A Review of Web Hosting Services by Site5

Site5 has been in the web-hosting sector for more than 7 years now. The company is based in California and it is privately owned. The company has also held distributorship of cPanel and it has been making profits for the last six years. The company has great experience and it charges very affordable prices. This makes it one of the most affordable hosting companies.

Site5 provides you all the features that you would require to put your website in place. For the people who are moving to Site5 hosting service, there is a nifty solution which automatically moves your website to their server. Instead of the usual 30-day guarantee, this company provides you a special 60-day guarantee.

All in all it is a good option for anyone who wants a reliable hoisting service that comes with enough features and does not cost a bomb.

Price Value:
Site5 hosting services come with some of the best features in the market. In the beginner level plan you get 3GB web space and 50 GB bandwidth. This plan is charged at just $6.95 a month. The company provides you NetAdmin4 control panel. Site5 develops it for its internal usage. Using this control panel, you can access many aspects of your website. Then there is my.Site5 account management system. There is no restriction on the number of domain pointer, none of parked domains either. You can have as many SQL databases you want.

There is no restriction on the number of POP mail accounts. Spam Assassin is installed to make sure that your mailboxes do not get choked with spam. Further security is maintained using anti virus systems. You can download and peruse the logs.

Additional features can be added to your site. You can use Microsoft FrontPage extensions, bulleting boards and chat rooms. There is a shopping cart system for the people who want to sell thongs from their website. More functionality is available through Ruby on Rails. There is no setup fee involved. As told earlier, 30-day guarantee doubles to 60 days incase you transfer your site from any other hosting company.

Reliability:
Reliability would never be a problem with Site5. The company uses Pentium 4 and Dual Xeon processors. They run at clock speed of 2.8 Ghz. The L2 cache is 1MB and advanced technologies like Hyper Threading are also in place. Multiple levels of redundancy mean that your site would not suffer extended periods of downtime. Connectivity is provided by a SONET ring, which has multiple entry and exit nodes. A number of peering centers and transit points are directly connected to the hosting facility through fiber optic lines.

Site5 has its own monitoring system, which keeps an eye on the entire incoming and outgoing connections from the data center. The system can trigger alarms in case a server goes offline; there is any flapping, error in circuits. Alerts are also triggered in case the threshold goes up the packet per second rate. Other then this there is filtering for worms and viruses and a matrix of Intrusion Detection Systems are in place.

Control Panel:
As told earlier, you get NetAdmin 4. It is an internally developed control panel. The solution is among some of the best control panel solutions ever to have been developed. There is no dearth of functionality. It is possible to manage your hosting account, your website, the email accounts, domain names, databases of your site. Fantastico De-Luxe script installer is also included.

Customer Support:
Customer support is another great aspect of Site5. The support is fast and effective. Support options include FAQ, online knowledgebase, email-based support, live chat, discussion forum and a toll free phone number.

Site5 Hosting Plans
Linux/Unix Hosting Plans
Horsepower Plan: 3 GB disk space, 50 GB bandwidth for $6.95/month (1-year term)
MultiSite Express Plan: 6 GB disk space, 75 GB bandwidth for $117/year (1- and 2-year terms only)
MultiSite Unlimited Plan: 12 GB disk space, 150 GB bandwidth for $16.95/month (1-year term)

Reseller Hosting Plans
RS-X Special: 4 GB disk space, 60 GB bandwidth for $19.95/month (Annual)
RS-20: 2 GB disk space, 30 GB bandwidth for $17.99/month (Annual)
RS-30: 3 GB disk space, 70 GB bandwidth for $25.99/month (Annual)
RS-50: 5 GB disk space, 100 GB bandwidth for $32.99/month (Annual)
RS-130: 13 GB disk space, 125 GB bandwidth for $44.99/month (Annual)
RS-200: 20 GB disk space, 150 GB bandwidth for $69.99/month (Annual)
RS-300: 30 GB disk space, 250 GB bandwidth for $89.99/month (Annual)