HostPapa vs Namecheap
HostPapa and Namecheap compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. HostPapa scores higher overall.
By Jennifer T. · Updated
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Verdict
HostPapaWins overall
Canadian cPanel host with phone support in 16 countries and five data centers; backups cost extra after year one
The Phoenix registrar's cPanel hosting: three sites for $5.88 at renewal, a 30-day free trial and four data centers
HostPapa wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.3 vs 6.9).
How do the scores compare?
HostPapa leads on 4 sub-scores, Namecheap on 1. Higher is better.
Which one is faster and more reliable?
Which one costs less?
On renewal, Namecheap is cheaper ($5.88/mo vs $8.99/mo). Intro prices need the listed term.
What does each include?
| HostPapa | Namecheap | |
|---|---|---|
| Free domain | First year, on terms of one year or longer, select extensions; a non-refundable domain fee applies if you cancel in the first term | No |
| Free SSL | Standard certificate | 50 standard certificates for one year on every plan, installed automatically |
| Automated backups | 1 GB on Essentials and 5 GB on Growth free for the first year; a paid add-on afterwards | Not stated |
| Staging | On every plan | No |
| CDN | Yes | Not stated |
| Security | Imunify360 basic on Essentials; Protection Power plus Imunify360 on Growth and above, free for the full term | Imunify360 (malware scanning, intrusion prevention, machine-learning firewall), KernelCare patching, account isolation, cPanel two-factor login |
| Free migration | Yes | cPanel-to-cPanel transfers free; manual migration case by case |
| Server resources | Relative tiers 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x; cores, inodes and database size not published on the plan cards | Not stated |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% measured monthly, excluding scheduled maintenance, as a reasonable-efforts commitment; no credit schedule in the terms | 100% monthly on shared plans; one day of service added per hour of unscheduled downtime, up to one month, claimed by ticket within 10 days |
| Choice of data center | Toronto, Buffalo, Miami, Los Angeles or Amsterdam, per the data centers page | Not stated |
| Phone support | 24/7, local numbers in 16 countries | No |
| Windows hosting | No | No |
| Backups | Not stated | Twice a week on Stellar (restored by ticket); Stellar Plus and Business add AutoBackup with 6 daily, 3 weekly and 5 monthly copies |
| Free CDN | Not stated | Supersonic CDN with DDoS protection, for domains on Namecheap's hosting nameservers |
| Caching | Not stated | No |
| SSH and languages | Not stated | Jailshell SSH, PHP, Perl, Python, Node.js and Ruby scripts |
| Data center choice | Not stated | Phoenix, Amsterdam, Singapore or Farnborough at checkout; moving an account later is a billing request |
| Website builder | Not stated | Sitejet AI website builder and an AI assistant for WordPress on every plan |
| Dedicated IP | Not stated | $4.00 a month add-on |