--- title: "FastComet vs HostPapa: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/fastcomet-vs-hostpapa" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/fastcomet-vs-hostpapa" 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." --- # FastComet vs HostPapa FastComet and HostPapa compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. FastComet scores higher overall. By [Jennifer T.](https://hostidea.com/authors/jennifer-t) ยท Updated Oct 13, 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 [7.5 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet)Wins overall cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with 30 daily offsite backups and 12 locations; small disks, now part of World Host Group [7.3 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) Canadian cPanel host with phone support in 16 countries and five data centers; backups cost extra after year one FastComet wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.5 vs 7.3). ## How do the scores compare? FastComet leads on 3 sub-scores, HostPapa on 2. Higher is better. | | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 7.0 | | Uptime | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Support | 7.0 | 8.0 | | Features | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Value | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.5 | 7.3 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs WP Hive 30 d; methods differ | 99.80% | 99.94% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs Bitcatcha; methods differ | 496 ms | 130 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, HostPapa is cheaper ($8.99/mo vs $9.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (FastComet) and Oct 13, 2026 (HostPapa). USD. | | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Starter | Essentials | | Intro price | $1.99/mo | $2.95/mo | | Renewal price | $9.95/mo | $8.99/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 36 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 10 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | First year, on terms of one year or longer, select extensions; a non-refundable domain fee applies if you cancel in the first term | | Free SSL | Yes | Standard certificate | | Daily offsite backups | Up to 30 daily backups in a separate data center, unlimited full or incremental restores from the web interface | Not stated | | Free migration | Website and server migrations by staff | Yes | | Web server | LiteSpeed Enterprise with the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage | Not stated | | Malware scanner | Yes | Not stated | | Node.js and SSH | Yes | Not stated | | Choice of data center | Six locations at shared checkout (Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, Mumbai); 12 locations across all products | Toronto, Buffalo, Miami, Los Angeles or Amsterdam, per the data centers page | | Resource policy | No constant utilisation of 80% of plan resources for an hour; 400 emails per hour; 10 simultaneous IMAP/POP3 connections; slow queries under 1% a day | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9% website availability excluding maintenance; 10% of the monthly fee credited per hour of downtime, up to 100% | 99.9% measured monthly, excluding scheduled maintenance, as a reasonable-efforts commitment; no credit schedule in the terms | | Phone support | 24/7, +1 855 818 9717 | 24/7, local numbers in 16 countries | | Windows hosting | No | No | | Automated backups | Not stated | 1 GB on Essentials and 5 GB on Growth free for the first year; a paid add-on afterwards | | Staging | Not stated | On every plan | | CDN | Not stated | Yes | | Security | Not stated | Imunify360 basic on Essentials; Protection Power plus Imunify360 on Growth and above, free for the full term | | Server resources | Not stated | Relative tiers 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x; cores, inodes and database size not published on the plan cards | ## Company facts | | [FastComet](https://hostidea.com/reviews/fastcomet) | [HostPapa](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostpapa) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel | cPanel on CloudLinux | | Data centers | 12 | 5 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2013 | 2006 | Visit FastComet (affiliate link: /go/fastcomet)Visit HostPapa (affiliate link: /go/hostpapa)