Web Hosting Matrix (Data + Advice)
| A2 Hosting | iPage | InMotion Hosting | GreenGeeks | Host Papa | JustHost | FatCow | HostGator | BlueHost | HostMonster | FastDomain | PowWeb | Globat | KnownHost | SiteGround | NameCheap | WebHostingHub | |
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| Package Name | Lite | Go Plan | Launch | EcoSite | Starter | JustPlan | Mini Moo | Hatchling | Basic | Basic | Basic | One Plan | GX01 | SH-1 | StartUp | Stellar Plus | Spark Plan |
| Stars | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Positives | Excellent platform technology Choice of datacenter Very transparent website | Extra low price Excellent value Good for beginners | Backups included 3-month money back guarantee | Eco Friendly Excellent price if you prefer to pay month-to-month | Can run 2 separate websites on 1 account Uses green energy Specific b2evolution support | Backups included | Can run unlimited (small) sites on a single account Interesting if you're used to the vDeck control panel | Weekly off-site backups included Interesting renewal prices | Backups included Good price | Backup included | Backups included | Unlimited email accounts Large email storage | Hum... | Reasonable renewal prices Backups included | Green energy Choice of data center | Excellent renewal prices | Interesting renewal price for 12-month contract Can run 2 separate websites on 1 account |
| Negatives | Automatic daily backups not included (available as upgrade) | Platform technology not sufficient for geeks No SSD disks No SSH | Ubergeeks will miss a few things (Node.js, SFTP). | A few missing features for geeks | No SSD drives No SSH (only on VPS) | No SSD disks Limited storage Single site | No SSD disks High renewal prices | No SSD disk Extra cost for daily backups No alias domains for your site | No SSD disks Blocked outgoing pings Limited storage & email Bad support of b2evolution | No SSD disks Limited storage Unattractive pricing | No SSD disks Limited storage Unattractive pricing | High renewal rates Backups not included No SSD disk | High renewal rates Backups not included No SSD disk | Insufficient disk space | Domain Privacy price is absolutely excessive Insufficient storage Only one site per account | SSH access is jailed Limited backups SSL not really free Issues with mod_security | Backups not included |
| Summary | This plan is downright excellent with one exception: you'll have to rely on manual backups or upgrade to get automated backups. Active b2evolution support. | This plan is the best choice if you're looking for the lowest price. | A very well rounded plan for small sites, including business sites. Can be used long term. | Overall an excellent plan and with the distinction of being the most eco-friendly. Probably also the best choice if you prefer to pay month-to-month (no contract). | This plan includes active b2evolution support and uses green energy. Also interesting for serving the Canadian market (proximity). | This is an average plan which may be interesting in some countries (check non-USD prices on the site, see below). | This plan is interesting if you're used to the vDeck control panel, but you will have to cancel & switch hosts before renewal kicks in (too expensive). | This plan will suit you if you want to host a single domain website and you don't need privacy on your domain name. | This plan may be used if you are using an external email service (e-g Gmail) and don't have too many photos/videos on your site. Quality & features of BlueHost have degraded lately. | This is an average entry-level plan. The features/price ratio is low. It may be interesting if you're looking for a 3-year contract. | This is a very average plan. It may be interesting if you need many email accounts. | For pure hosting there are better offers out there. May be interesting if you need many email accounts and a lot of email storage. | The platform works fine, but there are better offers out there. | Not rated yet. | Not rated yet. Register your domain elsewhere. | Not rated yet. Seems better suited for domains than for hosting. | Even if you factor in the $1/mo extra for backups, this is an interesting well rounded plan from a reputable company. |
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| Pricing breakdown | |||||||||||||||||
