Which hosting providers do you recommend these days?

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Hello!

There are tons of hosting providers today but I don't know which is the best

I've heard so many complaints about hosting providers of EIG brand. But all hosting providers that I know are coming from EIG. Here is the list

Endurance International Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hostgator, Bluehost, A Small Orange, Domain.com... are all on that list

The others which are not in that list are now well-known

So which hosting providers do you recommend to use?

Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
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    • Profile picture of the author ulianov
      Originally Posted by vishwa View Post

      I am on Godaddy Managed WordPress Hosting From Past 5 months and Never had a problem with them. Site Loads fast. Customer Support is excellent.
      Godaddy always have discount offer for cheap price but are they really good? I've never bought hosting from them, just domain
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      • Profile picture of the author vishwa
        Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

        Godaddy always have discount offer for cheap price but are they really good? I've never bought hosting from them, just domain
        Yes! In the past few years godaddy only consider as a good domain registrar. But after using them I must confess that they really have improve their hosting platform.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    Arvixe has the best customer service I've found. The lack of CS is what drove me away from both HG and GD.
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    • Profile picture of the author vishwa
      Originally Posted by Brent Stangel View Post

      Arvixe has the best customer service I've found. The lack of CS is what drove me away from both HG and GD.
      Arvixe is also now a Part Of EIG Group.
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      • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
        Originally Posted by vishwa View Post

        Arvixe is also now a Part Of EIG Group.
        They sure kept that secret. That's bad news, but thanks for letting me know.

        Arvixe is the latest addition to that portfolio, and there is a sound reason why you didn't even know Arvand was considering it (I sure didn't know): in order to make Arvixe an appealing sale, it had to retain its customer base. If word had gotten out that EIG was interested in purchasing Arvixe and that Arvand was going to get bought out, the savvier customers would've wisely packed up their bags and left because they were all-too familiar with what happens to a hosting company acquired by EIG.
        http://forum.arvixe.com/smf/open-dis...vixe-now-what/
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        • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
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  • Profile picture of the author Miguelito203
    Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

    Hello!

    There are tons of hosting providers today but I don't know which is the best

    I've heard so many complaints about hosting providers of EIG brand. But all hosting providers that I know are coming from EIG. Here is the list

    Endurance International Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Hostgator, Bluehost, A Small Orange, Domain.com... are all on that list

    The others which are not in that list are now well-known

    So which hosting providers do you recommend to use?

    Thanks
    I've always used HG. It has really good customer service.

    Joey
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    • Profile picture of the author 9AppAve
      If you in the market for a managed VPS I would highly recommend WiredTree
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      • Profile picture of the author ulianov
        Originally Posted by 9AppAve View Post

        If you in the market for a managed VPS I would highly recommend WiredTree
        Right now I just looking for shared or reseller hosting because my blog is still new and small so no need to take VPS.

        Btw I'm also looking for cheap window VPS
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        • Profile picture of the author 1byte
          For the last 3 months or so I've been with A2Hosting. It's not owned by EIG, and they have really fast SSD servers,with lots of features. Customer service was good during setup, although I've not needed tech support for anything after switching my CPanel to them. I notice that A2Hosting is a member of Warrior Forum and regularly posts here. Check them out here: https://www.a2hosting.com/
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    • Profile picture of the author axus_auto
      Originally Posted by Miguelito203 View Post

      I've always used HG. It has really good customer service.

      Joey
      You probably haven't tried their support lately. Takes at least 30mins to 1hr+ nowadays for live chat. Other companies have almost instantaneous live chat.
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      • Profile picture of the author ulianov
        Originally Posted by axus_auto View Post

        You probably haven't tried their support lately. Takes at least 30mins to 1hr+ nowadays for live chat. Other companies have almost instantaneous live chat.
        Do you think it's because of many people are waiting in the line to get their support so It takes time to get your turn?

        Or there is no one waiting in the line but still have to wait for 1 hour?
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        • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
          Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

          Do you think it's because of many people are waiting in the line to get their support so It takes time to get your turn?

