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A2 Hosting vs. GoDaddy 2020
Find out which one is the best for your needs
| Pricing | ||
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| Starting price | $2.94 / month | $5.99 / month |
| Free domain | No | Yes |
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| User Ratings | ||
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| Reliability | 9.3 / 10 | 3.2 / 10 |
| Pricing | 9 / 10 | 3.6 / 10 |
| User Friendly | 9.3 / 10 | 3.3 / 10 |
| Support | 9.3 / 10 | 2.9 / 10 |
| Features | 9.3 / 10 | 3.3 / 10 |
| Summary |
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There is no doubt that GoDaddy is the better known company in this matchup, but that is about the only thing that they will beat A2 Hosting at. A2 Hosting is a much more reliable hosting company with better prices, and far better user support. They also have many additional options and features that GoDaddy just can’t compete with. A2 Hosting may not have the multi-million dollar marketing budgets, but they always put the quality of their hosting first, which is why they won this comparison.
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| Latest positive review |
Thanks for the prompt ...
Feb. 11, 2020
Thanks for the prompt response and response within minutes
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Good overall performance
Jan. 14, 2020
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| Latest negative review |
Worst Experiennce with...
Nov. 26, 2019
I had previously used a2hosting for wordpress and it worked great. However, recently I tried to move my node/express website ...
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from heroku to a2 and it got as bad as it could get. First of all It says it costs $4.90/month, but when purchased it, I had to, for someone reason, pay $7, thought I initially thought it'll be alright, later I realized It was only for the 1st month, and after that I'll have to pay $13/ month. That's straight cheating, I would've sued them if it had happened in a larger scale. And I think it's currently true for php/wordpress hosting as well.
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Furthermore, documentation for node is very very bad, I was initially very gald as someone was giving node hosting at reasonable price, but hey nothing is free. |
Absolute trash of a co...
Feb. 9, 2020
The absolute worst domain purchasing and hosting service. DO NOT SEARCH YOUR DOMAIN WITH THEM THEY WILL STEAL IT AND TRY TO SELL IT BACK TO YOU.
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| Server Locations | ||
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| North America | Yes | Yes |
| Europe | Yes | No |
| Asia | Yes | Yes |
| Oceania | No | No |
| South America | No | No |
| Africa & Middle East | No | No |
| Shared Hosting Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Lite | Economy |
| Space | Unlimited | 100 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panel | cpanel | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Price | $2.94 | $5.99 |
| Plan Name | Lite - Windows | Deluxe |
| Space | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panel | other | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | ||
| Price | $4.90 | $7.99 |
| Plan Name | Swift | Ultimate |
| Space | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panel | cpanel | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | ||
| Price | $4.90 | $12.99 |
| Plan Name | Swift - Windows | Maximum |
| Space | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panel | other | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | ||
| Price | $5.88 | $19.99 |
| Plan Name | Turbo | Launch Business Hosting |
| Space | Unlimited | 120 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panel | cpanel | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | ||
| Price | $9.31 | $29.99 |
| Plan Name | Turbo - Windows | Enhance Business Hosting |
| Space | Unlimited | 240 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Panel | other | cpanel |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | ||
| Price | $10.78 | $39.99 |
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| VPS Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Entry - Unmanaged | Launch |
| Space | 20 GB | 40 GB |
| CPU | 1 core | 1 core |
| RAM | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| OS | Linux | Windows |
| Price | $5.00 | $24.99 |
| Plan Name | Mid - Unmanaged | Enhance |
| Space | 30 GB | 60 GB |
| CPU | 1 core | 2 cores |
| RAM | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| OS | Linux | |
| Price | $10.00 | $34.99 |
| Plan Name | Top - Unmanaged | Grow |
| Space | 50 GB | 150 GB |
| CPU | 4 cores | 3 cores |
| RAM | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| OS | Linux | |
| Price | $15.00 | $49.99 |
| Plan Name | Power+ | Expand |
| Space | 75 GB | 200 GB |
| CPU | 4 cores | 4 cores |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Linux | |
| Price | $25.00 | $59.99 |
| Plan Name | Prestige+ | – |
| Space | 100 GB | – |
| CPU | 6 cores | – |
| RAM | 6 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | $35.00 | – |
| Plan Name | Pinnacle+ | – |
| Space | 150 GB | – |
| CPU | 8 cores | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | $50.00 | – |
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| Dedicated Server Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Sprint - Unmanaged | Economy |
| Space | 1000 GB | 1000 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 3.10GHz | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| OS | Linux | Linux |
| Price | $99.59 | $79.99 |
| Plan Name | Exceed - Unmanaged | Value |
| Space | 1000 GB | 1.5 TB |
| CPU | 4 x 2.40GHz | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Linux | Linux |
