Easy CGI Web Hosting Review

Easy CGI has been a web hosting provider for personal and small business websites since 1998. During this time they have built a respectable and solid reputation. All of their plans are Windows-based.

Windows-based hosting is not in any way better or worse than Unix (Linux) web hosting. Windows-based hosting is simply geared solely to the use of Microsoft software. Therefore, you would need a Windows-based web host if your site uses ASP or ASP.NET dynamic script languages or use a Microsoft Access or SQL Server database.

Easy CGI Price & Features:

Easy CGI offers three (3) plans. The Easy CGI starter plan is the Basic Plan, priced at $7.96 a month (if paid annually) with free setup, it offers:

• 3,000 MB (3 Gigs) of disk space (Much more than enough),
• 50 GB bandwidth (Very Generous),
• 50 POP3 eMail accounts with autoresponders,

and with some other features, including ASP support and a shared SSI certificate. Their other plans, Intermediate Plan at $15.96 a month (if paid annually), and Advanced Plan at $21.56 a month (if paid annually), both offer more disk space, more bandwidth, more eMail accounts, daily WebTrends stats reports, and ColdFusion support. In fact, most scripting languages are supported.

Reliability:

Easy CGI offers a 99.9% uptime guarantee on all web hosting packages. Their data control center is located at their headquarters in Pearl River, New York State.

You can get more details at the Easy CGI website.

Customer Support:

Easy CGI has eMail and toll-free phone customer support, which is available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Saturday. They are closed on Sunday. Live Chat is not available.

Control Panel:

Easy CGI created its own control panel and provides tutorials for each control feature, and setup guides for configuring programs, such as Outlook. Frankly, it is a very basic control panel with limited features.

Web Builder:

Web creation tools are not offered.

Money-Back Guarantee:

Easy CGI plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Conclusion on Easy CGI Web Hosting:

Easy CGI is a good hosting choice for most people who need ASP and ASP.NET support (offered in all Plans) and ColdFusion support (in the Intermediate and Advanced Plans only). Locating support for these dynamic script languages is not easy.

Easy CGI provides very dependable hosting but it is light on additional features. They have good Customer Support during business hours, and they are competitively priced. For more information and to order a plan, go to the Easy CGI website.

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