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aPlus.net Web Hosting

Unix web hosting plan comparisons and details

If you are searching for a new web host for your website you should consider aPlus.net Web Hosting as a major prospect. aPlus has very generous disk space and bandwidth allotments, with their most popular plan, Solo XR, providing 170 GB space and up to 2000 GB data transfer, for under $10 a month!

Aplus.Net is a division of Abacus America, Inc. a California Corporation established in 1992, and has been in the Internet Services business since the commercial start of the Internet in 1995.

With more than 300 employees in 4 offices worldwide they serve more than 200,000 customers, who have 500,000 domains registered. Additionally, they have more than 4,000 dedicated server customers, and have designed 3,000 websites since 2003.

Here are some important reasons why you can trust aPlus with your web hosting needs.

Secure, First-Rate Data Center and Facilities - Vias CISP Compliant
They own and operate our own data center, located in the San Diego Tech Center campus – a meeting point for 10 major carriers including MCI, Level3, AT&T, Time Warner, and SBC. Aplus.Net is the only hosting provider with CISP Compliance, a validation process designed to ensure maximum credit card transaction security.
Top Technology and Infrastructure — 99.99% Uptime GUARANTEED!
aPlus means it when they say: Your site will stay up. And they back it up with a 99.99% uptime guarantee. Many providers lease their data centers, so they aren’t even in control of your uptime. Plus, they use the best and most reliable brands: data storage is from IBM, the network runs on Cisco telco-grade routers, and their servers are based on Intel and Sun Microsystems products.
24/7 Customer Support - with a hold time of less than 30 seconds!
Many companies claim customer service is a top priority. aPlus proves it with live 24/7 toll-free phone support. Plus, their average hold time is currently less than 30 seconds.
One Phone Call, One Bill - No Hassles
The aPlus mission is to provide a versatile and dependable one-stop online hosting and marketing shop for the small business entrepreneur, and eliminate the need for you to deal with a host of different online vendors. They don’t outsource any of their services.
The Industry’s Highest Awards
They’ve received the industry’s most distinguished awards - including top honors from CNET editors, as well as CNET readers (among CNET’s “Most Popular” Ratings for more than 313 consecutive weeks and counting).
Satisfaction Guarantee
aPlus cuts the risk out of hosting for you. Try it for 30 days. If you’re unhappy with any part of their service, for any reason, just let them know, and they’ll cancel your services immediately and refund you in full.

The table below compares the features of four Unix shared web hosting plans available from aPlus.net.

Colossal Shared Web Hosting from Aplus.Net
Dedicated Servers from $99/mo

Windows hosting plans, with similar features, and Dedicated Servers are also available from aPlus, all with a 99.99% Uptime Guarantee. Click here for more information.

