Managed Dedicated Server Hosting Comparison

Get the best performance and reduce bottlenecks! Choose our non-volatile memory express (NVMe) servers for up to 3X faster read-write speeds compared to traditional SSDs.

M.2 and U.2 are the connections SSDs use to connect to your server's motherboard. While both options provide high-performance, U.2 offers enhanced scalability and higher storage capacity compared to M.2.

Your choice of web host has a direct impact on your sites' speed and can be the key reason why your site ultimately succeeds or fails. We want to see you succeed! That's why we designed our high speed Turbo Servers. After all, at A2 Hosting, it's "Our Speed, Your Success".

Our Turbo servers provide a drop-in Apache replacement that load pages up to 20X faster page loads compared to competing hosts. What makes our Turbo servers so fast?

• 1.5X - 2X RAM
• Speed enhanced NVMe Storage
• Uses less CPU and memory than Apache
• Handles connections faster and more efficiently
• Provides enhanced stability
• Turbo Cache Option - The entire HTML contents of a page is stored by Turbo Cache and served without running PHP (powered LiteSpeed).

Learn more about how Turbo Boost makes your server fast.

Get peace of mind to protect your site and data!

Increase storage and improve performance with additional resources!

Increases page load speeds by storing the entire HTML contents of your pages and serves them without having to run PHP. 

A2 Hosting provides you with free and automated SSL Certificates for enhanced website security and protection. Your websites get a trusted HTTPS for an encrypted connection. Best of all, our SSL Certificates are setup automatically for your domains by default! It's a no click SSL Certificate configuration!

Ready to love your host? It doesn't have to be a headache to move your site. We'll be able to migrate your site for you for free in most cases! Just contact our Guru Crew Support team! We actually have an expert migration team dedicated to website transfers. Day in and day out they transfer websites to our servers. They're pros at what they do so you have nothing to worry about!

The amount of information delivered from your account's server to your website visitors.

You get ultimate performance as the single server tenant without unnecessary layers or noisy neighbors! 

Our servers' CPUs execute an unbelieveable number of cycles per second!

Featuring servers with blazing fast CPU cache allowing you to get faster data access from your server's main memory!

"Root" gives you administrative level access to edit, install and configure all of the files on your server, including system-critical files. It gives you ultimate access to your server. This gives you the ability to configure your server to your exact needs. While root access gives you full control of your server, it is intended for experienced users, engineers and developers. That's because you do have the potential to misconfigure or delete those system critial files if you're unfamiliar or inexperienced with what you're doing.

Your A2 Hosting account comes pre-configured with PHP accelerator OPcache. External tests have shown OPcache offers up to 50% faster PHP processing! While some users prefer accelerators like eAccelerator or xCache, we've found the largest performance boost with OPcache. OPcache is available by default with PHP 5.5, while APC is available on previous PHP versions.

Increases the speed of your MySQL databases by keeping your most important data in memory for quicker retrieval.

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 are major revisions to the HTTP network protocol and are included with all Turbo plans. HTTP/3 provides significantly faster page load times than HTTP because of its ability to deliver more HTTP requests at once and prioritize those requests. HTTP/3 delivers files 20%-30% faster than HTTP.

With ESI, you no longer have to designate an entire page as non-cacheable just because one portion cannot be cached. Instead you can easily designate portions of your page to be cached (or not cached) with ESI. This is significant especially for sites created by applications like Magento or WordPress.

WebSocket's create two-way interaction between a browser and a website possible for a realtime web experience. This is instead of the server needing to be called intermittently to access new information. Websockets are ideal for developing live content and realtime games. Not only do our Turbo Servers make it easier to setup a WebSocket, Turbo allows you to better handle incoming connections and provides enhanced security.

mod_pagespeed speed benefits include:

• Improves web page latency and bandwidth
• Adds custom optimization strategies
• Safely optimizes site content and images without affecting site's behavior
• Offers advanced filters to further improve performance

Request your free mod_pagespeed setup now!

Fully Managed means we maintain your server and monitor its performance. We take it another step further because HostGuard means you don't worry about your server. That's our job!

• Managed Hardware & Network - We maintain and update all hardware for top performance. Our quadruple redundant network and RAID storage ensures ultimate reliability. 
• Managed Software - Our team keeps the software installed on each server up-to-date including your cPanel control panel and your LAMP stack (Linux OS, Apache, MySQL, PHP).
• Managed Security - Even when you’re away from your computer, your server is protected by our 24/7/365 monitoring and Smart System Notifier. We’ll make sure you have the latest OS security updates and you get unrivaled server hardening.