          Or there is no one waiting in the line but still have to wait for 1 hour?
          No, it has nothing to do with the number of people - years ago, HostGator was able to provide support without issue. Once they were acquired, the support rapidly declined. This is typically how acquisitions go with EIG - right after they move everything into their own overloaded datacenters. All you have to do is a simple search regarding recent issues with them in the past 3 years to see what's been going on...steadily going down hill.
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          • Profile picture of the author ulianov
            Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post

            No, it has nothing to do with the number of people - years ago, HostGator was able to provide support without issue. Once they were acquired, the support rapidly declined. This is typically how acquisitions go with EIG - right after they move everything into their own overloaded datacenters. All you have to do is a simple search regarding recent issues with them in the past 3 years to see what's been going on...steadily going down hill.
            I don't have any experiences with Hostgator but I did some chat supporting from Bluehost and Fatcow (all from EIG group) and I think they're quite good. Even I bought the smallest package from Fatcow, they still supported me quickly and gently. Btw I don't care much about support, all I care are server speed, uptime guarantee....
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            • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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              It's depressing how these threads fill with recommendations for companies like FatCow, Bluehost and Hostgator, offered by people who haven't yet realised that they've all been taken over by the dreaded EIG conglomerate, whose business model seems to be that of taking over perfectly decent hosting companies with good reputations, relocating them, removing most of their support staff and rapidly turning them all into unreliable customer-service nightmares.

              If anyone wants more up-to-date information, this very recent thread will probably help.


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              • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
                Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

                I don't have any experiences with Hostgator but I did some chat supporting from Bluehost and Fatcow (all from EIG group) and I think they're quite good. Even I bought the smallest package from Fatcow, they still supported me quickly and gently. Btw I don't care much about support, all I care are server speed, uptime guarantee....
                Their datacenters have been offline multiple times, for hours and twice now, for almost an entire day. You must not monitor your sites very closely. However, the site in your signature promotes the very same problems hosts being discussed here, so of course you wouldn't have any problems right?


                Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

                It's depressing how these threads fill with recommendations for companies like FatCow, Bluehost and Hostgator, offered by people who haven't yet realised that they've all been taken over by the dreaded EIG conglomerate, whose business model seems to be that of taking over perfectly decent hosting companies with good reputations, relocating them, removing most of their support staff and rapidly turning them all into customer services nightmares.

                If anyone wants more up-to-date information, this very recent thread will probably help.


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                It's sad however, the affiliates only worried about making their high commissions are still partly to blame. For example, you have people right on this very forum complaining about HostGator scamming them out of commissions. What's the solution? Promote the SAME COMPANY that's scamming them through an alternate method like Commission Junction...where's the logic in that?

                EIG is owned by venture capitalists, and always has been since they couldn't cut it as a host years ago as Bizland. Venture capitalists are worried about one thing, profits & nothing else, hence why every single company gets liquidated once acquired. Unfortunately, the most recent acquisition of Arvixe will be short lived, it's only a matter of time.
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                • Profile picture of the author ulianov
                  Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post

                  Their datacenters have been offline multiple times, for hours and twice now, for almost an entire day. You must not monitor your sites very closely. However, the site in your signature promotes the very same problems hosts being discussed here, so of course you wouldn't have any problems right?
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                  Actually I have 2 Amazon niche sites hosted on Bluehost and I don't see any problems till now. Maybe I don't monitor all day long. So which brand do you recommend me? I don't know much in hosting industry. Please give me some names

                  Thanks

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                  Okay so I just have a quick look at those posts you recommend me and I've found theses companies below seem good

                  1. Site5
                  2. Siteground
                  3. CrocWeb
                  4. LiquidWeb
                  5. Dreamhost

                  Are those above good?
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                  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
                    Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

                    Actually I have 2 Amazon niche sites hosted on Bluehost and I don't see any problems till now. Maybe I don't monitor all day long. So which brand do you recommend me? I don't know much in hosting industry. Please give me some names

                    Thanks

                    Edited:

                    Okay so I just have a quick look at those posts you recommend me and I've found theses companies below seem good

                    1. Site5
                    2. Siteground
                    3. CrocWeb
                    4. LiquidWeb
                    5. Dreamhost

