--- title: "NameHero vs Namecheap: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/namecheap-vs-namehero" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/namecheap-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." --- # NameHero vs Namecheap NameHero and Namecheap compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. NameHero 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 [7.3 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero)Wins overall cPanel host since 2015 with NVMe, LiteSpeed and stated cores and RAM: cheap for three years, four times the price after [6.9 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) The Phoenix registrar's cPanel hosting: three sites for $5.88 at renewal, a 30-day free trial and four data centers NameHero wins 3 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.3 vs 6.9). ## How do the scores compare? NameHero leads on 3 sub-scores, Namecheap on 1. Higher is better. | | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Uptime | 6.5 | 6.5 | | Support | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Value | 7.0 | 8.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.3 | 6.9 | | Uptime (published)Kripesh Adwani 365 d vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 99.98% | 99.89% | | Response time (published)Kripesh Adwani vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 24 ms | 19 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Namecheap is cheaper ($5.88/mo vs $11.64/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (NameHero) and Oct 14, 2026 (Namecheap). USD. | | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Starter Cloud | Stellar | | Intro price | $2.91/mo | $2.28/mo | | Renewal price | $11.64/mo | $5.88/mo | | Required term | 36 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | 3 | | Storage | 25 GB | 20 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Turbo Cloud and Business Cloud on a 24 or 36-month term; not on Starter or Plus | No | | Free SSL | Free and auto-renewing SSL on every plan | 50 standard certificates for one year on every plan, installed automatically | | Backups | 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 | Twice a week on Stellar (restored by ticket); Stellar Plus and Business add AutoBackup with 6 daily, 3 weekly and 5 monthly copies | | Free migration | Complimentary migrations by the Level III team | cPanel-to-cPanel transfers free; manual migration case by case | | Free CDN | QUIC.cloud CDN listed in the comparison table | Supersonic CDN with DDoS protection, for domains on Namecheap's hosting nameservers | | Caching | LiteSpeed web server with LiteSpeed Cache; the Turbo tier on the two upper plans | No | | Staging | No | No | | Email | Unlimited accounts; mailbox quota 1 GB on Starter, 2 GB on Plus, unlimited above; 50 or 350 emails an hour | Not stated | | Guaranteed resources | Cores and RAM printed per plan, 1 and 1 GB up to 4 and 4 GB, on a partitioned cloud environment | Not stated | | Data center choice | US (Lenexa, Kansas), London and Canada on the plan cards; the comparison table lists US for every plan | Phoenix, Amsterdam, Singapore or Farnborough at checkout; moving an account later is a billing request | | Uptime guarantee | No | 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 | | SSH | Jailed SSH access listed in the comparison table | Not stated | | Security | Security Shield on every plan; HeroGuard with premium SSL, malware scanning and monitoring costs $9.99 a month in the cart | Imunify360 (malware scanning, intrusion prevention, machine-learning firewall), KernelCare patching, account isolation, cPanel two-factor login | | Phone support | 1-855-984-6263, 9 AM to 5 PM Central per the about page; chat and tickets around the clock | No | | SSH and languages | Not stated | Jailshell SSH, PHP, Perl, Python, Node.js and Ruby scripts | | 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 | | Windows hosting | Not stated | No | ## Company facts | | [NameHero](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namehero) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel | cPanel with Softaculous | | Data centers | 3 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, phone, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2015 | 2000 | Visit NameHero (affiliate link: /go/namehero)Visit Namecheap (affiliate link: /go/namecheap)