--- title: "HostArmada vs NameHero: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostarmada-vs-namehero" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hostarmada-vs-namehero" 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." --- # HostArmada vs NameHero HostArmada and NameHero compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. HostArmada 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 [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada)Wins 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](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) cPanel host since 2015 with NVMe, LiteSpeed and stated cores and RAM: cheap for three years, four times the price after HostArmada wins 2 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.3). ## How do the scores compare? HostArmada leads on 2 sub-scores, NameHero on 0. Higher is better. | | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.0 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.0 | 6.5 | | Support | 7.5 | 7.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Value | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.7 | 7.3 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.98% | | Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 254 ms | 24 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, NameHero is cheaper ($11.64/mo vs $11.95/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (HostArmada) and Oct 14, 2026 (NameHero). USD. | | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Start Dock | Starter Cloud | | Intro price | $2.15/mo | $2.91/mo | | Renewal price | $11.95/mo | $11.64/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 36 months | | Websites | 1 | 1 | | Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 45 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | No | Turbo Cloud and Business Cloud on a 24 or 36-month term; not on Starter or Plus | | Free SSL | Sectigo certificates through cPanel AutoSSL for every domain | Free and auto-renewing SSL on every plan | | Backups | Daily offsite backups, 7, 14 or 21 kept by plan; one full account copy is promised in the SLA; restores from cPanel | Nightly and weekly backups listed in the comparison table; HeroVault offsite backups with 30 days of retention cost $6.99 a month in the cart | | Free migration | 1, 3 or 5 website transfers by plan | Complimentary migrations by the Level III team | | Free CDN | Cloudflare is supported; no bundled CDN | QUIC.cloud CDN listed in the comparison table | | Caching | Static web server cache on Start Dock and Web Warp; static and dynamic caching with Memcached, APC and OPcache on Speed Reaper | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache; the Turbo tier on the two upper plans | | Staging | No | No | | 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 | US (Lenexa, Kansas), London and Canada on the plan cards; the comparison table lists US for every plan | | 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 | No | | Security | Network and web application firewalls, malware scanning and removal, CloudLinux with CageFS, brute-force protection, two-factor login for the client area | Security Shield on every plan; HeroGuard with premium SSL, malware scanning and monitoring costs $9.99 a month in the cart | | Phone support | 24/7, a US number, with chat and tickets | 1-855-984-6263, 9 AM to 5 PM Central per the about page; chat and tickets around the clock | | Website builder | A third-party drag-and-drop builder inside cPanel | Not stated | | Windows hosting | No | Not stated | | Email | Not stated | Unlimited accounts; mailbox quota 1 GB on Starter, 2 GB on Plus, unlimited above; 50 or 350 emails an hour | | Guaranteed resources | Not stated | Cores and RAM printed per plan, 1 and 1 GB up to 4 and 4 GB, on a partitioned cloud environment | | SSH | Not stated | Jailed SSH access listed in the comparison table | ## Company facts | | [HostArmada](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hostarmada) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, plus HostArmada's own client dashboard | cPanel | | Data centers | 9 | 3 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2019 | 2015 | Visit HostArmada (affiliate link: /go/hostarmada)Visit NameHero (affiliate link: /go/namehero)