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A2 Hosting vs. Digital Ocean 2021
Find out which one is the best for your needs
| Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | CA$4.01 / month | CA$6.71 / month |
| Free domain | No | No |
| Coupons |
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| User Ratings | ||
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| Reliability | 9.3 / 10 | 5.6 / 10 |
| Pricing | 9.1 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
| User Friendly | 9.3 / 10 | 5.8 / 10 |
| Support | 9.3 / 10 | 4.9 / 10 |
| Features | 9.3 / 10 | 5.8 / 10 |
| Summary |
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A2 Hosting is one of those companies that just performs well in all categories, and they do so very consistently. DigitalOcean is a good hosting company, and most of their customers are very satisfied. The fact remains, however, that A2 Hosting is ranked higher in every measured category, and in many cases, significantly higher. When you opt for A2 Hosting, you’ll have access to skilled support staff, great prices, excellent features, and much more, which is why they are the winner in this matchup.
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| User Reviews | ||
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| Latest positive review |
If you want fast serve...
Jan. 20, 2021
I've tried hostinger, they are cheap but shared hosting is slow
I tried Hostgator Shared hosting is slightly faster but not e... More
nough to justify the cost.
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Finally i decided to try A2Hosting and i'm extremly satisfied with what they provide. The fact that they allow the client to chose the location of the server makes a huge difference. the server response time is faster than i hoped for. Since i started with them i've only opened 2 support ticketw and those were resolve same day. A2Hosting keep up the good work. |
Best Shop for PC & Gaming
Oct. 26, 2020
Best Services Best Rates & Best Place to for PC & Gaming
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| Latest negative review |
Disappointing Support ...
Jan. 8, 2021
As a software engineer, I do not trust A2 Hosting with any of my personal information or website hosting. Their policies are ...
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very clearly flawed (or nonexistent? They’re busy trying to take down my reviews rather than fix their problems) insofar as account recovery and their support staff, to my direct experience, is very susceptible to phishing. I will not return to or recommend A2 in the future. Very disappointing staff. This is in addition to receiving poor website hosting help in the past.
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Banned for absolutely ...
Dec. 7, 2020
I was invited to my team's account. I followed the link in my email to activate my account and was immediately redirected to ...
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an "Admin Locked" page.
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So I opened a support ticket thinking there must have been some kind of mistake. In that ticket, instead of unlocking my account they informed me that I had been flagged for "fraudulent activity that violated the Terms of Service". I replied that this was impossible since I'd never been able to access my account in the first place. They ignored me and upheld the ban and "wished me luck picking a provider" - basically a passive aggressive middle finger to me voicing *valid* frustration over being treated like a criminal. Do not use this product. Support clearly does not care and treats you like crap. |
| Server Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| North America | Yes | Yes |
| Europe | Yes | Yes |
| Asia | Yes | Yes |
| Oceania | No | No |
| South America | No | No |
| Africa & Middle East | No | No |
| Shared Hosting Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Startup | – |
| Space | 100 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | – |
| Panel | cpanel | – |
| Number of Sites | 1 | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | CA$4.01 | – |
| Plan Name | Drive | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | – |
| Panel | cpanel | – |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | CA$6.69 | – |
| Plan Name | Turbo Boost | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | – |
| Panel | cpanel | – |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | CA$13.40 | – |
| Plan Name | Turbo Max | – |
| Space | Unlimited | – |
| Bandwidth | Unlimited | – |
