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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AccuWebHosting.Com

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AAccuWebHosting's Windows Shared Hosting packages feature SSD drives, fast servers and the latest ASP.Net tools. All Windows Shared Hosting plans include IIS 8, MS SQL 2012 Database support, free email accounts and much more. Some of the prominent features of Windows shared hosting can be found below: Programming & Database Features All plans support ASP.Net, PHP with FastCGI, Active Perl & Classic ASP Scripting. All plans include Microsoft SQL Database,…

    $5.86

    per month

    WordPress

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AWordpress is an open-source publishing platform popular with bloggers, and a content management system, known for its simplicity and modifiability. Websites may host their own blogging communities, controlling and moderating content from a single dashboard.

    $3

    per month 6 GB storage

    Pricing
    AccuWebHosting.ComWordPress
    Editions & Modules
    Windows Small Business Web Hosting
    $5.86
    per month
    Windows Enterprise Web Hosting
    $11.17
    per month
    Personal
    $4
    per month 6 GB storage
    Premium
    $8
    per month 13 GB storage
    Business
    $25
    per month 50 GB storage
    Commerce
    $45
    per month 50 GB storage
    Enterprise
    Contact for pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AccuWebHosting.ComWordPress
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$3.19 per monthNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe vendor has a 30 days money back guarantee.Pricing for Business and Commerce plans vary on number of GB.
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    Community Pulse
    AccuWebHosting.ComWordPress
    Considered Both Products
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Chose AccuWebHosting.Com
    Previously, I used a few hosting services like name.com and namecheap.com and compared to them, AccuWebHosting is really great.
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    Chose AccuWebHosting.Com
    I choose Aaccu for the free service as this is an education site. If I was to create a site for a for profit company I would definitely consider Accu again.
    Incentivized
    Chose AccuWebHosting.Com
    I can't think of other products I've used like accuweb hosting.
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    Automattic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    109 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    109 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    100 Answers
    Features
    AccuWebHosting.ComWordPress
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of AccuWebHosting.Com - Windows Personal Hosting and WordPress
    Feature
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    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.1
    159 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.1159 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of AccuWebHosting.Com - Windows Personal Hosting and WordPress
    Feature
    AccuWebHosting.Com - Windows Personal Hosting
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    Ratings
    WordPress
    7.9
    134 Ratings
    1% above category average
    API00 Ratings7.9124 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.8103 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of AccuWebHosting.Com - Windows Personal Hosting and WordPress
    Feature
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    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.1
    166 Ratings
    3% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings7.8151 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings7.3152 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.3164 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.7160 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.7162 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.5161 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings8.1154 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings7.1131 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of AccuWebHosting.Com - Windows Personal Hosting and WordPress
    Feature
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    Ratings
    WordPress
    8.2
    164 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings8.1142 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.9148 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.5125 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings9.2152 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings8.2152 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    SiteGround
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Umbraco CMS
    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RWS Tridion Sites
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AccuWebHosting.ComWordPress
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    8.6
    (203 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    3.7
    (38 ratings)
    Usability
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (50 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AccuWebHosting.ComWordPress
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    AccuWebHosting.Com - Windows Personal Hosting is always responsive to questions and they have a great Knowledge Base that can be tapped for finding self-help! Their email setup could be a bit easier to follow but then that may be just my inexperience.
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    Automattic
    Wordpress is a great solution for a website of nearly any type. It may not be as suitable if a fully custom solution or app is needed, and it does have some limitations when it comes to connecting it to external products (especially if the product doesn't have any support from a native system), and it does require a lot of testing. Multiple plugins in one install are common but also increase the risk of conflicts, and when those do occur, it can be exceptionally time-consuming and tedious to identify what is causing the issue. As third parties create many plugins, you're also at risk with each potential security breach, which needs to be kept in mind. I would be cautious to use WordPress to store any sort of sensitive PPI. That said, it's a wonderful, easily customizable solution for many, many different types of websites and can allow even inexperienced client users with low-tech knowledge to update basics.
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    Pros
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    • We appreciate the security features on Accuwebhosting.com. This is because they were able to detect immediately, some potentially harmful files embedded into a free theme we once used for our website. Such vigilance has won them our confidence in the security aspect of their services.
    • We also use Accuwebhosting.com email services because we find it very reliable. Unlike some hosting services we've used before, Accuwebhosting.com has an excellent email service with their hosting services. Till date, we've never had cause to think that we've ever missed an email from our website contact forms or direct messages to our inbox from our clients and prospective clients.
    • We also think that the speed of the Accuwebhosting.com is one of the best we've seen and used. Our websites pass the basic speed tests on speed test services on the web.
    • We also find the customer service at Accuwebhosting.com simply amazing! We've never seen anything quite like it. We've always received prompt responses to our complaints and inquiries. This might be the most impressive attribute of Accuwebhosting.com
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    Automattic
    • Easy to use User Interface
    • Coding / Plugin Implementation is awesome
    • There's always a solution available for the platform
    • Security is easy to use and robust
    • Implementation with 3rd party platforms, such as Google's variety of tools
    • Can download and host on your own server or use their hosted servers
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    Cons
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    • I guess their hosting service can be faster. Our websites load pretty quickly, especially after applying Accuwebhosting.com optimization tips, but we are not up to the highest speed yet. Again, it might be that we need to work more on our optimization.
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    Automattic
    • WordPress breaks often so you need to have someone who understands how to troubleshoot, which can take time and money.
    • Some plugins are easier to customize than others, for example, some don't require any coding knowledge while others do. This can limit your project if you are not a coder.
