Web Host review: Easy CGI
Easy CGI Introduction
Easy CGI has been hosting websites globally since 1998. Easy CGI currently host over 20,000 accounts. The data center and network operations center is located in Peal River, New York. They have a 15,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility watching over your hosting account servers.
Easy CGI's Key Features
- 350 GB
- 3500 GB
- Unlimited
- V5
- V4 & V5
- 99.9%
- 30 days
About Easy CGI
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| Rating | No. 7 | |||||||||
| Monthly Price | $ 7.96 | |||||||||
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| Monthly Price | $ 7.96 | |||||||||
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| Sub Domains | Unlimited | |||||||||
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| SMTP Email | 500 | |||||||||
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| MySQL | 50 Databases | |||||||||
| Perl | V5 | |||||||||
| PHP | V4 & V5 | |||||||||
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| Guarantee | 30 days | |||||||||
| Rated | Business Host | |||||||||
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| Uptime | 99.9% | |||||||||
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Value For Money
The basic package is 6 gb of disk space with 1000 gb of data transfer for $7.96 per month. That may not too impressive and other hosting companies offer a lot more for less money. But, EasyCGI operates in a Windows 2003 hosting environment and normally Windows hosting is a little more expensive than Linux hosting.
There is no set-up fee and you get same day set-up. A website builder is included. You get unlimited ftp accounts, multiple domain aliasing, and custom error pages. Support for php, perl, asp, cgi-bin and frontpage extensions is included. You get 500 pop3 email accounts, email forwarding, and 50 MySQL databases. Overall, the basic package is good value for money and among the better Windows based hosting solutions out there..
Reliability
You get a 99.9% uptime guarantee with Easy CGI Web. That's what you should expect from the top hosting companies. The money back guarantee puts pressure on them to deliver this promise too. Since the data center is located in the same facility as their corporate headquarters, they are able to monitor the servers and react quickly to any problems.
Control Panel
The control panel is one of the most advanced panels we've seen in a Windows hosting environment. Everything is laid out for you and it's pretty self explanatory. You can control email, domains, ftp, and virtually every other aspect of your website with this control panel. There is also a demo on the site that you can 'try before you buy' to see if you like it.
Customer Support
You can get in touch with customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via a toll-free phone number or through email. The staff is knowledgeable and ready to help. There is a community forum available to see what questions and concerns other people have had. You can also submit a support ticket.