| Panel | cpanel | – |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | |
| Price | CA$20.10 | – |
| See all Shared Hosting plans | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
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| Bandwidth | – | – |
| Panel | – | – |
| Number of Sites | N/A | N/A |
| Features | – | – |
| Price | – | – |
| VPS Plans | ||
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| Plan Name | Runway 1 - Unmanaged | – |
| Space | 150 GB | – |
| CPU | 1 core | – |
| RAM | 1 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$6.69 | – |
| Plan Name | Runway 2 - Unmanaged | – |
| Space | 250 GB | – |
| CPU | 2 cores | – |
| RAM | 2 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$10.72 | – |
| Plan Name | Runway 4 - Unmanaged | – |
| Space | 450 GB | – |
| CPU | 4 cores | – |
| RAM | 4 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$13.40 | – |
| Plan Name | Supersonic 8 | – |
| Space | 150 GB | – |
| CPU | 2 cores | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$48.43 | – |
| Plan Name | Supersonic 16 | – |
| Space | 250 GB | – |
| CPU | 6 cores | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | – | |
| Price | CA$78.03 | – |
| Plan Name | Supersonic 32 | – |
| Space | 450 GB | – |
| CPU | 8 cores | – |
| RAM | 32 GB | – |
| OS | – | |
| Price | CA$107.64 | – |
| Plan Name | Lift 4 | – |
| Space | 150 GB | – |
| CPU | 4 cores | – |
| RAM | 4 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$46.93 | – |
| Plan Name | Lift 8 | – |
| Space | 250 GB | – |
| CPU | 6 cores | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$67.04 | – |
| Plan Name | Lift 16 | – |
| Space | 450 GB | – |
| CPU | 8 cores | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$80.46 | – |
| Plan Name | Mach 8 | – |
| Space | 150 GB | – |
| CPU | 2 cores | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$105.19 | – |
| Plan Name | Mach 16 | – |
| Space | 250 GB | – |
| CPU | 6 cores | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$142.63 | – |
| Plan Name | Mach 32 | – |
| Space | 450 GB | – |
| CPU | 8 cores | – |
| RAM | 32 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$181.65 | – |
| See all VPS plans | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
| Space | – | – |
| CPU | – | – |
| RAM | – | – |
| OS | – | – |
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| Dedicated Server Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Sprint - Unmanaged | – |
| Space | 1 TB | – |
| CPU | 2 x 3.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$133.65 | – |
| Plan Name | Exceed - Unmanaged | – |
| Space | 1 TB | – |
| CPU | 4 x 2.40GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$222.62 | – |
| Plan Name | Mach - Unmanaged | – |
| Space | 2 TB | – |
| CPU | 8 x 2.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$335.27 | – |
| Plan Name | Sprint - Managed | – |
| Space | 1 TB | – |
| CPU | 2 x 3.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$189.09 | – |
| Plan Name | Exceed - Managed | – |
| Space | 1 TB | – |
| CPU | 4 x 2.40GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$278.41 | – |
| Plan Name | Mach - Managed | – |
| Space | 2 TB | – |
| CPU | 12 x 2.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$389.59 | – |
| Plan Name | SPRINT+SSD | – |
| Space | 256 GB | – |
| CPU | 2 x 3.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$174.34 | – |
| Plan Name | EXCEED+SSD | – |
| Space | 256 GB | – |
| CPU | 4 x 2.40GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$272.24 | – |
| Plan Name | MACH + SSD | – |
| Space | 256 GB | – |
| CPU | 8 x 2.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$335.27 | – |
| Plan Name | SPRINT ROOT SERVER | – |
| Space | 2 TB | – |
| CPU | 2 x 3.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$189.09 | – |
| Plan Name | EXCEED ROOT SERVER | – |
| Space | 2 TB | – |
| CPU | 4 x 2.40GHz | – |
| RAM | 8 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$278.37 | – |
| Plan Name | MACH ROOT SERVER | – |
| Space | 2 TB | – |
| CPU | 8 x 2.10GHz | – |
| RAM | 16 GB | – |
| OS | Linux | – |
| Price | CA$389.77 | – |
| See all Dedicated Server plans | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
| Space | – | – |
| CPU | – | – |
| RAM | – | – |
| OS | – | – |
| Price | – | – |
| Cloud Hosting Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Runway 1 | $5 |
| Space | 150 GB | 25 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 0.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Bandwidth | 2 TB | 1 TB |
| Price | CA$6.69 | CA$6.71 |
| Plan Name | Runway 2 | $10 |
