A2 Hosting vs. HostGator 2020

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Pricing
Starting price	$2.99 / month	$3.95 / month
Free domain	No	Yes
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User Ratings
Reliability	9.3 / 10	4.9 / 10
Pricing	9 / 10	5.6 / 10
User Friendly	9.3 / 10	5.2 / 10
Support	9.3 / 10	4.2 / 10
Features	9.3 / 10	5.1 / 10

Summary
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO HostGator is one of the most recognized names in the hosting industry, but they have some issues in regards to their reliability and technical support. A2 Hosting, on the other hand, is a very popular option because they have done such a great job at building a fast, reliable service for their customers. A2 is very highly rated, and is perhaps best known for their responsive and skilled technical support teams, who can help you resolve just about any issue you may run into. In this comparison, the winner is clear, A2 Hosting. Winner! See plans and pricing www.a2hosting.com

Summary

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

HostGator is one of the most recognized names in the hosting industry, but they have some issues in regards to their reliability and technical support. A2 Hosting, on the other hand, is a very popular option because they have done such a great job at building a fast, reliable service for their customers. A2 is very highly rated, and is perhaps best known for their responsive and skilled technical support teams, who can help you resolve just about any issue you may run into. In this comparison, the winner is clear, A2 Hosting.

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.a2hosting.com

User Reviews
Latest positive review	A2hosting Excellent cu... Jul. 31, 2020 Reliability 10 Pricing 8.0 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 They are very helpful. I am very happy to receive such good services. I have 12 sites on shared hosting plan and all runs wel... More l. The customer service answers questions quickly and has 2 levels of technicians so that problems are categorized well and solved. Less	Hostgator is the BEST! May 17, 2020 Reliability 10 Pricing 10 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 I've had a reseller account (now I have two) for over 15 years with hostgator, they've helped me earn over $1M dollars with m... More y web design and hosting business. In these 15+ years they have never once failed to quickly and perfectly answer any question and fix any issue. I host 170+ client sites with Hostgator's reseller plans. Thanks for all you've done for me. Less
Latest negative review	A2 Hosting is Total Sc... Jul. 28, 2020 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 2.0 A2 Hosting is a Scam I have recently purchased a Turbo Boost Plan of A2 Hosting which is offering unlimited NVME storage. But... More I only received 75GB Disk space which is even less than their starter plan i.e 100GB. Less	Unresolved account set... Jul. 23, 2020 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 4.0 I signed up to their cloud hosting plan and immediately regretted it. A few minutes after signing up and while my hosting pac... More kage was being provisioned, I lost access to the account (portal). I regained it a couple of hours later. But then i cant launch Cpanel from Portal. Their phone support DOESNT WORK. I tried calling and couldn't reach a human. So I was reduced to just raising my issues through chat. Probably 3 or 4 different chats throughout the day to check in because I kept being told I was still on a "queue." I asked them to escalate my ticket, which they said they did, but also specifically told me there's no ETA for escalated cases, which makes it pointless. Tech support is a joke. So I cancelled the plan within 24 hrs. Most important thing with webhost is tech support. If youre looking for good tech support, HostGator is not the place to go. Hopefully no issues with the refund! Less

Server Locations
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	Yes	No
Asia	Yes	No
Oceania	No	No
South America	No	No
Africa & Middle East	No	No

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Startup	Hatchling (Everything Unlimited)
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$2.99	$3.95

Plan Name	Drive	Personal (Windows)
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	other
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$4.99	$4.76

Plan Name	Turbo Boost	Enterprise (Windows)
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	other
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$9.99	$14.36

Plan Name	Turbo Max	Baby (Everything Unlimited)
Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panel	cpanel	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features
Price	$14.99	$5.95

Plan Name	–	Business (Everything Unlimited)
Space	–	Unlimited
Bandwidth	–	Unlimited
Panel	–	cpanel
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features	–
Price	–	$5.95
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VPS Plans
Plan Name	Entry - Unmanaged	Snappy 2000
Space	20 GB	120 GB
CPU	1 core	2 cores
RAM	512 MB	2 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$5.00	$89.95