Hosting Features Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
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Pricing Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Setup fee (Free setup with annual payment) $10 $20 $35 $75
• Monthly fee $5.95/mo. $9.95/mo.  $7.46/mo.1 $19.95/mo.  $14.96/mo.1 $34.95/mo.  $26.21/mo.1
Plan Highlights Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Disc storage 300 MB 12 GB 170 GB 15 GB 190 GB 20 GB 190 GB
• Data transfer mo. 25 GB 500 GB 2000 GB 600 GB 2500 GB 600 GB 2500 GB
• Email boxes included (add more for just $1.99 mo. for 10 pack) 10 500 3300 1000 3600 1000 3600
• FREE domain name registration2 1 2 2 3
Marketing Tools Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
Domain Name Suggestions Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Deleted/On-Hold Domains Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Newly Registered Domains Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Domains Scheduled To Be Deleted Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Advanced Whois Data Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Google DataCenter Watch No Yes Yes Yes
• Google PageRank No Yes Yes Yes
• Google KeySuggest No Yes Yes Yes
• MSN KeyRank Monitor No Yes Yes Yes
• Google KeyRank Monitor No Yes Yes Yes
• Custom Web Counter No Yes Yes Yes
• Google BackLink Tracker No Yes Yes Yes
• Sales letter tool No Yes Yes Yes
• Search engine submission No Yes Yes Yes
• Search engine saturation No Yes Yes Yes
• Search engine optimization No Yes Yes Yes
• Check search engine ranking No Yes Yes Yes
• Link popularity No Yes Yes Yes
• Webalizer graphical statistics No Yes Yes Yes
• Downloadable raw access logs No Yes Yes Yes
• Referrer logs No Yes Yes Yes
• eTraffic ($$) Optional Optional Optional Optional
• Google Sitemap No Yes Yes Yes
• eCommerce Booster No No No Yes
• Amazon Junction No Yes Yes Yes
Email Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• POP3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
• POP3S No Yes Yes Yes
• IMAPS (IMAP over SSL) No Yes Yes Yes
• Webmail Yes Yes Yes Yes
• SMTP service Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Spam filter Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Spam Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Forwarders (Aliases) Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Autoresponders Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Vacation message Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Mailing lists included (add more for $2.99 mo.) 0 1 2 3
• Mailing groups included (add more for just $2.99 mo.) 1 1 2 3
• Manage all of your email settings from the Control Panel Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Virus Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
Convenience Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Control Panel – Manage and add services
from one interface		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Instant activation Yes Yes Yes Yes
• One vendor, one bill, one call for all of your Internet needs Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Multi-user No Yes Yes Yes
• Multiple domains No Yes Yes Yes
• Review your billing invoices and statements online 24/7 Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Custom MIME types No Yes Yes Yes
• DNS Management No Yes Yes Yes
Your own identity Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Your very own domain name www.-your-domain-.com included (add more for just $1.99 mo.) 1 2 2 3
• FTP accounts included (add more for just 1.99/mo) 1 2 5 10
• Matching emails you@-your-domain-.com Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Matching subdomains like database.-your-domain-.com unlimited unlimited unlimited unlimited
• Matching design of your logo, stationery and web site ($$) No Optional Optional Optional
Security Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Password protected account, and access Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Password protected directories No Yes Yes Yes
• Ability to add own secure server certificate (SSL) No No Yes Yes
• SSH ( Secure Shell Access) No Yes Yes Yes
• "Parent-child" hierarchical structured multi-user access rights No Yes Yes Yes
• Security monitoring No Yes Yes Yes
• Daily backups No Yes Yes Yes
• Virus Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Secured data center Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Redundant power supply, fiber optic, RAID arrays Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Shared SSL No Yes Yes Yes
• Secure Server Certificate No No Yes Yes
• FTPS No Yes Yes Yes
• Firewall Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
Customer support Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• 24/7 live phone support Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Online Knowledge Base Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Email support Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Private personal folders for questions and answers Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Live chat online 24/7 Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Public forums for sharing your experience and learning from others Yes Yes Yes Yes
Software/Scripts Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Real Audio/ Video/ G2 servers No No Yes Yes
• Tomcat ( Java Servlet & JSP engine ) No No Yes Yes
• Supports Scripts No PHP4, Perl, Ruby, C/C++, Python, TCL PHP4, Perl, Ruby, C/C++, Python, TCL PHP4, Perl, Ruby, C/C++, Python, TCL
• Over 200 more software tools and libraries No Yes Yes Yes
• Own cgi-bin (full access no script approval) No Yes Yes Yes
• Pre-installed cgi-scripts No Yes Yes Yes
• Server side includes (SSI) No Yes Yes Yes
• Support for Microsoft Front Page Extensions Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Personal Blog Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Advanced Blog No Yes Yes Yes
• $495 FREE Software No Yes Yes Yes
Website design Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Online "do it yourself" design tool powered by CM4all, the best name in the industry. No Yes Yes Yes
• Support for Microsoft Front Page Extensions Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Image manipulation tool Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Thumbnail generator Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Counter - various styles Yes Yes Yes Yes
• HTML validation and cleanup tool No Yes Yes Yes
• Load time optimization No Yes Yes Yes
• Custom error pages No Yes Yes Yes
• "Search engine" for search within your web site ($$) No Optional Optional Optional
• Affordable professional semi-custom or full custom design ($$) No Optional Optional Optional
• PDF2Web No Yes Yes Yes
• Media Wiki No Yes Yes Yes
• Sitemap Builder No Yes Yes Yes
• Tiki Wiki No Yes Yes Yes
• Weather Toolbar No Yes Yes Yes
• RSS Feed Reader No Yes Yes Yes
• Online Calendar No Yes Yes Yes
• Coppermine Photo Gallery No Yes Yes Yes
e-Commerce Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• MIVA merchant online store front No No No Yes
• osCommerce online store front No No Yes Yes
• Credit card payment gateway No No No Yes
• Merchant account No No Yes Yes
• e-Store Connector for Amazon.com TM ($$) No No No Optional
• e-Store Connector for eBay.com TM ($$) No No No Optional
• e-Store Connector for Shopping.com TM ($$) No No No Optional
• e-Store Connector for Froogle.com TM ($$) No No No Optional
Money makers Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Affiliate program - "we turn clicks into cash" No Yes Yes Yes
• Banner rotation tool ($$) No Optional Optional Optional
Relationship building tools Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Form mail No Yes Yes Yes
• Guest book No Yes Yes Yes
• Advanced Forum No Yes Yes Yes
• Customer survey ($$) Optional Optional Optional Optional
• "CRM Chat" added to your web site ($$) Optional Optional Optional Optional
• Tool for easy publishing, updates and maintenance of FAQ ($$) Optional Optional Optional Optional
• "Knowledge Base" added to your web site plus
tools to manage it ($$)		 Optional Optional Optional Optional
• Push-To-Talk button to your website ($$) Optional Optional Optional Optional
• Web Conferencing ($$) Optional Optional Optional Optional
• Customer feedback tool No Yes Yes Yes
Website maintenance Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• File manager No Yes Yes Yes
• Archive manager No Yes Yes Yes
• Stress test tool No Yes Yes Yes
• Network troubleshooter No Yes Yes Yes
• Usage meter Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Web site monitoring No Yes Yes Yes
• Tool for domain name(s) management Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Tool for management of parking pages and re-direction Yes Yes Yes Yes
Database Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• MySQL databases No 3 5 10
• Web-based administration tool for MySQL database No Yes Yes Yes
Personal Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Calendar - web-based Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Notepad - web-based Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Personal Blog Yes Yes Yes Yes
• Advanced Blog No Yes Yes Yes
Guarantee Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• 99.99% uptime per year Yes Yes Yes Yes
• 30 days money back guarantee Yes Yes Yes Yes
BONUS Solo Solo XR Pro ePro
• Photo storage online www.web-a-photo.com
and software for photo manipulation and automated upload		 No 45 MB 900 MB 1200 MB
• File storage online www.web-a-file.com
and software for automated online backup /restore		 No 50 MB 50 MB 50 MB
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Legend:
($$) - Extra cost.

1 Reduced monthly fee offer is open to new customers only. Limit one offer per customer, and one use per customer on a single account. The monthly fee will be reduced only for the first three months of service. After three months customers will be charged the regular fee.
2 Free domain name registration does not apply to all domain extensions. There is an additional charge for the following domain extensions .tv and cc.

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