--- title: "Hosting.com vs NameHero: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hosting-com-vs-namehero" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/hosting-com-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." --- # Hosting.com vs NameHero Hosting.com and NameHero compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Hosting.com 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) [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com)Wins overall The former A2 Hosting under World Host Group: stated cores and RAM, 30-day backups, staging from Pro, phone support [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 Hosting.com wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.7 vs 7.3). ## How do the scores compare? Hosting.com leads on 3 sub-scores, NameHero on 1. Higher is better. | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 8.5 | 7.5 | | Uptime | 8.0 | 6.5 | | Support | 6.0 | 7.5 | | Features | 8.5 | 8.0 | | 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) | [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)HostingStep vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 500 ms | 24 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, NameHero is cheaper ($11.64/mo vs $13.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 13, 2026 (Hosting.com) and Oct 14, 2026 (NameHero). USD. | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Starter | Starter Cloud | | Intro price | $1.99/mo | $2.91/mo | | Renewal price | $13.99/mo | $11.64/mo | | Required term | 48 months | 36 months | | Websites | 5 | 1 | | Storage | 15 GB | 25 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | First year | Turbo Cloud and Business Cloud on a 24 or 36-month term; not on Starter or Plus | | Free SSL | Standard on Starter and Pro; premium certificate on Max | Free and auto-renewing SSL on every plan | | 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 | No | | 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 | No | | Service level agreement | Max plan only | Not stated | | Phone support | +1 (734) 222-4678, 24/7/365 | 1-855-984-6263, 9 AM to 5 PM Central per the about page; chat and tickets around the clock | | Windows hosting | No | Not stated | | Backups | Not stated | 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 | Not stated | Complimentary migrations by the Level III team | | Free CDN | Not stated | QUIC.cloud CDN listed in the comparison table | | Caching | Not stated | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache; the Turbo tier on the two upper plans | | 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 | | Data center choice | Not stated | US (Lenexa, Kansas), London and Canada on the plan cards; the comparison table lists US for every plan | | SSH | Not stated | Jailed SSH access listed in the comparison table | | Security | Not stated | Security Shield on every plan; HeroGuard with premium SSL, malware scanning and monitoring costs $9.99 a month in the cart | ## Company facts | | [Hosting.com](https://hostidea.com/reviews/hosting-com) | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel with the hosting.com panel on top | cPanel | | Data centers | 5 | 3 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2003 | 2015 | Visit Hosting.com (affiliate link: /go/hosting-com)Visit NameHero (affiliate link: /go/namehero)