Dotster Review

Overview

Besides being one of the worlds big domain registrars -with over 2 million domain names, Dotster also offers some stellar web hosting plans qualifying it to be one of our 10 best web hosts. Dotster offers both Windows and Linux website hosting plans. Both Linux and Microsoft Windows hosting plans comes with sitebuilder software mySQL or Microsoft Sqlserver databases. Dotster is one of the few webhosts to offer VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting for Windows and Linux if you are looking to jump one level up from shared hosting.

Dotster Dependability

Dotster has been around since year 2000 - that is a millenium in internet years! Customer service is available through phone, live web chat and email. Server uptime is a high 99%.

Key Features

5 GB disk space
250 GB of monthly bandwidth
Basic Sitebuilder software for Linux and Windows
Free domain name with signup

Price / Value

If you are looking for a domain registrar and webhost all rolled into one or Virtual private hosting for Windows or Linux, backed by great support options, then Dotster is for you. With the basic plan starting at just $5.25 (check latest pricing), and a decent choice of webhosting options, you get a decent value. For Windows VPS hosting, we consider this one of the best packages out there.

Hosting Packages

Dotster has multiple plans for Windows and Linux. Virtual Private Hosting for Windows is a great option for high traffic ASP and websites that need the .NET framework. There are veral packages branded basic, Standard, Advanced, Pro and Premium. The VPS hosting packages gets you the flexibility of a dedicated hosting service at a fraction of the cost. And we think Dotsters real value is in VPS hosting.

Conclusion

Setting aside their qualifications as one of the biggest domain registrars, we think the Virtual Private hosting packages from Dotster are great. Also, the basic webhosting packages in the Windows and Linux flavors are a great entry point for individuals or small businesses.