HostICan Review
"HostICan Rocks! These guys have made my site perform faster, than I've ever seen."
accountingchoices.com, Margret Dodman
Total score: 95%
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Plan Base-Host
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Exclusive Offer
$5.95/Month
24 months plan
Basic Specs & Features
- Diskspace (GB) 200
- Add-on domains 2
- Monthly Transfer (GB) 2500
- Sub Domain 25
- Email Accounts unlim.
Included Features
- Free Domain
- Free Setup
- Private .htaccess
- 50 SQL databases
- Anti-Spam & Anti-Virus
Our Offer
This plan is also available for $5.95/Month if you sign up for a 12 month plan
Advanced features
Control Panel
- cPanel
Databases
- Import & Export Tools
- PHPMyAdmin
- PostgreSQL
Dedicated Server Features
- Dedicated IPs
- Free Reboots
- Processor Cores
- RAID
- Root Access / Full Access
Easy-install Blog Scripts
- b2evolution
- Nucleus
- pMachine
- WordPress
Easy-install CMS
- Drupal
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Joomla
- Mambo
- Mambo
Easy-install Forums
- phpBB
- phpBB
Ecommerce Features
- Agora Shopping Cart-
- CubeCart-
- Ecommerce Scripts
- osCommerce-
- Private SSL-
- Shared SSL--
- SSL
- Zen Cart-
Email Features
- Auto Responders
- Email Forwarders
- IMAP
- POP3
- SMTP-authentication
- Webmail Interface
Photo Gallery
- Coppermine
- Coppermine
Platform
- Linux
Server Side Scripts
- CGI
- PHP
- SSI
Support
- Av
- Av
- Available
- Available
- Available 24 hours
- Email Support
- Phone Support
- Ticket-based Support
- Ticket-based Support
Web Statistics
- Analog
- AWStats
- Error Logs
- Raw Log Manager
- Referrer Logs
- Webalizer
Top Domains
- biz
- com
- info
- net
- org
Plan Tera-Host
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Exclusive Offer
$9.95/Month
12 months plan
Basic Specs & Features
- Diskspace (GB) 500
- Add-on domains unlim.
- Monthly Transfer (GB) unlim.
- Sub Domain unlim.
- Email Accounts unlim.
Included Features
- Free Domain
- Unmetered Bandwidth
- Host as many domains as you want
- Anti-Spam & Anti-Virus
Our Offer
Advanced features
Control Panel
- cPanel
Databases
- MySQL
- PHPMyAdmin
- PostgreSQL
Dedicated Server Features
- Dedicated IPs
- Free Reboots
- Processor Cores
- Root Access / Full Access
- Shell Access
Easy-install Blog Scripts
- WordPress
Easy-install CMS
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Mambo
Easy-install Forums
- phpBB
Ecommerce Features
- CubeCart-
- Ecommerce Scripts
- osCommerce-
- Private SSL-
- Shared SSL--
- SSL
- Zen Cart-
Email Features
- Auto Responders
- Email Forwarders
- IMAP
- POP3
- SMTP-authentication
- Webmail Interface
Photo Gallery
- Coppermine
Platform
- Linux
Server Side Scripts
- CGI
- PHP
- SSI
Support
- Av
- Available
- Email Support
- Ticket-based Support
Web Statistics
- Analog
- AWStats
- Error Logs
- Raw Log Manager
- Referrer Logs
- Webalizer
Top Domains
- biz
- com
- info
- net
- org
Plan VPS-Rage
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Exclusive Offer
$44.95/Month
12 months plan
Basic Specs & Features
- Diskspace (GB) 45
- Add-on domains unlim.
- Monthly Transfer (GB) 2000
- Sub Domain unlim.
- Ram 384
Included Features
- Semi-Dedicated Resources
- Free Setup
- 768 MB Burstable RAM
- 1 Gigabit connection
Our Offer
Advanced features
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Virtuozzo
- Web Host Manager
Databases
- Import & Export Tools
- MySQL
- PHPMyAdmin
- PostgreSQL
Dedicated Server Features
- Dedicated IPs
- Free Reboots
- Managed Server
- Processor Cores
- RAID
- Root Access / Full Access
- Shell Access
On-site Site Building
- FrontPage Extensions
Platform
- Linux
Server Side Scripts
- CGI
- PHP
- Ruby on Rails
- SSI
Support
- Av
- Available
- Email Support
- Ticket-based Support
Web Statistics
- Analog
- AWStats
- Error Logs
- Raw Log Manager
- Referrer Logs
- Webalizer
Top Domains
- biz
- com
- info
- net
- org
Plan VPS-Extreme
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Exclusive Offer
$84.95/Month
12 months plan
Basic Specs & Features
- Diskspace (GB) 90
- Add-on domains unlim.
- Monthly Transfer (GB) unlim.
- Sub Domain unlim.
- Ram 768
Included Features
- Semi-Dedicated Resources
- Free Setup
- 1.5 GiB Burstable RAM
- 1 Gigabit connection
Our Offer
Advanced features
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Virtuozzo
- Web Host Manager
Databases
- Import & Export Tools
- MySQL
- PHPMyAdmin
- PostgreSQL
Dedicated Server Features
- Dedicated IPs
- Free Reboots
- Managed Server
- Processor Cores
- RAID
- Root Access / Full Access
- Shell Access
Email Features
- Anti-Spam
- Anti-Virus
- Auto Responders
- IMAP
- POP3
- Secure SMTP
- SMTP-authentication
- Webmail Interface
On-site Site Building
- FrontPage Extensions
Platform
- Linux
Server Side Scripts
- CGI
- PHP
- SSI
Support
- Available
- Available 24/7
- Email Support
- Live Chat Support
- Ticket-based Support
Web Statistics
- Analog
- AWStats
- Error Logs
- Raw Log Manager
- Referrer Logs
- Webalizer
Top Domains
- biz
- com
- info
- net
- org
Plan Basic Server NS01
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Exclusive Offer
$184.00/Month
Save $99.99 / 12 months plan
Basic Specs & Features
- Diskspace (GB) 250
- Add-on domains unlim.
