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  •Hosting packages in this chats are the cheapest packages they offer.
   Some features marked as unavailable, may be available with more expensive packages.
  •Hosting companies may change features of packages they offer at any time.
So, please visit their web sites for complete and updated information.

	Hosting.com	WestHost	SBI	ValueWeb	Yahoo!
Price	$19.95/month	$3.95/month or $94.48 for 2 years	$299/year	$19.95/month	$11.95/month
Setup Fee	$49.00	$19.95	None	$29.00	$15.00
Bandwidth	4GB	10GB	Unlimited	10GB	20GB
Disk Space	50MB	250MB	Unlimited	200MB	50MB
E-mail Accounts	5	3	Unlimited	20	10
Own CGI-BIN	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
MySQL	No	No (available with other plans)	No	$15.00	No
Access to Log Files	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Shopping Cart	No	No (available with other plans)	Compatible with third party solutions	Compatible with third party solutions	$49.95/month (Yahoo Store)
24/7 Tech Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Pros	This is one of the largest and oldest hosting companies. They provide reliable service.	The best feature of this host is Virtual Private Server (VPS) technology. It is like a virtual dedicated server. You have full control of Apache and Sendmail. And, you won't be in trouble because someone on the same shared server made bad move. Or, you don't have to fight over server resources with other users. You cannot go back to shared hosting. The cheapest plan doesn't come with too much, but they also have fully-loaded packages for reasonable prices (starting 12.95/month or $310.80 for 2 years). So, check them out.	Comes with numbers of e-commers solutions, such as search engine optimization tool, opt-in list management tool, and a how-to-run-a-business manual.	Another good deal. Their service are reliable but not too expensive.	With Yahoo Store, your site will be listed on Yahoo Store Directory, and you will get lots of traffic.
Cons	Little too pricey	Their Site Manager (server configuration GUI) isn't very good. You cannot even set up e-mail address for subdomains or add-on domains with Site Manager. You have to make proper changes on configuration files, like userdb and virtusertable, with a text editor and run commands, i.e. makemap. If you are confused, you will have hard time to configure your server beyond Site Manager's capability.	Search engine optimization tool is just an analysing tool. It tells you how high your site would be ranked. You still have to optimize your site by yourself.	Can be pricy if you need lots of add-ons	No advanced features (access to .htaccess, configur Apache Handlers, e.t.c.) are available.

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