                    Are those above good?
                    I'd go as far as recommending StableHost & Namecheap over those, even as direct competitors.
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                    • Profile picture of the author ulianov
                      Originally Posted by Kingfish85 View Post

                      I'd go as far as recommending StableHost & Namecheap over those, even as direct competitors.
                      Namecheap is very well-known company on domain industry. Is it good for hosting industry?
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                  • Profile picture of the author 1byte
                    Originally Posted by ulianov View Post


                    Okay so I just have a quick look at those posts you recommend me and I've found theses companies below seem good

                    1. Site5
                    2. Siteground
                    3. CrocWeb
                    4. LiquidWeb
                    5. Dreamhost

                    Are those above good?
                    You must have missed my recommendation in post #12. I highly recommend A2 Hosting, which you can find here: https://www.a2hosting.com/

                    Good luck in your search.
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        • Profile picture of the author axus_auto
          Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

          Do you think it's because of many people are waiting in the line to get their support so It takes time to get your turn?

          Or there is no one waiting in the line but still have to wait for 1 hour?
          I personally think that they're recently having so much problems that the number of people asking for support has overwhelmed their support team. My recommendations now are NameCheap and WebHostingBuzz. Both have reasonable prices and very good support.
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  • Profile picture of the author cloudstrife
    I have always used Hostgator. Have never had any issues with them at all. Depends on the level of traffic you will be receiving, that may necessitate you using dedicated hosting etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author NSA
    For VPS i can recommend digital ocean.

    All VPS there come with fast SSD and you can choose data center locations.

    Also you can install nginx, ruby on rails, node.js and all the good stuff, starting from $5 a month!
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  • Profile picture of the author ninosem
    Three years ago I was satisfied with host-gator. lately I I also start to test new hosting providers....

    My top providers are:

    - Liquid Web
    - Site5
    - DreamHost
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    • Profile picture of the author Sangfroid
      I would stay away from Host Gator.

      I recommend Liquid Web.

      Be Well
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    I like godaddy and i web personally
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  • Profile picture of the author zdebx
    Been using Hostgator for 2+ years now...Good pricing and decent packages.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucian Lada
    I'm currently using www.byethost.com and am very happy with the customer support and website loading time. (Plus, it's not expensive, either.)
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  • Profile picture of the author eac113
    Personally I use Godaddy for the whole enchilada (domain and hosting) it might not be the rock bottom on price but they are competitive enough for me and I can talk to a real person anytime I call. I screwed the pooch on one of my hosting setups yesterday evening (Christmas Eve) and sure enough I got right through to a techie and they had me back up and going. To me that is worth paying a buck or two more....
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  • Profile picture of the author seeqer
    I use www.a2hosting.com

    Customer support is great. Service is great. It is fast. They have backups that allow you to rewind up to 30 days which is pratical if a hacking occur or if I mess things up. The backup is free.

    It is the hosting I recommend to my clients.

    The company also come here to answer questions from time to time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andre Slater
    I use hostgator. They are pretty good...

    I would say any hosting that has 24hr customer service that you can call and talk to someone.

    Especially if your not a techie...
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  • Profile picture of the author ulianov
    Okay so I still see a lot of people here and around are using hosting from Godaddy or EIG without any complaints. Maybe they are just personal blog and they do not have high expectation about their hosting quality. Or they are just looking for a cheap hosting provider to test their project so they might find them useful.

    As I'm using Bluehost for my small Amazon niche site. It has very less traffic. Here is my website uptime stats (checked from uptimerobot.com)



    But it all depend on your needs. For more information just go to webhostingtalk
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  • Profile picture of the author AleksanderSuave
    I can tell you which one certainly not to use.

    1and1, TERRIBLE support. It used to take ages to get issues fixed. wouldnt recommend my enemies.

    heres something worth noting though.

    I bought my domain name from godaddy. I bought my hosting from hostgator.

    godaddy called me personally to thank me for my business and make recommendations, the guy spent a good 45 mins on the phone with me, discussing what others do in the IM niche. I was thoroughly impressed.

