AccuWeb Hosting fits small sites, small Windows servers, and anyone outside the US: Bootstrap++ costs $2.79 a month on a 36-month term and renews at the same price.
InterServer fits larger US servers: its VPS costs a flat $3 a month per slice (1 core, 2 GB RAM, 2 TB transfer), with no intro discount to lose.
AccuWeb lists 16+ VPS locations worldwide, while InterServer runs VPS in three US regions only.
The AccuWeb Hosting review and the InterServer review cover each company in full. This page compares their plans side by side.
AccuWeb vs InterServer: the short verdict
AccuWeb Hosting: for small business sites, small Windows servers with a license included, ASP.NET, and anyone who needs a server in Europe, Asia, Africa, or Australia.
InterServer: for developers and resellers who want plenty of resources on a US server, with VPS prices that stay flat.
Choosing between Windows and Linux first? Linux vs Windows VPS explains when each makes sense.
AccuWeb vs InterServer at a glance
| AccuWeb Hosting | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest shared plan | Budget: $1.99 a month, same at renewal | Standard: $2.50 a month for the first term, then $7 |
| Linux VPS price | Advertised from about $5 a month | $3 per slice (1 core, 2 GB), same at renewal |
| Windows VPS | License included; 1 GB Opal from $6.33 (12-month term) | From 2 slices: $10 for 4 GB; license not stated |
| Shared hosting refund | 30 days | 30 days |
| VPS refund | 7 days | None |
| Free trial | Windows VPS, up to 30 days (approval needed) | None |
| Locations | 16+ VPS locations; 7 for shared hosting | 3 US regions |
| Current plans and prices | See AccuWeb plans | See InterServer plans |
What AccuWeb and InterServer sell
AccuWeb and InterServer cover the same main product types, but InterServer builds most of its range from one $3 VPS slice.
| Product type | AccuWeb | InterServer |
|---|---|---|
| Linux shared hosting | Budget, Bootstrap++, and Premium++ | One Standard plan |
| More power without a VPS | WordPress and WooCommerce plans with up to 4 GB RAM | Boost plans with up to 20 GB RAM |
| Windows shared hosting | Beginner++, Professional++, and Turbo++ | One Windows Web Hosting plan |
| Linux VPS | Several plan sizes | Priced in $3 slices |
| Windows VPS | Eval, Opal, Pearl, Diamond, Emerald, and Mellite | From 2 slices |
| Specialty VPS | Forex trading VPS | Webuzo, WordPress, and storage VPS |
| Reseller hosting | Web and VPS reseller plans | RS One and larger plans |
AccuWeb’s plan lineup comes from its pricing page. InterServer’s comes from its web hosting and VPS pages, linked in each section below.
Linux shared hosting: AccuWeb vs InterServer
AccuWeb’s Budget and Bootstrap++ plans renew at the same price ($1.99 and $2.79), while InterServer Standard renews at $7 a month but lists no storage or bandwidth cap.
| AccuWeb Budget | AccuWeb Bootstrap++ | AccuWeb Premium++ | InterServer Standard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price now | $1.99 a month | $2.79 a month (36-month term) | $3.99 a month (36-month term) | $2.50 a month for the first term |
| Price at renewal | $1.99 a month | $2.79 a month | $9.99 a month | $7 a month |
| Websites | 1 | 100 | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Storage | 10 GB | 25 GB | 75 GB | Unlimited |
| Bandwidth | 25 GB | 750 GB | 1 TB | Unlimited |
| Backups | Not listed | Free daily | Free daily | Weekly |
| Control panel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | DirectAdmin |
AccuWeb’s figures come from its Linux hosting page. Prices confirmed on September 25, 2026.
Prices change often, so check AccuWeb’s current prices and InterServer’s current prices before you buy.
Bootstrap++ costs more on shorter terms: $3.79 a month on annual billing and $5.79 month to month. AccuWeb’s no-price-increase post says each term renews at its own starting price.
InterServer’s web hosting page charges the same $2.50 a month on a 1, 6, 12, or 24-month first term.
