UNIX Comparison Chart
| Pricing |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Monthly Fee |
$24.95 |
$34.95 |
$49.95 |
$64.95 |
$94.95 |
| (if paid 1 year in advance) |
$19.95 |
$31.95 |
$44.95 |
$57.95 |
$84.95 |
| Setup Fee |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$39.95 |
$119.95 |
| Ecommerce Features |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Shopping Cart |
Hostway
Merchant Manager™ |
| Shopping Cart |
Miva Order |
Miva Merchant |
| Secure Server |
Free |
| No. of products |
20 |
50 |
Unlimited |
| No. of transactions |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Disk Space &
Traffic |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Disk
Space |
600MB |
800MB |
1.2GB |
2GB |
3GB |
| Monthly Traffic |
50GB |
100GB |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Hits/month |
~5,000,000 |
~10,000,000 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Domain Name |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Use your own domain name (e.g.
yourname.com) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Free assistance with domain
name registration/transfer |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
Yes* |
| Site Management Tools |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| 24x7 FTP access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web-based control panel (SiteControl) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft®
FrontPage® extensions |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Detailed traffic stats (Analog) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Access to raw log file |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hostway's site builder |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| POP3/SMTP Account(s) |
25 |
60 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
| Web-based email |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Catch-all default account |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email forwarding |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Email aliases |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Email autoresponders |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Mailing list |
one |
one |
one |
one |
one |
| Free Software/Scripts |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Your own CGI-BIN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Perl v5.x, C++, gcc, TCL,
Python |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CGIemail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Counter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| FormMail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guestbook |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Message Board |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Security Features |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Free secure server URL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Intrusion detection system |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Firewall |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support &
Backup |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| 24x7 Support |
Toll-free phone and email |
| Daily data backup |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Server Specifications |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Dual PentiumIII |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RAID SCSI drive system |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Linux (RedHat 7.2 based) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Apache v. 1.3.x |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multimedia |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| RealAudio® |
optional |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RealAudio/Video® |
optional |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| mSQL v.2.0 |
optional |
optional |
optional |
optional |
optional |
| MySQL |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PHP |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Messaging |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| SiteChat |
optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Billing |
Gold |
Gold
Plus |
Platinum |
WebSuccess
Platinum Plus |
WebSuccess
Diamond |
| Billing Cycle Options (in
months) |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
| Payment Methods |
Personal check, company check,
Amex, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, and Wire Transfer |
|