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 Unix Web Hosting Comparison Chart
| Pricing |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| Monthly Fee |
n/a |
$15.95 |
$21.95 |
$29.95 |
$49.95 |
$79.95 |
| (if paid 1 year in advance) |
$8.95 |
$13.95 |
$19.95 |
$26.95 |
$44.95 |
$71.95 |
| Setup Fee |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$99.95 |
| Disk Space & Traffic |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| Disk Space |
50MB |
300MB |
400MB |
600MB |
1 GB |
1.5 GB |
| Monthly Traffic |
4GB |
20GB |
40GB |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Hits/month |
~400,000 |
~2,000,000 |
~4,000,000 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Domain Name |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| Use your own domain name (e.g. yourname.com) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Free assistance with domain name registration/transfer |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
| Site Management Tools |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| 24x7 FTP access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web-based control panel (SiteControl) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft® FrontPage® extensions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Detailed traffic stats (Analog) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access to raw log file |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hostway's site builder |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| POP3/SMTP Account(s) |
5 |
25 |
60 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
| Web-based email |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Catch-all default account |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email forwarding |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Email aliases |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Email autoresponders |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Mailing list |
n/a |
one |
one |
one |
one |
one |
| Free Software/Scripts |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| Your own CGI-BIN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Perl v5.x, C++, gcc, TCL, Python |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CGIemail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Counter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| FormMail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guestbook |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Message Board |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Security Features |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption |
n/a |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Free secure server URL |
n/a |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Intrusion detection system |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Firewall |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support & Backup |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| 24x7 Support |
Email |
Email |
Toll-free phone and email |
| Daily data backup |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Server Specifications |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| Dual PentiumIII |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RAID SCSI drive system |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Linux (RedHat 7.2 based) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Apache v. 1.3.x |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multimedia |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| RealAudio® |
n/a |
optional |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RealAudio/Video® |
n/a |
optional |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| mSQL v.2.0 |
n/a |
optional |
optional |
optional |
optional |
optional |
| MySQL |
n/a |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PHP |
n/a |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Messaging |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| SiteChat |
n/a |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Billing |
Personal |
Gold |
Gold Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess Diamond |
| Billing Cycle Options (in months) |
12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
| Payment Methods |
Personal check, company check, Amex, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, and Wire Transfer |
| Additional Disk Space |
$5.00 per 5 MB Monthly |
| Additional Data Transfer |
$25.00 per 1000 MB |
| 1 Additional Shell Account 2 |
$2.00 Monthly |
| 2 Additional POP3 Accounts |
$2.00 Monthly |
| 1 Additional FTP Account |
$1.50 Monthly |
| 1 Additional Mailman (mailing list program) |
$15.00 Monthly |
| Increase to 1000 Subscribers for Mailman |
$15.00 Monthly |
| 1 mSQL2 |
$5.00 Monthly |
| 1 MySQL2 |
$9.95 Monthly |
| RealAudio® |
$10.00 Monthly |
| RealAudio/Video® & Windows Media 1 |
$15.00 Monthly |
| CyberCash2 |
$49.95 Setup Charge |
| Domain Alias |
$49.95 /yr |
| Referrer Logs |
$2.00 Monthly |
| SiteChat |
$7.00 Monthly |
| Custom DLL Installation 1 |
$9.95 Setup |
| VeriSign SSL 40-bit Domestic Certificate |
$349/year $50 setup |
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