Web Hosting Comparison Chart |
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| Go Daddy | Yahoo Small Business | Blue Host | |
| Operating System | Windows | Linux | Linux |
| Features | MS SQL (3x200 MB), MS SQL, MySQL (50 databases), ASP, ASP.NET v1.0/2.0, ASP.NET AJAX | PHP, Perl, MySQL | MySQL (50 databases), PostgreSQL (50 databases), PHP 5, Perl 5, Python, Ruby/Ruby On Rails |
| Monthly Bandwith Limit | 3,000 GB | Unlimited | 1500 MB |
| Storage Space | 300 GB | Unlimited, subject to growth rules | 15,000 MB |
| Subdomains Offered? | Unlimited Subdomains | yes | Unlimited Subdomains |
| CGI bin Access? | no | yes | |
| Supported Multimedia Formats |
a variety of multimedia formats | formats listed | .mov, AVI, mp3, .ra, .rm, .swf, .flv |
| Plan Name | Premium Plan |
Yahoo! Small Business Web Hosting | Blue Host 3 Month Account |
| URL of Hosting Company | http://www.godaddy.com/ | http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/ | http://www.bluehost.com/ |
| Other Details | SSL Certificate included, 2,000 email addresses |
200 password-protected accounts, emergency backup locations, SSL Secure | 2,500 POP3 Secure Email Addresses, free domain name |
| Web Stats | Uses Sitemap Manager to inform search engines that pages are new or updated, Successful Server Requests, Time Period Report, Host Report, Search Query Report, Search Word Report, Browser Report, File Size Report, Request Report |
Page View Summary, search engines used to find site, keywords used to find site, visitors addresses | No web stats information listed |
| Supported CMS's (Content Management Systems) |
Community Server 2.0, Mochila | PHP-Nuke, Movable Type for customizing blogs | Tikiwiki, Mambo, Joomla |
| Cost per Month | $14.99/month (month-by-month basis) | $11.95/month (minimum of 3 months) | $9.95/month (3 months) |
| Other Fees | ColdFusion MX7 avaible for $1.99/month, Traffic Facts available for $2.99/month, dedicated hosting IP available for $2.99/month | No additional fees with this plan | $30.00 set up fee, $10.00 annual domain registration fee, SSL certificates - $45.00/year |