    I have used hostgator support once, and it took about 10 minutes of waiting to get to the chat. godaddy hosting is not there yet on the same parallel as HostGator, but they are working towards it, and as a sales professional myself, I really respected the phone call, it was a welcome addition in the normal noise of emails and chats, and the guy was not pushing anything either.. I was IMPRESSED.
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    • Profile picture of the author ulianov
      Originally Posted by AleksanderSuave View Post

      I can tell you which one certainly not to use.

      1and1, TERRIBLE support. It used to take ages to get issues fixed. wouldnt recommend my enemies.

      heres something worth noting though.

      I bought my domain name from godaddy. I bought my hosting from hostgator.

      godaddy called me personally to thank me for my business and make recommendations, the guy spent a good 45 mins on the phone with me, discussing what others do in the IM niche. I was thoroughly impressed.

      I have used hostgator support once, and it took about 10 minutes of waiting to get to the chat. godaddy hosting is not there yet on the same parallel as HostGator, but they are working towards it, and as a sales professional myself, I really respected the phone call, it was a welcome addition in the normal noise of emails and chats, and the guy was not pushing anything either.. I was IMPRESSED.
      I think Godaddy is only good for domain. I'm not sure about their hosting but I don't rely much on hosting from big domain providers. Some years ago I used Hostmonster (now they are owned by EIG, not sure about at that time) and it's quite good for me too
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  • Profile picture of the author markiz
    Just go to Web Hosting Talk - The largest, most influential web hosting community on the Internet
    In Advertising Forums section select Web Hosting Offers. Then select "Offers" section you are after. Find a good deal and investigate a company offering it. I always do this way and have never looked back. Hosting company doesn't need to be big, it just need to be good.
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    Traffic Planet Hosting for me. Is ultra fast!
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    • Profile picture of the author Sangfroid
      Originally Posted by joeho View Post

      Traffic Planet Hosting for me. Is ultra fast!

      I have 8 of my sites with them. They have been good so far.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamescanz
    Bluehost all the way ...

    Really like their customer support, it's been very helpful
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  • Profile picture of the author Corey Taylor
    Originally Posted by ulianov View Post

    Hello!

    There are tons of hosting providers today but I don't know which is the best

    I've heard so many complaints about hosting providers of EIG brand. But all hosting providers that I know are coming from EIG. Here is the list

    Endurance International Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Hostgator, Bluehost, A Small Orange, Domain.com... are all on that list

    The others which are not in that list are now well-known

    So which hosting providers do you recommend to use?

    Thanks
    I've been using hostgator for hosting and namecheap for domains for 4+ years.
    I had one problem with hostgator, sent an email, problem solved.

    So far no problems with this combo of mine.
    Hope this helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author F360
    I've used a fair few, including most of the well known names such as Godaddy, Hostgtor, and Bluehost. I've still got sites hosted on each, but now any new sites I make go straight into the Bluehost account. They're admin area is awesome, plus a free domain for a year, and unlimited domains per account is ideal for those who own, or plan on owning, many sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author greenowl123
    I have been using HawkHost since 2011 and am very pleased with their service.

    I was using HostGator up until 2011... before they went rotten.


    P.S. - HostGator sucks !
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    • Profile picture of the author ulianov
      Originally Posted by Karol Tworek View Post

      I am newbie on this forum and still looing for a good hosting. There are so many opinions that i do not know what to choose. For now i am looking for a hosting for 3-5 niche sites with easy cpanel and wordpress use. Those sites will be targeted worldwide. I was thinking about about hostgator or bluehost but still no clue which should i buy. ;/
      You could try Dreamhost, site5. Bluehost is a good choice too according to me but many people wouldn't recommend them
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  • Profile picture of the author Venkat001
    I've heard that Digital Ocean works good and has no much issues when compared to other hostings.
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  • Profile picture of the author Phil Wilkinson
    If your budget is not an issue, get a dedicated server. You can easily research which is the best for the money, and you can ask any of the more successful marketers you may have access to through Facebook or Skype groups, etc.
    Once you have a dedicated server, you can virtually forget about hosting problems.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nikhil V Nair
    Hi,

    I'm using hostgator for the past 5 years. Very happy
    with their service. Don't have any experience with
    any other company.
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  • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
    I using siteground.
    Live support is there always .
    this is the pro side...they will give support instantly.
    If live support cannot managed to fix ...they will refer to advance support where they handle more difficult issues....
    Reply will be around 10 mins at most.