| Space | 250 GB | 50 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 0.60GHz | 1 core |
| RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Bandwidth | 3 TB | 2 TB |
| Price | CA$10.72 | CA$13.41 |
| Plan Name | Runway 4 | $20 |
| Space | 450 GB | 80 GB |
| CPU | 2 x 0.60GHz | 2 cores |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Bandwidth | 4 TB | 4 TB |
| Price | CA$13.40 | CA$26.82 |
| Plan Name | Supersonic 8 | $40 |
| Space | 150 GB | 160 GB |
| CPU | 2 cores | 4 cores |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Bandwidth | 2 TB | 5 TB |
| Price | CA$40.22 | CA$53.65 |
| Plan Name | Supersonic 16 | $80 |
| Space | 250 GB | 320 GB |
| CPU | 6 cores | 8 cores |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Bandwidth | 3 TB | 6 TB |
| Price | CA$67.04 | CA$107.29 |
| Plan Name | Supersonic 32 | $160 |
| Space | 450 GB | 100 GB |
| CPU | 8 cores | 8 cores |
| RAM | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Bandwidth | 4 TB | 6 TB |
| Price | CA$93.87 | CA$214.58 |
| Plan Name | – | $320 |
| Space | – | 200 GB |
| CPU | – | 16 cores |
| RAM | – | 32 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 7 TB |
| Price | – | CA$429.17 |
| Plan Name | – | $480 |
| Space | – | 200 GB |
| CPU | – | 16 cores |
| RAM | – | 64 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 7 TB |
| Price | – | CA$643.75 |
| Plan Name | – | $640 |
| Space | – | 400 GB |
| CPU | – | 32 cores |
| RAM | – | 64 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 9 TB |
| Price | – | CA$858.34 |
| Plan Name | – | $120 |
| Space | – | 50 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 cores |
| RAM | – | 16 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 5 TB |
| Price | – | CA$160.94 |
| Plan Name | – | $240 |
| Space | – | 100 GB |
| CPU | – | 4 cores |
| RAM | – | 32 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 6 TB |
| Price | – | CA$321.88 |
| Plan Name | – | $480 |
| Space | – | 200 GB |
| CPU | – | 16 cores |
| RAM | – | 64 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 7 TB |
| Price | – | CA$643.75 |
| Plan Name | – | $960 |
| Space | – | 400 GB |
| CPU | – | 32 cores |
| RAM | – | 128 GB |
| Bandwidth | – | 9 TB |
| Price | – | CA$1,287.50 |
| See all Cloud Hosting plans | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
| Space | – | – |
| CPU | – | – |
| RAM | – | – |
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| Price | – | – |
| Resellers Plans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Name | Kickstart | – |
| Space | 60 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 599.96 GB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | CA$25.47 | – |
| Plan Name | Launch | – |
| Space | 100 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 1 TB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | CA$33.52 | – |
| Plan Name | Grow | – |
| Space | 170 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 1.7 TB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | CA$46.93 | – |
| Plan Name | Scale | – |
| Space | 270 GB | – |
| Bandwidth | 2.6 TB | – |
| Panel | whm | – |
| Price | CA$60.34 | – |
| See all Resellers plans | ||
| Plan Name | – | – |
| Space | – | – |
| Bandwidth | – | – |
| Panel | – | – |
| Price | – | – |
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| Support Services | ||
| Live Chat | Yes | Yes |
| Phone Support | Yes | No |
| Email Support | Yes | Yes |
| Forum Support | Yes | Yes |
| Video guides | Yes | Yes |
| Knowledgebase | Yes | Yes |
| CMS Support | ||
| Wordpress | Yes | Yes |
| Managed Wordpress | Yes | No |
| Joomla | Yes | Yes |
| Drupal | Yes | Yes |
| Magento | Yes | Yes |
| Fantastico | Yes | No |
| Presta Shop | Yes | No |
| ZenCart | Yes | No |
| OS Support | ||
| Windows | No | No |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Language Support | ||
| PHP | Yes | Yes |
| Java | Yes | No |
| Python | Yes | No |
| NodeJS | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Webmoney | No | No |
| Bitcoin | No | No |
| Bottom Line |
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A2 Hosting is one of those companies that just performs well in all categories, and they do so very consistently. DigitalOcean is a good hosting company, and most of their customers are very satisfied. The fact remains, however, that A2 Hosting is ranked higher in every measured category, and in many cases, significantly higher. When you opt for A2 Hosting, you’ll have access to skilled support staff, great prices, excellent features, and much more, which is why they are the winner in this matchup.
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