PowWeb Web Hosting Review - Powweb Review
The PowWeb motto is "One plan, one price", rather than building different plans that can't match up to what they claim, they simply dedicate all their resources into making the best possible plan for the best price. They use a unique system of "load balanced servers" which means that there is no one server assigned to your website, whatever box can load a page the fastest is the one that will provide the service. As a result it doesn't matter who shares a box with you or how much traffic your website is getting, the server farms all work together to make sure that the fastest service is always given. It also creates unmatched server reliability.
Overall Price Value (22/25)
PowWeb has been around since 1999 and has since been a leader in the bargain web hosting market. They provide unlimited bandwidth, unlimited storage space, ability to host unlimited domains and use the most advanced server technology on the market. They also provide a bonus bundle such as a free domain name, $80 in Google and Yahoo credits, and a point and click site builder. They also give a 30 day money back guarantee to ensure that every last customer is satisfied.
Reliability & Perfomance (25/25)
In our PowWeb review we decided they had to get a perfect score for reliability due to their truly excellent technology. Using their trademarked "load balancing" system they have created a system where every server provides redundancy and increased caching power for every website. As a result web sites load at a speed far faster than with other hosts while also providing an additional level of protection to server crashes and environmental issues. This allows them to have no downtime and no noticeable difference to end users if the server a website is hosted on goes down. PowWeb is well known for their extreme reliability.
Control Panel & Software (21/25)
PowWeb uses one of the more popular choices out there for control panel software, they use the vDeck control panel suite. It allows you to promote your website, set up shopping carts, manage add-on domains, build and install various scripts, and much more all from one central location. The power of the vDeck control panel as well as the ease of use is why many large web hosting companies are switching to it. This allows PowWeb to give their customers the ability to be entirely self sufficient due to the tremendous power over their server. They also support MySQL, Perl, PHP, CGI, Flash, FrontPage, etc.
Customer Support (19/25)
PowWeb gives it's customers 24/7 support via phone, email, or live chat. As with all web hosts, the best way to get support is to use live chat so that you can send/recieve links and also the staff typically responds faster, although hold times will rarely be over a couple minutes with their toll free number. The customer support at PowWeb is representative of their experience, with 9+ years in the industry it gives their staff a special edge in providing detailed answered based on their own equipment and software. PowWeb also has a non-biased forum so you can communicate with others about their service and also get user based support.
PowWeb Review Summary (Guru Score: 87%)
PowWeb has been a leader in the industry for many years now and it is clear why they remain a powerhouse of the web hosting world. They provide an excellent service with great reliability and bonuses such as $80 in free Google and Yahoo credits. Overall their plan will serve as a blanket for anywhere between individuals or medium sized businesses. It also leaves plenty of expansion room so that you won't have to worry about how much bandwidth your new websites are chewing up. We very highly recommend PowWeb web hosting.
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