    • WordPress can be easily hacked, so you also need someone who can ensure your sites are secure.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    I've been using AccuWeb hosting for many months now. Never noticed any downtime yet. Speed is good & support is great. Would recommend anyone to give them a try, you won't be disappointed. If you want a free WordPress host to start your online presence.
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    Automattic
    The complications we have and the lack of support. Every plugin has a differente team of support in charge and make one plugin work with the other one always affects the website performance. It's a thousand times better to have only one provider with all functionalities included unless you are an expert web developer or have a team dedicated to it
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    Usability
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    The speed at which Accuweb processes information is high. I never had any issues surfing my websites neither do my site visitors. The website templates are very easy to use and well organized. I would recommend Accuweb to anyone who desires a professional website that is user-friendly. I host my dirt racing website on Accuweb and it runs flawlessly with no issues whatsoever. I have not had any downtime do to Accuwebs servers and highly recommend anyone looking for a good reliable webhost to give them a try.
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    Automattic
    Extremely easy to use and train users. It took very little time to get everyone trained and onboarded to start using WordPress. Anytime we had any issues, we were able to find an article or video to help out or we were able to contact support. The menu options are well laid out so it is easy to find what you are looking for.
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    Reliability and Availability
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    All types of hosting are available.
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    Automattic
    Anyone can visit WordPress.org and download a fully functional copy of WordPress free of charge. Additionally, WordPress is offered to users as open-source software, which means that anyone can customize the code to create new applications and make these available to other WordPress users.
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    Performance
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    high performance Windows Shared Hosting provider.
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    Automattic
    Mostly, any performance issues have to do with using too many plugins and these can sometimes slow down the overall performance of your site. It is very tempting to start adding lots of plugins to your WordPress site, however, as there are thousands of great plugins to choose from and so many of them help you do amazing things on your site. If you begin to notice performance issues with your WordPress site (e.g. pages being slow to load), there are ways to optimize the performance of your site, but this requires learning the process. WordPress users can learn how to optimize their WordPress sites by downloading the WPTrainMe WordPress training plugin (WPTrainMe.com) and going through the detailed step-by-step WordPress optimization tutorials.
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    Support Rating
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    The speed at which Accuweb processes information is high. I never had any issues surfing my websites neither do my site visitors. The website templates are very easy to use and well organized. I would recommend Accuweb to anyone who desires a professional website that is user-friendly. I host my dirt racing website on Accuweb and it runs flawlessly with no issues whatsoever. I have not had any downtime do to Accuwebs servers and highly recommend anyone looking for a good reliable webhost to give them a try.
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    Automattic
    I give this rating, which I believe to be a great rating for a community based support system that's surrounding it. Most platforms and products have their own, and as WordPress does have their own team that help here and there, a lot of it's handled by community involvement with dedicated users who are experts with the system who love to help people.
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    In-Person Training
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    Varies by the person providing training. High marks as it's incredibly easy to find experienced individuals in your community to provide training on any aspect of WordPress from content marketing, SEO, plugin development, theme design, etc. Less than 10 though as the training is community based and expectations for a session you find may fall short.
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    Online Training
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    No answers on this topic
    Automattic
    It is very easy to find online resources to learn how to do just about anything with WordPress.
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    Implementation Rating
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Good all round
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    Automattic
    WordPress is not a great solution if you have: 1) A larger site with performance / availability requirements. 2) Multiple types of content you want to share - each with its own underlying data structure. 3) Multiple sites you need to manage. For very small sites where these needs are not paramount, WordPress is a decent solution
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    Alternatives Considered
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    I had to pay for Namecheap but accuwebhosting.com has been free for me. I will say the migration from the Namecheap site to accuwebhosting was not elegant, and I therefore I decided to rebuild the entire site from scratch. Both hosting sites worded fine for our purposes - our site is not very sophisticated so I don't think we stressed the hosting companies.
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    Automattic
    WordPress isn't as pretty or easy to use as certain competitors like Jimdo, Squarespace or HubSpot, but it makes up for it with its affordability, familiarity and the ability to find quality outside help easily. The same can't be said for certain competitors, as you might need to find an expert and it could get costly.
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    Scalability
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    Speed is really great and did not face any downtime yet.
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    Automattic
    WordPress is completely scalable. You can get started immediately with a very simple "out-of-the box" WordPress installation and then add whatever functionality you need as and when you need it, and continue expanding. Often we will create various WordPress sites on the same domain to handle different aspects of our strategy (e.g. one site for the sales pages, product information and/or a marketing blog, another for delivering products securely through a private membership site, and another for running an affiliate program or other application), and then ties all of these sites together using a common theme and links on each of the site's menus. Additionally, WordPress offers a multisite function that allows organizations and institutions to manage networks of sites managed by separate individual site owners, but centrally administered by the parent organization. You can also expand WordPress into a social networking or community site, forums, etc. The same scalability applies to web design. You can start with a simple design and then scale things up to display sites with amazing visual features, including animations and video effects, sliding images and animated product image galleries, elements that appear and fade from visitor browsers, etc. The scaling possibilities of WordPress are truly endless.
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    Return on Investment
    AccuWebHosting.Com
    • It has allowed me to reach more people with a good working website that I can totally rely on.
    • The speed of the servers works well for my clients since they usually expect a fast response from the websites they visit.
    • The value of AccuWebHosting.Com compared to other hosting solutions is clearly superior, allowing me to get the service I really need without paying more than I should.
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    Automattic
    • Allowed us to being all websites under a single umbrella, saving costs on similar products.
    • It's increased our website turn time and made us faster and more efficient at launching websites.
    • Edits and tweaks happen much faster as we have a customized environment.
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