--- title: "AccuWeb Hosting vs GreenGeeks: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/accuweb-vs-greengeeks" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/accuweb-vs-greengeeks" author: "Jennifer T." generated: "2026-10-15" note: "Markdown twin generated at build time from the same content as the HTML page. The HTML page is canonical." --- # AccuWeb Hosting vs GreenGeeks AccuWeb Hosting and GreenGeeks compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. AccuWeb Hosting scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 14, 2026 We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. Rankings come from the published methodology and sourced data, not from commissions. [Disclosure](https://hostidea.com/disclosure). ## Verdict [7.6 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb)Wins overall New Jersey host since 2003: guaranteed RAM and CPU on shared plans, eight locations, a $2.79 plan that renews at $2.79 [7.3 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) cPanel on LiteSpeed since 2008 with a 300% renewable energy match, four locations, a free domain and a 30-day refund AccuWeb Hosting wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.6 vs 7.3). ## How do the scores compare? AccuWeb Hosting leads on 2 sub-scores, GreenGeeks on 1. Higher is better. | | [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb) | [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Support | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Value | 8.0 | 6.5 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb) | [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.6 | 7.3 | | Uptime (published)TechRadar 7 d vs Kripesh Adwani 361 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 99.81% | | Response time (published)TechRadar vs HostingStep; methods differ | 285 ms | 411 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, AccuWeb Hosting is cheaper ($2.79/mo vs $13.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (AccuWeb Hosting) and Oct 14, 2026 (GreenGeeks). USD. | | [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb) | [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Bootstrap++ | Lite | | Intro price | $2.79/mo | $2.95/mo | | Renewal price | $2.79/mo | $13.95/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 12 months | | Websites | 100 | 1 | | Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb) | [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year on an annual or longer term; the plan cards list .us, .com, .org, .co.uk, .in and .net, the comparison table .com, .net, .biz, .us and .org | Registration or transfer for the first year, per the plan page FAQ | | Free SSL | Let's Encrypt on every plan; a premium SSL for the first year on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms | Let's Encrypt, deployed and renewed automatically | | Backups | Free daily backups; any day's copy restored on request | No | | Free migration | Listed on every plan | A courtesy transfer within 30 days of sign-up, per the terms; charged after that | | Free CDN | Premium++ and Enterprise Pro++, enabled on request for the main domain | Free CDN integration is listed; HostingStep says no CDN was integrated on its test account | | Caching | LiteSpeed web server with built-in caching | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed caching and HTTP/3 | | Staging | No | No | | Email | 150, 500 or 1,000 accounts with spam filtering; mailbox size 3, 5 or 10 GB | Not stated | | Guaranteed resources | Dedicated RAM and vCPU printed per plan (1 GB and 1 vCPU up to 2 GB and 2 vCPU) with IOPS and inode limits | Not stated | | Data center choice | Eight locations in the order form: Denver, Dallas, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney | Chicago, Montreal, Amsterdam or Singapore | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9 percent a month in the terms, with credits of one, two or five days of service depending on the shortfall | 99.9% in the terms, limited to GreenGeeks' servers and primary connection, with no credit schedule | | PHP versions | PHP 8.1 to 8.4, switchable in cPanel | Not stated | | Dedicated IP | With the premium SSL on Enterprise Pro++ annual terms, except Johannesburg | Not stated | | Phone support | US and UK numbers, 24 hours Monday to Saturday per the contact page; chat and tickets around the clock | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket | | SSH and SFTP | Not stated | Free on every plan, with the latest PHP and MySQL | | Resource limits | Not stated | No | | Security | Not stated | Advanced security suite and free hacked-site cleanup with restrictions, per the plan page | | Green hosting | Not stated | Energy use matched three times over with renewable energy credits through the Bonneville Environmental Foundation; EPA Green Power Partner since 2009 | | Windows hosting | Not stated | No | ## Company facts | | [AccuWeb Hosting](https://hostidea.com/reviews/accuweb) | [GreenGeeks](https://hostidea.com/reviews/greengeeks) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel | cPanel | | Data centers | 8 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2003 | 2008 | Visit AccuWeb Hosting (affiliate link: /go/accuweb)Visit GreenGeeks (affiliate link: /go/greengeeks)