Is HostMonster any good? Read our HostMonster review based on performance, features and prices.

Company overview

HostMonster was formed in 1996, HostMonster had reach 450,000 domain hosting, and soon will hit the 500,000 domain hosting benchmark!

Features

HostMonster offers unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited Domains, Domain Name, Cpanel with Fantastico, Shell Access(SSH), 100 MySQL Databases, unlimited sub domains, Ruby on Rails(Ruby on Wheels), Custom PHP.INI Files, Free Site Promotion, Free e-Commerce, Shopping Cart/Scripts, Free SiteBuilder with Templates, 99.9% Network Uptime Guarantee, Professional Courteous Support, $25 Free Yahoo Credits, $50 Free Google Credits etc.. etc.

I can safely say that HostMonster offers all the features you would expect on a shared Linux hosting. From noobies to advanced webmasters.

Performance

HostMonster host all their hosting accounts on the latest Quad Opteron servers, Since January 2008 till the moment I’m writing this review Hostmonster experienced 1635 outages however Hostmonster uptime was 99.502%.

HostMonster Customer Support has been very reliable. They’ve met every demand I’ve placed on them. With nothing to complain about, this pretty much is all I have to say about their service. For any small to medium business or any personal use, HostMonster meets expectations.

Pricing

HostMonster offers unlimited bandwidth and unlimited space to all accounts, however setup fees and domain registerations aren’t free for all plans. HostMonster offers several plans, they are:

3 months plan:

9.95$ per month
30$ Setup fee
10$ Domain registeration

6 months plan:

9.95$ per month
30$ setup fee
10$ Domain registeration

12 months plan:

5.95$ per month
Free setup
Free Domain registeration

24 months plan:

4.95$ per month
Free Setup
Free Domain Registeration

36 months plan:

4.95$ per month
Free Setup
Free Domain Registeration

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