    This is what I like as the support is there and always there..
    I do know some host ..the support have to wait dam long...to get reply , fix..which I don't like.

    con side...slightly expensive...well perhaps due to their support ....maybe that why.


    overall the site is running ok.
    rarely down...from their side..
    If got..only few mins and is up again.

    I remember some bros here also using siteground.
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    • Profile picture of the author GlenH
      Host Dime beats anything hands down for service and reliability
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    • Profile picture of the author RichBeck
      Originally Posted by Devilfish168 View Post

      I using siteground.
      Live support is there always .
      this is the pro side...they will give support instantly.
      If live support cannot managed to fix ...they will refer to advance support where they handle more difficult issues....
      Reply will be around 10 mins at most.

      This is what I like as the support is there and always there..
      I do know some host ..the support have to wait dam long...to get reply , fix..which I don't like.

      con side...slightly expensive...well perhaps due to their support ....maybe that why.


      overall the site is running ok.
      rarely down...from their side..
      If got..only few mins and is up again.

      I remember some bros here also using siteground.
      I moved to SiteGround recently for my WordPress hosting.... What I like is they do many things to keep your account secure that other hosts overlook.... without making it hard to use.... This is great for newbies... It keeps them from shooting themselves in the foot...

      Some hosting companies do things that are real "head scratchers" like allowing account logins without SSL and sending passwords in emails.

      SiteGround is not that expensive... They have a $3.95 per month limited time offer right now... Once that is over, it will be $9.95 per month.
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  • Profile picture of the author arindamb
    Whatever you do stay away from Hostgator. However, from what heard they just finished some Christmas shopping to give customers a "better" experience. I'll hang on to them for a few more months to see if they really are interested in keeping their customers....after that maybe I'll go for Arvixie.
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  • Profile picture of the author jdownloads
    Very interesting. I've been with Hostgator a very long time, never any issues. I haven't really looked at other hosts in a long time either. Maybe it's time to do some research.
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  • Profile picture of the author DevEdge
    I've always been with Hostgator so I recommend them on that basis lol

    I've always been impressed with their uptime and support.
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  • Profile picture of the author Craig B
    Hands down either HawkHost or StableHost. They are both non-EIG hosts, which I don't blame you from wanting to stay away from at all.

    They also have lots of extra features available in their cPanel.
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    • Profile picture of the author ulianov
      Originally Posted by Craig B View Post

      Hands down either HawkHost or StableHost. They are both non-EIG hosts, which I don't blame you from wanting to stay away from at all.

      They also have lots of extra features available in their cPanel.
      That's true. They may not well-known but they are good. Many people are recommending them
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      • Profile picture of the author heavysm
        Sigh...Arvixe is EIG now? It's like when asmallorange or HG was acquired, you knew it would ruin their once good names.

        Doing my own digging I have come up with a few decent hosts:

        Stablehost
        Mddhost
        Hawkhost

        All those are mainly for shared hosting.

        Beyondhosting
        knownhost

        Those two are for anything beyond shared hosting unless you need a super high traffic cloud.

        I would go with beyondhosting, personally. Even though I'm not a customer (yet) they've always been prompt with responses and i have many friends who swear by them. Not a single negative thing heard about them.

        Wiredtree is also a possible option, more for VPS than anything else. You get what you pay for in quality, however, so don't expect the latter three hosts to be sub-$20 options.
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        • Profile picture of the author Sherl
          Originally Posted by heavysm View Post

          Sigh...Arvixe is EIG now? It's like when asmallorange or HG was acquired, you knew it would ruin their once good names.

          Doing my own digging I have come up with a few decent hosts:

          Stablehost
          Mddhost
          Hawkhost

          All those are mainly for shared hosting.

