Choosing A Web Host For Your Wordpress Blog & Other Websites
Here is a comparison chart of some of the top affordable web hosts.
Some standard features are:
- 24/7 Customer Support
- Multimedia Support for Streaming Audio & Video , Flash, etc...
- 1-Click Installation Of Wordpress & numerous other apps such as forums, mailing lists, form generators, shopping carts, & many many more...
- PHP, Ajax, CGI, Perl, Ruby/Ruby On Rails, SSI, SSH, FTP, Front Page Extensions & more...
- Website Builders & Templates
- Many also offer Free Domain Names as noted in the pricing section of this chart
For the purpose of this comparison chart, I have selected plans that have comparable features. Some of these hosts also have cheaper barebones plans, but they probably do not have all the features you would be looking for, such as MySQL databases (which are needed in order to use Wordpress), the ability to host multiple websites, etc... Which just doesn't seem a worthwhile trade off to save $1-$2 a month. But I suppose that is dependant on your needs. Once you have narrowed it down to your top choices, click on the links at the bottom of this page to see their most up-to-date specials & look at any other features that may help you decide which is the best match for you.
| provider | BLUE HOST | HOSTMONSTER | IX WEBHOSTING | IM HOSTED | POWWEB | STARTLOGIC | HOSTGATOR | WEB HOSTING PAD |
| domains | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| sub domains | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| storage | 1500 gb | 1500 gb | unlimited | 2000 gb | 1500 gb | 1500 gb | 600 gb | 1700 gb |
| MySQL Databases | 50 mysql databases | 100 | 100 (5gb quota) | unlimited | 75 | 25 | unlimited | unlimited |
| transfer | 15,000 gb/mo | 15,000 gb/mo | 15,000 gb/mo | 12,000 gb/mo | 15,000 gb/mo | 15,000 gb/mo | 6,000 gb/mo | 17,000 gb/mo |
| 1 month | n/a | n/a | n/a | $9.95/mo + no set up fee | n/a | $6.95/mo + $30 set up fee | $9.95/mo + no set up fee | n/a |
| 3 month | $9.95/mo + $30 set up fee + $10 domain reg. Fee | 8.95/mo + $30 set up + $10 domain reg fee | $11.95 + 30 set up + 2 free domains | $9.25/mo + no set up fee | $7.77/mo + $30 set up fee | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 month | $8.95/mo +$30 set up fee + $10 domain reg fee | 8.95/mo + $30 set up + $10 domain reg fee | $10.95 + $30 set up + 2 free domains for life of account | $8.95/mo + no set up fee | n/a | n/a | $9.95/mo + no set up fee | $7.95/mo + $14.95 setup fee |
| 12 month | $7.95/mo +no set up fee + 1 free domain for life of account | $7.95/mo +no set up fee + 1 free domain for life of account | $8.95/mo + no set up + 2 free domains for life of account | $7.95/mo + no set up fee + 1 free domain +for life of account + 2 Extra Months Free | $5.77/mo for the 1st year (then $7.77)+ no set up fee + free domain for 1 year | $2.95/mo for new transfers -OR- $6.95/mo + no set up fee + free domain | $9.95/mo + no set up fee | $5.95/mo + no set up fee + free domain |
| 24 month | $6.95/mo + no set up fee + 1 free domain for life of account | $6.95/mo + no set up fee + 1 free domain for life of account | $7.95/mo + no set up + 2 free domains for life of account | $6.95/mo + no set up fee + 1 free domain for life of account +4 Extra Months Free | $5.77/mo for the 1st year (then $7.77)+ no set up fee + free domain for 2 year | $5.95/mo + no set up fee + free domain | $8.95/mo + no set up fee | $4.95/mo + no set up fee + free domain |
| shopping cart | Oscommerce, agora cart, cube cart, zen cart | oscommerce, agora cart | cubecart, oscommerce, zen cart | agora cart | agora cart, oscommerce | agora cart, oscommerce | oscommerce, agora cart, zen cart, cube cart | oscommerce |
| email accounts | 2500 | unlimited | 5000 (5gb quota) | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| control panel | cpanel | cpanel | H-sphere | cpanel | vdeck control panel | vdeck control panel | cpanel | cpanel |
| marketing credits | $50 yahoo & $50 google | $50 yahoo & $50 google | $50 microsoft adcenter, $50 miva network, $50 google, $50 yahoo search, up to $100 abcsearch, $25 ingenio pay per call, $25 enhance interactive | $100 overture, $25 enhance interactive, $50 yahoo search, $20 search123, $10 kanoodle, $10 miva | $30 google, $50 yahoo | |||
| other | free domain privacy | 8 dedicated IP addresses, free sitepal talking character for your website ($60 value) | free domain privacy, domains only $6.50/yr |
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