| Price | $165.99 | $119.99 |
| Plan Name | Mach - Unmanaged | Deluxe |
| Space | 1.95 TB | 1.95 TB |
| CPU | 12 x 2.10GHz | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| OS | Linux | Linux |
| Price | $248.99 | $139.99 |
| Plan Name | Sprint - Managed | Ultimate |
| Space | 1000 GB | 1.95 TB |
| CPU | 2 x 3.10GHz | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| OS | Linux | Linux |
| Price | $141.09 | $149.99 |
| Plan Name | Exceed - Managed | Economy |
| Space | 1000 GB | 1000 GB |
| CPU | 4 x 2.40GHz | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| OS | Linux | Windows |
| Price | $207.49 | $109.99 |
| Plan Name | Mach - Managed | Value |
| Space | 1.95 TB | 1.5 TB |
| CPU | 12 x 2.10GHz | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| OS | Linux | Windows |
| Price | $290.49 | $149.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Deluxe |
| Space | – | 1.95 TB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | – | 16 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $169.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Ultimate |
| Space | – | 1.95 TB |
| CPU | – | 4 x 3.10GHz |
| RAM | – | 32 GB |
| OS | – | Windows |
| Price | – | $179.99 |
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| Cloud Hosting Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Start | Launch |
| Space | 10 GB | 60 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 0.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Price | $15.00 | $29.99 |
| Plan Name | Median | Enhance |
| Space | 10 GB | 90 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 0.60GHz | 2 cores |
| RAM | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Price | $20.00 | $34.99 |
| Plan Name | Ace | Grow |
| Space | 25 GB | 120 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 0.60GHz | 3 cores |
| RAM | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Price | $25.00 | $44.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Expand |
| Space | – | 150 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 cores |
| RAM | – | 8 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | Unlimited |
| Price | – | $59.99 |
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| Resellers Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Bronze | – |
| Space | 30 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 409.6 GB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | $9.80 | – |
| Plan Name | Silver | – |
| Space | 75 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 614.4 GB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | $13.72 | – |
| Plan Name | Gold | – |
| Space | 150 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | $18.13 | – |
| Plan Name | Platinum | – |
| Space | 200 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 2 TB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | $30.38 | – |
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| SSL Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | – | Standard SSL DV |
| Features | – |
Best for blogs and social websites Validates domain ownership SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee
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| Warranty | – | $10,000.00 |
| Price | – | $60.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Deluxe SSL OV |
| Features | – |
Best for businesses and organizations Validates domain ownership and organization SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee
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| Warranty | – | $250,000.00 |
| Price | – | $90.99 |
| Plan Name | – | Premium SSL EV |
| Features | – |
Best for eCommerce websites Validates domain ownership and highest level of organization authentication SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption Protects unlimited servers Unlimited free reissues Unlimited 24/7 security support Boost Google search ranking Compatible with all major browsers Displays a Security Seal on your site 30-day money back guarantee
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| Warranty | – | $1,000,000.00 |
| Price | – | $187.99 |
| See all SSL plans | ||
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| Features | ||
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| Support Services | ||
| Live Chat | Yes | Yes |
| Phone Support | Yes | Yes |
| Email Support | Yes | Yes |
| Forum Support | Yes | Yes |
| Video guides | Yes | Yes |
| Knowledgebase | Yes | Yes |
| CMS Support | ||
| Wordpress | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Wordpress | Yes | Yes |
| Joomla | Yes | Yes |
| Drupal | Yes | Yes |
| Magento | Yes | Yes |
| Fantastico | Yes | No |
| Presta Shop | Yes | No |
| ZenCart | Yes | No |
| OS Support | ||
| Windows | No | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Language Support | ||
| PHP | Yes | No |
| Java | Yes | No |
| Python | Yes | No |
| NodeJS | Yes | No |
| Django | Yes | No |
| Perl | Yes | No |
| Ruby on Rails | Yes | No |
| Database Support | ||
| MongoDB | Yes | No |
| MySQL | Yes | No |
| PostgreSQL | Yes | No |
| Payment Types Support | ||
| PayPal | Yes | Yes |
| Credit Card | Yes | Yes |
| MoneyBookers | Yes | No |
| Wire Transfer | Yes | No |
| Webmoney | No | No |
| Bitcoin | No | No |
| Bottom Line |
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There is no doubt that GoDaddy is the better known company in this matchup, but that is about the only thing that they will beat A2 Hosting at. A2 Hosting is a much more reliable hosting company with better prices, and far better user support. They also have many additional options and features that GoDaddy just can’t compete with. A2 Hosting may not have the multi-million dollar marketing budgets, but they always put the quality of their hosting first, which is why they won this comparison.
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