Here you can find the best web hosting solutions, as ranked by experienced webmasters and power users. Our reviews take into account a web hosting provider’s price, features, customer service, control panel, reliability, and ease of use.

Check out our Top 9 for any of the hosting categories below (click on column headers to sort):

Overview
Blue Host has been providing web hosting solutions since 1996 and is without question one of the top-ranked hosting firms by any measure. Not many web hosting companies have been operating for ten years. But that is an important measure for any web hosting company. Over the years, BlueHost has succeeded because of its commitment to customer service and balanced combination of features, reliability and support.

Features
You will find a full-suite of hosting features at BlueHost and full functionality for a fair price. In addition to substantial disk space and bandwidth, Bluehost also lets you host up to 6 domain names on 1 account for free, includes a free domain name, 2500 POP3 web-based e-mail accounts, 5 add-on domains, 50 MySQL databases, FTP, PHP, CGI, Fantastico, cPanel, scripts, Agora Shopping Cart, support for Ruby on Rails, and more. We found this to be a comprehensive hosting package compared to most web hosting firms, and BlueHost is committed to continually offering the latest in web hosting tools and features. We were also impressed with their advanced “drag and drop” web site builder which is offered free. If you want to see how it all works, check out this demo. It is just one more way that BlueHost connects with its customers. You can click here to see all of BlueHost’s features

Price
You will find competitive pricing at BlueHost. More importantly you will receive exceptional value. For $6.95 a month, BlueHost’s reliable hosting solution includes several “value” features such as substantial disk space, high monthly transfers, a free domain name for life, free setup, free domain privacy registration ($8.95 value) and a number of additional and valuable features. BlueHost offers a 30-day money back guarantee so you can be sure you get what you paid for. You can find cheaper web hosting packages but not a better value.

Reliability
BlueHost’s long-standing record has been built on reliability and customer service. BlueHost uses high quality redundant systems to ensure that your data is always available. They provide maximum guaranteed uptime and highly functional administration tools and secure and reliable backups. It does not take long for complaints about unreliable web hosting to show up in the forums and other online reviews. BlueHost maintains one of the top reputations in the industry for its uptime and reliability. They use quad processor mirrored servers, 24/7 network monitoring and an OC-48 backbone connection.

Customer Service
Customer service often separates the best from the rest and BlueHost is near the top. Unlike many hosting companies, BlueHost prominently publishes its phone its toll-free support phone number. Like all new customers, we received a welcome support call to confirm our new account and to ensure that our account setup went as we expected. They provide toll-free telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can count on average waiting time of just a few minutes. Other support features include a help desk that is accessible via their online form or an extensive FAQ section of their website. You can also read the CEO’s blog or join the BlueHost forum. All of these features indicate a company that is willing to stand behind their products and services.

BlueHost continually ranks at the top of our list for web hosting value, reliability and customer support.

Price
Prices start at $7.95 per month for a simple shared plan.

Reliability
100 % uptime guarantee. Hostland has a historical uptime of 99.99%.

User Tools
Online control panel available.

Customer Service/Tech Support
24/7 tech support available.

Price
Plans range from $6.85 per month for basic shared hosting plans to $129 per month and higher for advanced dedicated host options.

Reliability
WebsiteSource servers are Dell PowerEdge 1750 systems with Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz processors and 2 GB RAM. All servers run Red Hat Advanced Server for maximum security. WebsiteSource uses Cisco networking equipment with a DDoS Protection Suite. The data center is approximately 15 minutes from Dell’s headquarters in Round Rock, Texas, so Dell technicians are readily available for hardware maintenance.

User Tools
All WebsiteSource hosting plans include access to the SiteStudio Website Builder tool and Miva Merchant E-Commerce, which offers fraud protection and streaming media generation tools. An online control panel is available.

Customer Service/Tech Support
WebsiteSource offers 24/7 online chat, toll-free phone and email support. Its website has free help manuals and video tutorials for webmasters, as well as a FAQ and a knowledge base.

Price
Prices range from $7.96 to $21.96 per month for shared hosting and $43.96 to $95.96 per month for dedicated hosting.

Reliability
EasyCGI guarantees 99.9% uptime on all its hosting plans.

User Tools
You can colocate a server with 16 IP addresses and 10 GB of monthly data transfer for $79.96/month (yearly contract).

Customer Service/Tech Support
EasyCGI offers toll-free phone support from 9 am - 5 pm EST at 1-866-EASY-CGI. You can also email them.

Price
Aplus offers hosting plans starting at $5.95 a month for Unix plans to $95 a month for Web business plans. Domain names are free with any hosting package and depending on the plan you can find free payment gateway, marketing tools, $100 Google adwords coupon and more.

Reliability
Aplus offers 99.99% uptime from their state-of-the-art data center featuring direct fiber optic connectivity to eight major Internet backbones, uninterruptible power from multiple UPS systems and a diesel generator, 24-hour surveillance and a sophisticated climate-control system for an ideal hosting environment.

User Tools
Aplus offers a control panel that contains over 80 tools that help you design, market, secure and control your web site. The control panel is comprised of 8 major sections, each defined by what it is you want to do. They include website design, website setup, website marketing, email management, FTP management, dial-up access, domain management, and money making tools.

Customer Service/Tech Support
Aplus offers 24/7 toll-free technical support, toll free sales, international telephone support, live chat for both hosting and dedicated server support teams, email support, and robust Knowledge Base question and answer solution.

Testimonial
“Working with Aplus.Net gave me the business edge I need to build success, with reliable service I can trust at an amazing value.” - Loni Shiver

Price
ApolloHosting offers business and personal domain name registration and web hosting starting at $6.95 a month, Windows hosting starting at $13.96 a month, and Enterprise hosting starting at $31.96 a month.