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| Best price for you | $ 2.99 | $ 1.99 | $ 3.99 | $ 2.95 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.15 | $ 2.78 | $ 2.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.88 | $ 4.44 | $ 3.47 | $ 3.95 | $ 2.44 | $ 4.99 |
| 1 Month (Trial) | $ 10.99 | N/A | N/A | $ 9.95 | N/A | $ 7.99 | $ 5.00 | $ 7.66 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $ 6.71 | $ 18.90 | $ 4.88 | N/A |
| Monthly for 12 mo | $ 6.99 | $ 2.99 | $ 4.99 | $ 4.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.67 | $ 5.37 | $ 4.95 | $ 6.95 | $ 6.95 | $ 4.18 | $ 4.44 | $ 6.71 | $ 3.95 | $ 2.44 | $ 4.99 |
| Monthly for 24 mo | $ 4.39 | $ 2.49 | $ 3.99 | $ 3.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 3.15 | $ 3.98 | $ 3.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.88 | N/A | $ 4.92 | $ 3.95 | N/A | N/A |
| Monthly for 36 mo | $ 2.99 | $ 1.99 | N/A | $ 2.95 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.95 | $ 3.15 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.95 | $ 4.95 | $ 5.95 | $ 3.88 | N/A | $ 3.47 | $ 3.95 | N/A | N/A |
| Renewal Price (1 mo) | $ 10.99 | N/A | N/A | $ 9.95 | N/A | $ 11.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 10.95 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $ 6.71 | $ 18.90 | $ 4.88 | N/A |
| Renewal Price (12 mo) | $ 8.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 9.95 | $ 9.99 | $ 10.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 8.95 | $ 8.99 | $ 10.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 14.95 | $ 6.71 | $ 47.40 | $ 4.41 | $ 8.99 |
| Renewal Price (24 mo) | $ 7.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 7.99 | $ 9.95 | $ 8.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 13.95 | $ 7.95 | $ 8.49 | $ 9.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 13.95 | $ 13.95 | $ 6.71 | $ 94.80 | N/A | N/A |
| Renewal Price (36 mo) | $ 7.99 | $ 7.99 | N/A | $ 9.95 | $ 7.99 | $ 9.49 | $ 12.95 | $ 6.95 | $ 7.99 | $ 9.49 | $ 12.49 | $ 12.95 | $ 12.95 | $ 6.71 | $ 142.20 | N/A | N/A |
| Renewal Price Max | $ 9.99 | $ 9.99 | $ 8.99 | $ 9.95 | $ 9.99 | $ 11.99 | $ 14.95 | $ 10.95 | $ 8.99 | $ 10.99 | $ 12.49 | $ 14.95 | N/A | $ 6.71 | $ 11.95 | $ 4.88 | $ 8.99 |
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| Money Back Guarantee | Anytime! | 30 days | 90 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 45 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 90 days |
| Domain Pricing | |||||||||||||||||
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| Register new .com | $ 14.95 /yr | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | $ 12.95 /yr | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free | $ 13.95 /yr | $ 15.95 /yr | $ 10.98 /yr | Free |
| .com Renewal | $ 14.95 /yr | $ 16.99 /yr | $ 15.99 /yr | $ 13.95 /yr | $ 16.99 /yr | $ 15.99 /yr | $ 16.99 /yr | $ 12.95 /yr | $ 15.99 /yr | N/A | $ 15.99 /yr | Hidden Fee! | Hidden Fee! | $ 13.95 /yr | $ 15.95 /yr | $ 12.98 /yr | $ 14.99 /yr |
| .com Privacy | $ 9.95 /yr | $ 12.99 /yr | $ 12.99 /yr | $ 9.95 /yr | $ 9.99 /yr | $ 14.88 /yr | $ 12.99 /yr | $ 14.95 /yr | $ 14.88 /yr | N/A | $ 11.88 /yr | $ 9.99 /yr | $ 9.99 /yr | Free | $ 24.00 /yr | Free | $ 9.99 /yr |
| Hosting Features | |||||||||||||||||
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| Disk space | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 GB | 50 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 50 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 GB | 10 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited |
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| Sites per Account | 1 | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited | 2 | 1 | Unlimited | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Unlimited | 2 |
| Alias/Parked Domains | 25 | Unlimited | 6 | Unlimited | 0 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 0 | 5 | 5 | Unlimited | 1 | 1 | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 |
| Subdomains | 5 | Unlimited | 25 | Unlimited | 25 | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 25 | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 25 |
| Max DBs | 5 | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited | 25 | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 75 | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 10 |
