Hosting.com
The current Hosting.com represents the "re-birth" of the well-known brand A2 Hosting, following its acquisition and rebranding by the World Host Group in early 2025. This was a strategic move that merged the proven, high-performance technical infrastructure of A2 Hosting (particularly the "Turbo Server" technology, affirmed over 20 years) with the financial backing and expansive global network of World Host Group.
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Pros and Cons
Here are the pros and cons of using Hosting.com as your hosting platform.
Positives
Singapore data center available at signup with approximately 20-30ms latency to Ho Chi Minh City
LiteSpeed and LSCache on Turbo plans delivers measurable performance advantage for WordPress
AMD EPYC processors and NVMe storage across plans
Developer-friendly features on shared hosting including SSH access WP-CLI Git and multiple PHP versions
WordPress Toolkit and staging environment included
Free site migration in most cases well-reviewed by users
30-day money-back guarantee with pro-rated refunds available up to 90 days
Self-serve cancellation via Client Area with no support ticket required
Affiliate program pays up to $125 per referral
Multi-language regional presence with localized teams in UK Canada Kenya Mexico Nigeria and Bangladesh
Negatives
Renewal pricing approximately 3x the introductory rate on shared hosting plans
Post-acquisition support quality complaints escalating in late 2025 citing offshore agent knowledge gaps and email issues lasting weeks
$25 fee to change data center location after initial signup
LiteSpeed Turbo servers only available on higher-priced plans; entry plans use Apache
PE ownership by Oakley Capital Barings and Bain Capital carries documented exit risk
Post-rebrand GTmetrix scores declined slightly with server response spikes during peak hours in independent testing
2019 ransomware attack caused a 2-week outage — the longest documented outage in this review series
VPS and Dedicated Server plans excluded from money-back guarantee
Discounts apply to first invoice only with no way to apply new promotions to existing packages
Interesting facts
Discover the unique features that make Hosting.com stand out
A2 Hosting was acquired by World Host Group in January 2025 and rebranded to hosting.com in April 2025; the legal entity remains A2 Hosting LLC registered in Delaware
World Host Group is backed by Oakley Capital Barings and Bain Capital — multiple institutional PE investors
Hosting.com acquired Rocket.net in August 2025 and FastComet in 2025 as part of its active M&A strategy
Prior to the WHG acquisition A2 Hosting had only four data centers; the combined entity now operates across 15 global PoPs in 10 metro areas
Renewal rates on shared hosting plans are approximately 3x the introductory promotional price
The acquisition resulted in a 5% workforce reduction at A2 Hosting signaling post-acquisition cost rationalization
Rocket.net now operates as the premium Managed WordPress tier under hosting.com starting at $25/mo with Cloudflare Enterprise integration and 32 CPU cores
Hosting.com's Features
Money-Back Guarantee
Hourly Payments
Monthly Payments
Yearly Payments
Domain Purchase
REST API
DDOS Protection
Crypto Accepted
Affiliate Program
Load Balancers
WordPress Hosting
VPS Hosting
Cloud Hosting
Shared Hosting
Website Builder
Email Hosting
SSL Certificate(Free)
Backup Services
CDN Services
Unlimited Hosting
Object Storage
Kubernetes
WooCommerce Hosting
Dedicated Server
Reseller Hosting
Malware Scanner
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Mobile App
Free Site Migration
NVMe SSD Storage
1-Click WordPress Install
WAF Included
E-commerce Hosting
Managed WordPress
Payment method
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