Shared hosting plans & prices

From a small blog to a complex web application our shared hosting plans let you run any type of website you like.

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Price (5 year payment) $5.50/month* $8.50/mo* $16.50/mo* $24.50/mo*
Price (3 year payment) $6.50/mo* $10.00/mo* $18.50/mo* $27.00/mo*
Price (2 year payment) $7.50/mo* $11.50/mo* $20.50/mo* $29.50/mo*
Price (1 year payment) $8.50/mo* $13.00/mo* $22.50/mo* $32.00/mo*
Price (paid monthly) $9.50/mo* $14.50/mo* $24.50/mo* $34.50/mo*
Set-up Fees FREE FREE FREE FREE
60-day money back guarantee Yes Yes Yes Yes
Disk Space 10GB 20GB 40GB 60GB
Bandwidth (per month) 600GB 1200GB 1800GB 2400GB
Application memory** 80MB
(equivalent to 180MB VPS memory)**
120MB
(equivalent to 220MB VPS memory)**
160MB
(equivalent to 260MB VPS memory)**
200MB
(equivalent to 300MB VPS memory)**
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Websites
Number of hosted websites Unlimited
SSL (https) support*** Yes
Detailed daily usage statistics Yes
Full control of DNS Yes
Email
Email addresses Unlimited
Mailboxes Unlimited
SMTP, POP and IMAP secure access Yes
Webmail secure access Yes
Mailman mailing lists Unlimited
Strong anti-spam filter Yes
Autoresponders and server-side rules Yes
Databases
Number of databases Unlimited
MySQL support Yes
PostgreSQL support Yes
Shell
Full shell access with SSH and SFTP Yes
Ability to run long-running processes such as Rails, Django, etc Yes
Extra SSH and SFTP users Unlimited
Backups
Full backup of all your data to remote servers every day Yes
Software
One click installer for tons of applications including Rails, Django, Drupal, WordPress and a lot more Yes
Secure Linux system with thousands of pre-installed tools Yes
Apache hosting with PHP, SSI includes, .htaccess files Yes
One-click webdav and subversion repositories (over SSL) Yes
Ability to run any software that runs on PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl or Java with MySql, Postgresql or sqlite Yes
Ability to compile and install any software you need in your HOME directory Yes
Add-ons
Extra diskspace +$5/month per 4GB*
Extra bandwidth +$5/month per 200GB*
Extra memory**** +$7/month per 40MB*
Dedicated IP address +$5/month*
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* For all customers in the UK (including the Isle of Man) and customers in the EU without a VAT registration number, VAT will be added at the prevailing UK rate (currently 17.5%). Countries in the EU for VAT purposes are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden

** This is the actual memory available to your long-running processes (for instance, your Rails or Django processes). Unlike in a VPS, the memory used by the operating system, the main apache server and the database servers doesn't count towards your memory usage

*** If you want to use your own certificate you have to get a dedicated IP address, which costs $5/month

**** You can buy up to 240MB of memory per account per machine

What they say:

" @webfaction My favourite hosting provider: smart panel, SSH, awesome service, affordable pricing. "
Ryan McGreal via Twitter

" I love Webfaction. For what they do, I don't think they have any real competitors that I know of. "
Dustin Davis via his site

" @jessicamullen I keep hearing good things
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Jeff Long via Twitter

Sign up FAQ:

I'm not sure about which plan to order. Which one do you recommend?

You can always start with a "Shared 1" plan on a monthly payment (the first payment is just $9.50) and then you can upgrade or downgrade any time you like. Also, we provide a 60-day moneyback guarantee on all plans so you can try us risk free.

Can I start with a monthly payment and change it later on?

Yes, you can switch to a 1, 2, 3 or 5 year pre-payment any time you like and get the corresponding discount.

How does your service compare to a VPS?

We give you a full linux shell account with all the tools you need to compile anything you like, so our service is almost as flexible as a VPS. One big advantage of our shared hosting service is that we maintain the server and keep it secure for you. Also, the memory that we provide in our plans is the actual memory that is available to your application. With a VPS you also have to run the operating system, web server, database server etc in your allocated memory.

Where are your servers located?

Our servers are in ThePlanet's datacenter in Texas (often cited as one of the best datacenters in the world).

Can I get a demo account?

We don't provide demo accounts but we have a 60-day money back guarantee. So you can just sign up for a normal account and if you're not happy with the service just cancel within 60 days and we'll give you a full refund.

How long does it take to get my new account?

We usually set up new accounts within a few minutes or hours, and always within 24 hours.