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| 772HOST | ArmorVPS™ | asmallorange.com | GigaTux | GoDaddy.com | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web host's logo | |||||
| Base package | 4.95 | $18/month | $4/month | 12.49/month | $5/month |
| Linux/Windows | Linux | Linux | Linux | Linux | Both Linux and Windows |
| Control Panels | cPANEL | cPanel, ISPmanager | cPanel, WHM | DTC | Custom |
| Domain features | Addon Domains Sub Domains | Domain registration, Domain transfer,Domain privacy, Addon domains, Parked domains, Subdomains | Any | Domain registration, transfer, DNS Management, Unlimited addon domains, 25 subdomains, | |
| Email features | Unlimited Email Webmail | Unlimited POP3/IMAP Mail Accounts, Unlimited Mailing Lists, Unlimited Email Forwarders, POP3, IMAP, and web-based email access | Any | 100 addresses, 100 MB Email storage, Webmail, Light Webmail for PDA, Forwarding, Auto-Responder, Catch-All Email Address, Virus protection, Email privacy & protection with 256-Bit Encryption | |
| SSL | Yes | Shared SSL | It's your VPS, do what you like with it | $50/year | |
| Supported languages | English | English | PHP 5.2, Ruby on Rails 2.3, Perl 5.8, Python 2.4 | Any | Frontpage Server Ext., Server Side Includes (SSI), ASP, ASP.NET v4, ASP.NET AJAX, PHP5, MVC2, ColdFusion |
| Advertising credits | none | N/A | $200 AdWords, Fotolia 10 photo credits | ||
| Databases | 8 | Unlimited Databases | MySQL 5.0 | Unlimited | MySQL, MS Access, SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| Datacenter location | USA, Netherlands | Amsterdam, London, Tokyo, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Chicago | Atlanta, USA | London, Chicago, San Jose and Frankfurt | Asia |
| Dedicated IP | No | yes, $2/month | Yes, multiple | no | |
| Cloud hosting | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Dedicated servers | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| VPS hosting | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FTP | Unlimited | Unlimited FTP Accounts | unlimited | Unlimited | 50 users, FTP over SSL |
| Hosting affiliates | No | yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mailing lists | Unlimited | Unlimited Mailing Lists | unlimited | Unlimited | none |
| PCi compliance | Yes | We use SSL and a variety of security techniques to protect orders and customer information. | yes, for business hosting only | N/A | no |
| Reseller access | Yes | Yes | yes, $5/month | Unlimited | no |
| Sitebuilder | None | no | None | none | |
| Search Engine Submission | no | No | |||
| Customer support options | email, live chat | Email, phone, and live chat! | Email, live chat | Phone, email | Email, live chat |
| Money back guarantee | 30 | No | 30 days | 14 days money back guarantee | |
| Other services/Features | Easy upgrades, full root access, variety of pre-configured OS setups, widespread datacenters, excellent uptime and network speeds, real cloud hosting, one-click OS reboot, SSH access. | File hosting, Web design and Software development | Xen VPS packages Any Linux distribution 256MB RAM 5GB storage 50GB data transfer | Loads of addon scripts, a proprietary technology called 4GH Web Hosting. Some separately provided services are: Email hosting, Search Engine services, Reseller services, E-commerce, Merchant accounts, Domain auctions. | |
| Web host's home page | http://www.772host.com | http://armorvps.com | http://asmallorange.com | http://www.gigatux.com/ | http://www.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting.aspx |
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