DollarHost Reviews

DollarHost Hosting

Specialising in low price Web hosting, DollarHost offers shared hosting plans for individuals and
small businesses. Their plans are straightforward, traditional shared hosting without promises of
limitless features.

Support

You can help yourself with tutorials accessible via the DollarHost website. You may also contact
support through your account.

Features

DollarHost offers six tiers of service in shared Web hosting.

• Six plans: Starter Plan, Starter Advantage Plan, UltraWeb Plan, Windows Advantage Plan,
  and Windows Pro Plan
• Starter plan requires a full year’s commitment
• Starter Advantage plan requires a 3 month commitment
• Monthly billing is available for all other plans
• Flat setup fee applies to all plans
• Up to 2000 megabytes (MB) disk space, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 50 gigabytes (GB) data transfer, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 500 email boxes, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 2000 MB domain email storage, depending on plan chosen
• CPanel with Starter Advantage and UltraWeb plans
• FontPage extensions, depending on plan chosen, except Starter Plan
• CGI, Perl, and Server Side Includes (SSI) with Starter Advantage and UltraWeb
  plans
• PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) scripting, except with Starter Plan
• MySQL with UltraWeb and Windows Pro plans
• MySQL available with Starter Advantage plan; per database fee applies
• 10 databases with UltraWeb plan
• 1 database with Windows Pro plan
• Webalizer with Starter Advantage and UltraWeb plans
• Analog Web stats with Windows Advantage and Windows Pro plans
• Web-based file manager, except with Starter plan
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support with UltraWeb and Windows Pro plans
• ColdFusion with Windows Pro plan
• Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and ASP with both Windows plans
  

Pros

• Low prices
• Straightforward, simple features

Cons

• No premium support options
• No hosting options more robust than shared
• No company profile available on website
• No information available about the data center

The Verdict

Individuals and small businesses with a very tight budget and simple hosting needs may find an
appropriate plan at DollarHost. These are not fancy plans. They have neither enterprise
solutions nor premium tech support options. You won’t get a site builder or pre-installed free
scripts with these plans. However, the prices are extremely affordable. If you’re comfortable
using a shared account with little tech support, and your site doesn’t require much in the way of
resources, DollarHost could interest you.