Hostmonster Reviews

Hostmonster Hosting Reviews

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HostMonster specialises in competitively-priced shared web hosting. The team present their services around a simple package with the option to upgrade and get additional features. The company was launched in 1996, so that makes it a well-established web hosting company compared to some newcomers.

HostMonster is an American company based in Provo, Utah. It is a sister company to BlueHost and FastDomain. Like its sister companies, HostMonster appears to have been acquired by the Endurance International Group, a huge web hosting organisation with over 2 million customers and 40 different hosting brands under one roof.

Hostmonster Hosting Plans

1. VPS Hosting

STANDARD	ENHANCED	PREMIUM	ULTIMATE
$29.99 PER MONTH $14.99* FIRST MONTH	$59.99 PER MONTH $29.99* FIRST MONTH	$89.99 PER MONTH $44.99* FIRST MONTH	$119.99 PER MONTH $59.99* FIRST MONTH
Dual Core 2 GB RAM 30 GB 1 TB/month Free Domain Name 1 IP CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)	Dual Core 4 GB RAM 60 GB 2 TB/month Free Domain Name 2 IPs CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)	Triple Core 6 GB RAM 120 GB 3 TB/month Free Domain Name 2 IPs CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)	Quad Core 8 GB RAM 240 GB 4 TB/month Free Domain Name 2 IPs CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)

2. Dedicated Hosting

STANDARD	ENHANCED	PREMIUM
$149.99 PER MONTH $74.99* FIRST MONTH	$199.99 PER MONTH $99.99* FIRST MONTH	$249.99 PER MONTH $124.99* FIRST MONTH
Dual core, 2.3 GHz Intel® Xeon Processor 3 MB cache 4 GB RAM 500 GB (RAID 1) 5 TB/month Free Domain Name 3 IPs CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)	Quad core, 2.5 GHz Intel® Xeon Processor 8 MB cache 8 GB RAM 1000 GB (RAID 1) 10 TB/month Free Domain Name 4 IPs CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)	Quad core, 3.3 GHz Intel® Xeon Processor 8 MB cache 16 GB RAM 1000 GB (RAID 1) 15 TB/month Free Domain Name 5 IPs CentOS 6.5 (64-bit)

JustHost offers a fairly typical shared hosting plan which is aimed at the budget end of the web hosting market. It’s the kind of hosting that’s ideal for running non-resource-intensive scripts and software, such as light ecommerce websites and blogs.

The company only offer Linux as an OS, and the only advancement on the basic shared hosting plan is a reseller option. In this respect, there is little to mark them out from their peers. Most of the functionality on their shared plan is unlimited, and the only price drop they offer is obtained by signing up for a long plan (36 months or more).

JustHost doesn’t offer cloud hosting, preferring to keep its hosting packages to the basics only.

Hostmonster Features

All Features

Features Overview Unlimited Disk Storage Unlimited Domain Hosting Free Drag and Drop Site Builder One Year Free Domain Name* Support International Domain Names POP3/POP3 Secure E-mail Support Unlimited IMAP/Secure IMAP E-mail Support Unlimited 3 Different Webmail (Web Based E-mail) Solutions Forwarding E-mail Accounts Unlimited Unlimited GB of Site Transfer Unlimited Add-on Domains Unlimited Parked Domains Unlimited Subdomains Unlimited cPanel Account Control Panel FTP Access Web File Manager Secure Shell (SSH) Access Server Side Includes Hotlink Protection Override .htaccess Support Log Files Site Statistics Customizable Error Pages Custom Cronjobs Spam Assassin Protection E-mail Autoresponder CGI/Databases MySQL Databases PostgreSQL Databases CGI-BIN CGI Library PHP 5 Support for Custom PHP.INI Files Perl 5 Python Ruby/Ruby on Rails MySQL 5 Database Server PostgreSQL Database Server Javascript Support DHTML Support Flash Support Shockwave Support SimpleScripts 1-Click Script Installs

Free Website Scripts Message Forum (PHPBB and More) Form-mail Scripts Social Networking Scripts Blog Support (WordPress, b2evolution, ...) Mailing Lists Image Galleries (Coppermine and more) Poll and Survey Software Moodle Tikiwiki Drupal Joomla Project Management Scripts Help Center/Support Ticket Scripts E-Commerce Features SSL Secure Server OS Commerce Shopping Cart Agora Shopping Cart Cube Cart Shopping Cart Zen Cart Shopping Cart Free Generated Certificate Password Protected Directories OpenPGP/GPG Encryption Multimedia Features Streaming Video Support Streaming Audio Support Real Audio and Video Support MIDI File Support Add Custom MIME Types World Class Technology Dual Quad Processor Performance Server UPS Power Backup Diesel Generator Backup Power Linux Operating System Customized Apache Web Server 24/7 Network Monitoring Courtesy Site Backups Multiple 10 Gigabit Ethernet Connections

Hostmonster Money Back Guarantee / Cancellation Policy

You can cancel your agreement with HostMonster via email, phone or online chat, although you need to confirm that your files, emails and databases are all backed up and verify that you own the account/domain. You can cancel within 3 days of opening your agreement and receive a full refund with the exception of any additional packages including SSL, backup, SEO, SiteLock, domain names and domain privacy. If you cancel between 3 and 30 days after your agreement, you will be charged for any free domain names as well as and Postini or Dedicated IP fees.

Hostmonster Security and Reliability

Ecommerce features supported by Hostmonster include an SSL secure server for safe transactions, various options in shopping cart including OS Commerce and Zen, a free generation security certificate for your website, and password protected directories so that your customers can shop without fear.

Hostmonster upholds the standard industry 99.9% uptime guarantee and backs it up with dual quad processor performance servers and UPS power backups, as well as diesel generator backup power. They also have a customized Apache web server and 24/7 network monitoring, and offer courtesy backups to all customers. You can always be assured of the best performance with Hostmonster’s multiple 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections.

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