- Monthly Transfer (GB) 3000
- Ram 1024
- Hard drive SATA2 1x250 GiB
- Cpu Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz
Included Features
- Dedicated server
- 6 IP Addresses
- 12 provider Redundant Network
Our Offer
Advanced features
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Web Host Manager
Databases
- MySQL
Platform
- Linux
Support
- Av
- Available
- Available 24 hours
- Email Support
- Phone Support
- Ticket-based Support
Top Domains
- biz
- com
- info
- net
- org
Plan Basic Server NS02
Web Hosting Search
Exclusive Offer
$220.00/Month
Save $99.99 / 12 months plan
Basic Specs & Features
- Diskspace (GB) 320
- Add-on domains unlim.
- Monthly Transfer (GB) unlim.
- Ram 1024
- Hard drive 320
- Cpu Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz
Included Features
- Dedicated server
- 6 IP Addresses
- Free Rebooting
- 12 provider Redundant Network
Our Offer
Advanced features
Support
- Av
- Available
- Available 24 hours
- Email Support
- Phone Support
- Ticket-based Support
Top Domains
- biz
- com
- info
- net
- org
HostICan Information
- Country United States
- State Virginia
- Founded 2003
- Hosted site
- Support phone 1.800.725.9170
Address
9700 Atlee Commons Drive
HostICan Profile
HostICan is a excellent host. They have been around a while, and have demonstrated what hosting should be. Their level of performance and customer service has not been matched in a long time. They have stayed true to their word about being and becoming one of the best hosts on the market, and their achieving what most hosts can't do in twice their age.
For beginners to advanced users alike, they are both able to enjoy the tools, and great support that HostICan provides. No matter what you're skill level is, you can always find something that will fit you just right, with HostICan.
HostICan has been around since 2003, and they are proud of who they are and what they have accomplished, and so are we. This is a host that does not waiver in its support and dedication to customers.
Interview
What is your name and title?
My name is Denis Motova, I'm the affiliate manager at HostICan.
Could you please give us a brief history of your company?
Sure, I would be glad to. It all started back in 2003, when we where searching for a good hosting provider that we could host a new project on. We tried a few and they always had some sort of issue that caused our site to be on / off all the time.
Having this happen all the time, we decided to start our own hosting company, and we did just that, and here we are today, hosting thousands of customers world wide, in over 120 different countries in the world.
What are your target markets?
Our target markets would be in the Shared hosting market, and the VPS market, due to them both being highly competitive, I believe that we can deliver great results to customers.
What are your strengths?
I would have to say that our biggest asset is our friendly customer support staff, and our reliable network, that we have engineered from the ground up. These two things combined, along with fast servers, allow us to excel in the market.
What makes you different to other hosting companies?
We spend time optimizing our servers, making all the minor tweaks that most hosts totally ignore. Doing this ensures faster servers, and allows greater stability without so many reboots.
For example, on average, our competition reboots their servers two times a week, where as we reboot our servers every 400 - 500 days (if needed).
How do you see the web hosting market changing in the upcoming few years?
The introduction of SaaS (Software as a Service) is very interesting, so this will greatly change the market in the future, where there will be almost like a segmentation of the industry between the enterprise class hosting companies and the entry level hosting companies.
I expect that more revenue will be made from applications that run on a subscription basis, which will be a sight to see.
Where will your company be in 5 years?
You would think that 5 years is a long time. However, I still can't believe that almost half the year is gone in 2008 (last time I checked, I thought it was January still). Time flies when you're working hard.
In the next five years, we hope to have greatly increased our market share in the both the shared and vps markets, and deliver high quality hosting services.
Do you have any interesting changes coming up in the near future?
We always have something going on at HostICan. Constantly innovating and working on how we can continue to deliver high quality hosting products to our customers.
Why should somebody choose your company over another host?
If a customer is looking for high quality hosting, at a reasonable price, we hope that they will consider us. With all the features that we provide, and our uptime, the customer will enjoy their hosting experience.
Is your web hosting "green"?
Yes, we work in a paperless office, where everything is stored electronically, and we work as much as we can with clean and efficient energy generated by nature, such as wind power.
Thank you very much for the interview.
Thank you!
Uptime Summary For HostICan
HostICan have had three dips but except for that there's absolutely nothing to complain about when it comes to this host. A total uptime of 99.925% is very impressive and it should be more than enough to match most peoples needs when it comes to hosting. As always we have to remind you not to use this data as anything else but a reference as we can not guarantee total accuracy.
Since November 1 2007- Outages: 6
- Total uptime: 99.955%
- Last Check: November 7 2009 at 9:29 PM
2009 statistics for HostICan
| Month | Outages | Uptime % | Downtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| October | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| September | 1 | 99.941% | 26 minutes |
| August | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| July | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| June | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| May | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| April | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| March | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| February | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
| January | 0 | 100.000% | 0 minutes |
Ratings & reviews of HostICan
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Pros:
- 30 day Money Back Guarantee
- Free Live Chat Support
- 99.99% Uptime Gurantee
Cons:
- No Shared Windows Plan
Customer Testimonials
I've been with a few hosts, but none have provided me with the level of customer support that I've been looking for. HostICan provided me with it overnight.
jokake.com, Bow Pickens
A award winning 5 out of 5 for exceptional service!
ultimateshoppingcart.com, Terry Miller
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