iPage vs HostMonster Hosting

iPage Review : iPage vs HostMonster Hosting

Some basic info about HostMonster

According to its official website, HostMonster claims that the company has been providing hosting solutions since 1996 (though a quick check on WhoIS shows that the domain name is only created on December 2006). Nevertheless, shoppers should be aware that HostMonster is actually managed by the same management of BlueHost and FastDomain.

At time of writing, HostMonster is hosting more than 750,000 domain names.

HostMonster Official Website: http://www.HostMonster.com

Compare iPage and HostMonster Hosting Features

See table below for some quick comparisons between iPage and HostMonster key features.

Key Hosting Features	HostMonster	iPage
General Info & Basic Features »
Establish (WhoIs Record)	Dec 04, 2006	Mac 24, 1995
Pricing	$5.95/mo	$4.50/mo
Data Space	Unlimited	Unlimited
Data Transfer (Bandwidth)	Unlimited	Unlimited
Control Panel	cPanel	vDeck
Green Hosting?	No	Yes
Free Domain	Yes	Yes
Addon Domain	Unlimited	Unlimited
Parked Domain	Unlimited	Unlimited
MySQL Databases	100	Unlimited
PostgreSQL Databases	Yes	No
FTP Accounts	Unlimited	Unlimited
Customer Support Features »
24×7 Live Chat Support	Yes	Yes
24×7 Phone Call Support	Yes	Yes
Ticketing Email System	Yes	Yes
User Based Forum	Yes	No
Email Features»
POP3/IMAP	Unlimited	Unlimited
Auto-Responders	Unlimited	Unlimited
WebMail	Yes	Yes
Spam Filters	Yes	Yes
Advance Virus Check	Yes	Yes
Free Domain	Yes	Yes
Software & Web Apps »
Free Site Builder	Yes	Yes
Frontpage Extension	Yes	Yes
PERL	Yes	Yes
PHP 5	Yes	Yes
Auto-Scripts Installation	Fantastico	Install Central
WordPress	Yes	Yes
Pixel Post	No	Yes
b2 Evolution	Yes	Yes
MODx	Yes	No
Gallery 2	Yes	Yes
Coppermine	Yes	Yes
ZenPhoto	No	Yes
Joomla	Yes	Yes
Drupal	Yes	Yes
Mambo	Yes	Yes
SMF	Yes	Yes
GBook	No	Yes
phpBB	Yes	Yes
Carbonite Online PC Backup	No	Yes
e107	Yes	Yes
eCommerce Features»
Free Online Store	Yes	Yes
Shared SSL	Yes	Yes
osCommerce Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes
CubeCart Shopping Cart	Yes	No
ShopSite Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes
Agora Shopping Cart	Yes	Yes
Zen Shopping Cart	Yes	No
Integrated PayPal	No	Yes
Integrated Google Webmaster Tools	No	Yes
Free Marketing Credits & Addon»
Google Adwords	$50	$50
Yahoo! Sponsored Search	-	$25
FaceBook Advertising	-	$50
MIVA Advertising	-	-
60-Day RatePoint Trials	No	Yes
Free YellowPages.com Listing	No	Yes

Conclusion: iPage or HostMonster?

Given the fact that both HostMonster and iPage is managed by a group of industry veterans, I have no doubt that both web hosts are outstanding and trustworthy. The major differences between HostMonster and iPage are (1) Pricing, (2) Eco-Friendliness, (3) Database Choices, and (4) Free Marketing Credits. In my opinion, iPage is better in term of (1), (2), and (4) as the host’s price is slightly cheaper, 100% powered by wind energy, and offer more free marketing credits. HostMonster, on the other hand, support PostgreSQL database and MySQL database; whereas all you can get with iPage is just MySQL.

So to wrap things up, I would prefer iPage over HostMonster if PostgreSQL is not a must.

For more info, visit these two hosts online at:

» iPage Official Website: http://www.ipage.com
» HostMonster Official Website: http://www.hostmonster.com