Hostmonster Review

Hostmonster is one of the best rated shared web host by almost all reviews. Still hostmonster is one of the less reviewed web hosts around. Comparing with other popular known hosts like startlogic, godaddy etc, we come across hostmonster reviews at a lesser frequency. But one interesting aspect is that, almost all hostmonster reviews rate them pretty high. This is quite natural, considering their price and all the features offered.

Hostmonster is owned by the same management as the other well known host Bluehost. If we compare both, they offer almost similar packages with similar price. The major diference between the two is that hostmonster offer unlimited domains and their price is slightly cheaper than bluehost. Now I guess I need not tell you which one I recommend :) Still if you are interested, here we have a brief comparison of hostmonster and other top shared web hosts like bluehost, godaddy, hostgator, startlogic etc.

Hostmonster Reliability

Hostmonster offers 99.9% Uptime Guarantee, which is the industry standard. There has been very few reports of downtime, due to their high quality infrastructure. Hostmonster has a good reputation as a reliable host.

They host exclusively on latest Quad Opteron Servers, with the backup of UPS and generators. All their servers are also on 24x7 monitoring. Another reason for the high uptime and fast connectivity is OC-48 backbone connection used for all the servers.
Rating: 9/10

Hostmonster Features Review

Hostmonster offer one of the most flexible shared hosting packages available. They provide the best control panel in the industry, cPanel. This also comes with Fantastico script installer.

Other features offered by hostmonster include UNLIMITED DOMAINS, free Domain Name, SSH Access, 100 MySQL Databases, unlimited subdomains, Ruby on Rails support(Ruby on Wheels), Custom PHP.INI files etc. If you have a number of sites, you may find the unlimited domains feature very useful. Overall, we have no hesitation in giving them full marks for the features. We just can not ask for anything more!
Rating: 10/10

Hostmonster Price

Okay, now what about the price? The answer is - it is very much reasonable. Hostmonster offer only one plan which costs $6.95 per month if you opt for a 12 month plan or a low $5.95 per month if you sign up for a two year contract. You can also get a special price of $4.95 for a two year contract if you click through this link. This is among the cheapest in the industry, for the kind of space and bandwidth they offer. Please note that they charge a setup fee, if you opt for a short term contract.
Rating: 9/10

Overall, our review rates hostmonster pretty high and would not hesitate to recommend to anyone. They are also known for fast and reliable 24x7 technical support. Hostmonster is suitable for business websites as well as personal/hobby websites alike. We have heard an occassional complaint here and there, but that is far less frequent than most shared web hosts. Without a question, one of the best shared host in the industry.