| Free SSL | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Shared certificate | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto-renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Shared certificate | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | Let's Encrypt Auto renew | (Let's Encrypt) | Shared certificate | Comodo Auto renew | Let's Encrypt | Only 1st year is free | Let's Encrypt Auto renew |
| SFTP | FTPS SSH/TLS | FTPS (SSL/TLS) | |||||||||||||||
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| Cron Jobs | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||
| Included backups | (daily) | (Nighlty) | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | Weekly Off-Site Data Backups | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | (Nightly) Courtesy Backups | (daily) 2 daily + 1 weekly retained | (daily) 30 retained | Twice a week | |||||||
| Backup Upgrade | Upgrade to higher plan | $12/yr Daily, retained for 14 days | $19.95 /yr or upgrade | $12/yr Daily, retained for 14 days | $2/mo for daily backups | $35.88 /yr Site Backup & Restore Pro | $35.88 /yr Backup Pro | $14.99 /yr | no daily backups available | $1/mo | |||||||
| Email features | |||||||||||||||||
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| Email accounts | 25 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 100 | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5 | 5 | 2 500 | Unlimited | 1 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Email aliases | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Email Storage | Unlimited | 500 MB | Unlimited | 250 MB | 500 MB | 100 MB | 500 MB | Unlimited | 100 MB | 100 MB | Unlimited | 500 MB | N/A | Unlimited | 2 000 MB | 10 000 MB | Unlimited |
| Network Features | |||||||||||||||||
| Transfer | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Dedicated IP | $ 4.00 /mo | N/A | $ 4.00 /mo | $ 4.00 /mo | $ 4.00 /mo | $ 5.99 /mo | N/A | $ 5.99 /mo | $ 5.99 /mo | $ 3.99 /mo | N/A | N/A | N/A | $ 2.00 /mo | $ 4.00 /mo | ||
| Datacenters in USA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Datacenters in Europe | 1 | none | none | 1 | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | 1 | 2 | 1 | none |
| Datacenters in Asia | 1 | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | 1 | none | none |
| Green energy | CO2 offset by Carbonfund.org | U.S. EPA Green Power Partner (300% offset) | 100% renewable Green Tag energy | 90% sustainable energy Water cooled data centers | |||||||||||||
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| Transfer/Migration service | Domain only | Domain only | full site + Panel settings / email | full site | full site | 1 full site or 1 full cPanel | Domain only | Domain only | Full site | Full site | full site | 3 full sites or cPanel | |||||
| Auto-Installer | Softaculous | Mojo Marketplace | Softaculous | Softaculous & Fantastico | Softaculous | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | QuickInstall | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Mojo Marketplace | Softaculous | Softaculous | Softaculous | Softaculous |
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| Control Panel | cPanel | vDeck | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | vDeck | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel | cPanel (2FA) | cPanel |
| Advanced b2evo support | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Shared OS | Linux | Linux | Linux | Linux Secure vFS | CloudLinux | Linux | Linux | Linux | Linux 3.10 | Linux 3.10 | Linux | Linux (Debian) | Linux | CloudLinux | Linux | CloudLinux | Linux (CentOS) |
| PHP | 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0, 7.1 or 7.2 (Choose Your Version) | 7 | 7.1, 7.0, 5.6 | 5.6 & 7.0 (Choose your version) | 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 & 7.1 | 5 & 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.0 & 7.1 | 5.6, 7.1 & 7.2 | 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 | 5.2-5.6, 7.0-7.2 | 7 | |||
| Python | 2.6, 2.7 or 3.2 (switch as you wish) | 2.5 | 2.4 & 2.7 | 2.4 & 2.6 | |||||||||||||
| PERL | 5.10 | 5.10 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Node.js | (no tech support) | (no tech support) | (no tech support) | (no tech support) | |||||||||||||
| Ruby | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| MySQL | 5.6 | MariaDB | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | MariaDB 10 | 5 | ||||||||
| PostgreSQL | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Git | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||