--- title: "Verpex vs Namecheap: which is better in 2026?" url: "https://hostidea.com/compare/namecheap-vs-verpex" canonical: "https://hostidea.com/compare/namecheap-vs-verpex" 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." --- # Verpex vs Namecheap Verpex and Namecheap compared on measured uptime, response time, pricing and features from our own tests. Verpex 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 [7.5 out of 10](https://hostidea.com/methodology#scoring) [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex)Wins overall UK cPanel host on LiteSpeed and NVMe with nine locations, daily backups and a free domain, renewing at $6 to $15 [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 Verpex wins 4 of the six sub-scores and comes out ahead overall (7.5 vs 6.9). ## How do the scores compare? Verpex leads on 4 sub-scores, Namecheap on 1. Higher is better. | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Performance | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Uptime | 7.0 | 6.5 | | Support | 7.5 | 6.5 | | Features | 8.0 | 7.0 | | Value | 7.5 | 8.0 | | Ease of use | 7.5 | 7.5 | ## Which one is faster and more reliable? | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 7.5 | 6.9 | | Uptime (published)TechRadar vs Kripesh Adwani 365 d; methods differ | 100.00% | 99.89% | | Response time (published)TechRadar vs Kripesh Adwani; methods differ | 49 ms | 19 ms | ## Which one costs less? On renewal, Namecheap is cheaper ($5.88/mo vs $6.00/mo). Intro prices need the listed term. Prices verified Oct 14, 2026 (Verpex) and Oct 14, 2026 (Namecheap). USD. | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cheapest plan | Bronze | Stellar | | Intro price | $3.00/mo | $2.28/mo | | Renewal price | $6.00/mo | $5.88/mo | | Required term | 12 months | 12 months | | Websites | 1 | 3 | | Storage | 30 GB | 20 GB | | Money back | 30 days | 30 days | ## What does each include? | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Free domain | Registration or transfer of a common extension (.com, .net, .org, .uk, .in among them) on yearly and longer terms; not on monthly billing; premium names excluded | No | | Free SSL | Every plan, every domain | 50 standard certificates for one year on every plan, installed automatically | | Backups | Daily, every plan, with the Backuply tool in cPanel | 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 | Expert migration on every plan; the about page promises zero downtime | cPanel-to-cPanel transfers free; manual migration case by case | | Free CDN | No | Supersonic CDN with DDoS protection, for domains on Namecheap's hosting nameservers | | Caching | LiteSpeed Web Server with LiteSpeed Cache; HostScore also lists Redis and Memcached | No | | Staging | No | No | | Developer tools | WP-CLI listed; HostScore lists multiple PHP versions, Node.js, Python and Git over SSH | Not stated | | Resource limits | CloudLinux LVE: 1 vCPU and 1 GB on Bronze, 2 vCPU and 2 GB on Silver and Gold; entry processes 30 / 30 / 35; 1,024 IOPS; 50 MB/s I/O; unlimited inodes | Not stated | | Data center choice | Nine locations on four continents, chosen at checkout | Phoenix, Amsterdam, Singapore or Farnborough at checkout; moving an account later is a billing request | | Uptime guarantee | Plan table: 99.5% on Bronze, 99.99% on Silver and Gold; the terms promise to endeavour 99.9% and carry no credit schedule | 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 | | Security | CloudLinux with CageFS, Monarx malware protection, free SSL, isolated accounts | Imunify360 (malware scanning, intrusion prevention, machine-learning firewall), KernelCare patching, account isolation, cPanel two-factor login | | Website builder | SitePad in cPanel; a separate AI site builder product | Sitejet AI website builder and an AI assistant for WordPress on every plan | | Phone support | No | No | | Windows hosting | No | No | | SSH and languages | Not stated | Jailshell SSH, PHP, Perl, Python, Node.js and Ruby scripts | | Dedicated IP | Not stated | $4.00 a month add-on | ## Company facts | | [Verpex](https://hostidea.com/reviews/verpex) | [Namecheap](https://hostidea.com/reviews/namecheap) | | --- | --- | --- | | Control panel | cPanel with Softaculous, SitePad builder and Backuply | cPanel with Softaculous | | Data centers | 9 | 4 | | Support channels | chat, ticket, email, knowledge-base | chat, ticket, knowledge-base | | Founded | 2018 | 2000 | Visit Verpex (affiliate link: /go/verpex)Visit Namecheap (affiliate link: /go/namecheap)