{
  "slug": "a2-hosting",
  "name": "A2 Hosting, now hosting.com",
  "domain": "hosting.com",
  "category": "hosting-deployment",
  "categoryName": "Hosting & deployment",
  "description": "A2 Hosting has rebranded as hosting.com, offering managed web hosting, WordPress hosting and servers.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel former A2 Hosting service in the hosting.com Panel: choose Manage for the product, open Billing, select Cancellation request, choose the timing and submit. It takes about three minutes. End-of-period cancellations get a 14-day suspended grace period before data is removed, while immediate cancellation requires a billing ticket and retains no data.",
  "price": "From $2.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 2.99,
  "planName": "Starter",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "starter",
      "name": "Starter",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Web hosting starts at $2.99; the exact term total and renewal price appear at checkout.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://hosting.com/hosting/"
    },
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Current term total and renewal price appear at checkout.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://hosting.com/package-comparison/"
    },
    {
      "id": "max",
      "name": "Max",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Current term total and renewal price appear at checkout.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://hosting.com/package-comparison/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.9,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://kb.hosting.com/docs/cancelling-a-product-or-service-on-the-hosting-panel",
  "cancellationTime": "~3 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open the product",
        "body": "Sign in at my.hosting.com, locate the product and choose Manage."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Billing",
        "body": "Select Billing in the left sidebar and scroll to Renewal & Subscription Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose cancellation timing",
        "body": "Select Cancellation request, set when it should take effect and provide a reason."
      },
      {
        "title": "Submit",
        "body": "Select Request cancellation. Open a billing ticket instead if you need immediate cancellation."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "Hosting.com advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee on every current hosting plan.",
  "pauseInfo": "The 14-day suspended period after an end-of-term cancellation is a reactivation grace period, not an optional paid-plan pause.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Customers can switch to a smaller plan for the next renewal after checking that its site, mailbox and storage limits fit. Hosting.com does not partially refund the current term.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "End-of-term cancellation has a 14-day suspended grace period with data intact, after which all data is removed. Immediate cancellation retains no data.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Current brand",
      "v": "hosting.com"
    },
    {
      "k": "Grace period",
      "v": "14 days"
    },
    {
      "k": "Immediate retention",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund guarantee",
      "v": "30 days"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is A2 Hosting still operating under that name?",
      "answer": "The official a2hosting.com site redirects to hosting.com, where the hosting account and current plans are managed."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I cancel immediately?",
      "answer": "Yes, but immediate cancellation requires a billing ticket and hosting.com retains no data afterward."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I undo end-of-term cancellation?",
      "answer": "Yes. A 14-day suspended grace period keeps the data available for reactivation."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I downgrade instead?",
      "answer": "Yes. A smaller plan can apply from the next renewal if its resource limits fit."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "A2 Hosting redirect to hosting.com",
      "url": "https://www.a2hosting.com/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hosting.com hosting plans",
      "url": "https://hosting.com/hosting/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hosting.com package comparison",
      "url": "https://hosting.com/package-comparison/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel in the Hosting Panel",
      "url": "https://kb.hosting.com/docs/cancelling-a-product-or-service-on-the-hosting-panel",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/a2-hosting",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/a2-hosting.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/a2-hosting.md"
  }
}