After that, every term renews at the equivalent of $7 a month.
InterServer Standard also includes unlimited email accounts, free Cloudflare CDN, and free transfer help for new accounts.
AccuWeb’s Budget plan runs in Hillsboro, USA only, with 500 MB of RAM. Bootstrap++ adds 1 GB of RAM and 1 vCPU.
InterServer’s renewal pricing is covered in more depth in InterServer vs Hostinger.
Winner: AccuWeb for flat renewals, InterServer for unlimited storage and bandwidth.
More power without a VPS: AccuWeb WordPress vs InterServer Boost
AccuWeb’s 4 GB WordPress plan starts lower than InterServer’s 4 GB Boost 2 ($6.99 vs $9.95 a month), but InterServer Boost scales to 10 cores and 20 GB.
| Plan | CPU and RAM | Price now | Price at renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| AccuWeb WordPress Professional++ | 2 vCPU, 3 GB | $3.99 a month (36-month term) | $9.99 a month |
| AccuWeb WordPress Advanced++ | 2 vCPU, 4 GB | $6.99 a month (36-month term) | $13.99 a month |
| InterServer Boost 2 | 2 cores, 4 GB | $9.95 a month | Not listed |
| InterServer Boost 4 | 4 cores, 8 GB | $19.95 a month | Not listed |
| InterServer Boost X | 10 cores, 20 GB | $69.95 a month | Not listed |
AccuWeb’s WordPress prices come from its WordPress pricing page, at the time of checking. Another AccuWeb page showed higher figures, so confirm the price at checkout.
InterServer’s Boost page says these plans add CPU, memory, and disk capacity. It mentions cPanel, while the Standard plan uses DirectAdmin, so confirm which panel you get.
AccuWeb also sells WooCommerce plans. The entry plan handles up to 100,000 monthly visits and showed $4.99 a month, renewing at $7.99, on a 36-month term when we checked.
Winner: AccuWeb for price at 4 GB, InterServer for larger sites.
Windows shared hosting: AccuWeb vs InterServer
InterServer’s Windows plan hosts 25 sites for a clear $8 a month, while AccuWeb includes the stronger SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition but hosts 1 to 5 domains.
| AccuWeb Windows hosting | InterServer Windows Web Hosting | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites | 1, 3, or 5 domains, by plan | 25 websites or domains |
| Storage | 10 GB to 50 GB | Unlimited |
| RAM | 250 MB to 750 MB | Not listed |
| SQL Server | MS SQL 2019 Standard Edition | 25 MS SQL 2019 Express databases |
| Control panel | Plesk | Plesk |
| Price | Not shown on the page we checked | $8 a month |
AccuWeb’s specs come from its Windows hosting pricing page. InterServer’s come from its Windows hosting page.
SQL Server Standard Edition supports larger databases than the free Express edition. That matters if your .NET app stores a lot of data.
Winner: InterServer for sites and storage, AccuWeb for SQL Server.
Linux VPS prices at AccuWeb and InterServer
InterServer publishes a flat $3 a month per VPS slice (1 core, 2 GB RAM, 2 TB transfer), while AccuWeb advertises Linux VPS from about $5 a month.
Each InterServer slice also includes 40 GB of SSD storage. AccuWeb’s plan table didn’t load for us.
| Server size | InterServer price | InterServer transfer |
|---|---|---|
| 2 GB RAM (1 slice) | $3 a month | 2 TB |
| 4 GB RAM (2 slices) | $6 a month | 4 TB |
| 8 GB RAM (4 slices) | $12 a month | 8 TB |
InterServer’s VPS page bills monthly at the same price after renewal. It gives no trial or refund on VPS.
AccuWeb’s Linux VPS page lists a 7-day money-back guarantee and 99.9% uptime. We couldn’t confirm the price of each plan size, so check the live table before you compare.
Winner: InterServer, for a published flat price and generous transfer at every size.
