Coming in at a very close second is the popular web hosting company, Hostgator.com. Well known for their quality service, wide variety of plans, and 24/7 support, Hostgator has reigned as one of the top web hosts for years. The great thing about Hostgator is its versatility in package plans. They have shared hosting, virtual private servers, dedicated servers, and even allow for reseller hosting.
Like other popular web hosting, Hostgator offers multiple plans for shared hosting services. There is a hatchling plan, baby plan, and business plan. All three packages offer "unlimited" disk space and bandwidth, as with most providers. The hatchling plan only offers a single domain for $4.95/mo while the baby plan offers unlimited domains starting at $7.95/mo. The business plan starts at $12.95/mo and offers all of the above and free dedicated SSL & IPs. These would require an extra fee on the hatchling and baby plans and are necessary for keeping your personal information hidden and secure when others lookup the website's IP.
Starting at $19.95/mo for Level 1 is the managed VPS (virtual private server) hosting. There are many customization options available with each Level 1 through 9. Level nine having the highest available options for $209.95/mo. VPS hosting allows all the customization of a dedicated server without the hassle of maintaining it personally. This is a great option for someone looking into dedicated servers but know nothing of maintaining them.
A wide variety of dedicated servers is available for purchase and ranged from $174/mo to $374/mo. Both Linux and Windows servers come four package plans. There is the basic plan, standard plan, elite plan, and pro plan. Each plan has more options than the previous.
The reseller hosting that Hostgator provides basically allows anyone to create their own easy web hosting business. Hostgator will provide all the tools needed and charged a monthly fee for them. Their plans start at $24.95/mo with the aluminum plan and go up to $99.95/mo with the Diamond plan. In total, there are five different reseller hosting packages that each offer an increase allotted in disk space and bandwidth.
However, at the end of it all, their package plans can be a bit expensive. There are other web hosts out there that will offer the same options at a fraction of the price and this is where Hostgator faults.
