A2 Hosting vs. Liquid Web 2018

Find out which one is the best for your needs

Pricing
Starting price	$3.92 / month	$14.95 / month
Free domain	No	Yes
Coupons	5 coupons 51% off Shared Hosting 51% Off Shared Hosting 67% off VPS 67% Off Managed VPS 17% off Dedicated Servers 17% Off Dedicated Servers 34% off Reseller Hosting 34% Reseller Hosting coupon 56% off Shared Hosting Exclusive 56% off Shared Hosting for HostAdvice users	No
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User Ratings
Reliability	9.5 / 10	9.2 / 10
Pricing	9.2 / 10	8.6 / 10
User Friendly	9.4 / 10	9.1 / 10
Support	9.4 / 10	9 / 10
Features	9.4 / 10	9.1 / 10

User Reviews
Latest positive review	very performant Dec. 8, 2018 Reliability 10 Pricing 10 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 a2hosting is very performant. I adviced a bunch of my friends to move to this host. some of them already did. keep going *****	Good Dedicated Server ... Nov. 9, 2018 Reliability 10 Pricing 8.0 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 I have been working with Liquid Web for a few months and I am impressed. We needed a hosting company that is able to handle a...More dedicated server with business needs and these guys had what I needed. I have called phone support several times and each time I get someone on the phone who is friendly and able to help. They have support 24 hours a day. I have submitted several pickets via their portal and they answer within just a few minutes. They also offer several high-end server options that I think are head and shoulders above what the competition offers. For example, they offer an High Availability (HA) option and they also offer enhanced support (which they call Enterprise support). If you are looking for a web hosting company that is able to handle mission critical needs of your business, these guys should be on your short list. Less
Latest negative review	Amsterdam Reseller Ser... Nov. 26, 2018 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 4.0 User Friendly 6.0 Support 4.0 Features 6.0 The last couple of days the Amsterdam server for resellers is down for many hours. Yesterday (Sunday, before Cyber Monday) wa...More s DNS Resolver issue for at least 5 hours (nothing was working). Today (Cyber Monday 2018) There are multiple failures, MySQL is down for 9 hours (no e-shops and other websites with databases are online), many e-mails are not delivered and God knows what else... My clients with e-shops are down on a Cyber Monday. Money was lost, A2 Hosting will pay one way or another... The support takes hours to respond. There is no real info provided, only that "currently experiencing a MySQL service interruption" and "Our System Operations team is still working on correcting an issue with database driven websites. We will continue to provide updates as quickly as possible." I'm looking to move elsewhere. Been a journey for more than 2 years but A2 Hosting is not what once was... "reliable". Less	WIlliam Pappas Jul. 31, 2018 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 6.0 User Friendly 2.0 Support 2.0 Features 6.0 LOST MONEY, I was ripped of for 2 months they charged my account before the product we ordered never never was developed and ...More made available to use. I ASKED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT BUT THEY REFUSED. I WOULD RATE THIS PEOPLE RIGHT UP THE WITH MOBSTERS. Less

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

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Lite	STANDARD
Space	Unlimited	5 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	239.6 GB
Panel	cPanel	cPanel
Number of Sites	Unlimited	Unlimited
Features
Price	$3.92	$14.95

Plan Name	Lite - Windows	WEBMASTER
Space	Unlimited	20 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	399.97 GB
Panel	–	cPanel
Number of Sites	Unlimited	Unlimited
Features
Price	$4.90	$19.95

Plan Name	Swift	PROFESSIONAL
Space	Unlimited	40 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	640 GB
Panel	cPanel	cPanel
Number of Sites	Unlimited	Unlimited
Features
Price	$4.90	$24.95

Plan Name	Swift - Windows	SEMI-DEDICATED
Space	Unlimited	40 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	640 GB
Panel	–	cPanel
Number of Sites	Unlimited	Unlimited
Features
Price	$5.88	$40.00

Plan Name	Turbo	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cPanel	–
Number of Sites	Unlimited	N/A
Features		–
Price	$9.31	–

Plan Name	Turbo - Windows	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	–	–
Number of Sites	Unlimited	N/A
Features		–
Price	$10.78	–
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VPS Plans
Plan Name	Entry - Unmanaged	Cloud VPS 2GB
Space	20 GB	30 GB
CPU	1 core	2 cores
RAM	512 MB	2 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$5.00	$19.99

Plan Name	Mid - Unmanaged	Cloud VPS 4GB
Space	30 GB	75 GB
CPU	1 core	4 cores
RAM	1 GB	4 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$10.00	$29.99

Plan Name	Top - Unmanaged	Cloud VPS 8GB
Space	50 GB	100 GB
CPU	4 cores	8 cores
RAM	1 GB	8 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$15.00	$39.99

