Windows Web Hosting Comparison

Client Experiences

PlayCTV

Starter

Starting at

$2.95

CAD monthly
was $10.95

Business

Starting at

$13.95

CAD monthly
was $16.95

DOMAIN FEATURES Beginner Personal Business
Sub-Domains / A-Records 30 50 75
Sub-directory Domains 15 25 35
Domain Access w/or without "www" Yes Yes Yes
Host External Domains Yes Yes Yes
Full DNS Management Yes Yes Yes
Domain Contact Management Yes Yes Yes
Domain Forwarding Yes Yes Yes
URL Masking Yes Yes Yes
Free Registrar Transfers Yes Yes Yes
CORE FEATURES
Plesk Demo Demo Demo
Web Space 3000 MB 5000 MB 10000 MB
Monthly Traffic 50 GB 100 GB 150 GB
FTP Accounts 1 5 35
Burst Server: Up to 23X Faster Page Loads
  • More Resources Per User
  • Enhanced Performance
  • Industry-leading hardware and uptime
No No No
Control Panel Yes Yes Yes
Web-based File Manager Yes Yes Yes
Custom Error Pages Yes Yes Yes
FTP over SSL (FTPS) Yes Yes Yes
Server Side Includes (SSI) No Yes Yes
Site Statistics Yes Yes Yes
Raw Access Logs Yes Yes Yes
Scheduled Tasks No Yes Yes
SSL Certificate No No add-on
Backups Yes Yes Yes
Dedicated IP No No add-on
Firewall Protection Yes Yes Yes
Instant Activation Yes Yes Yes
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
PHP5 / PHP7 Yes Yes Yes
Perl w/FASTCGI Yes Yes Yes
CGI-BIN Directory Yes Yes Yes
Server Side Includes (SSI) No Yes Yes
Frontpage Server Extensions No Yes Yes
ASP.net Yes Yes Yes
ASP Yes Yes Yes
ADO.net Yes Yes Yes
Ajax Yes Yes Yes
XML Parser Yes Yes Yes
IIS 7 ASP Components Yes Yes Yes
APPLICATION ON-DEMAND
WordPress Blog Yes Yes Yes
Joomla! CMS Yes Yes Yes
PhpBB Discussion Forum Yes Yes Yes
Magento Yes Yes Yes
osTicket Yes Yes Yes
ZenCart Yes Yes Yes
OpenCart Yes Yes Yes
Moodle Yes Yes Yes
Simple Machines Yes Yes Yes
Gallery Yes Yes Yes
DATABASES
MS SQL Server R2 Yes Yes Yes
MS SQL Database 1 2 3
MySQL Database 5 10 25
MySQL Users 10 20 50
Database Backup/Restore Yes Yes Yes
Direct Database Access Yes Yes Yes
Web-based MS SQL Administration Yes Yes Yes
PhpMyAdmin Yes Yes Yes
E-MAIL FEATURES
Email Accounts 25 50 100
Mailbox Space 3 GB 5 GB 10 GB
IMAP & POP3 Supported Yes Yes Yes
Webmail Yes Yes Yes
Virus Protection Yes Yes Yes
Aliases 100 150 200
Forwarding Yes Yes Yes
Auto-Responders Yes Yes Yes
Catch-All Email Address Yes Yes Yes
Sender ID Protection Yes Yes Yes
Email Privacy & Protection w/256-bit Encryption Yes Yes Yes
POP3 / SMTP Yes Yes Yes
POP3S (POP3 over SSL) Yes Yes Yes
IMAPS (IMAP over SSL) Yes Yes Yes
SMTPS (SMTP over SSL) Yes Yes Yes
Mailing List No Yes Yes
Custom MX Records No No Yes
MARKETING TOOLS
Blogging Enabled Yes Yes Yes
eCommerce Enabled No Yes Yes
Google™ Webmaster Tools Yes Yes Yes
Site Analytics Yes Yes Yes
Facebook™ Credit No No No
Google™ AdWords Credit No No No
WEB ANALYTICS
AWStats (real-time) Yes Yes Yes
Webalizer Graphical Statistics Yes Yes Yes
Referrer Logs Yes Yes Yes
Raw Log Manager Yes Yes Yes
Error Logs Yes Yes Yes
SECURITY
Firewall Protection Yes Yes Yes
Password Protected Directories Yes Yes Yes
Multi-user Access Rights No Yes Yes
Secure FTP Access Yes Yes Yes
Shared SSL Certificate Yes Yes Yes
Dedicated SSL Certificate No add-on add-on
Dedicated IP Address No No add-on
Virus Protection Yes Yes Yes
Redundant Power Supply Yes Yes Yes
Secured Data Center Yes Yes Yes
Daily Backups Yes Yes Yes
SUPPORT
24/7 Phone Support No Yes Yes
Live Chat Online Yes Yes Yes
24 hour Technical Support (e-mail) Yes Yes Yes
Knowledge Base Yes Yes Yes
Video Tutorials Yes Yes Yes
GUARANTEE
99.9% Uptime Yes Yes Yes
30-Day Money Back Yes Yes Yes

Package Price Summary

Term Promo Price Promo Total Promo Discount Term Discount Total Discount Recurring Total
Monthly $10.95/mo $10.95 0% 0% 0% $10.95
Annually $9.95/mo $119.40 9% 9% 9% $119.40
Biennially $7.95/mo $190.80 27% 27% 27% $190.80
Triennially $2.95/mo $106.20 73% 73% 73% $106.20
Term Promo Price Promo Total Promo Discount Term Discount Total Discount Recurring Total
Monthly $11.95/mo $11.95 0% 0% 0% $11.95
Annually $10.95/mo $131.40 8% 8% 8% $131.40
Biennially $8.95/mo $214.80 25% 25% 25% $214.80
Triennially $3.95/mo $142.20 66% 66% 66% $142.20
Term Promo Price Promo Total Promo Discount Term Discount Total Discount Recurring Total
Monthly $16.95/mo $16.95 0% 0% 0% $16.95
Annually $15.95/mo $191.40 5% 5% 5% $191.40
Biennially $14.95/mo $358.80 11% 11% 11% $358.80
Triennially $13.95/mo $502.20 17% 17% 17% $502.20