          Beyondhosting
          knownhost

          Those two are for anything beyond shared hosting unless you need a super high traffic cloud.

          I would go with beyondhosting, personally. Even though I'm not a customer (yet) they've always been prompt with responses and i have many friends who swear by them. Not a single negative thing heard about them.

          Wiredtree is also a possible option, more for VPS than anything else. You get what you pay for in quality, however, so don't expect the latter three hosts to be sub-$20 options.
          @heavysm How good StableHost is? Reading lot of negatives lately. How superior are they when compared to CrocWeb.
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  • Profile picture of the author tobiascharles
    Hostgator although the length of time to wait for support agents has increased.
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  • Profile picture of the author KumaNinja
    I have been using HostGator for a year now. I have an image based blog/website. I've only experience 1 downtime while I was with them, I contacted them and they said it will be down for just an hour. Fortunately the website was still surf-able but it had a warning at the top of the page saying that the webpage was loaded from latest stored cache or somethin. But you can still see all the past post entries except the ones posted on that day. When the downtime ended everything was back to normal.
    Other than that, I am still pretty happy with the service. They migrated my website for me from godaddy to gatorhost with no extra charge. (from shared to dedicated) And had no dramas.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brandboyz
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    I recommend Godaddy and Bigrock.
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    • Profile picture of the author ulianov
      Originally Posted by Brandboyz View Post

      I recommend Godaddy and Bigrock.
      Is BigRock only for Indian user? I can't understand their currency
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    • Profile picture of the author micksss
      Originally Posted by alexnob View Post

      I recommend:
      1. A2 hosting
      2. Stable Host
      Both excellent recommendations! I use both companies myself. I'm slightly happier with A2.
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  • Profile picture of the author magiclouie
    One of my clients is using WPEngine hosting and it's super fast. I am impressed.
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  • Profile picture of the author talking
    I'd recommend you use a VPS from A2hosting.com and QHoster.com.
    They have stable servers which are supported well and their uptime is high.
    Tech staff is active for 24 hours.
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  • Profile picture of the author TymBolla
    Why do you recommend Arvixie over Hostgator? I think hostgator is a pretty good deal.
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  • Profile picture of the author creed1994
    Pretty happy with Hostgator for the last 3-4 years. I've heard Kimsufi is cheap if you want a dedi and you're of the DIY types.
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  • Profile picture of the author jrod11
    Im a big fan of nexcess. Its a little more expensive than some of the others, but in my opinion you get what you pay for. I switched one of my client sites over and their load time was cut in half.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeTX
    I use servinio.com
    Not very known, but I can't say one bad word about them. I wish I could say the same about hostgator and bluehost.
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  • Profile picture of the author alan01
    For me HostGator is best and I am using them since 2007/08 and I have so far no problems with them. They are best and provide so many features which you might not find with others.

    Also their customer service always available online so you can get instant help rather then waiting for few hours which I really like.
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnny33
    It depends on what you're looking for. For Magento, WordPress, and shared hosting I would recommend Nexcess. For VPS, I would recommend Future Hosting. For an AWS alternative, I would recommend Atlantic.net. I would avoid EIG owned companies, mostly because I feel like boutique hosting providers who have been around a while offer a better level of service and support.
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  • Profile picture of the author rr1455
    Hi,
    Looks like everyone like what they have. Same here: Dedicated Hosting and Web Hosting in Colorado I like it also.
    Apibestinclass.com | My WordPress Blog get over 300,000 hits a day, all video and they make it possible for the web site to be up 100% of the time. My service person is Kevin. Not many places will assign you a person to help you, then the person is really honest about your needs.
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  • Profile picture of the author manojbhardwaj
    For Windows Hosting, I would prefer IX web hosting. Except for windows Hosting, they also offers shared hosting and cloud hosting.
    I have lined up some of their advantages:
    Generous dedicated IP offers – Dedicated IP is a big advantage for many! Mind It!
    Affordable (Great price in relation to features).
    Excellent customer service.
    Reliable server – 99.9% up-time guarantee.
    Honest business practice.
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