Hostmantis Introduction

Offering something for everyone, HostMantis has inexpensive plans with myriad options for freelancers, businesses, and resellers. They offer features that may interest media-rich or adult websites as well, including FFMPEG, unlimited plans, and allowable adult content. Their servers are housed in secure, climate- and fire-controlled data centers with backup power.

Support

HostMantis tech experts are available ’round-the-clock via the company’s ticketing system and email. Support is not available by phone or any other live options.

Features

HostMantis offers a little bit of everything when it comes to hosting. Five main features apply to all HostMantis plans.

• 30-day, money-back guarantee
• Complete account control via client area or control panel
• 99.9% uptime guarantee
• 24/7/365 support
• Adult content allowed

Shared Hosting

Choose from four tiers of service for either Windows or Linux operating systems.

• Webmail, SMTP, POP3, IMAP
• SpamAssassin
• Latest Plesk or cPanel
• Script installer (Softaculous and Fantastico with Linux)
• PHPMyAdmin
• Web stats
• SSI
• CGI and Perl
• Full weekly backups
• Four tiers: Entry, Starter, Advanced, and Expert
• Linux Shared Hosting
  • Cloud Linux
  • CloudFlare
  • Unlimited* domains, except Entry, which allows 1
  • Unlimited* parked domains, except Entry, which allows up to 3
  • Unlimited* subdomains, except Entry, which allows up to 5
  • Unlimited* FTP accounts, except Entry which allows 1
  • Unlimited* MySQL databases, except Entry which allows up to 2
  • FFMPEG
  • Unlimited* email addresses, except Entry, which allows up to 5
  • Softaculous and Fantastico
  • RVSiteBuilder
  • Choice of three datacenters
• Windows Shared Hosting
  • Windows server
  • CloudFlare
  • Unlimited* domains, except Entry, which allows 1
  • Unlimited* domain aliases, except Entry, which allows up to 5
  • Unlimited* subdomains, except Entry, which allows up to 5
  • Unlimited* FTP accounts, except Entry, which allows up to 2
  • Unlimited* MySQL databases, except Entry, which allows up to 2
  • Unlimited* MSSQL databases, except Entry, which allows up to 2
  • ASP.NET
  • Choice of PHP
  • Unlimited* email, except Entry which allows 5
  • Script installer
  • Web presence builder

Reseller Hosting

Also available in four tiers of service per operating system, reseller accounts include generous features and plenty of power.

• Latest Plesk or cPanel
• Webmail, SMTP, POP3, IMAP
• Spam Assassin
• Script installer (Softaculous and Fantastico with Linux)
• PHPMyAdmin
• Web stats
• SSI
• CGI and Perl
• Choice of PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
• White-label servers
• Overselling allowed
• Domain reseller
• Unlimited* FTP accounts
• Unlimited* domains, parked domains, and subdomains
• Unlimited* MySQL and MSSQL databases
• Four tiers: Entry, Starter, Advanced, and Expert
• Linux Reseller
  • Cloud Linux
  • CloudFlare
  • Up to 150 cPanel accounts, depending on tier chosen
  • Dedicated IP with Advanced and Expert plans
  • FFMPEG
  • Choice of three data center locations
  • Cron jobs
  • Softaculous and Fantastico
  • RV SiteBuilder
• Windows Reseller
  • Windows server
  • CloudFlare
  • Up to 150 Plesk accounts, depending on tier chosen
  • ASP.NET
  • Choice of PHP
  • Script installer
  • Web presence builder
  • Free domain name, except with Entry plan

Dedicated Server

All three dedicated plans are unmanaged and have a 10 TB transfer limit.

• Linux only
• Starter, Advanced, and Expert tiers
• Up to 8 GB DDR system memory, depending on tier chosen
• Up to 1 TB drive, depending on tier chosen
• Up to four 3.5 GHz processors, depending on tier chosen
• Root SSH access
• Free reboots
• Custom reverse DNS
• Domain reseller account
• 100 mbps network link
• 5 dedicated IP addresses
• FFMPEG
• Unlimited* FTP accounts
• Unlimited* domains, parked domains, and subdomains
• Unlimited* MySQL databases
• Webmail, SMTP, POP3, IMAP
• Unlimited* email accounts and mailing lists
• cPanel
• Softaculous and Fantastico
• PHPMyAdmin
• Web stats
• SSI
• CGI, PHP, Perl, Cron jobs, cURL, IonCube, and phpSHIELD

VPS

These unmanaged virtual private server plans come in three pricing tiers and offer the option of cPanel control panel.

• Linux only
• Starter, Advanced, and Expert tiers
• Up to 75 GB drive, depending on tier chosen
• Up to 5 TB transfer, depending on tier chosen
• Up to 3 GB system memory, depending on tier chosen
• One 2.4 GHz processor
• Root SSH access
• CentOS
• Free reboots
• Custom reverse DNS
• Domain reseller account
• 100 mbps network link
• 1 dedicated IP
• FFMPEG
• Unlimited* FTP accounts
• Unlimited* domains, parked domains, and subdomains
• Unlimited* MySQL databases
• Webmail, SMTP, POP3, IMAP
• Unlimited* email accounts and mailing lists
• Softaculous
• PHPMyAdmin
• Web stats
• SSI
• CGI, PHP, Perl, Cron jobs, cURL, IonCube, and phpSHIELD

Pros

• Features for media rich or adult websites
• Many unlimited* features
• Very competitive pricing

*When hosts describe anything as “unlimited,” it is typically boundless except in cases of abuse. A user may be charged a penalty or be required to subscribe to a more robust package if they are overburdening the servers.

Cons

• No live support options
• No fully-managed servers
• HostMantis system admins monitor off-site

The Verdict

If you’re a huge company looking for hands-and-eyes monitoring of your servers in a large Tier 1 facility, HostMantis is not for you. Anyone else looking for low-cost hosting or unmanaged servers may find a package to fit their needs. The company’s plans have very generous features at an attractive price point. But if you’re new to the Web or require extensive, live support, you may want to keep looking.