Hosting solutions – survey results
June 10th, 2008 - Posted by: vanessaIn searching for a hosting solution, we were surprised by the lack of trustworthy information online to help people decide between them. We set up a quick survey and are posting the results here. There were 27 usable responses (the rest were missing too much information to use). So the results are far from statistically significant, but hopefully they’re useful to others in the same situation. It’s available as a Google Spreadsheet here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pmbNeL2NbqdCUSddkHmCAbw.
Here’s some snapshots — the document itself is a bit overwhelming to look at.
The following hosting services received “excellent” ratings for uptime, speed, and customer service:
- Alticon (2 ratings)
- Bob
- Contegix
- Edgeweb Hosting
- ExchangeGuru (2 ratings)
- Grassroots Enterprise
- SoftLayer
- Verizon Business FIOS
The following hosting services received a mix of “excellent” and “good” ratings for uptime, speed, and customer service:
- ActiveHost
- Amazon (EC2+S3)
- Aplus
- VPSlink
- Web Hosting Solutions
June 11th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Vanessa,
You have stumbled upon the question to which there is no one answer: which webhost do I go with? The “best” can change every day, for minor reasons or no reason at all. The online directories are either outdated, or tainted because of referral fees offered by some providers. Tech listserves usually dedicate a good amount of time every week to arguing about this!
Right now, slicehost is the top among new startups
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:28 am
Picking a hosting is difficult matter as hosting is vital part of site/blog. Good content is nothing without good hosting. This survey result is useful at this stage.