HostMySite.com vs A Small Orange (June 2026): Which Web Host Wins?

HostMySite.com vs A Small Orange (2026 Comparison) which should you choose?

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In this HostMySite.com vs A Small Orange comparison, our extensive tests on both providers cover everything from pricing and performance to customer feedback. We find out which one stands out. This comprehensive analysis gives you a clear picture of why HostMySite.com is often the preferred choice for website owners.

Detailed Comparison: HostMySite.com vs A Small Orange

Hosting Providers Comparison

Pricing

Starting price
A$ 5.78 / month
A$ 4.22 / month
Free domain
Yes
Yes
Coupons

User Ratings

User Friendly
2.1
1.7
Support
1.4
1.3
Features
2.3
2.0
Reliability
1.9
1.6
Pricing
2.9
2.1

User Reviews

Latest positive review
Gary W
Gary W
5.0
Great host!
I hosted my site with HostMySite for over 10 years. We never had any problem or situation. Tech support is always quick and helpful. You can't go wron...
g with HostMySite.
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Ridwan Choudhury
Ridwan Choudhury
4.8
Very good experience. No downtime in last 3 months.
I signed up with A Small Orange despite seeing many bitter reviews on the internet. I've been using ASO shared (small) plan for 3 months. Never experi...
enced any issue with their service. I've monitored my website uptime with Jetpack plugin of wordpress and tested speed, server response time regularly. Never experienced any downtime in last 3 months. Pingdom shows my website is faster than the 98% website. Actually, so far I'm very happy with their service. It is true that their support ticket is very slow and they took almost two weeks to reply my ticket about registering a new domain. But I never had to wait more than 3 minutes to get live chat support. My ticket was solved instantly via live chat. Another good thing about ASO is their server name and user area interface is very unique and user friendly. Hope ASO will remain consistent with their good service. Best wishes for ASO team!
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Latest negative review
John Scott
John Scott
1.6
No new servers since 2014
I recently logged into my wordpress account, and received a message that the version I was using was now officially unsupported. I was using 3.9.40 (I...
know, but if it ain't broke). I wanted to upgrade to the newest version, 6.1, but was unable to do so, since my server only had PHP 5.6, released in 2014. When I inquired about moving to a new server, they told me they didn't have any. I repeated myself because surely that can't be true. You're a webhost that doesn't upgrade your servers? They assured me they understood and indeed, they had no newer servers onto which I could move, but they had a partner company they could put me in touch with. No thank you. I'll find a new hew host then. In preparation for the move, I asked what my temp domain was, so I could access all my content while DNS was propagating to the new server. 8 hours after my email I received a response where they told me they did not provide one. I told them that is impossible, since the cheap linux hosting plans were name based, and only worked when a domain name was pointed at them and I got one when I signed up, but it had been 8 years and I no longer recalled it, and they used to provide a shared subdomain. I responded back immediately that that must not be correct, and then a full two weeks later they response with "Apologies for the late response, but it's still no, we don't do that". At that point I had already canceled 10 days prior and it was a moot point. They used to have awesome chat and phone support that would always get you some type of response in under 4 hours by email, and you could reach a knowledge tech on the phone on the first ring. That is clearly no longer the case and I would avoid like the plague unless you need a legacy server. However, when I called to cancel, the cancellation team was very prompt and had that polish I remember the support team used to have, and that's a damn shame. I'm sure it's because they see the most action.
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Andy P.
Andy P.
1.0
SCAM ALERT
They will STEAL YOUR MONEY overcharging your card with increased renewal fees NO MATTER IF YOU CANCELED OR TRANSFERED AWAY! If you complain they wo...
n't give the money back - they only refund as credit to reuse their crap service longer. There are so many reviews about the same scam. AKA. RUN AWAY! Do not trust anything they say. If you have ever registered with them, contact your bank or Paypal to remove ANY LINK before they STEAL your money! I never got my money back even they promise refund on customer support and later change their mind. Don't trust them.
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Shared Hosting

Under $4

Basic

A$5.78 / month
  • Space: 5 GB

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Tiny

A$4.22 / month
  • Space: 512 MB
  • Bandwidth: 5.12 GB
  • Panel: cPanel

Under $8

Pro

A$11.57 / month

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Small

A$7.23 / month
  • Space: 5 GB
  • Bandwidth: 51.2 GB
  • Panel: cPanel

Over $10

Pro Commerce

A$17.35 / month

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Medium

A$14.46 / month
  • Space: 15 GB
  • Bandwidth: 153.6 GB
  • Panel: cPanel

VPS

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

Linux Base

A$28.89 / month
  • Space: 20 GB

View Linux Base plan

1

A$28.92 / month
  • Space: 30 GB

Dedicated Server

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

Linux Value

A$71.56 / month
  • Space: 1000 GB

View Linux Value plan

Xeon E3-1220 V2

A$143.13 / month
  • Space: 128 GB

Cloud Hosting

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

HVM1

A$27.47 / month
  • Space: 40 GB

View HVM1 plan

Website Builder

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

CDN

Under $4
Under $8
Over $10

Data Centers

North America
Europe
Asia
Oceânia
South America
Africa & Middle East

CMS support

Wordpress
Joomla
Drupal
Magento
Softaculous
Presta Shop

OS Support

Windows
Linux

Language Support

PHP
Java
Python
NodeJS
Django
Perl
Ruby on Rails
ASP.NET

Database Support

MongoDB
MySQL
PostgreSQL

Payment Types Support

PayPal
Credit Card
Skrill
Wire Transfer
Webmoney
Bitcoin

Services Support

Live Chat
Phone Support
Email Support
Forum Support
Video guides
Knowledgebase
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