iPage Review

iPage

iPage Essential Plan
$4.50/month

Pricing by subscription period:-
12 months @ 6.95/month – $83.40 $4.50/mo – $54
24 months @ 6.95/month – $166.80 $4.50/mo – $108

Company Statement:
Our team has been hosting business, personal, social and non-profit websites for more than 10 years. We know web hosting and the typical hosting customer, which means we know there is NO typical hosting customer. That’s why iPage offers a great deal of flexibility, without over-complicating things. Moreover, we focus on the three things our customers care about: their websites, their email and their online security.

iPage General Features

Platform Linux Disk Storage Unlimited
Control Panel vDeck 4.0 Data Transfer Unlimited
100% Green Hosting Wind Powered Add-on Domains Unlimited
MySQL MySQL Database Unlimited
NetApp Data Backups Load Balanced Server
Server Side Includes PHP5/ Perl
Audio & Video Support FrontPage Extensions

iPage does offer an industry-standard web hosting features to customers, including unlimited storage and bandwidth, add-on domains, PHP5, Perl, Flash support, SSI and etc. Operated on Linux, it’s worth noting that iPage uses vDeck 4.0 as their control panel. As a serious rival to cPanel, vDeck is equally user-friendly and complete. With the latest vDeck 4.0 in iPage, all hosting administration works can be accomplished in few mouse clicks.

iPage Domain Features

Free Domain of Choice 1 Subdomain Unlimited
Parked Domains Unlimited Domain Transfer
Host Unlimited Domains

iPage Email Features

Email Addresses Unlimited POP3/IMAP Unlimited
Smartphone Compatible Email Forwarding
Webmail Client Spam Filters
Autoresponders Virus Checking

Email is no doubt a fast and cost-efficient way to communicate today. In iPage you are able to create as many email addresses as you want; better yet, at your own chosen domain name (example: findme@yourdomain.com). You will be able to sync your emails with your iPhone, Blakcberry, Android or Nokia and read it anywhere you go.

iPage Security Features

Sitelock Suit Included Malware Protection
Domain Verification Spam Protection
Full Acc. Security Scan Once/year Security Badge

Security is one of the selling points of iPage. With Sitelock Security suit embedded, your websites are protected from both malware and spam. You could do a full security scan on your hosting account once per year for absolutely FREE. The domain verifications feature also verifies your domain and proves the legitimacy of your domain. You will also be permitted to display the Sitelock security badge in your website then (by your choice).

iPage Software

Install Central Free Software 30+
WordPress/ b2evolution Joomla/ Mambo/ Drupal
Gallery2/ Coppermine Gbook/ phpBB/ SMF
ShopSite/ osCommerce Online Store
Shared SSL PayPal Integration

Install Central is a script library which contents over 50 pre-installed software including blogs, CMS, forum and etc. It serves the same function as Fantastico and SimpleScripts. With this library, it will be extremely handy to install the scripts and software. You can easily turn your website into a blog or add a discussion forum into your site.

iPage Customer Service

Anytime Money Back Web Hosting Support North Americans
Chat & Email Support 24×7 Online Help Center
Phone Support (24×7) 1-877-472-4399 Ticketing System

Editor’s Comment on iPage Hosting

I have done a trend check using Google Trend. It tells a little on the trend of Googler. I typed in “iPage” and all I see is the graph below. It seems that despite years of incorporation, iPage didn’t die off out of strong competitions. They have survived and grown into a bigger host with higher demand from host seekers. This does tell something about the host, doesn’t it?

Google Trend For iPage
* Figure from Google Trend

Charging at $4.50/month, iPage is indeed a host who’ve successfully achieved the balance between profit and quality. Unlimited storage, bandwith, PHP5, WordPress ready, Joomla ready, PayPal Integration ready and etc, you can just easily build anything decent online. A nice blog? An online resume? A simple company website showcasing your products? An online store? Ya you can do all of them! In another hand, Sitelock Security is one of my favourite. To be able to scan my hosting account for malware and possible threat, it’s just like holding a little knife when I’m walking across the dark – handy yet useful.

There are many more plus points in iPage but let’s talk about what’s the bad thing now. Do bear in mind that iPage offers only 1 plan – Essential Plan, which is a shared hosting plan. With that said, you will not have the luxury to scale up your hosting account when your website grows big. There is neither dedicated server nor virtual private server. By then you can either switch to another host provider, or try your luck with special arrangement with iPage. However if you’re planning to have 1 small-medium-sized website or, a few of them, and you do not want to pay much, iPage hosting is definitely enough to cater for your needs!