Price on day one
$2.79
against $3.24 on their current sale, so we are cheaper in year one too
Head to head, renewal included
Namecheap vs Ahosting
EasyWP Starter is $3.24 a month on their current sale, against our $2.79. When their sale ends it goes back to $5.74. It is one WordPress site per plan, with no staging and no dedicated IP. Ahosting opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79.
Namecheap EasyWP figures are their published entry-plan rates, verified 11 September 2026. Ours come from our billing system, so they cannot drift.
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Price at renewal
$2.79
against $5.74, the same plan
Dedicated IP
Included
Namecheap EasyWP does not include one on this plan
Where Namecheap leads
Day one
a cheaper first invoice while the sale runs, and better domain pricing
Line by line
Entry plan against entry plan
Ahosting WP Bronze against Namecheap EasyWP, the plan each of us puts in front of a first-time WordPress customer.
| Feature | Ahosting $2.79/mo same at renewal | Namecheap $3.24/mo then $5.74 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2.79/mo | $3.24/mo sale price $5.74/mo when the sale ends |
| Renewal price | $2.79/mo, unchanged | $5.74/mo |
| Free dedicated IP | ✓ | ✗ |
| LiteSpeed with LSCache | ✓ | ✗ |
| Website migration | Free, done for you | Free to EasyWP |
| Websites included | 5 on Bronze | 1 per plan |
| Control panel | cPanel | EasyWP dashboard |
| Staging tool | All plans | ✗ |
| Backups | Daily, offsite | Daily |
| AI website builder | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free SSL certificate | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
$2.79/mo, and $2.79/mo again when it renews.
Free dedicated IP, LiteSpeed, cPanel, daily backups, staging and free expert migration, on the entry plan.
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Ahosting prices read live from our billing system. Namecheap EasyWP prices are their published rates on 11 September 2026 and can change without notice.
Differences that cost money
Where Ahosting is ahead
Not a feature list. The places where the gap changes what you pay or what you have to do yourself.
The renewal is the same number
EasyWP Starter is $3.24 a month on their current sale, $5.74 without it, and it renews at $5.74 either way. Ahosting opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79. We are cheaper on the first invoice and the gap widens at renewal, where their price nearly doubles and ours does not move.
A dedicated IP, at no extra cost
EasyWP does not offer a dedicated IP. Ahosting includes one on every plan.
LiteSpeed doing the caching
EasyWP does not run LiteSpeed. Ahosting runs LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache, where caching happens at the server rather than in a plugin.
A staging site on every plan
Ahosting includes a staging environment on Bronze, Silver and Gold, so a plugin update or a theme change is tested somewhere that is not the live site. Namecheap EasyWP does not offer that at this tier.
More than one site on one account
EasyWP is one WordPress site per plan. A second site means a second subscription, which is where their cheaper first invoice stops being cheaper. Ahosting Bronze carries five sites, Silver ten, Gold twenty, on one account.
cPanel, so the knowledge travels
Namecheap EasyWP uses its own panel. Ahosting uses cPanel, the panel most hosts, most tutorials and most developers already assume. If you ever move again, what you learned still applies.
The other side
Where Namecheap is genuinely better
A comparison that only flatters the host who wrote it is worth nothing. These are real, and for some people they decide it.
A cheaper first invoice, until 7 September
Their sale puts EasyWP Starter at $3.24 a month. That used to be $2.57, below our $2.79, and while it lasted they beat us on the first invoice; we said so here. The sale price has since gone up and ours has not, so that is no longer true. Without the sale EasyWP Starter is $5.74.
One of the best domain registrars there is
Namecheap is excellent at domains: fair pricing, free WHOIS privacy, and a management interface that does not fight you. If you are consolidating domains somewhere, it is a good choice, and cheaper than registering with us.
A simple dashboard for a single site
EasyWP is deliberately narrow: one site, few options, little to misconfigure. If you want exactly one WordPress site and never want to see a control panel, that simplicity is a feature rather than a limitation.
Straight recommendation
Which one should you actually buy?
Both run WordPress well. The honest split is about what you value in year two, and how much of the setup you want to do yourself.
Choose Ahosting if
- You care what the invoice says in year two, not just year one
- You want a dedicated IP and private nameservers without an add-on line
- You want LiteSpeed and LSCache doing the caching, not a plugin
- You would rather we moved the site than do it yourself
- You already know cPanel, or want to learn the panel that transfers
- You want daily backups and staging on the cheapest plan
Choose Namecheap if
- You want exactly one WordPress site and nothing more
- You are buying before 7 September and want the cheapest first year
- You prefer a stripped-down dashboard to a full control panel
- You do not need staging, a dedicated IP or a second site
If that is you, check the renewal figure on their order form before you commit. It is the number that decides the next three years, and it is not the one on the advert.
Straight answers
Ahosting or Namecheap?
The questions people actually ask before they switch, answered with the numbers rather than around them.
Namecheap EasyWP is $3.24 a month on their current sale and renews at $5.74. Ahosting is $2.79 a month on a 36-month term and renews at $2.79, the price you signed up at. We are cheaper on the first invoice and on every invoice after it.
Not on this plan. Ahosting includes a dedicated IP on Bronze, Silver and Gold at no extra cost. A dedicated IP gives the site a stable address that is not shared with unrelated accounts on the same server.
EasyWP Starter is $3.24 a month on their current sale and $5.74 without it. It renews at $5.74 either way, billed yearly. That is per site, because EasyWP is one WordPress install per plan. Ahosting Bronze is $2.79 a month, renews at $2.79, and carries five sites on a single account. We are cheaper in year one, cheaper at renewal, and cheaper again the moment you run more than one site.
No. EasyWP is single-site: each WordPress install needs its own subscription. Two sites on EasyWP costs more than five sites on Ahosting Bronze. Ahosting includes five sites on Bronze, ten on Silver and twenty on Gold, all under one login and one invoice.
No, EasyWP has no staging environment at any tier, so you test changes with a third-party plugin or on the live site. Ahosting includes a staging tool on every plan.
Our team does it. You give us access, we move files, databases and email accounts, and most migrations are finished inside twenty minutes. There is no charge, and nothing for you to schedule or test.
Yes. Ahosting offers a 30-day money-back period on the WordPress hosting plans. The terms are shown on the order form before you pay.
Comparing something else
Ahosting against another host
Same format, same billing data, one competitor at a time. The hub page puts all eight in a single table.
One price, first year and after
Move from Namecheap and keep the same price at renewal
Namecheap EasyWP opens at $3.24 a month and renews at $5.74. WP Bronze opens at $2.79 and renews at $2.79, with a dedicated IP, LiteSpeed and cPanel included. We handle the migration ourselves, free, so moving costs you nothing but the time it takes to ask.
- Free dedicated IP included
- Free expert migration
- Daily backups and staging
- 30-day money-back period
WP Bronze starts from
$2.79 /month
36-month term. Renews at $2.79/mo, no increase and no setup fee.
Introductory pricing depends on the selected billing term. Renewal pricing and money-back eligibility are shown before checkout and governed by the applicable terms.