Windows VPS prices at AccuWeb and InterServer
AccuWeb sells licensed 1 GB and 2 GB Windows servers from $6.33 a month, while InterServer starts at 4 GB for $10 and doesn’t state its licensing.
| Server size | AccuWeb | InterServer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB RAM | Opal: $6.33 a month on a 12-month term (renewal not confirmed) | Not offered |
| 2 GB RAM | Pearl: $9.99 a month on a 12-month term, then $14.99 | Not offered |
| 4 GB RAM | Diamond: price not confirmed | $10 a month, same at renewal |
| 8 GB RAM | Emerald: price not confirmed | $20 a month, same at renewal |
We took AccuWeb’s figures from its Windows VPS pricing page when we checked. InterServer lists its prices on its Windows VPS page.
AccuWeb’s Windows VPS page includes a Windows Server license, full Remote Desktop access, free SQL Server Express, and the free SolidCP panel. Plesk costs $18 to $50 a month extra.
InterServer’s Windows VPS runs on Hyper-V with Remote Desktop access. Its Windows page doesn’t say whether the Windows Server license is included, so ask before you buy.
AccuWeb also sells a Windows Eval plan, priced per GB of RAM from $2.99 a month. It uses a 180-day evaluation license, so it suits testing, not production.
Winner: AccuWeb for small Windows servers and clear licensing, InterServer for a known flat price from 4 GB up.
InterServer
Specialty VPS: AccuWeb vs InterServer
InterServer sells three purpose-built VPS types at $3 a slice, while AccuWeb’s one specialty option is a Forex VPS from $7.99 a month.
- Webuzo VPS includes the Webuzo control panel with no separate license cost, as its Webuzo VPS page states.
- WordPress VPS comes with WordPress, OpenLiteSpeed, and LSCache preinstalled, plus free migration help, according to its WordPress VPS page.
- Storage VPS gives 1 TB of SATA storage per slice for backups and archives, as its storage VPS page explains. SATA drives are slower than SSDs but hold more for the price.
AccuWeb lists its Forex trading VPS on its VPS page.
Winner: InterServer, for more specialty options.
Reseller hosting: AccuWeb vs InterServer
AccuWeb’s reseller hosting starts lower ($11.99 vs $19.95 a month), while InterServer publishes more detail on what each reseller plan includes.
InterServer’s reseller plans start with RS One: 80 GB of storage, 500 GB of bandwidth, unlimited client accounts, and DirectAdmin.
AccuWeb lists reseller web hosting from $11.99 a month and reseller VPS from $22.49 a month on its Windows VPS pricing page.
Winner: AccuWeb on entry price, InterServer for published plan detail.
Refunds and free trials: AccuWeb vs InterServer
AccuWeb refunds VPS within 7 days and offers a free Windows VPS trial, while InterServer gives no refund or trial on VPS; both refund shared hosting within 30 days.
| AccuWeb | InterServer | |
|---|---|---|
| Shared hosting refund | 30 days | 30 days, full amount paid |
| VPS refund | 7 days | None after service starts |
| Free trial | Windows VPS, up to 30 days | None |
InterServer’s terms of service also ask you to cancel at least 3 days before renewal to avoid another charge.
AccuWeb’s free Windows VPS trial is for new customers only. You need ID verification and a business email domain with a site active for 6+ months.
Manual setup takes 24 to 48 hours, and the trial server has 1 GB of RAM.
After the trial, it converts to monthly billing at $14.97. The lower $6.33 Opal price needs a 12-month term.
Winner: AccuWeb, for refunds on VPS and a free trial.
Data center locations: AccuWeb vs InterServer
AccuWeb lists 16+ VPS locations across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, while InterServer runs everything from the US.
AccuWeb’s VPS locations include Denver, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, Montreal, London, Frankfurt, Dublin, Paris, Stockholm, Johannesburg, Hyderabad, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Seoul.
Its shared hosting uses 7 locations: Denver, Dallas, London, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney. The Budget plan is limited to Hillsboro, USA.
InterServer’s data center page lists New Jersey (Secaucus, Carlstadt, Jersey City), Los Angeles, and Dallas. Its VPS regions are New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
Winner: AccuWeb, by a wide margin outside the US.
