"Managed" has a definition.
A2 Hosting sells a managed VPS tier, but it is semi-managed: proactive monitoring and incident response stay with you. RemarkableCloud is genuinely fully managed, with a 500% SLA instead of 99.9%, and flat pricing with no cPanel or backup add-ons. Choose A2 Hosting if you want Turbo speed and will handle the gaps. Choose RemarkableCloud if you want the gaps handled.
A2 Hosting is fast hosting with an optional management layer.
A2 Hosting, founded in 2001 and rebranded as Hosting.com in 2025, built a strong reputation on speed. Their "Turbo" plans run LiteSpeed for faster WordPress caching, their VPS tiers offer competitive specs, and they sell both unmanaged and managed options. For a developer who wants raw performance and is comfortable with some server work, A2 is a capable mid-tier choice.
But A2 Hosting's managed VPS is not the same as fully managed hosting. Their management tier covers some administrative tasks while leaving OS-level administration, proactive monitoring, and incident response to you. The SLA is 99.9%, backups are frequently a paid add-on, cPanel is a separate license, and outbound mail runs on standard shared infrastructure rather than a dedicated enterprise relay. The gap between "managed" and "fully managed" is the gap you fall into when something breaks at 3 AM.
What "managed" means at each company.
A2 Hosting and RemarkableCloud both sell a managed VPS. The two products draw the line between your work and theirs in very different places. Two differences matter most.
A2 Hosting's managed VPS is semi-managed.
A2's management tier covers some administrative tasks, but proactive monitoring, incident response, and many configuration jobs stay with you. It is help with the server, not ownership of it.
RemarkableCloud is genuinely fully managed, 24/7.
Our team handles OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response, firewall, mail gateway, and backups proactively, before issues reach you. You never touch the server.
A2 Hosting's 99.9% SLA.
A 99.9% uptime SLA allows roughly 8.7 hours of downtime per year before any compensation applies, and credits require a claim. cPanel and backups are billed as separate add-ons on top of the plan price.
RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA.
1 hour down equals 5 hours credited. From minute one, automatically, with no threshold and no claim to file. Control panel, daily snapshots, and free S3 backup storage are included on every plan.
What you actually get for the same money.
A2 Hosting's managed VPS lists a competitive plan price, but cPanel licensing and backup add-ons inflate the real monthly cost to $70 to $90 or more. RemarkableCloud's Shared CPU 8 GB Cloud Cube is $36 per month with annual billing, with 2× the RAM, more storage, and full management already included. No add-ons, no separate licenses.
4 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe · 2 TB transfer
Semi-managed. cPanel licensed separately. Backups billed as an add-on. 99.9% SLA. No included mail gateway.
per month, plan price before add-ons
- Semi-managed, proactive monitoring not included
- cPanel license: extra $15 to $20 per month
- Backups billed as a separate add-on
- 99.9% SLA, credits only after threshold
- No enterprise mail relay included
With cPanel and backup add-ons, the real monthly cost reaches $70 to $90 or more, for a tier that still leaves monitoring and incident response to you.
2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 20 TB transfer
2× the RAM of A2's Managed VPS tier, with more NVMe storage, far more transfer, and genuine full management at a lower all-in price.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Genuinely fully managed by RC team, 24/7
- Daily snapshots plus 200 GB free S3 storage
- RemarkablePanel control panel included free
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from A2 Hosting
4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 40 TB transfer
4× the RAM of A2's Managed VPS tier with dedicated CPU cores, for teams that want headroom with everything still included.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Dedicated CPU cores, never shared or throttled
- Daily snapshots plus 400 GB free S3 storage
- RemarkablePanel control panel included free
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from A2 Hosting
Performance, side by side.
A2 Hosting's Turbo plans run LiteSpeed for fast WordPress caching, with NVMe storage on Turbo and managed VPS tiers and data centers in the US, Europe, and Asia. Every RemarkableCloud Cloud Cube runs on current-generation enterprise Intel and AMD processors at 3 GHz or higher, with 100% NVMe storage and a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network on every plan, including the $8/month Basic tier.
A2 Hosting infrastructure
Turbo servers, LiteSpeed-optimized
A2 Hosting's Turbo plans use the LiteSpeed web server for improved caching and page speed. This is a genuine performance advantage for WordPress on compatible configurations, and one of the strongest reasons to consider A2.
NVMe on Turbo and managed plans
A2 Hosting includes NVMe storage on its Turbo and managed VPS plans. Storage performance is good on the tiers where it matters most, though entry plans below those tiers use standard SSD.
Data centers in the US, Europe, and Asia
A2 Hosting operates data centers in Michigan, Amsterdam, and Singapore. This is more geographic flexibility than RemarkableCloud currently offers, and a real advantage for serving European or Asian audiences.
Swift Performance caching plugins
A2 Hosting bundles its own caching and performance plugins for WordPress, giving useful out-of-the-box speed improvements without separate configuration on supported setups.
RemarkableCloud infrastructure
Current-generation enterprise CPUs at 3 GHz+
Every Cloud Cube runs on modern Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC server-grade processors at 3 GHz or higher. Consistent clock speeds, the same caliber of hardware used in demanding data center workloads, with no mixed-generation fleet.
