Nr |
Company |
Rating |
Disk |
Bandwidth |
Performance |
Web
Hosting Package |
Price |
Reviews |
| 1 |
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97% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
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| uptime: |
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SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# fast, reliable, top features |
$3.95 |
 |
| 2 |
 |
96% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
|
| uptime: |
|
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SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# fast, reliable, good support |
$3.95 |
|
| 3 |
 |
93% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
 |
| uptime: |
|
|
PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# good hosting, great support |
$3.45 |
|
| 4 |
 |
92% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
|
| uptime: |
|
|
SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# fast, reliable hosting |
$3.95 |
|
| 5 |
 |
92% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
 |
| uptime: |
|
|
PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# good, cheap hosting |
$3.95 |
|
| 6 |
 |
89% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
|
| uptime: |
|
|
SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# good, green hosting |
$3.95 |
|
| 7 |
 |
86% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
 |
| uptime: |
|
|
SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# reliable hosting |
$3.45 |
|
| 8 |
 |
82% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
|
| uptime: |
|
|
SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
pop3 email accounts, etc.
# quality hosting |
$4.95 |
|
| 9 |
 |
80% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
|
| uptime: |
|
|
SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# professional hosting |
$4.44 |
|
| 10 |
 |
79% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| speed: |
 |
| uptime: |
|
|
SQL, PHP, CGI, FrontPage, Perl,
free domain, email accounts, etc.
# decent hosting |
$3.95 |
|
* Last Update: December 2010
Web Hosting Top10 Summary
The web hosting companies we have tested all deliver good hosting products
and the prices are reasonable. You can use the reviewed web hosting plans for
almost every type of website. The best combination of server performance, support,
options and pricing are offered by HostMonster and BlueHost.
Green hosting? SuperGreen
Hosting, has a 100% carbon neutral friendly datacenter and energy efficient servers.
Give them a try and help to save the Earth.
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# fast, reliable, top features |
BlueHost is active in the web
hosting business for a long time now and is one of the best known companies around. They
claim that they host more than
a million domains now! We think that that is quite possible since we get a
lot of feedback from our website visitors.
What users think about BlueHost ?
I’ve been hosting three websites with BlueHost
for almost a year now, and have had an overall positive experience with them. I can’t
recall any downtime. Out of
all the hosting companies I’ve tried, I’ve experienced the most
uptime with BlueHost. Customer service is great. I’ve only had to call a few times,
but it was
enough for me to be impressed with tech support. My calls were answered by
an actual person and not a computer, unlike some other hosting providers.
I definitely recommend BlueHost to anybody who wants hosting for a small to
medium-sized website.
– Jessie Lanning
=> Read more about user experiences with BlueHost
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# fast, reliable, good support |
Hostmonster is a sister
company of BlueHost and is also
active in the web hosting business for quit a long time now and is a well know company.
They claim that they host almost 450.000 domains.
Most comments we receive about Hostmonster are positive and often very
positive. They deliver affordable web hosting in combination with a great support
and lots of free options. Together with BlueHost they took care that their
business runs as smoothly as possible.
What
do users think of HostMonster ?
What I love about HostMonster.com is the control
panel. It has tons of utilities and tools for any type of customization. Although it took
some getting used to,
I didn’t have any real trouble with anything. The tutorials were very
helpful. I’ve only been with HostMonster for a few months now, but so far I’m
impressed with
the uptime. I can only remember one instance when my site was down for about
twenty minutes. Overall, I find this to be a great webhost, and I recommend it
for anyone who is looking for a variety of customization options at a low
price.
– Sojiro Kurosagi
=> Read more about user experiences with
HostMonster
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# fast, reliable host |
FastDomain is a relatively new
web hosting company. They are, however, a sister company of BlueHost which is in this
business for 15 years now.
That experience has helped to make FastDomain a great and professional web
hosting provider.
What do users think of FastDomain ?
FastDomain.com is the best webhost – PERIOD!
What really makes it great, in my opinion, is that it allows unlimited add-on
domains and subdomains. As a web developer, this is extremely important to me.
Other hosting companies promise this as well, but most of them don’t
deliver as promised.
Another thing I like is the hosting for my mailing list. I was able to set
everything up easily. The form-mail script works great, and it’s very easy for my
members
to subscribe and unsubscribe to my list. I’m also thinking about
starting a message forum, for which FastDomain also offers hosting and support. Overall I
have
to say this is the best hosting provider I’ve ever tried – and
I’ve tried a number of them over the years!
– T. Phya
=> Read more about user experiences with FastDomain
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# good hosting,
great support |
JustHost is one of the cheapest
webhosts in our top10. Is it "to good to be true" deal or do we recommend them
to you?
What do users think of JustHost ?
I’ve had a few issues with JustHost since I
signed up last spring, but overall my experience has been a positive one. I just run a
personal site, so I can’t
comment on the eCommerce features. All I can say is that JustHost has
provided me with great service ever since I signed up. So far, I haven’t had any
downtime, and the server hasn’t ever been slow. I’m getting ready
to start a second website, and I know I’ll be using JustHost!
– David Dingess
=> Read more about user experiences with JustHost
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#
quality hosting |
HostGator was formed in 2002 and
rapidly became one of the best web hosting companies. There were know for their high
quality web hosting, but the last
months we've got a lot of complains from our website-visitors. Unfriendly
supportdesk people, downtimes and other problems. Therefor we have tested
Hostgator even more thoroughly then the other top 10 companies.
What do users think of HostGator ?
I’ve been using HostGator for a couple of years
now and I’ve had no problems at all. There have been some minor issues here and there
but they were easy to
fix. I’ve tried a few other companies before choosing HostGator, and
I’m glad I decided to give HG a chance! I only pay $7.95 a month for my plan and I
get
unlimited domain names, unlimited space, and unlimited bandwidth! A lot of
companies promise unlimited “everything” for their shared hosting plans, but
HostGator is one that truly keeps its word. I recommend this hosting company
to everybody – beginners, bloggers, businesses, web developers, etc.
– C. Flemmel
=> Read more about user experiences with HostGator
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#
good, cheap hosting |
IX Web Hosting has been
active in the web hosting scene for over 10 years now. They offer first class hosting for
your website(s) and the prices are low.
Their own datacenter is located in Hopkinsville (Kentucky, USA).
What do users think of IX Web Hosting ?
IXWebHosting.com is nice and affordable. All in all, I
say that it offers good value for my money. I run my forum and blog with it, and neither
have experienced
any downtime in the past three months. I don’t get a whole lot of
traffic, so I don’t know whether or not IXWebHosting would be ideal for blogs and
forums a lot
busier than mine. I just know that I’m impressed with the speed and
reliability that I get from IXWebHosting.
Also, everything was very easy to install. The scripts for my site and blog were
installed in a matter of seconds! I didn’t have any problems with anything, even
though I’m not very knowledgeable about such things. As for customer
support, I only had to get a hold of them once and they responded quickly!
They were also very friendly.
– Micky Devlin
=> Read more about user experiences with IX Web Hosting
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