Our 24/7/365 monitoring solution that notifies our team if there's an issue with your server. Even if it's 4 AM, you know the Guru Crew will swoop into action to correct it. That way you can stay sound asleep. In most cases our team will resolve the issue before you're even aware of it!

If your server is experiencing high load, you should know about it. Our Notification Center can help. It's our way of quickly letting you know about server events that may impact the performance and stability of your account and the server that hosts it.

Your server is already set up and sitting in our data center just waiting for you to get started. Sign up now and it will begin to provision immediately. You should have access to your server in 30-minutes or less.

No worries! No headaches! We'll easily upgrade you from your Web Hosting or Reseller Hosting account.

Our automated cPanel and OS updates will make sure that you get the best version of Apache and PHP!

Ready to love your host? It doesn't have to be a headache to move your site. We'll be able to migrate your site for you for free in most cases! Just contact our Guru Crew Support team! We actually have an expert migration team dedicated to website transfers. Day in and day out they transfer websites to our servers. They're pros at what they do so you have nothing to worry about!

Our proactive protection against malicious hackers and security threats! Our Perpetual Security is unrelenting and constant hosting protection, squashing threats before they potentially develop into something larger. Main Perpetual Security features:

• KernelCare - Daily, Automatic & Rebootless Kernel Updates
• Reinforced DDoS Protection
• Dual Web Hosting Firewall
• Brute Force Defense
• Virus Scanning
• Server Hardening
• 24/7/365 Security Monitoring

REAL Hosting Support! REAL Smart. REAL Fast. REAL Experience.

Submit a ticket. Email us. Call us. Chat with us. Wherever you are. Whenever you need us, 24/7/365.

We’re here for you! We're here for you at 3:00 AM, when the ball drops on New Years Eve or even on February 29th.

We’ve hand-selected our support technicians. The Guru Crew is here to track down the solution to your hosting questions. Whether you need advanced PHP Hosting support or have a question about how to get your blog set up, the Guru Crew is here.

Our servers are fast. They're also reliable. We understand if your site is down, your visitors can’t purchase from you. They can’t find your contact information. They can’t read your new blog post. The bottom line is downtime means lost opportunity. We get it.

Our 24/7/365 support staff includes expert system admins hard at work ensuring your server runs at its peak. We employ our industry's best practices, feature servers in the best data centers and make sure your server includes the latest security patches. That's why we can commit to your site being up over 99.9% of the time.

Risk-Free. Hassle-Free. Worry-Free.

We've got a lot of cool features we want you to try. So do it! Try us risk-free! If you decide we're not the right host for you, just cancel your account and we'll give you a full refund within 30-days or a prorated refund for your unused service after 30-days rounded up to the next full month of service . It's that easy! That's unlike other hosts where once you've tried their service and want a refund, you're out of luck.

The "A2" in our name stands for Ann Arbor, the city where we're headquartered. Nicknamed named Tree Town, Ann Arbor is home to over 150,000 trees! This is a big reason we protect the environment for future generations:

• 100% Carbon Neutral - Since 2007 we have worked with Carbonfund.org to help in their creation of clean, renewable energy and CO2 reductions on a global scale.
• Telcommuting – Prevents unnecessary CO2 emissions from daily commutes to an office.
• Recycling Older Servers – Instead of piling up in a landfill, we re-use them as internal servers, dedicated servers for clients with lower resource requirements & resell them to the public.
• Reducing Trash – We reduce our waste with practices like using coffee mugs instead of disposable coffee cups when in the office.

Our customers love us, and we feel the same about them. Read what our customers have to say about A2!

At A2 Hosting, we have extremely high satisfaction levels with the Better Business Bureau!

Don't fall victim to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a malicious attempt to disrupt a site or network with a flood of Internet traffic from multiple compromised computer systems. Our expert Reinforced DDoS defense solution provides high scale capacity, instant attack detection and fast mitigation. While DDoS attacks can be complicated and difficult to mitigate, our solution improves the likelihood that your site will remain online during even the most sophisticated DDoS attacks.

Our network is redundant with multiple 10GB carriers in all data center locations!

Our servers are fast. They're also reliable. We understand if your site is down, your visitors can’t purchase from you. They can’t find your contact information. They can’t read your new blog post. The bottom line is downtime means lost opportunity. We get it.

Our 24/7/365 support staff includes expert system admins hard at work ensuring your server runs at its peak. We employ our industry's best practices, feature servers in the best data centers and make sure your server includes the latest security patches. That's why we can commit to your site being up over 99.9% of the time.

