To compare A2 Hosting and Tremhost on value for money, look past the headline price: work out what each plan costs over three years at its renewal rate, what is included without extra charges, how fast and reliable the service is in writing, and whether support and payment work for your business. Note that A2 Hosting now trades as Hosting.com. This guide gives you a fair checklist, with Tremhost’s answers from its own pages and the points to check on Hosting.com’s site yourself.
A2 Hosting is now Hosting.com
If you are searching for A2 Hosting, you will find its plans under the Hosting.com name. The company announced the change in a post on its own blog, which states that it launched Hosting.com and rebranded A2 Hosting (Hosting.com blog, published 7 May 2025, read on 5 November 2026). Plans, prices and features may have changed since older comparisons were written, so compare against the current Hosting.com pages.
What “value for money” really means in hosting
A cheap plan is not good value if it renews at a much higher price, charges for backups, or goes offline when you need it. Value is what you get, reliably, for the total amount you pay. Score it on five areas: total cost, inclusions, performance, reliability and support.
1. Total cost over three years
- Find the price on the billing term you will actually use, monthly or yearly.
- Find the renewal price. Many hosts discount the first term heavily.
- Add anything you need that is extra: backups, email, SSL, malware protection, migration, a domain.
- Total three years.
Tremhost: no introductory pricing, so plans renew at the sign-up price. Himalaya is $30 a year (yearly only); Bvumba is $5 a month or $50 a year; Chimanimani is $8 a month or $80 a year; Nyangani is $10 a month or $110 a year. Three years of Bvumba on yearly billing is $150.
Check on Hosting.com: the first-term price, the term length needed to get it, and the renewal price for the same plan.
2. What is included
List what you need and mark whether each is included, limited or extra.
- Free SSL for every domain.
- Automatic daily backups you can restore yourself.
- Email accounts on your domain, and how many.
- Malware scanning and cleanup.
- Free migration from your current host.
- Number of websites and databases allowed.
Tremhost: every web hosting plan includes cPanel, free SSL, unlimited mailboxes, daily backups and free migration. Himalaya includes 20 GB NVMe and 3 databases; larger plans add more resources.
Check on Hosting.com: the same list for the plan you are considering, including any limits in the small print.
3. Performance
Look for specific technology rather than adjectives. Useful signs include NVMe storage, LiteSpeed or similar server-level caching, current PHP versions and CDN support. Server location matters too: the farther your visitors are from the server, the longer each request takes, although a CDN can cache static files closer to them.
Tremhost: cPanel hosting on LiteSpeed with NVMe storage. Shared hosting servers are in Europe and the USA; VPS customers can choose Johannesburg, New York, Miami, Limburg or Roubaix.
Check on Hosting.com: the storage type, web server and data centre choices for shared plans.
4. Reliability in writing
Read the service level agreement, not the marketing banner. Note the availability target, how it is measured, and what credit you get if it is missed.
Tremhost: a 99.9% monthly availability target for hosting, email and servers, set out in the Tremhost SLA.
Check on Hosting.com: its current uptime commitment and credit terms.
5. Support and payment
Support is only valuable if you can reach a knowledgeable person when it matters to you. Check channels, hours and time zone. Then check payment: a failed card renewal can suspend your site.
Tremhost: tickets, WhatsApp (+263 73 563 9917) and booked calls, Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 CAT, plus Armor SOS free same-day triage for hacked sites. Payment by EcoCash, InnBucks, ZimSwitch, Omari, Visa, Mastercard, Bitcoin, Tron or Litecoin, in US dollars. If you need round-the-clock human support, check which providers offer it.
Check on Hosting.com: support hours and channels, and the payment methods available in your country.
Refunds and switching
A refund window lowers the risk of trying a host. Tremhost offers a 30-day refund on the first web hosting order and free migration from another cPanel host, typically within 24 hours, with your site live until the switch. Check Hosting.com’s refund terms and migration offer too.
Putting it together
Write both providers’ answers side by side, total the three-year cost including extras, and weigh the areas that matter most to your business. A Zimbabwean business that wants local payment and support in its own time zone may weigh those highly; a business with visitors mainly in North America may weigh server location more. Let the completed checklist decide.
Frequently asked questions
Is A2 Hosting still available?
The company rebranded A2 Hosting as Hosting.com in 2025, according to its own blog. Look for current plans on Hosting.com.
Does Tremhost charge more at renewal?
No. Tremhost has no introductory pricing; plans renew at the price you signed up at.
Which Tremhost plan is the cheapest?
Himalaya at $30 a year, with 20 GB NVMe, 3 databases, free SSL, daily backups and unlimited mailboxes.
Can I move my site from Hosting.com to Tremhost?
If your current plan uses cPanel, Tremhost migrates it free of charge, usually within 24 hours.
Next step
Work out your three-year cost against the plans on the Tremhost web hosting page.