100% NVMe on every plan, no premium tier
NVMe storage is included on every Cloud Cube, from the $8/month Basic 2 GB plan to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. NVMe delivers 5 to 7× faster read and write speeds than standard SSD, benefiting WordPress database reads and any disk-heavy workload immediately.
50 Gbps DDoS-protected network, all plans
Every Cloud Cube plan runs on a 50 Gbps network with built-in DDoS scrubbing at the infrastructure level. Attack mitigation is on by default. No add-on, no premium tier, no separate firewall service to configure.
Non-oversold, allocation guaranteed
Cloud Cubes are never oversold. Your allocated CPU and RAM are consistently yours, never shared or throttled by neighboring tenant activity. No burst credits, no noisy-neighbor risk on any plan.
A2 Hosting vs RemarkableCloud across 17 categories.
RemarkableCloud leads on 14 of 17 comparison categories. A2 Hosting leads on 1: global data center locations. Two categories, raw WordPress caching performance and years in business, are context-dependent. Every other row covers what changes when you move from a semi-managed VPS to a genuinely fully managed Cloud Cube.
| Feature | A2 Hosting | RemarkableCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Management level | Semi-managed, proactive monitoring not included | Genuinely fully managed, 24/7 proactive team RC wins |
| Proactive monitoring | Customer responsibility on the managed VPS tier | RC team monitors and resolves before customer impact RC wins |
| Incident response | Customer handles incidents and recovery | Handled by RC team, most issues fixed before user impact RC wins |
| OS and security patching | Customer responsibility at the OS level | Managed proactively by our team RC wins |
| 24/7 human support | Guru Crew support, 24/7 | 24/7 human support on all plans tie |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9%, roughly 8.7 hours downtime a year before credits | 500%, 1 hr down equals 5 hrs credited automatically from minute one RC wins |
| SLA credit process | Credits require a claim after the threshold is breached | Automatic credits, no threshold, no claim to file RC wins |
| Control panel | cPanel licensed separately, roughly $15 to $20 per month | RemarkablePanel included free RC wins |
| Backups | Billed as a separate paid add-on | Daily snapshots plus free S3 storage included RC wins |
| Offsite backup storage | Not included by default | 2× NVMe disk size in S3 included free on every plan RC wins |
| Mail gateway | Standard shared mail infrastructure, no enterprise relay | MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd antispam included free RC wins |
| Pricing transparency | cPanel and backup add-ons inflate the real monthly cost | Flat all-in price, no add-ons required RC wins |
| Storage type | NVMe on Turbo and managed tiers, standard SSD below | 100% NVMe on every plan, including entry Basic RC wins |
| Resource allocation | Resources vary by tier, shared on lower plans | Never oversold, allocation guaranteed on every plan RC wins |
| Free migration | Free site migration offered | Full server migration by RC team, free tie |
| WordPress caching performance | Turbo plans run LiteSpeed, strong WordPress page speed | NVMe plus 50 Gbps network, consistently fast across workloads context-dependent |
| Global data centers | Michigan, Amsterdam, and Singapore | Single US East location They win |
| In business since | 2001 | 2001 tie |
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
Pick your Cloud Cube.
The comparison above showed two specific Cloud Cubes against A2 Hosting's Managed VPS tier. Here is the complete RemarkableCloud lineup, from the 2 GB Basic tier at $8 per month with annual billing to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. Every plan, regardless of size, includes the same genuine full management, daily snapshots with offsite S3 backup storage, MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd mail gateway, RemarkablePanel, and the 500% SLA. No setup fees, no cPanel license to buy, no backup add-ons, no premium tier gates on features.
Three steps to leave A2 Hosting.
RemarkableCloud handles the full migration from any A2 Hosting VPS at no cost. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no downtime planned. You stay on A2 Hosting until we confirm the new server is verified and ready.
Order your Cloud Cube
Pick a Cloud Cube plan and complete the order. We provision the new server and send migration credentials within minutes. Your A2 Hosting VPS stays running and serving traffic. No reconfiguration on the A2 side.
We migrate your full stack
Our team copies files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from the A2 Hosting VPS to the new Cloud Cube. We test everything on a staging URL before cutover. You review and approve. No surprises, no rushed migrations.
Coordinated cutover, then go live
When you approve, we point your domain DNS to the Cloud Cube during a coordinated window. Final database sync, DNS propagation, post-migration verification, then you cancel the A2 Hosting VPS. You are fully live on RemarkableCloud.
Four reasons teams move from A2 Hosting to RemarkableCloud.
Teams running production workloads on A2 Hosting's managed VPS move to RemarkableCloud for four consistent reasons: they want monitoring and incident response actually handled, they want one predictable bill without cPanel and backup add-ons, they want enterprise mail deliverability included, and they want a 500% SLA instead of a 99.9% uptime guarantee with a claim form.
Monitoring and incident response, actually handled.
