Reliable Web Host – Comparison of the Top 3 Web Host

We did a review on more than a dozen of popular web hosts based on the 12 selection factors and found a few of them consistently score well in these areas. You will read about the top 3 cheap reliable web hosts here.

1. HostGator

 HostGator is one of the most popular web hosting companies in the world and has been winning many awards at different web host review sites such as FindMyHost.com Editor's choice Award, WebHostDirectory.com #1 Reseller Hosting Award, WebHost-Guru.com's 2008 Green Host of the Year and many others.

Founded in 2002, it now hosts millions of websites. Take a look at the HostGator’s shared hosting plans.

Hostgator Plans

Name Platform Price Space Bandwidth Domains

Hatchling Linux $6.95 350 GB 3000 GB 1

Baby Linux $9.95 600 GB 6000 GB Unlimited

Swamp Linux $14.95 1000 GB Unlimited Unlimited

HostGator uses cPanel which is one of the best control panels. They do support PHP4 & 5, SSH, Cron jobs, Python, Ruby On Rails etc and provides Fantastico script installer. All packages include POP3 accounts also.

Uptime is 99.9% which sets the industry standard. What we like about the site is the 24/7 customer and technical support. Whenever you need any help, the friendly customer service officer will be there to help you.

2. BlueHost

BlueHost is another top but cheap reliable web host. Similar to HostGator, BlueHost also uses the cPanel. Other features like PHP, Perl, Fantastico, MySQL etc are also included. Take a look at BlueHost’s packages.

BlueHost’s package is very easy to understand. It provides unlimited diskspace and bandwidth. Take a look at the different plans.

3 Months: $9.95/month + $30.00 Setup + Domain ($10.00 if purchased from BlueHost)

6 Months: $8.95/month + $30.00 Setup + Domain ($10.00 if purchased from BlueHost)

12 Months: $7.95/month (no setup fee, free domain included)

24 Months: $6.95/month (no setup fee, free domain included)

The customer support is friendly and professional and we like the way they constantly upgrade their services and software capabilities.

3. IX Web Hosting

IX Web Hosting is one of the oldest web hosts around. In terms of size, it is definitely within the top 10. They now host over 490,000 domains. If you are looking for a budget plan to host a small site, their $4.95/month package is something you might want to consider. Small ecommerce and personal sites can be supported easily by this budget plan. Take a look at their different packages.

Name Platform Price Space Bandwidth Domains

Expert Plan Linux $4.95 Unlimited GB Unlimited GB Unlimited

Business Plus Linux $7.95 Unlimited GB Unlimited GB Unlimited

Business Plus Windows $9.95 Unlimited GB Unlimited GB Unlimited

Unlimited Pro Linux $12.95 Unlimited GB Unlimited GB Unlimited

Unlimited Pro Windows $15.45 Unlimited GB Unlimited GB Unlimited

IX Web Hosting uses H-Sphere control panel. While it is not as common as cPanel, it is also quite easy to understand and use. IX Web Hosting packages offer good value for money but their uptime loses out to the top 2 reliable web hosts we mentioned. In fact, the last time it was tested with a 3rd party service provider, the uptime was only 98.7%.