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Web Hosting Reviews lets you pick a host that's right for you in a jiffy
Hosting Reviews is a neat free service for comparing a myriad of Web hosts. It uses a rich, AJAX-y filtering system with plenty of parameters. The list is dynamically updated as you apply various filter criteria, and it's very easy to narrow down to the exact hosts that offer the features you need.
In their press release, they make a pretty bold claim: "Unlike many hosting comparison sites -- we don't merely recommend the first host that cuts a cheque for $10,000 that month." I have to say that, based on the short spin I gave the site, it seems true. Filtering appears to be both robust and objective, and there are plenty of criteria that you can pick and choose from.
Do you have other sources for trusted Web host reviews with quality filtering? Let me know in the comments, and I might post a follow-up!
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Subscribe to commentsDkingMay 17th 2010 6:13PM
I have fatcow, and I love their service. The only problem I had was that I didn't get enough bandwidth at peeks... but now my site is less popular -__-.... so it is all good. They have best support ever!
Matias KorhonenMay 17th 2010 8:10PM
For anyone serious about their hosting, I definitely recommend getting a VPS (Virtual Private Server). I have my own server with Linode (http://www.linode.com/?r=632bae5e8fd45745396cd410c14d94771105bc6a), and certainly have no hesitation in recommending them.
Linode has snappy and helpful customer service, an active community, and extremely competitive pricing.
mvpMay 17th 2010 10:11PM
I recommend them as well, because its virtual you can do whatever you want. My friend and I ran a game server.
richardMay 18th 2010 3:37AM
awesome, thankyou DLS, been thinking of changing my hosting service for a while now and this is just what I needed!
Richard at Who Is Hosting ThisMay 18th 2010 7:40AM
Thanks for the writeup, Erez.
Our new hosting comparison tool is still in beta - and not in a Gmail-in-beta-for-years way - so I'd love to hear any feedback (good or bad!) from Download Squad users.
Our aim is to build a hosting comparison tool that is genuinely useful, so now is your chance to have your say on what you think sucks about hosting comparison sites.
We respond to all feedback, so now's the chance to have your say, either in the comments here or direct with me via our contact form:
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/contact/
Richard TestaniMay 18th 2010 1:39PM
A very nice tool you have there, I think it would be far better to rate individual services of each host rather than the host completely.
Because shared hosts are generally second-rate accounts, and perform terribly as opposed to dedicated servers. Which could have 2 different reviews.
Richard at Who Is Hosting ThisMay 18th 2010 6:30PM
@Richard Testani - Nice idea about ratings for hosting plans rather than hosts. The challenges are:
1. Encouraging sufficient quality reviews from users. If we start splitting out by hosting types, the numbers are going to be very small
2. Many hosts chop and change their hosting plans regularly.
But I guess we could split reviews by 'type' (eg, shared, dedicated), rather than hosting plan.
Thanks for the suggestion.
munndayMay 18th 2010 8:24AM
One major thing that will put me off using this service is that no where have you disclosed that you make money from anyone who clicks the link to the host and signs up for their service. It seems like the only sites on the list are ones that have an affiliate kickback scheme.
Personally, I think it's quite dishonest and rude to web users...
ToniMay 18th 2010 10:08AM
Full Disclosure page:
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/full-disclosure/
StevenMay 18th 2010 9:28AM
Arbers Hosting are pretty good as well for hosting! Been with them for 5 months without any problems.
www.arbershosting.com
Richard at Who Is Hosting ThisMay 18th 2010 10:15AM
@Munnday - We disclose on our 'about' page that these are affiliate relationships:
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/full-disclosure/
Interested to hear any feedback on how we could better flag that up on the site.
Jash SayaniMay 18th 2010 10:29AM
My 1 year is about to end and my host is giving me a hard time managing the account (updating credit card details!!).
So I am thinking of switching, One.com offers hosting at just 2 bucks a month! Not sure how reliable it is....
Richard at Who Is Hosting ThisMay 18th 2010 11:05AM
@Jash - With most budget hosts, you'll get what you pay for.
I've not used One.com myself, but I believe they still offer a free hosting offer that lets you try them out for free.
In terms of budget hosts (anything under $10/mo), HostGator and DreamHost seem to be pretty much top of the pile.
Of course, you'll find bad reviews of these hosts too - but that's the difference in the service you get paying $10 per month vs paying RackSpace $1000s per year.
Richard at Who Is Hosting ThisMay 18th 2010 11:08AM
@Jash - I've not used One.com, but if I recall they still offer a 'free hosting' trial, so you can test them out without committing long term.
In terms of budget hosting - $10/mo or so - then DreamHost and HostGator are pretty much top of the tree.
Yes, you'll find bad reviews of both, but that's the difference between spending $10/mo at one of these hosts vs. spending $1000s per year at RackSpace.
IngramMay 18th 2010 6:15PM
I have to agree, Hostgator is by faaaaar the best for me. I have about 50 medium sized websites hosted with them and I've never had any issues. They have immediate support via instant chat which is generally great.
The only thing I'd say against them is that they will try and push you towards their paid services (eg for website transfers) but I guess they are a business so no biggy.
They're defo worth a look though http://bit.ly/c4xdej