REAL Hosting Support! REAL Smart. REAL Fast. REAL Experience.

Submit a ticket. Email us. Call us. Chat with us. Wherever you are. Whenever you need us, 24/7/365.

We’re here for you! We're here for you at 3:00 AM, when the ball drops on New Years Eve or even on February 29th.

We’ve hand-selected our support technicians. The Guru Crew is here to track down the solution to your hosting questions. Whether you need advanced PHP Hosting support or have a question about how to get your blog set up, the Guru Crew is here.

Quick escalation to our expert Level 2 engineers so you get fast resolution for your questions or any servers issues.

Our customers love us, and we feel the same about them. Read what our customers have to say about A2!

Fixing a hacked site is a major headache. We want to make your life easier so we include free HackScan protection to help block hacks before they can do damage your site. HackScan is just one feature of Perpetual Security; our proactive protection against malicious hackers and security threats! Additional Perpetual Security features:

• KernelCare - Daily, Automatic & Rebootless Kernel Updates
• Reinforced DDoS Protection
• Dual Web Hosting Firewall
• Brute Force Defense
• Auto-Heal Hosting Protection
• Virus Scanning
• Server Hardening
• 24/7/365 Security Monitoring

Our multi-function security tool providing free account protection.

1.) Out of date version detection

A hacker can compromise your site is if you’re using insecure, outdated software. You'll receive notification if you have out of date software installed.

2.) Infected file quarantine

Receive a warning if an infected file on your account is detected. Infected files are auto-quarantined 24 hours later for your protection.

3.) WordPress, Joomla & Drupal Software Patching

A notification will be sent when files are found that can be patched. Patches are back-ports of bug fixes found in updated versions of your isoftware meaning the latest version will likely resolve the issue. After 2-days, the patch will be applied automatically, but will not update the version of your software.

Optional feature that makes your A2 Hosting account more secure by requiring an additional, uniquely generated piece of information each time you log in. Just follow these easy instructions to setup 2FA for your account.

Don't fall victim to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a malicious attempt to disrupt a site or network with a flood of Internet traffic from multiple compromised computer systems. Our expert Reinforced DDoS defense solution provides high scale capacity, instant attack detection and fast mitigation. While DDoS attacks can be complicated and difficult to mitigate, our solution improves the likelihood that your site will remain online during even the most sophisticated DDoS attacks.

cPanel provides an intuitive interface to make it easy to manage your:

• Domains
• Software
• Databases
• Email

Just click the Softaculous icon in your cPanel control panel to install the most popular software to your account with 1-click. It couldn't be easier to use! Install blogs, CMSes, eCommerce solutions and so much more. You'll automatically be notified when a new version of your software is available, so you can update it with 1-click.

There are 100's of software applications to choose from including WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, OpenCart and more!

Using the WHM control panel means you'll spend less time supporting your customers and more time building your customer base!  You'll be able to:

• Create & manage cPanel accounts
• Create & edit hosting packages
• Manage SSL Certificates
• Control DNS

Your customers will thank you! The cPanel control panel will make it easy for them to manage their domains, software, databases and email.

Makes editing and updating your sites' plugins, themes, WordPress Core & security settings a breeze!

At A2 Hosting, we got our start by offering the best PHP Hosting. Even today, you still get the best versions of PHP. Our team will install your choice of PHP versions from our available options on your account.

Studies have shown MariaDB databases perform up to 5% better than MySQL as well as have more transparent and faster security releases.

LiteSpeed Web Server is a high speed, drop-in server replacement for Apache. Get up to 11X FASTER performance compared to Apache and up to 6X FASTER performance than NGINX with LiteSpeed at A2 Hosting!

Regardless of whether you're looking to install an application or develop one from scratch at A2 Hosting, you'll know Apache is tuned for high performance and ultimate reliability.

PostgreSQL is up-to-date on your server, tuned for maximum security and performance. Manage your PostgreSQL databases with SSH (included free) or phpPgAdmin (pre-installed).

Thanks to our developer friendly hosting, you can always rely on A2 Hosting to offer current versions of Python. You can even select your version of Python you want to use!

Ready for maximum performance? At A2 Hosting, you always get the best version of Ruby! You can even manage your Ruby Gems directly from your control panel.

At A2 Hosting, your account includes the latest cPanel compatible version of Perl. Your server comes finely tuned to ensure ultimate performance for your Perl scripts.

Deploy your repositories to cPanel automatically with a few easy steps! No more manual repository downloads and uploads!

