A+ Best advise yet
Callie S,
Servers.com vs A2 Hosting
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Pricing |
7 hosting plans | 55 hosting plans |
| Starting price | $4.97 / month | $2.99 / month |
| Free domain | No | No |
| Coupons | No | 1 coupon |
User Ratings |
2.4 | 4.7 |
| Reliability | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| Pricing | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| User Friendly | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| Support | 2.4 | 4.7 |
| Features | 2.4 | 4.7 |
User Reviews |
3 reviews | 1685 reviews |
| Latest positive review |
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Good Clear Support and No-nonsense Hosting
Loretta Wollering,
Awesome help ticket service - it was clear, timely, easy to understand, and USEFUL. Best. I really never had a problem with them. Their knowledge base is good, and anytime I fill out a help ticket, I get useful, easy to un...
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derstand advice and follow-ups. Faster speed and easier to deal with. Not the cheapest, but definitely better prices than lots of other hosting out there. And very decent service.
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| Latest negative review |
Bad support, even worse server stability, and the worst anti-consumer policies around
John Caulfield,
Bad support, even worse server stability, and the worst anti-consumer policies around. The only nice thing I can say is that support is quick to reply. They're quick to tell you they won't refund you even if your server is co...
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nstantly either laggy or offline. They're quick to change your server in ways that completely puts it offline until they see fit to undo their changes, however many days that takes. They're quick to ignore what you say, copy and paste a reply that has nothing to do with your issue, and close your ticket.
There's no excuse for this in 2018. Less |
The A2 FTP server is extremly slow for anyone
Kurt Gilek,
The A2 FTP server is extremly slow for any user from any place in the world. Still A2 claims everything is fine and refuses to do anything about it. I never ever got such horrible support
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Shared Hosting
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No |
4 plans from $2.99 to $12.99 |
| Under $4 | No |
Startup
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| Under $8 | No | |
| Over $10 | No | |
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VPS
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No |
12 plans from $4.99 to $99.99 |
| Under $4 | No | No |
| Under $8 | No | |
| Over $10 | No | |
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Dedicated Server
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4 plans from $89.00 to $279.00 | 17 plans from $129.99 to $569.99 |
| Under $4 | No | No |
| Under $8 | No | No |
| Over $10 |
Dell R220 / 1xE3-1231v3 / 32 GB RAM / 2x2Tb SATA
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Cloud Hosting
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3 plans from $4.97 to $6.10 | 6 plans from $4.99 to $74.99 |
| Under $4 | No | No |
| Under $8 | ||
| Over $10 | No | |
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Website Builder
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No |
4 plans from $2.99 to $18.99 |
| Under $4 | No | |
| Under $8 | No | No |
| Over $10 | No | |
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CDN
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No |
4 plans from $2.99 to $12.99 |
| Under $4 | No | |
| Under $8 | No | |
| Over $10 | No | |
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Resellers
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No |
4 plans from $18.99 to $44.99 |
| Under $4 | No | No |
| Under $8 | No | No |
| Over $10 | No | |
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SSL
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No |
4 plans from $49.99 to $359.00 |
| Under $4 | No | No |
| Under $8 | No | No |
| Over $10 | No | |
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Data Centers
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3 of 6 | 3 of 6 |
| North America | Yes | Yes |
| Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Asia | Yes | Yes |
| Oceania | No | No |
| South America | No | No |
| Africa & Middle East | No | No |
Support Services |
3 of 6 | 6 of 6 |
| Live Chat | Yes | Yes |
| Phone Support | Yes | Yes |
| Email Support | Yes | Yes |
| Forum Support | No | Yes |
| Video guides | No | Yes |
| Knowledgebase | No | Yes |
CMS support |
0 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| WordPress | No | Yes |
| Managed Wordpress | No | Yes |
| Joomla | No | Yes |
| Drupal | No | Yes |
| Magento | No | Yes |
| Fantastico | No | Yes |
| Softaculous | No | No |
| PrestaShop | No | Yes |
| Zen Cart | No | Yes |
OS Support |
1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Windows/ASP.NET | No | No |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
Language Support |
0 of 7 | 7 of 7 |
| PHP | No | Yes |
| Java | No | Yes |
| Python | No | Yes |
| Node.js | No | Yes |
| Django | No | Yes |
| Perl | No | Yes |
| Ruby on Rails | No | Yes |
Database Support |
1 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| MongoDB | No | Yes |
| MySQL | Yes | Yes |
| PostgreSQL | No | Yes |
Payment Types Support |
2 of 6 | 4 of 6 |
| PayPal | Yes | Yes |
| Credit Card | No | Yes |
| Moneybookers | No | Yes |
| Wire Transfer | Yes | Yes |
| Webmoney | No | No |
| Bitcoin | No | No |
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