Despite being one of the earliest webhost providers established, 1 & 1 website hosting has remained one of the freshest and most innovative companies in the industry with service offerings that are guaranteed to provide every customer’s website hosting needs.
The company has been offering and perfecting its web hosting service since 1998 and now has registered over 11 million domains and has serviced over 10 million customers. 1 & 1 webhosting currently has seven international websites all over the world with over 4,500 employees to cater to its millions of customers.
One thing that sets 1 & 1 hosting apart is its state-of-the-art and ultra-reliable data centers and servers that customers can get access to with competitive service packages. Even for as low as $4.99 a month, 1 & 1 customers will be able to take advantage of the website hosting provider’s 30-Gbit connectivity for fast website loading times and reliable fail-safes for 99% uptime.
Price and Plans
Customers and website developers or administrators can choose between two website hosting platforms: Linux or Windows. Regardless of the platform though, 1 & 1 offers three hosting packages with no price difference between platforms:
- Starter – $4.99 per month
- Unlimited – free for the first six months then $6.99 per month on the 7th month onwards
- Business – free for the first six months then $9.99 per month on the 7th month onwards
For the Unlimited and Business packages, domain name registration is included in the list of services that customers will receive and they have the option to add domain extensions to their account for as low as $0.99 per domain.
Customers are also required to sign up for at least 12 months in order to enjoy the initial six months of 1 & 1 website hosting for free. If you wish to have a more flexible or shorter contract period, you can opt to be charged on a monthly basis and billed every three months, without discounts.
Another great thing about 1 & 1 website hosting is that there are no hidden charges to surprise you at any point while you’re using the company’s services. The price that you agree on when you sign up for web hosting services is the price that you will be required to pay, no more, no less.
Guarantee
1 & 1 website hosting takes great pride in its state-of-the-art data centers that rests on five rooms with 55,000 square feet of space each, enough to comfortably house 44,000 servers. 1 & 1 guarantees 30Gbit connectivity for all its customers, ensuring that your website will be able to handle large traffic effortlessly, with lags in downloading, uploading and browsing. Server backups are also done daily to ensure that no data will be lost in the unlikely event of technical or server issues.
1 & 1 also uses multiple generators, cooling systems and gel battery packs which are supervised and monitored 24/7 which allows all its hosted sites to have a 99% uptime.
The company uses green renewable energy with 100 percent of the energy consumed by its data centers converted to renewable energy credits, reducing up to 30,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
In terms of service guarantees, 1 & 1 website hosting has one of the longest money-back guarantees which customers can claim up to 90 days after signing up.
Features
1 & 1 website hosting customers can enjoy a variety of features regardless of the service package they choose.
The Unlimited and Business plans include unlimited web space or disk space while the Starter plan offers 50gb – more than enough for simple and content-heavy websites. For all packages, customers can enjoy unlimited traffic volume with no negative effects on the loading and accessing of the websites.
When it comes to site building tools, 1 & 1 website hosting sets limitations on the number of web pages that can be created depending on the package. For the Starter plan, customers can only start one project with up to eight pages. For the Unlimited plan, three projects can be created with up to 12 pages each and for the Business plan; customers can do 10 projects with up to 25 pages each. Again, if you’re planning to create a start-up website, the Starter plan will be sufficient and as your website grows, you can upgrade your service package to address your needs.
Customers can also access up to five million iStockphoto stock images for their websites which is included in all packages.
eCommerce features are only available for the Unlimited and Business plans, an addition that should be part of your considerations if you are planning to use your website as an online store.
Support
All 1 & 1 customers will be able to get in touch with the company’s customer service with all packages through the company’s phone hotline and email. The web hosting provider currently does not offer chat support though it would have been a very useful support option.
The company also uses a software called Netviewer which would allow the customer service representative to see what you are seeing on your computer screen, making it easier to communicate technical issues and solutions.
Other website hosting review websites have given 1 & 1 a low customer service rating based on actual experiences as shared by customers. According to the comments, the company falls short on providing solutions for technical issues, as well as billing inquiries.
Ease of Use
Because 1 & 1 website hosting is offered in two different and very common platforms, customers will be able to take advantage of the features effortlessly.
The control panel of 1 & 1 web hosting is unique and was developed by the company with the customers in mind. Even amateur website developers and administrators will be able to navigate the management system of 1 & 1 easily.
Customers can choose from 65 click-and-build applications for the Linux platform which can be easily integrated into their websites. Mobile website editing is also available for Unlimited and Business package customers.
The unique website builder of 1 & 1 website hosting is also worth mentioning. Despite setting limitations on the number of pages that can be produced, customers will be able to create attractive and catchy designs with a web builder that’s as easy to use as a word processor. This feature is especially helpful for website owners who are not knowledgeable in web design and scripting. The builder is a WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor, making it easy for customers to design and edit their websites with just a few mouse-clicks.
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