A2 Hosting makes it easy to deploy and run your Elasticsearch instances!

Our complete server backup solution featuring continuous data protection (CDP) technology on our network. A2 CDP Backups feature frequent and automatic backups of your individual files, websites and MySQL databases. You can even recover an entire server with Bare-Metal Disaster Recovery.

A2 CDP Backups offers a fast full restore of your data, providing you peace of mind from hard drive failure or user error.

Sell domains and SSL Certificates directly to your customers from your site! Visit our eNom Reseller Information page for more details.

Our supercharged version of the CentOS operating system is specifically designed to meet a site's growing needs. With its unheralded ability to isolate and control resource spikes, CloudLinux provides superior site availability. 

Access your e-mail the way you want. Want POP3 or IMAP? You got it! Prefer to use webmail? You can use that as well from your hosting control panel!

Activate, deactivate, uninstall and update each of your sites' plugins from a single interface. Uninstall and update your sites' themes as well!

Create an exact copy of your current WordPress website. This is perfect for backing up your site as well as for site development and testing!

Generate an exact copy of your production site to test new features or changes without the risk of breaking your live, production site.

Scans your new and existing sites for potentially vulnerable settings. Simply click the settings you want hardened to secure your site!

Scan all of your sites for vulnerable settings and secure each site with a single click!

Quickly execute updates for each of your sites' WordPress core, themes and plugins from a single interface.

In some rare instances, security updates can cause incompatability issues on your site. Security rollback allows you to easily undo security updates to correct site issues.

Automatically tests your theme, plugin and WordPress core updates before you push them live to determine if they'll cause any site errors. Make corrections before your updates are published live!

Add a new WordPress install and select custom settings beforehand. Choose auto-updates, debug mode, search engine visibility, your admin username and password, WordPress version, which plugins to use and more!

Manage plugins, themes, security settings and more for each of your WordPress sites from a single dashboard.

Easily manage, secure and update your WordPress sites from a single dashboard!

Easily log into each of your WordPress sites from a single admin.

It's recommended that you change your WordPress password every 60-90 days to keep your site secure. Easily change each of your WordPress sites' passwords from a single interface!

Quickly update your databases' username and password from an intuitive interface.

Access your WordPress database's within phpMyAdmin's intuitive interface. Use phpMyAdmin to create, update, drop, edit, delete, import, and export your databases.

Use the Backup Manager to backup your site, download a backup and restore from a previously created backup.

Easily update your sites' themes, plugin and core WordPress software!

Get the most secure settings and best features with automatic WordPress version updates. Save time by choosing specific sites you'd like to have auto-updated in the future to the latest WordPress version.

Is your website not quite ready for public viewing yet? Hide it from search engines with 1-click!

Keeps your site safe from vulnerabilities by auto-applying the industry's best security practices!

Is your site not ready to be viewed? Require a password so only specific users can visit it.

Create a custom, temporary page Informing site visitors that your site is currently being worked on and is currently unavailable.

Fix errors faster! Turn on logging to help you track down any site errors.

Install and upload plugins and themes for each of your sites from a single interface!

When you need an SSL Certificate, A2 Hosting is your host. We've got you covered whether you need to secure a single site, require a Wild Card SSL or an advanced option. Choose from our selection of affordable SSL Certificates in addition to our free SSL option. Our around-the-clock support staff will be happy to help you with the install of your SSL Certificate.

Use PayPal to accept money on your website! Sign up now for your PayPal merchant account!

LiteSpeed Cache quickly serves stored static snapshots of your site for the fastest performance, instead of making your visitors wait for PHP and WordPress to generate your pages for each visit.

Uses the LSCache for WordPress plugin to give your WooCommerce store an extra speed boost.

Accurately cache both logged-in and logged-out users to dramatically increase the performance of your Drupal site.

Boost the peformance of your Joomla site by serving static snapshots of dynamic content. Page load times are drastically reduced by skipping unnecessary PHP transactions.

Cache your private and public content on the same page with Edge Side Includes (ESI).

LiteSpeed Cache allows your MediaWiki site to completely bypass PHP and deliver faster results for both your logged-in and non-logged-in users.

Provides performance boosting caching for all visitors to your OpenCart site, whether they're logged in, logged out, have a cart full of products or have an empty cart!

Communicates directly with your server to save and serve static copies of your dynamic PrestaShop pages to greatly reduce your store’s page-load time.

Increase your store's performance with LiteSpeed's server-level full-page caching. The flexible and sophisticated tag-based structure offers targeted cache purging, triggered as product data is updated.