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5.5/10 |
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7/10 |
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7.5/10 |
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7.5/10 |
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74% Overall Score
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HostCats.com, based in Bangalore, India, has been a player in the web hosting market since 2003. Their service offerings have grown over the years; HostCats.com web hosting offers everything you need to build your website, from blog hosting to domain names to dedicated servers. The HostCats.com shared web hosting plans are fairly standard, well-priced fare; the lower-level plans have restricted web space and bandwidth; the top-level shared hosting plan gives customers unlimited web space, bandwidth, MySQL databases, email accounts, and more.
HostCats.com offers Linux or Windows hosting; both are equipped with the basic features you want to effectively administer a site, including cPanel control panel and a basic site builder. Daily backups, 24/7 network monitoring and a 30-day money back guarantee offer all customers a little extra peace of mind.
If you are transferring your website to HostCats.com from another web hosting company, the HostCats web hosting support team will take care of you, with free transfer (cPanel to cPanel) and free file transfer. If you're in the market for a change, there's no reason to wait!
Price Value
HostCats.com offers reasonable prices, particularly for customers looking for Linux hosting. SiteBuilder is included with all hosting plans – its easy-to-use templates and three-step building process will be a treat for customers new to web hosting. Instant activation, daily backups, and 24x7 fast-response email support are other highlights of the HostCats.com hosting plan. Even the basic plan comes with 50 MySQL databases and email addresses, making their plans a little less restrictive than others in India's web hosting marketplace.
HostCats.com shared web hosting packages do not include domain registration fees; however, HostCats.com does sell domain names, making this a convenient one-stop shop.
Reliability
HostCats web hosting uses an all-new data center in Florida, built to the latest specifications, as well as a state-of-the-art data center in Hyderabad. Both data centers feature redundant generators and an uninterruptible power system for seamless power and a stable connection. The data centers used by HostCats.com also feature redundant network infrastructure, full fire suppression, environmental controls, and 24/7 security by armed guards.
HostCats web hosting offers all customers a 99.9% uptime guarantee; all customer data is backed up daily.
Control Panel
HostCats.com web hosting plans come with cPanel control panel. Always popular among web users and developers, cPanel control panel offers an intuitive, stable interface from which to run and administer your website or websites. HostCats.com hosting offers a cPanel demo on their site; take advantage of this opportunity to see why cPanel remains the industry's #1 control panel.
Customer Support
HostCats web hosting offers "24 x Forever support" – you can reach a dedicated technical support team member by email ticket any time of the day or night. Telephone support is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
HostCats hosting also offers a searchable knowledgebase of help articles; a customer forum is also available and is a good resource for discussions.