Hostway UK is part of the Hostway Corporation, a company established in 1996 and now one of the five largest hosting companies in the world. Specializing in shared web hosting, dedicated server management and domain name registration, Hostway UK has grown to one of the leading web hosting providers in the United Kingdom.
With experience in the hosting industry of 9 years, they have amassed a customer base of over 350,000 clients worldwide. Hostway UK offers services in Linux, Windows and Cold-Fusion hosting, with exceptional features included in each package.
Price Value
8/10
Performance
8.5 / 10
Reliability
9 / 10
Customer Support
8 / 10
Control Panel
9/ 10
User Feedback
8 / 10
Overall Grade: 83%
Price Value
Hostway UK offers its customers some of the best packages available in the UK, with plans starting as low as £4.95/month for 150MB of webspace, and a transfer rate of 3GB/month Features included in every package include at least 30 email accounts, their CleanMail program that offers the perfect solution to spam and viruses by classifying them to save you time, and also systematically stopping viruses before they hit your inbox. They also offer a 30-day money back guarantee, which is more than enough time to figure out of Hostway UK is the right web hosting provider for you..
Reliability
Hostway UK employs state-of-the-art Data Centres located in Europe, North America and Asia, equipped with fully redundant and diverse connections to the Internet Backbone through multiple OC-3s and GigE connections to each of their international locations. They have an HVAC system in place that provides constant climate control with back-up systems on stand-by. Power is routed through UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supplies) for protection against power failures and interruptions. They also make sure that their servers are monitored using their dedicated systems and network engineering teams who work together to ensure smooth and stable 24x7 operations.
Control Panel
Hostway UK employs their own control panel called SiteControl. This interface is easy to use, and even the most novice users can get the hang of in a matter of minutes. The control panel allows you to check your account status, manage your email, add to and upgrade your plan, and build and add features to your website.
Customer Support
Hostway UK provides its customers with exceptional client support which is included in all of their packages. With even their most basic package, you can contact their technical support team 24/7 through email and phone support with any problem that may arise. Hostway UK has not experienced any problems with responsiveness or effectiveness in this area, which is unusual for a company of this size. We have heard of no complaints with their customer support, so everything looks to be in order with Hostway UK.
StartLogic's budget package has one of the lowest prices around for the value. For $4.95 you get 300 GB disk space and 3000 GB bandwidth for not 1 but 10 domains. Free bonuses like $50 Google AdWords credit and $50 Yahoo! Search Marketing credit pump up the value even more.
This basic package (and all subsequent packages) come feature-packed. You'll get unlimited email accounts, a choice of secure shopping carts (including PayPal's), Frontpage extensions, browser-based email and a web hosting control panel, plus log files, site stats, and MySQL, PHP, PerlScripts and CGI-BIN support.
Your account comes with free multimedia features included, like real audio and video, streaming audio, Macromedia Shockwave, MIDI File Support and MIME types. You'll get a complete FTP manager with backup and password protection, a website builder loaded with templates, plus a publisher and a logo and slogan editor. You'll get unlimited POP3 emails, forwards and autoresponders.
The promotional tools that come with StartLogic's hosting packages are among its greatest features. Get a 500+ page marketing manual, a search engine positioner and submitter, Meta Tags and Keywords Generators, a Link Checker, and $50 matching credit for advertising. In a way, it seems like StartLogic gives you everything but the computer.
Reliability
StartLogic has a no-questions-asked 30 day money back guarantee and stands behind a solid 99.9% uptime guarantee all the time. Their Los Angeles-based datacenter is a custom-designed facility that uses redundant optical fiber connections and multiple internet backbone providers.
Careful attention was paid to environmental controls, with HVAC temperature control systems, raised floors, redundant power, UPS backup and power conditioning systems and generators. They use state of the art video surveillance, motion sensors, biometric access controls, security breach alarms, and smoke detection and fire suppression methods.
Control Panel
Users will enjoy StartLogic's easy to use VDECK 2.0 control panel that, with large icon-based buttons, gives you versatility and control over all aspects of your account, from administrative to creative. All from its one crisp, clean, and powerful interface you can build, publish, and market your websites, set up shopping carts, install scripts, and manage your email account. Help information on all VDECK features are accessible directly from the control panel itself.
Customer Support
StartLogic has live web chat support, which is our hands-down favorite way to get help. Choose from 24/7 x 365 award-winning live chat, toll-free telephone, and email tech support. They run a comprehensive Support Center with a troubleshooting tour, an email query ticket system, a Getting Started guide, a Community Forum, an Announcement Board, and a categorized and searchable Knowledgebase/FAQ. They also run a convenient Additional Services page from where you can change your account domain name, add sub domain names, order SSL certificates, add disk space, databases and/or bandwidth, park domains and otherwise manage your account.
Hosting Plans
Linux/UNIX Hosting Plans
Prologic: 300 GB disk space, 3000 GB bandwidth @ $4.95/month (up to 10 domains) Virtual Server: 20000 MB disk space, 1 TB bandwidth @ $29.95/month (multi-domain hosting) Dedicated Server: 40000 MB disk space, 500 GB bandwidth @ $99.00/month
Windows Hosting Plan Windows Hosting: 2000 MB disk space, 60 GB bandwidth, ASP, .net CGI-BIN Support, ACCESS database @ $8.95/month
