Best A2 Hosting Alternatives (2026): 8 Hosts by Why You’re Leaving

Looking for A2 Hosting alternatives? First, a quick update: A2 Hosting is now Hosting.com, and a2hosting.com redirects there. Its Starter plan costs $1.99 to $2.99 a month on a first term but $13.99 a month at its regular price, which is the most common reason people look elsewhere. This guide matches the best A2 Hosting alternatives to the reason you’re leaving: a lower renewal price, managed WordPress, cloud hosting or better WordPress tools. Every price is from each host’s own pages, checked on 11 October 2026.

Not sure you want to leave? Read our A2 Hosting (Hosting.com) review first; for current offers, see the A2 Hosting discount page.

A2 Hosting alternatives compared

Why people look for A2 Hosting alternatives

• The renewal price. Hosting.com’s Starter plan is cheap on its first term but $13.99 a month at its regular price, more than most rivals’ renewals.
• The rebrand. A2’s familiar plans and names have been replaced by Hosting.com’s Starter, Pro and Max, and some customers would rather compare the whole market than move to new plans.
• A different kind of hosting. Busy sites may want managed WordPress or a cloud server rather than shared hosting.

If the price is your only concern, check the alternatives below against your own renewal invoice; Hosting.com has no contract or early-termination fee, so leaving is straightforward.

If you want a lower renewal price

AccuWeb Hosting: the lowest renewal we found

AccuWeb Hosting‘s WordPress Startup plan costs $2.99 a month on a 36-month first term and renews at just $6.99, with 5 websites, 50 GB of storage, guaranteed RAM and CPU, LiteSpeed servers, daily backups and free migration. It also offers seven data centres, from Denver to Singapore and Sydney. Read the fine print first: discounted long terms carry an early termination fee, and VPS plans have only a 7-day guarantee. Our AccuWeb Hosting review covers the details.

DreamHost: low renewal on a long term, many sites

DreamHost‘s WordPress Launch plan is $1.99 a month for a 4-year first term and renews at $7.99, with 25 websites, 25 GB of NVMe storage, unmetered bandwidth, daily backups and a 30-day money-back guarantee. On shorter terms the first price is a little higher ($2.89 on one year, renewing at $10.99), and DreamHost lets you pay monthly on every plan.

IONOS: the smallest jump at renewal

IONOS‘s WordPress Start plan costs $5 a month and renews at $8, so your bill barely changes after the first year. It includes automatic WordPress updates and daily backups kept for up to seven days. Our IONOS review explains its plans.

Hostinger: easiest for beginners

Hostinger‘s WordPress Premium plan is $2.99 a month on a 48-month term and renews at $10.99, with 3 websites and 20 GB of storage. It’s one of the hosts WordPress.org recommends, and its dashboard is the easiest on this list for a first site.

If you want managed WordPress

Liquid Web: managed WordPress from $9

Liquid Web handles WordPress core and security updates, includes staging, a firewall, a Cloudflare-powered CDN and daily backups kept 7 to 30 days, and costs $9, $19 or $29 a month for one site with 50,000 monthly visits. Pro and Elite include a migration done by a person. Its terms say fees are non-refundable, so start monthly; see our Liquid Web review.

Kinsta: premium managed WordPress

Kinsta runs each site in an isolated environment with a CDN, malware removal, 14-day backups, unlimited free migrations and 24/7 support from WordPress engineers, for $35 a month or $30 billed yearly, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. It’s the step up for business sites; see the Kinsta review.

One note: Rocket.net, a well-known managed WordPress host, is now owned by Hosting.com (A2’s new owner), so it isn’t really an alternative if you want a different company. For more options, see our list of the best managed WordPress hosting.

If you want cloud hosting or better WordPress tools

Cloudways: managed cloud servers

Cloudways gives you your own cloud server on providers such as DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud, managed for you, from $14 a month with a 3-day free trial and a free first migration. You can host many sites on one server, which suits agencies and growing blogs. Our guide to Cloudways alternatives compares similar platforms.

SiteGround: strong WordPress tools on shared hosting

SiteGround includes daily backups, a CDN, staging, WP-CLI, SSH and a migration plugin on its shared plans. StartUp costs $2.99 a month for the first 12 months but renews at $17.99, the highest renewal on this list, so it suits people who value its tools over price.

Renewal cost over three years

Calculated from each host’s listed prices; taxes and domain renewals are extra. Hostinger and DreamHost’s lowest prices need 4-year terms, so they aren’t directly comparable over three years.

The surprise: on a 36-month term, Hosting.com is the cheapest here for the first three years. Its high regular price only bites after that. If you’re mid-term and happy with the service, it may be cheaper to stay until renewal and decide then. Set a reminder a month before your renewal date so you have time to compare and move calmly.

What to check before you switch

The cheapest renewal isn’t always the best move. Before you choose, list what you use today and make sure the new host includes it:

• Email accounts. Hosting.com includes email with its plans; some alternatives limit mailboxes or charge for them after the first year.
• Backups. Daily backups are included on every Hosting.com shared plan; check how long the new host keeps them.
• Staging. If you use staging on Hosting.com Pro, choose a plan that includes it (SiteGround, Liquid Web and Kinsta do).
• Number of sites and storage. Compare the plan’s limits with what you host now, not with what you might host.
• Control panel. Moving from one dashboard to another takes some getting used to; cPanel users will feel at home at AccuWeb.

When staying with Hosting.com makes sense

Leaving isn’t always the right call. Hosting.com is still a good host if you buy a long term: its 36-month Starter plan is the cheapest option here for three years, every plan includes daily backups, malware removal and free managed migration, and its 30-day guarantee and no-contract billing make it low-risk. If you’re happy with speed and support, a simpler fix is to renew on another long term rather than paying the regular monthly price, or to move up to Pro for staging.

Switching from Hosting.com without downtime

1. Pick the new host and use its migration help. AccuWeb, Kinsta, Cloudways and Liquid Web (Pro and Elite) all offer migrations; others provide plugins or guides.
2. Take your own full backup of files and database from Hosting.com before anything else.
3. Test the copy on the new host with a temporary URL before you change DNS.
4. Point your domain to the new host, then keep Hosting.com active for a few days in case anything was missed.
5. Cancel Hosting.com. It has no contract or early-termination fee; if you’re still within its first 30 days, its money-back guarantee applies.

Email and domains when you move

Your website and your email often live with the same host, so plan both. If your domain is registered at Hosting.com, you can keep it there and only change its DNS settings, or transfer it to the new host or a separate registrar. If you use Hosting.com email, create the same mailboxes at the new host (or a dedicated email service) before you switch, then update your domain’s mail (MX) records at the same time as the website. Export any important messages first.

Your web addresses don’t need to change when you move hosts, so your search rankings usually carry over as long as every page loads correctly on the new server.

Which A2 Hosting alternative should you choose?

• Lowest long-term cost: AccuWeb (renews at $6.99) or DreamHost on a 4-year term.
• Predictable bills: IONOS, with only a $3 jump at renewal.
• Easiest for beginners: Hostinger.
• Managed WordPress on a budget: Liquid Web from $9.
• Premium managed WordPress: Kinsta.
• Several sites on one server: Cloudways.

For a ranking across every budget, see the best WordPress hosting, and for the cheapest reliable options, cheap WordPress hosting.