Did WHG just buy A2 Hosting?

Looks like A2 Hosting was acquired by WHG. Anyone else see this coming?

I never fully trusted A2 Hosting. Now it’s completely out of the question for me.

Another independent host swallowed up by a big company.

We still have Big Scoots, DreamHost, and HostPapa… who else?

Landon said:
Another independent host swallowed up by a big company.

We still have Big Scoots, DreamHost, and HostPapa… who else?

KnownHost is still independent.

Landon said:
Another independent host swallowed up by a big company.

We still have Big Scoots, DreamHost, and HostPapa… who else?

Are any of them actually good? Looking for one with cPanel at a fair price since I need to move now that A2 is out.

Landon said:
Another independent host swallowed up by a big company.

We still have Big Scoots, DreamHost, and HostPapa… who else?

Krystal Hosting is another option.

Landon said:
Another independent host swallowed up by a big company.

We still have Big Scoots, DreamHost, and HostPapa… who else?

Hivium is still around too.

WHG is turning into the next EIG of hosting… stay far away.

Guess it’s time to start looking for a new host.

Who else does WHG own?

Caitlin said:
Who else does WHG own?

Did some searching, and here’s what I found:

WHG Owned Brands

  • Stablepoint
  • Mochahost
  • Hostforweb
  • WebHostingBuzz
  • Doteasy
  • WebHostPython
  • HostingRaja
  • LuxHosting Group (includes Hosting.co.uk and MonsterHost)
  • ColombiaHosting

Looks like they’ve been busy buying up smaller hosting providers.

@Caitlin
Also heard they own SpidyHost, Suempresa, Verpex, DollarHost, NimbusHosting, and CirrusHosting. Some of the smaller ones get merged into Stablepoint.

@Caitlin
So first MochaHost took over A2’s Windows hosting, and now WHG owns A2 completely? Makes sense now.

As someone in the managed VPS space, I always respected A2. Shame to see them go this route.

Never heard of WHG before, but reading about them cutting A2’s workforce tells me all I need to know. Are they as bad as Newfold?

Beau said:
Never heard of WHG before, but reading about them cutting A2’s workforce tells me all I need to know. Are they as bad as Newfold?

Looks like they’re funded by Oakley Capital, the same group behind WebPros/cPanel.

@ServerSleuth
Oh great, that’s never a good sign.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Aaron said:
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Almost never a good thing. Expect more marketing, fewer technical improvements, and price hikes.

Aaron said:
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Unless they let the existing management run things as usual, this will probably go downhill like every other acquisition.