Types Of Web Hosting

Types Of Web Hosting:
Shared hosting is when your website is hosted on a web server along with other web sites, each having its own Internet domain name. Unless you require abnormally high amounts of bandwidth and disk space, shared hosting is probably the better option due to the lower cost compared to other options. All of the web hosting services reviewed on this site offer some type(s) of shared hosting plan. Currently we found Hostmonster to offer the best shared hosting plan. You can read our review of Hostmonster here.

Virtual Hosting is when your website is hosted on a server which is partitioned into multiple separate "virtual" servers. Each partition acts as its own web server and can therefore, be managed separately from other partitions on the same server. Currently, because of the unlimited domains offered as well as the low price, we recommend StartLogic as the best option for virtual hosting.

Dedicated Hosting is when you basically rent the use of an entire server. This server is not shared by anybody. The hosting provider would still take care of supporting the server (hardware, operating system, backup facilities,etc.) however you would have full control over managing the server, setting up the web sites, and what can and can not be installed on the server. Currently we recommend iPowerWeb as the best option for dedicated hosting. You can see our full review of iPowerWeb here.