MyHosting is a web hosting company that has been around since 1997. Based in Toronto, Canada, MyHosting is definitely one of the oldest web hosting service in the industry. This particular web hosting company’s goal is to provide superior value towards their customers by giving them superior quality products and services. MyHosting is owned by SoftCom Inc. which is based in Canada.
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MyHosting.com Overall Rating
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Things to Love About MyHosting
| FREE Plesk Site Builder |
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| FREE Web Templates |
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| Spam Filtering and Anti-Virus |
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- Unlimited Hosting Space
- Unlimited File Transfer
- Unlimited Domain Hosting
- Google Spam Filtering and Anti-Virus
- Site Builder Included
- Free Web Templates
- A number of eCommerce hosting options
- Easy to Use Web-Based Control Panel
- Excellent 24/7 in-house email, chat and phone support
- Free One-Click Auto Installation
- FREE dedicated IP address
- FREE SSL Certificate
- FREE Installation for known CMS such as WordPress, Drupal, Magento and so on.
- Also offers VPS hosting
- Optional Search Engine Tools
- Offers 30 day money-back guarantee
Web-based Control Panel
MyHosting utilizes Plesk as its control panel. This easy to use interface allows the users to manage all aspects of their hosting account. The interface is very simple, clean and easy to use which is always appreciated in any web hosting solutions. This makes them very accessible even for complete beginners in web hosting.
Spam Filtering and Anti-Virus
MyHosting also offers email hosting, so you can trust that spam and virus protection for them are considered to be serious business. MyHosting’s spam filtering technology is powered by Postini which feeds from the most up to date information with regards to spam and virus sources. I’ve tested it and I can say that the number of spam mails I’ve received are highly reduced.
The Option for VPS Hosting
Having an option for upgrade is always a nice thing to have. If you feel that someday shared web hosting is not enough for your needs, then you can always opt to upgrade to VPS hosting in order to facilitate your ever growing hosting needs. It is also worth mentioning that MyHosting offers pretty extensive options when it comes to their VPS hosting service which is certainly a good thing to have especially if you are planning to expand someday.
Excellent Support Staff
Luckily, the instances when I have to call or contact customer support has been quite far in between. But during those times when I have to, I must say that I was quite pleased with their service. I have used the tech support service via phone and I am pleased to report that they were quite courteous and helpful. I can really tell that they really do know what they are doing and is eager to see my problem through. A definite plus point for MyHosting.
Things You Will Hate in MyHosting
My main complaint about MyHosting is definitely their pricing. For their basic hosting package, you will be paying $4.84 per month, which is pretty reasonable at first look but when you look and realize the features that are included, they are simply too limited when compared with other hosting solutions. Limited email accounts, limited MySQL databases, limited FTP users are just some of the glaring limitations of the basic hosting package. Another thing that irks me a bit is that their so called free website builder can only build one free website and they will charge for the succeeding ones.
Customer Support:
I wasn’t able to connect with MyHosting’s live chat support until my third try. Not much to say about MyHosting’s chat support except that he’s snappy and good. Here’s the chat log with MyHosting’s customer support:
You are now chatting with Konrad M. (myhosting.com Sales )
Konrad M.: Thank you for using Myhosting.com Live Support my name is Konrad how can I help you?
Patrick: Hi Konrad, I have some inquiries about new accounts, I’m hoping that you can help me?
Konrad M.: Sure.
Patrick: Ok.. if I signup, will there be a setup fee? Transfer fee?
Konrad M.: No set up fee.
Konrad M.: What do you mean exactly by transfer fee? Domain Transfer?
Patrick: yeah, when I transfer my website with you..
Konrad M.: You would have to FTP the data to our server.
Patrick: Ok good, so If I signup with your basic hosting plan, will I be able to upgrade in case my needs will grow someday?
Konrad M.: Yes.
Patrick: If I’m not mistaken, you have vps hosting right?
Konrad M.: Yes we do.
Patrick: Does the account comes with ecommerce tools that I can use for my online store?
Konrad M.: Yes.
Konrad M.: Magento and cubecart I believe. You can also download them directly from the sites and upload them to the server and install manually.
Patrick: Do you offer trial periods? Guarantees?
Konrad M.: 30day money back guarantee.
Patrick: Oh ok.. that will be all I guess. Thank you for your time Konrad.. 
Konrad M.: Thanks for taking the time to visit myhosting.com. Have a great day!
MyHosting Hosting Packages
| Plans | Basic | Premium | Professional |
| Web Hosting Space | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| File Transfer | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Basic Exchange Email mailboxes | 10 | 30 | 50 |
| Spam Filtering and Anti-Virus | YES | YES | YES |
| FTP Account | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 99% Uptime | YES | YES | YES |
| Price | $4.84 / mo | $9.34 / mo | $18.71 / mo |
Customer Testimonials
An OK Host.
” I like the control panel very much because they are extremely easy to use. If there is one thing to complain about this host, it is with the aspect of customer service. Their support team could at least improve their response time. There have been a couple of times where I had to wait a bit too long before I was attended to. Other than that, MyHosting is a good hosting choice.” – Douglas
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All in all a great company to deal with.
“” I am into my 5 years of subscription with MyHosting, and I must say that I am very satisfied. I’ve experienced very little downtime and the features I need have always been available. I normally use Joomla to create and maintain my sites and I have had very little problems with Joomla and myhosting servers.” – Arny
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Great Customer Support
” I think one of their strong points is their customer service team. I contact support from time to time and am always very satisfied with the service. Especially for the price – their rates are incredibly reasonable. I have contacted support a few times over the years (I host about 10 websites with myhosting) and it has always been a pleasure. I’ve used both email, phone and chat, and all options had excellent reps that answered my questions easily. Sometimes my questions are about billing, sometimes about domain renewal, and recently about hosting.” – Trish LaFleur
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Find someone else, as I am.
” I have been a subscriber of MyHosting for about 8 years, and I must admit that the experience was phenomenal. But as time goes by, they raised their prices and stripped down their services. Their customer service went from responsive to slow and mediocre. Now, they are simply way too overpriced for what they are able to provide.” – David Rose
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MyHosting UptimeOverall Uptime: 99.99% |
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Conclusion:
MyHosting is yet another solid web hosting choice in this ever growing web host market. They have great uptime, excellent customer support and even offers VPS hosting, which is great for potential hosting expansions. MyHosting is great both for beginners and veteran webmasters. But what brings them down a couple of notches is the fact that for a mid priced service, what they can offer are pretty limited. Compared to other web hosting service at similar price range, MyHosting simply comes up short. But still, MyHosting is a good alternative if you find that your current host does not suit your needs well.