Plan Name	Power+	Cloud VPS 16GB
Space	75 GB	150 GB
CPU	4 cores	16 cores
RAM	4 GB	16 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$32.99	$54.99

Plan Name	Power+	–
Space	75 GB	–
CPU	4 cores	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$32.99	–

Plan Name	Prestige+	–
Space	100 GB	–
CPU	6 cores	–
RAM	6 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$46.19	–

Plan Name	Pinnacle+	–
Space	150 GB	–
CPU	8 cores	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$65.99	–
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Dedicated Server Plans
Plan Name	Sprint - Unmanaged	Intel Xeon E3-1240
Space	1000 GB	2 TB
CPU	2 x 3.10GHz	4 x 3.10GHz
RAM	8 GB	8 GB
OS	Linux	WindowsLinux
Price	$99.59	$79.98

Plan Name	Exceed - Unmanaged	Intel Xeon E3-1270
Space	1000 GB	2 TB
CPU	4 x 2.40GHz	4 x 3.30GHz
RAM	8 GB	8 GB
OS	Linux	WindowsLinux
Price	$165.99	$98.58

Plan Name	Mach - Unmanaged	Intel Xeon E5-1230 v6
Space	1.95 TB	480 GB
CPU	12 x 2.10GHz	2 x 3.40GHz
RAM	16 GB	16 GB
OS	Linux	WindowsLinux
Price	$248.99	$123.38

Plan Name	Sprint - Managed	Dual Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
Space	1000 GB	480 GB
CPU	2 x 3.10GHz	6 x 3.80GHz
RAM	8 GB	32 GB
OS	Linux	WindowsLinux
Price	$141.09	$185.38

Plan Name	Exceed - Managed	Xeon Daul E5-2620 v4
Space	1000 GB	480 GB
CPU	4 x 2.40GHz	16 x 2.10GHz
RAM	8 GB	64 GB
OS	Linux	WindowsLinux
Price	$207.49	$247.38

Plan Name	Mach - Managed	–
Space	1.95 TB	–
CPU	12 x 2.10GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$290.49	–
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Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Start	Cloud Dedicated 1271 v3
Space	10 GB	200 GB
CPU	2 x 0.60GHz	4 x 3.60GHz
RAM	512 MB	8 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price	$15.00	$110.98

Plan Name	Median	Cloud Dedicated 1230 v5
Space	10 GB	450 GB
CPU	2 x 0.60GHz	4 x 3.70GHz
RAM	1 GB	16 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price	$20.00	$179.18

Plan Name	Ace	Cloud Dedicated Dual 2620 v3
Space	25 GB	1000 GB
CPU	2 x 0.60GHz	12 x 2.40GHz
RAM	1 GB	16 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited
Price	$25.00	$222.58
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Features
Support Services
Live Chat	Yes	Yes
Phone Support	Yes	Yes
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Forum Support	Yes	No
Video guides	Yes	Yes
Knowledgebase	Yes	Yes

CMS support
WordPress	Yes	Yes
Managed Wordpress	Yes	Yes
Joomla	Yes	Yes
Drupal	Yes	Yes
Magento	Yes	No
Fantastico	Yes	Yes
PrestaShop	Yes	No
Zen Cart	Yes	No

OS Support
Windows/ASP.NET	Yes	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes

Language Support
PHP	Yes	Yes
Java	Yes	Yes
Python	Yes	Yes
Node.js	Yes	Yes
Django	Yes	Yes
Perl	Yes	Yes
Ruby on Rails	Yes	Yes

Database Support
MongoDB	Yes	Yes
MySQL	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL	Yes	Yes

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

Bottom Line
Max Ostryzhko Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO A2 Hosting offers a total of six packages, which range from a shared web hosting option right through to a dedicated hosting plan. The company, initially known as Iniquinet, has been active in the web hosting market since 2001. It has data centers in three locations, with its main primary data center located in Michigan, USA. The other two servers are in Europe and Asia, or more specifically, the Netherlands and Singapore. They also offer regular coupon codes to help you save money on . With all of this said, the company has experience and some nice and unique features, but does it really have what you need? Let's check it out. Winner! See plans and pricing www.a2hosting.com

Bottom Line

Max Ostryzhko

Senior Web Developer, HostAdvice CTO

A2 Hosting offers a total of six packages, which range from a shared web hosting option right through to a dedicated hosting plan. The company, initially known as Iniquinet, has been active in the web hosting market since 2001. It has data centers in three locations, with its main primary data center located in Michigan, USA. The other two servers are in Europe and Asia, or more specifically, the Netherlands and Singapore. They also offer regular coupon codes to help you save money on . With all of this said, the company has experience and some nice and unique features, but does it really have what you need? Let's check it out.