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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    A2 Hosting

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AA2 Hosting in Ann Arbor provides business website hosting, featuring free site migration, unlimited SSD, isolated dedicated servers, and related features.N/A

    Elementor

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AElementor is a Wordpress page builder and creative toolkit featuring a drag and drop live editor, 100+ widgets, and tools to landing pages and popups.

    $11.99

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    Pricing
    A2 HostingElementor
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $11.99
    per month
    Basic
    $14.99
    per month
    Business
    $24.99
    per month
    Grow
    $32.99
    per month
    Expert
    $149.00
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    A2 HostingElementor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices reflect deployment via WordPress. Options are also available for use with WooCommerce. A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    A2 HostingElementor
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    A2 Hosting
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    Elementor
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    87%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    Features
    A2 HostingElementor
    Security
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    Feature
    A2 Hosting
    -
    Ratings
    Elementor
    7.8
    26 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of A2 Hosting and Elementor
    Feature
    A2 Hosting
    -
    Ratings
    Elementor
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    8% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.417 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of A2 Hosting and Elementor
    Feature
    A2 Hosting
    -
    Ratings
    Elementor
    8.1
    41 Ratings
    3% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.239 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.938 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.440 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.537 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.241 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.335 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.237 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of A2 Hosting and Elementor
    Feature
    A2 Hosting
    -
    Ratings
    Elementor
    7.9
    40 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.234 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.528 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.734 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    A2 HostingElementor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (41 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    A2 HostingElementor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    A2 Hosting
    Never would I recommend this company to anyone. [In my experience] they are total nightmares to deal with and depend on. You can't depend on them at all. Plus, [I feel that] they lie and manipulate the search queries based on lies (they do NOT have radio hosting yet they have ads saying that they do).
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    Elementor
    Wanted to create a website quickly and get it running within a week's time. The step-by-step guide on installing Elementor and creating the basic webpage was easy and time-efficient. Some of the advanced features can be time-consuming, but they are definitely worth it once you start creating professional sites. It fits in from basic to advanced sites; I don't think there could be any scenarios where it can be inappropriate.
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    Pros
    A2 Hosting
    • the hosting hardware they provide is decent when you consider the price
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    Elementor
    • Block code is very easy to work with.
    • They don't have support, per se, but they have a whole big group of users on Facebook who are great at helping each other out.
    • They have some templates you can use to just get going if you're in a particular industry that would probably work well with a template!
    • The price is really not bad for how much you get.
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    Cons
    A2 Hosting
    • [In my experience] customer service is awful.
    • [From what I've seen] they don't care about clients.
    • [In my situation their] first reaction is always to blame it on the unmanaged factor.
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    Elementor
    • Occasional plugin conflicts
    • Occasional differences in appearance between the editor and live page.
    • Flexbox building has a deeper learning curve than the previous sections/columns builder. In-editor guidance would be helpful here.
    • Some options/widgets available in other builders aren't in Elementor, which means additional plugins are sometimes needed.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    A2 Hosting
    Never would I use this service. I canceled 7 accounts I believe so far. [In my opinion] it's a waste.
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    Elementor
    Elementor is critical to our ongoing success and providing our clients with world-class websites
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    A2 Hosting
    [In my opinion] it barely works.
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    Elementor
    1. Very intuitive user interface with very well organized options for basic and advanced design features 2. Integrates very well with wordpress and a variety of plugins 3. Vast collection of Elementor themes available in the market for the small to mid sized businesses who would still prefer desired internal control over tactical/relatively less complex website changes and thus reduce dependency /Expensive annual web design contracts
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    A2 Hosting
    they are only technically available but having someone say hello, i'm here to help, immediately is not real responsive if they actually never address the issue being reported. we don't contact support for the bland greeting, we are actually trying to solve a business process interruption
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    Elementor
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    A2 Hosting
    They are only good if you never update your website and i mean never. Otherwise their main performance diffrentiator is turbo web hosting, their highest shared hosting plan. When caching is working it performs well reducing load times by half, but as soon as you add a new page to the site, the updates don't show up until you clear the cache manually from multiple locations (wordpress a2optimized plugin, cpanel etc..). As they make updates to the turbo hosting A2optimized plugin, they do not test them properly and do not handle customer feedback about them, instead they are in denial and try to immediately convince the customer there is no issue at all! the old developer joke when they don't want to fix feedback: it works on my machine!
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    Elementor
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    A2 Hosting
    In my opinion they are unresponsive, rude, incompetent, and untrustworthy to boot.
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    Elementor
    There support is slow and at times can be frustrating and this is why many prefer to air out their frustrations within the Facebook group community. I tend to give up as when I'm working on something and something goes wrong I need the help straight away. I do not have the patience to wait anymore.
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    Implementation Rating
    A2 Hosting
    [In my experience] it was a mess from the start and created problems ever since day one.
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    Elementor
    The business team has to stick to its core competencies - Our key turning point occured when we delegated webpage design challenges to a tech. firm with specific mandates (including a certain degree of internal control). Once the initial go-live was completed, the agency trained us on internalizing ad-hoc and tactical change work
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    A2 Hosting
    No answers on this topic
    Elementor
    Elementor is a bit of a different platform than, say, easyTithe, Robly, and Apptivo, but it is comparable to Shopify. I feel like Elementor and WooCommerce are a lot easier to use than Shopify, and it doesn't come with such high fees. For our business, it was no choice! Elementor fits great for our needs!
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    A2 Hosting
    I believe they do not care about addressing failures when they occur. Starting out with a working service counts for nothing if you can't maintain it, fix issues when reported, and actually take the extra step to prevent them from happening again. You have to care about quality and customer service, and A2 couldn't care less
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    Elementor
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    A2 Hosting
    • [In my experience] they have upheaved my entire business many times by not having working servers.
    • [I feel like] they have inconvenienced us many hours with tech calls over stupid things.
    • [In my opinion] they have wasted so much time and man hours.
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    Elementor
    • Elementor has made it possible for our non-profit to stand out in the non-profit space in which we operate. Our website was highly flexible and looked great, which provided confidence to our donors.
    • Elementor has never been a weak spot in the security of our website. We've had several attempted attacks against our website and yet everything was remained locked down.
    • We have only used the free version of Elementor, so it has kept our costs low and allowed us to have a professional looking website, but being able to put more money towards our charitable cause rather than IT.
    Incentivized
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