HostMonster Review

Company Overview

HostMonster is one of the oldest webhosting sites around. It was founded in 1996 and since then they have been providiing excellent personal and business hosting solutions. Their data centers are fully equipped excellent infrastructure and top end servers. Bluehost and HostMonster are owned by the same company which explains the similarity in the features, configuration and pricing.

Hosting Packages

HostMonster only offers a single hosting package. The monthly cost depends on how many months you signed up for with them. The pricing is as follows:

12 months - $6.95
24 months - $5.95
36 months - $5.95

Once you sign up for a plan, domain registration is free and the setup fee is also free. When signing up, you are also given an option for domain privacy which is valued at $4.95 but as of now, it is free for a limited time.

The core features included in all the accounts in hostmonster are:

  • free domain name
  • unlimited disk space
  • host unlimited numbers of domains
  • support for international domains
  • unlimited bandwidth
  • 2500 POP/IMAP email accounts
  • phone and email customer support

Other features also included are:

  • Support for PHP 5, Perl 5, Python, Ruby on Rails, Javascript
  • Free website plugin scripts (i.e. phpBB forums, Joomla, Wiki, Drupal, Coppermine Image Galleries, Guestbooks, Social Networking and etc)
  • E-commerce features (shopping carts, SSL secure servers)
  • Support for streaming audio and video

Customer Testimonials

I have been with Host Monster as a client and as an affiliate for about 2 years now. My experience with them has been five stars from the get go! There service is incredible for the price. The control panel is great and loaded with everything you need, including many popular scripts such as Drupal, Joomla Wordpress ect. Never had an issue with downtime or slow connections speeds.I can't really review the helpdesk cause I have never really used it. I send all my clients that have simple sites to host monster, and I get paid for it! The affiliate program works and i'm proud to be a part of it. I will say if you see a bad review for host monster chances are the site in question is probably script heavy with loads of traffic. If your going to have a large dynamic website, shared hosting is not for you!
- Bobby

I enjoy hosting my websites with Hostmonster. The server's reliable, friendly customer supports, and pricing is affordable. All in all, Hostmonster is recommended.
- Jerry