--- title: "Hosting.com vs Liquid Web: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hosting-com-vs-liquidweb" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hosting-com-vs-liquidweb" 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." --- # Hosting.com vs Liquid Web Hosting.com and Liquid Web compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. They tie on overall score. 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) [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) The former A2 Hosting under World Host Group: stated cores and RAM, 30-day backups, staging from Pro, phone support [7.7 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) Lansing's managed host since 1997: WordPress plans from $9 with Cloudflare edge CDN and a 100% network SLA, no refunds Both hosts score 7.7 overall. ## How do the scores compare? Hosting.com leads on 1 sub-scores, Liquid Web on 1. Higher is better. | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.5 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.0 | 8.0 | | Support | 6.0 | 8.0 | | Features | 8.5 | 8.5 | | Value | 7.0 | 7.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.7 | 7.7 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs HostingStep 365 d; methods differ | 99.99% | 99.99% | | Response time (published)HostingStep vs HostingStep; methods differ | 500 ms | 496 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Liquid Web is cheaper ($9.00/mo vs $13.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (Hosting.com) and Oct 14, 2026 (Liquid Web). USD. | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Starter | Essentials WordPress | | Intro price | $1.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Renewal price | $13.99/mo | $9.00/mo | | Required term | 48 months | 1 months | | Websites | 5 | 1 | | Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 0 days | ## What does each include? | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year | No | | Free SSL | Standard on Starter and Pro; premium certificate on Max | Free SSL certificates on the WordPress plans | | Daily backups | Stored off-server, restore to any point in the last 30 days | Not stated | | Staging | 3 sites on Starter, 20 on Pro, 200 on Max | Staging sites with visual comparison on Pro and Elite; not on Essentials | | Free managed migration | Yes | Not stated | | Web application firewall and malware removal | Yes | Not stated | | Caching and hardware | LiteSpeed caching, tuned MySQL, AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe storage | Not stated | | AI website builder for WordPress | Yes | Not stated | | OpenAPI and MCP server | On every plan; Claude skills pack and Node.js from Pro | Not stated | | Uptime guarantee | 99.9% per month; 5% of the service fee credited per hour of unscheduled downtime, up to the full month, on request | 100% network uptime in the SLA with credits up to the monthly charge, claimed within days of an outage; the managed VPS page states 99.9% server uptime | | Service level agreement | Max plan only | Not stated | | Phone support | +1 (734) 222-4678, 24/7/365 | 24/7 by phone, chat and ticket | | Windows hosting | No | On VPS and dedicated servers | | Backups | Not stated | Daily backups kept 7, 14 or 30 days by tier; Acronis backup storage on managed VPS | | Free migration | Not stated | A self-serve migration tool and migration by a person on every WordPress plan | | Free CDN | Not stated | Edge CDN powered by Cloudflare on every WordPress plan; CDN overage is usage-billed | | Caching | Not stated | Object Cache Pro on every WordPress plan | | Security | Not stated | DDoS protection, WAF, Kadence Security Pro and daily malware scans on every plan; Patchstack virtual patching on Elite | | Resource limits | Not stated | WordPress plans are sized by visitors (50,000 a month on the entry tiers), shared storage and bandwidth; managed VPS plans state vCPU, RAM, SSD and bandwidth | | Data center choice | Not stated | Lansing, Phoenix, Ashburn and Amsterdam, selected on the purchase screen where a plan offers it | | Managed VPS | Not stated | Fully managed from $72 a month for 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD and 3 TB; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk; Windows available | ## Company facts | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [Liquid Web](https://hostidea.com/reviews/liquidweb) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel with the hosting.com panel on top | Liquid Web's own platform for WordPress plans; cPanel, InterWorx or Plesk on VPS | | Data centers | 5 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, phone, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2003 | 1997 | Visit Hosting.com (affiliate link: /go/hosting-com)Visit Liquid Web (affiliate link: /go/liquidweb)