August 27, 2008

EasyCGI Review

Thinking of going with a Windows Web Host? Here's our Review of EasyCGI Web Hosting:

EasyCGI is a reputable Windows web hosting company with a familiar brand name. Their three shared web hosting plans are all hosted in a Windows 2003 Server hosting environment.

Windows hosting plans are slightly different than Linux plans. The platform is different, so the features and how some things work will vary accordingly. Some of the notable features of the plans offered by EasyCGI include:

ASP.NET
.NET Framework
SmarterStats Web Site Statistics
Custom control panel to manage web site

EasyCGI has a custom hosting control panel. Though the control panel does not work correctly in Firefox, it offers all of the features one would expect in a hosting control panel. Account holders can easily manage their billing and account options as well as the technical aspects of their web site from the control panel. The text orientated control panel has partner offers and addon services mentioned throughout it as well.

The company offers a wide variety of products and services ranging from shared hosting to co-location.

Advanced Shared Hosting Plan - $7.96 / month
Advanced X2 Shared Hosting Plan - $15.96 / month
Advanced X4 Shared Hosting Plan - $21.56 / month
Dedicated Hosting Plan - $43.96 / month
Dedicated X2 Plan - $55.96 / month
Dedicated X4 Plan - $95.96 / month
Domain Registration – starts at $10 / year
Email Only Hosting – starts at $3.96 / month
Web Forwarding – starts at $4.76 / month
Server Co-Location – starts at $79.96 / month
Secure Certificates – starts at $149.95 / year

Generally, the only difference between the plans are with the varied amount of space, bandwidth, email accounts, and databases offered. On dedicated servers, the hardware configuration varies slightly from plan to plan.

EasyCGI offers a slightly confusing reseller program that varies from typical reseller programs. It is based on the number of accounts and you essentially purchase the accounts from EasyCGI. You get a discount based on the number of accounts you have and you have the option to administer all of the accounts.

Windows hosting is hard to find. If you are looking for a reputable company that will answer the phone when you have a problem, EasyCGI is a good choice. They are a solid company that has been around long enough to know what they’re doing.