Reliability
ApolloHosting provides one of the fastest, most reliable connections available maintaining four Tier 1 Backbone connection, with force filtered cooling, hot swap Fujitsu drives, redundant hot swap power supplies and standby servers delivering a historical 99.9% server uptime.

User Tools
ApolloHosting offers advanced features such as unlimited FTP accounts, WAP, DotNetNuke 3.2 and more. Website tools feature Mambo Site Builder, custom error pages, free web content, password protect directories and more. They even ask you to suggest a feature if you don’t see something you would like to have.

Customer Service/Tech Support
ApolloHosting is all about customer service with a presale FAQ on a variety of subjects, as well as video and QuickStarts Guides information. Common questions can be answered in the Knowledgebase, video tutorials, online manuals, forums, a 24/7 help desk and in-house tech support.

Testimonial
“YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The staff at Apollo is always there to help. Any time of day! The service is prompt, professional, and friendly. I have been a customer for a couple of years now, and have no complaints! The applications and server performance is exceptional! Thank you for helping me grow my business through your outstanding sevices!” - Kelly

Price
IPOWERWEB only charges $6.50 to register your domain with charges for webhosting at$7.95, dedicated server options starting at $129.

Reliability
IPOWERWEB runs UPS power backups along with a backup generation system to make sure your site doesn’t go down, even in a power outtage!

User Tools
IPOWERWEB offers web hosting, an all-in-one eBusiness solution to a successful web presence. They also offer unlimited forwarding and autoresponder accounts, 100 free subdomains, content plug-ins, marketing and promotion services including Yahoo and Google credits, web statistics, and world class technology.

Customer Service/Tech Support
IPOWERWEB provides live technical support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year with a toll-free number. You can also find answers to common questions in their iPowerWeb’s Start Center including tutorials and additional services.

Testimonial
“You guys are incredible. I currently have around 5 accounts with you and I am extremely satisfied. You have excellent customer service and great products. I’ve tried many other servers and they prove to be like the stock market (crashing every other day). Although, you guys are great. If I could pick one work to describe you it would be “reliable”. Keep up the excellent work.” - Robert

Price
IX Web Hosting has price ranges that will fit any budget. From $3.95 for Expert Plan to $12.95 for Unlimited Pro Plan.

Reliability
IX Web Hosting includes a guarantee backed up by owner and CEO, Fathi Said, “I will guarantee you with my own money that you will not be dissatisfied.” That guarantee includes a 30-day 100% money back guarantee, any-time money back guarantee, price-freeze, 1 hour support, 99.999% uptime guarantee.

User Tools
IX Web Hosting has many tools that allow the user to customize their hosting experience while minimizing the time and effort involved. Some of its features include multimedia support from MIDI file, to Flash and Shockwave, security and monitoring, Web site administration with free professional website templates, custom MIME types, complimentary scripts, ecommerce features, compatible with many databases and more.

Customer Service/Tech Support
IX Web Hosting brings customer relation service to a new level offering 24/7 live chat and toll-free support agents for programming issues to technical problems and everything in between.

Overview
Dot5Hosting offers one of the best web hosting values available. It combines reliable web hosting at an affordable price and friendly, quality technical support. For $4.95 per month, Dot5Hosting offers a variety of features and options and an industry-leading 90 day money-back guarantee on all of its plans. Dot5Hosting is based in southern California.

Features
Dot5Hosting offers all of the features you would expect from a top web hosting company. Its hosting package is an excellent choice for personal websites or small business sites and allows flexibility and room to expand to 6 domains on one account at no additional cost. Its hosting plan also includes 5,000 POP3 web-based email accounts, a Web Site Creator, a Search Engine Submitter, Marketing Centre, as many Shopping Carts as you need, and CGI-BIN, MySQL, and Perl and PHP support. Several other features such as server side includes, FrontPage 2000/2002 extensions, Website Statistics, a guestbook, bulletin board, chat rooms, and blogging software make the offering complete. Dot5Hosting utilizes the vDeck control panel, a versatile, intuitive, icon-based interface that has received global acclaim.

Price
Dot5Hosting combines excellent pricing with a leading 90-day money back guarantee. For only $4.95 per month, Dot5Hosting provides hard drive space and data transfer bandwidth that are competitive with the best offers you will find anywhere. Dot5Hosting’s low price does not mean you should expect a budget or discount hosting plan. It offers a feature-rich plan that offers reliable web hosting with all the bells and whistles you would expect including free set-up and a free domain for life.

Reliability
With a 99.9% uptime guarantee and its 90-day money back guarantee, Dot5Hosting is confident it can deliver. They back their performance promises with superior equipment and bandwidth providers. Dot5 Hosting utilizes IBM and Dell servers with Dual Intel Xeon processors and 2GB of DDR-RAM. Hosting with Dot5Hosting provides flexible, on-demand access to an AT&T Local Services ring that provides network capacity of 7.2 Gigabits connected via dual OC-48/OC-192 connections. Back-end connectivity and network services options available include ATM, Frame Relay, private line, IP and local-switched and circuit-switched services. It also offers backup software.

Customer Service
Dot5Hosting provides quality customer service and support including its 90-day money back guarantee. Its support center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is among the best in the hosting industry. In addition to phone support, customers find answers to questions through a trackable email query ticket system, tutorials, an announcement board, live web chat and a searchable FAQ knowledgebase. Its online support center is easy to use.

Dot5Hosting combines value pricing with the features of many of the best web hosting plans.