new, hPanel is easier.
Support
Both offer 24/7 support by chat and tickets. Neither is known for phone support on entry plans. Both offer free help moving an existing website.
Refunds
Both give a 30-day money-back guarantee on hosting. Domain fees are generally not refunded.
Bottom line
For value and simplicity, Hostinger wins. For cPanel and developer features with similar speed, Hosting.com is the better fit.
1. Hostinger
Lower prices now and at renewal, an easy custom panel and room for up to 100 sites on Premium.
What we like
- Cheaper intro and renewal price
- Up to 100 websites on Premium
- LiteSpeed servers, NVMe on Business
- Free domain for year one, free SSL and email
- Easy hPanel, AI site builder and free migration
Watch out for
- No cPanel
- No phone support
- Best price needs a 48-month term
- Entry plan
- Premium
- Intro price
- about $2–3/mo (48 months)
- Renews at
- about $11/mo
- Websites
- Up to 100
- Control panel
- hPanel
- Web server
- LiteSpeed
- Storage
- SSD (NVMe on Business+)
- SSH / Git
- Yes (Business+ for some tools)
- Free domain
- Yes, first year
- Money-back
- 30 days
2. Hosting.com (A2 Hosting)
The former A2 Hosting: cPanel, LiteSpeed and NVMe with SSH access — a strong pick for developers and people moving cPanel sites.
What we like
- cPanel with SSH and developer tools
- LiteSpeed and NVMe storage
- Choice of data centre locations
- Free site migration
- 30-day money-back
Watch out for
- Renews much higher (around $14/mo on the starter plan)
- Lowest price needs a 4-year term
- Rebrand means many older reviews are out of date
- Entry plan
- Shared Starter
- Intro price
- about $2/mo (4-year term)
- Renews at
- about $14/mo
- Websites
- Up to 5 on Starter
- Control panel
- cPanel
- Web server
- LiteSpeed
- Storage
- NVMe SSD
- SSH / Git
- Yes
- Free domain
- Varies by plan
- Money-back
- 30 days
The verdict
FAQs
Yes. A2 Hosting rebranded as Hosting.com in April 2025. Existing A2 Hosting customers were moved to the Hosting.com brand, and plans and prices were updated.
Both use LiteSpeed servers and are fast for WordPress. In practice the difference is small; Hostinger is usually cheaper for similar performance.
Hosting.com's starter plan can look cheaper on a four-year term, but it renews higher and allows fewer sites. Over several years Hostinger normally costs less.
Yes, Hosting.com shared plans use cPanel. Hostinger uses its own hPanel instead.
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