Plan Name	Mid - Unmanaged	Snappy 4000
Space	30 GB	165 GB
CPU	1 core	2 cores
RAM	1 GB	4 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$10.00	$129.95

Plan Name	Top - Unmanaged	Snappy 8000
Space	50 GB	240 GB
CPU	4 cores	4 cores
RAM	1 GB	8 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$15.00	$159.95

Plan Name	Power+	–
Space	75 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$25.00	–

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
Plan Name	Sprint - Unmanaged	Basic
Space	1000 GB	500 GB
CPU	2 x 3.10GHz	2 x 2.30GHz
RAM	8 GB	4 GB
OS	Linux	Windows
Price	$99.59	$174.00

Plan Name	Exceed - Unmanaged	Basic
Space	1000 GB	500 GB
CPU	4 x 2.40GHz	2 x 2.30GHz
RAM	8 GB	4 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$165.99	$174.00

Plan Name	Mach - Unmanaged	Standard
Space	1.95 TB	1000 GB
CPU	12 x 2.10GHz	4 x 2.50GHz
RAM	16 GB	4 GB
OS	Linux	Windows
Price	$248.99	$219.00

Plan Name	Sprint - Managed	Standard
Space	1000 GB	1000 GB
CPU	2 x 3.10GHz	4 x 2.50GHz
RAM	8 GB	4 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$141.09	$219.00

Plan Name	Exceed - Managed	Elite
Space	1000 GB	1000 GB
CPU	4 x 2.40GHz	4 x 2.50GHz
RAM	8 GB	8 GB
OS	Linux	Windows
Price	$207.49	$279.00

Plan Name	Mach - Managed	Elite
Space	1.95 TB	1000 GB
CPU	12 x 2.10GHz	4 x 2.50GHz
RAM	16 GB	8 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$290.49	$279.00

Plan Name	–	Pro
Space	–	1000 GB
CPU	–	4 x 3.30GHz
RAM	–	16 GB
OS	–	Windows
Price	–	$374.00

Plan Name	–	Pro
Space	–	1000 GB
CPU	–	4 x 3.30GHz
RAM	–	16 GB
OS	–	Linux
Price	–	$374.00
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Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Start	Hatchling Cloud
Space	10 GB	Unlimited
CPU	2 x 0.60GHz	2 cores
RAM	512 MB	2 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price	$15.00	$4.95

Plan Name	Median	Baby Cloud
Space	10 GB	Unlimited
CPU	2 x 0.60GHz	4 cores
RAM	1 GB	4 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price	$20.00	$7.95

Plan Name	Ace	Business Cloud
Space	25 GB	Unlimited
CPU	2 x 0.60GHz	6 cores
RAM	1 GB	6 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price	$25.00	$9.95
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Resellers Plans
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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Features
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	Yes
Presta Shop	Yes	No
ZenCart	Yes	No

OS Support
Windows	No	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes

Language Support
PHP	Yes	Yes
Java	Yes	No
Python	Yes	Yes
NodeJS	Yes	No
Django	Yes	No
Perl	Yes	No
Ruby on Rails	Yes	No

Database Support
MongoDB	Yes	No
MySQL	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL	Yes	No

Payment Types Support
PayPal	Yes	Yes
Credit Card	Yes	Yes
MoneyBookers	Yes	No
Wire Transfer	Yes	Yes
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No

Bottom Line
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO HostGator is one of the most recognized names in the hosting industry, but they have some issues in regards to their reliability and technical support. A2 Hosting, on the other hand, is a very popular option because they have done such a great job at building a fast, reliable service for their customers. A2 is very highly rated, and is perhaps best known for their responsive and skilled technical support teams, who can help you resolve just about any issue you may run into. In this comparison, the winner is clear, A2 Hosting. Winner! See plans and pricing www.a2hosting.com

Bottom Line

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

Winner!

See plans and pricing www.a2hosting.com

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