Namecheap vs Hosting.com
Hosting.com comes out ahead of Namecheap on 4 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Hosting.com takes it, 4–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Hosting.com takes 4 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Namecheap if…
- • You want Namecheap's edge on what it costs when it renews and how much storage you get
Choose Hosting.com if…
- • You want Hosting.com's edge on the price on the front page and what customers say on trustpilot
Round by round
- Round 1The price on the front pageHosting.com winsNamecheap5/10
$4.66
Stellar plan, which the page prices at $55.88 a year
- $4.66, against $2.99
Source: namecheap.com ↗
Hosting.com8/10$1.99
Starter plan, introductory price on a 4-year term
- Startup plan, introductory price
Source: hosting.com ↗
Hosting.com wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What it costs when it renewsNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotHosting.com winsNamecheap5/10
4.2 out of 5
TrustScore from 21,996 reviews on Trustpilot
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.8 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Hosting.com wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4How long you can get your money backTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5How many websites you can hostHosting.com wins
Hosting.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6How much storage you getNamecheap wins
Namecheap wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How often your site is backed upHosting.com wins
Hosting.com wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Startup plan, introductory price
- Startup renewal, per month
- $4.66, against $1.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $4.66, against $3.99
- 4.2 out of 5, against 4.5 out of 5
- $2.99, against $1.99
- $12.99, against $8.99
- 15 GB NVMe, against 25 GB NVMe
- $12.99, against $4.66