A2 Hosting's managed VPS covers some administrative tasks, but proactive monitoring and incident response stay with you. On RemarkableCloud, our team watches your server around the clock and resolves issues before they reach your users. Most problems are fixed before a single user-facing impact, with no on-call rotation on your side.
One predictable bill, no add-on creep.
A2 Hosting lists a competitive plan price, but a cPanel license adds roughly $15 to $20 per month, backups are a paid add-on, and proactive monitoring belongs to a higher tier. A plan listed near $50 reaches $70 to $90 or more. On RemarkableCloud, management, daily backups, offsite S3 storage, the mail gateway, RemarkablePanel, and the 500% SLA are included on every Cloud Cube. The price you see is the bill you pay.
Enterprise mail deliverability, included.
A2 Hosting routes outbound mail through standard shared infrastructure. RemarkableCloud sends all outbound mail through the MailChannels enterprise relay, with established IP reputation whitelisted by Gmail and Outlook, plus Rspamd antispam on inbound. Your transactional and customer email reaches the inbox from day one, with no separate configuration.
A 500% SLA, not a 99.9% guarantee.
A2 Hosting offers a 99.9% uptime SLA, roughly 8.7 hours of allowed downtime per year before any credit applies, and credits require a claim. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits 5 hours for every hour of downtime, automatically, from the first minute, with no threshold and no claim. Both companies have operated since 2001, so the question is not who is older, it is whose guarantee actually pays out.
When A2 Hosting is the right choice. When RemarkableCloud is.
A2 Hosting is the wrong answer for some buyers and the right answer for others. Same for RemarkableCloud. The honest version of this page is which one matches the shape of your team and your workload. Here is the test.
Choose A2 Hosting when
- You want Turbo LiteSpeed optimization for fast WordPress performance out of the box.
- You need data centers in Amsterdam or Singapore to serve European or Asian audiences with regional proximity.
- You want the flexibility to move between managed and unmanaged VPS at different price points.
- A2 Hosting's Swift Performance caching plugins suit your existing WordPress setup.
- You are comfortable handling proactive monitoring and incident response yourself on the managed tier.
- You want a hosting brand with the same 2001 founding-year longevity as RemarkableCloud.
Choose RemarkableCloud when
- You want genuinely fully managed hosting, not semi-managed with gaps you fill yourself.
- You want a 500% SLA with automatic credits instead of 99.9% with a credit threshold and a claim form.
- You are tired of add-on inflation: cPanel licenses, backup fees, and management tier upsells.
- You want MailChannels enterprise SMTP included, not standard shared mail you configure separately.
- You want flat all-in pricing with no surprise line items on the monthly invoice.
- You want a team that owns proactive monitoring and incident response so you never touch the server.
RemarkableCloud vs A2 Hosting, your questions answered.
Is A2 Hosting's managed VPS the same as fully managed hosting?
Not quite. A2 Hosting's managed VPS tier covers some server administration tasks, but proactive monitoring, incident response, and many configuration jobs remain the customer's responsibility. It is best described as semi-managed. RemarkableCloud is genuinely fully managed: our team handles OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response, firewall, mail gateway, and backups proactively, before issues reach you. The practical difference shows up when something breaks and you find out who is responsible for fixing it.
Can I migrate from A2 Hosting to RemarkableCloud for free?
Yes. RemarkableCloud includes free migration from A2 Hosting on every Cloud Cube plan, with no engineering work required on your side. Our team copies your files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from the A2 Hosting VPS to your new Cloud Cube, tests everything on a staging URL, then coordinates a cutover window with you. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no planned downtime, and you stay on A2 Hosting until we confirm the new server is verified.
Why does A2 Hosting's managed VPS end up costing more than the listed price?
The plan price A2 Hosting advertises does not include everything you need to run the server. A cPanel license is billed separately at roughly $15 to $20 per month, backups are a paid add-on, and proactive monitoring belongs to a higher service tier. Once those are added, a plan listed around $50 per month reaches a real cost of $70 to $90 or more. RemarkableCloud's Shared CPU 8 GB Cloud Cube is $36 per month with annual billing, with the control panel, daily backups, mail gateway, monitoring, and 500% SLA all included. The price you see is the bill you pay.
How is RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA different from A2 Hosting's 99.9% SLA?
A2 Hosting's 99.9% uptime SLA allows roughly 8.7 hours of downtime per year before any compensation applies, and credits require a claim after the threshold is breached. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits you automatically from minute one of any downtime: one hour down means five hours of service credited back to your account. There is no threshold to breach, no claim form to file, and no support ticket required. The credit is calculated and applied to your next invoice automatically.
Is A2 Hosting faster than RemarkableCloud for WordPress?
It depends on the workload. A2 Hosting's Turbo plans run the LiteSpeed web server, which is a genuine advantage for WordPress page caching on compatible configurations. RemarkableCloud takes a different approach: 100% NVMe storage on every plan and a 50 Gbps network deliver consistently fast performance across WordPress, WooCommerce, databases, and any disk-heavy workload, without depending on a specific caching layer. If raw WordPress caching is your single priority, A2's Turbo tier is competitive. If you want consistent speed across a managed stack, RemarkableCloud is built for that.