HostArmada vs HostPapa
HostArmada and HostPapa compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. HostArmada scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
7.7 out of 10
HostArmadaWins overall
cPanel host since 2019 with stated cores and RAM, 7 to 21 daily backups, nine locations and a 45-day refund
7.3 out of 10
Canadian cPanel host with phone support in 16 countries and five data centers; backups cost extra after year one
HostArmada wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.3).
How do the scores compare?
HostArmada leads on 3 sub-scores, HostPapa on 2. Higher is better.
| HostArmada | HostPapa | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Uptime | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Support | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
| Features | 8.0 (better) | 7.0 |
| Value | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Ease of use | 7.5 | 8.0 (better) |
Which one is faster and more reliable?
| HostArmada | HostPapa | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 7.7 (better) | 7.3 |
| Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs WP Hive 30 d; methods differ | 99.99% (better) | 99.94% |
| Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs Bitcatcha; methods differ | 254 ms | 130 ms (better) |
Which one costs less?
On renewal, HostPapa is cheaper ($8.99/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
| HostArmada | HostPapa | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Start Dock | Essentials |
| Intro price | $2.15/mo (better) | $2.95/mo |
| Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $8.99/mo (better) |
| Required term | 12 months (better) | 36 months |
| Websites | 1 | 1 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB |
| Money back | 45 days (better) | 30 days |
What does each include?
| HostArmada | 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 | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | Standard certificate |
| Backups | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | Not stated |
| Free migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | Yes |
| Free CDN | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | Not stated |
| Caching | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | Not stated |
| Staging | No | On every plan |
| SSH, Git, Node.js and Python | Every plan, with Perl, WP-CLI, Drush and Composer-style PHP frameworks listed | Not stated |
| PHP versions | 5.6 to 8.3 selectable per account | Not stated |
| Resource limits | Entry processes 20 / 30 / 50, average CPU per day 40% / 60% / 90%, I/O 5 to 6 MB/s, files 250,000 / 350,000 / 500,000 | Not stated |
| Data center choice | Nine locations on five continents, picked at checkout | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month with a credit of 10% of the monthly fee per hour of downtime, up to 100%, based on HostArmada's own records | 99.9% measured monthly, excluding scheduled maintenance, as a reasonable-efforts commitment; no credit schedule in the terms |
| Security | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area | Imunify360 basic on Essentials; Protection Power plus Imunify360 on Growth and above, free for the full term |
| Phone support | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets | 24/7, local numbers in 16 countries |
| Website builder | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | Not stated |
| 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 |
| CDN | Not stated | Yes |
| Server resources | Not stated | Relative tiers 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x; cores, inodes and database size not published on the plan cards |
| Choice of data center | Not stated | Toronto, Buffalo, Miami, Los Angeles or Amsterdam, per the data centers page |
Company facts
| HostArmada | HostPapa | |
|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | cPanel on CloudLinux |
| Data centers | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base |
| Founded | 2019 | 2006 |