Management, support, and uptime: AccuWeb vs InterServer
InterServer includes managed support free from 8 VPS slices, while AccuWeb sells fully managed support as an add-on; both list 99.9% VPS uptime.
Both VPS lines are self-managed by default. AccuWeb lists 24/7 live chat, phone, and email tickets on its Windows VPS page.
InterServer’s hosting pages we checked don’t spell out its support channels or hours, so confirm them before you buy.
Winner: InterServer, for free managed support at 8 slices.
AccuWeb vs InterServer winners by category
| If you care most about… | Pick | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Cheap shared hosting that stays cheap | AccuWeb | Bootstrap++ renews at $2.79 (36-month term) vs $7 |
| Unlimited shared storage and bandwidth | InterServer | No caps listed on Standard |
| A bigger shared plan | InterServer | Boost goes up to 10 cores and 20 GB |
| Windows shared hosting for many sites | InterServer | 25 sites for $8 a month |
| A small Windows server | AccuWeb | License included, from $6.33 for 1 GB (12-month term) |
| A Linux VPS with a clear long-term price | InterServer | $3 per slice, same at renewal |
| Specialty VPS | InterServer | Webuzo, WordPress, and storage VPS |
| Trying before you commit | AccuWeb | Free trial and 7-day VPS refund |
| Servers outside the US | AccuWeb | 16+ locations vs 3 US regions |
Our pick: AccuWeb for small sites, small Windows servers, and anyone outside the US. InterServer for larger US servers, resellers, and anyone who needs lots of storage or bandwidth.
Should you choose AccuWeb or InterServer?
AccuWeb suits small, long-term sites and non-US audiences, while InterServer suits US projects that need big resources at a flat price.
If you run a small business site, AccuWeb Bootstrap++ costs $2.79 a month on a 36-month term and renews at that price.
A photographer or media site that needs lots of storage fits InterServer Standard’s unlimited storage, or its storage VPS for backups.
Running an ASP.NET app? AccuWeb Opal gives a licensed 1 GB Windows server. For 25 small .NET sites, InterServer’s $8 Windows plan fits better.
Need a server in Europe, Asia, or South Africa? AccuWeb is the only one of the two with locations there.
Wider questions are in the VPS hosting section.
Ready to check prices? Visit AccuWeb or visit InterServer to see today’s plans before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
Is InterServer cheaper than AccuWeb?
It depends on the product. AccuWeb costs less for small shared plans and 1 to 2 GB Windows servers, while InterServer’s $3 VPS slices keep the same price at renewal.
Which shared hosting renews at the same price, AccuWeb or InterServer?
AccuWeb, on Budget ($1.99) and Bootstrap++ ($2.79). InterServer Standard moves from $2.50 to $7 a month after the first term.
Do AccuWeb and InterServer refund VPS plans?
AccuWeb does, within 7 days. InterServer doesn’t refund VPS once the service starts, though its web hosting has a 30-day refund.
Does AccuWeb or InterServer include a Windows license on VPS?
AccuWeb includes one on its standard Windows VPS plans. InterServer’s Windows VPS page doesn’t say, so ask first.
Which has more data center locations, AccuWeb or InterServer?
AccuWeb, with 16+ VPS locations on five continents. InterServer operates in three US areas: New Jersey, Dallas, and Los Angeles.
How we compared AccuWeb and InterServer
This comparison is built from official sources.
For AccuWeb, we used its pricing, Linux hosting, WordPress pricing, Windows hosting pricing, and Windows VPS pricing pages.
We also used AccuWeb’s Windows VPS, Linux VPS, VPS, and free VPS trial pages, plus its no-price-increase blog post.
For InterServer, we used its web hosting, Boost, Windows hosting, reseller, VPS, Webuzo VPS, WordPress VPS, storage VPS, Windows VPS, and data center pages, plus its terms of service.
All details were checked on September 25, 2026.
Our Methodology and Editorial Guidelines explain how we research hosts and correct errors.
