WP Engine vs A2 Hosting

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". What makes our Turbo Servers so fast?

• 40% Faster AMD EPYC CPU Performance
• 2X Faster To First Byte
• Can Handle 9X More Traffic
• 3X Faster Read/Write Speeds with NVMe Drives
• LiteSpeed Performance Enhanced Web Server
• A2 Optimized - Powered By APC/OPcache & Turbo Cache

See how we tested our Turbo Servers' performance against competing solutions.

Create an independent clone of your website to test your site updates, plugins, themes and more before they are made live to your audience.

Jetpack is a powerful toolkit/plugin loaded with resources to enhance your WordPress account and site. It bundles a number of fantastic tools to help you design, secure, and grow your site. Not only does Jetpack include free backups, you also get a number of features to boost the speed and security of your website including:

• Backups - Daily, Automated & Easy-To-Use
• Photon Unlimited Image CDN
• Lazy Loading Images
• Brute Force Protection
• Automated Spam Filtering
• Website Stats
• 100’s of Free WordPress Templates

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.

This is industry leading Managed WordPress Hosting! You don't have to worry about installing or setting up WordPress! In fact, your WordPress install comes pre-configured with our A2 Optimized setup! A2 Optimized is a result of our team of WordPress experts testing and determining the fastest, most secure WordPress settings.

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

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.

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!