Ok it’s time for another web host comparison. This time we’re gonna compare two of the cheapest and well known web hosting companies, 1and1 and GoDaddy.
Just as I did with HostGator and DreamHost, I’ve got myself an account with 1and1.com and GoDaddy.com.
Let’s see who the contestants are.
1and1 Overview
1&1 is one of the largest web hosting company in the business. With more than 2,400 employees and over 37,000 servers, 1and1 serves almost 6 million customers.
Founded by United Internet AG, a German ISP, 1and1 own and operate 5 data centers with the latest one in Kansas City. Along with its European branch, 1&1 covers both Europe and America.
1and1.com offers a really wide range of products and services. From shared hosting, VPS, dedicated hosting, mail hosting, domain name registration, ecommerce hosting and sharepoint hosting, they’ve got it all.
They are also one of the few web hosting company to offer Linux and Windows hosting on such a wide range of products.
GoDaddy Overview
Who doesn’t know GoDaddy? From the Superbowl ads to the GoDaddy Girls or their flamboyant CEO, Bob Parson, there’s little chance you haven’t heard from GoDaddy web hosting yet.
GoDaddy.com has to be one of the largest domain name registrar and SSL certificate provider on the Web. Also offering a complete range of hosting products such as blog hosting, budget hosting, virtual private servers and dedicated servers, GoDaddy has it all.
The Go Daddy Group Inc. also owns Wild West Domains, a reseller of domains and domain-related products and services; Domains by Proxy, a private registration service; Starfield Technologies research and development affiliate; and Blue Razor Domains, a membership-based discount registrar.
Stay tuned for Round 1 of GoDaddy vs 1and1!
2 responses so far ↓
1. Response by : GoDaddy Vs InMotion Hosting - Overview on Jun 9, 2008 at 10:31 am
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2. Response by : Jim S on Jun 14, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I’ve had used both hosts over the years. I eventually switched all accounts to 1and1.com
Support at 1and1.com has gotten Much better-assuming you can understand them. The number is also toll free.
They always lag behind in technology- I would like .net 3.5 support(who knows when they will get it).
Dealing with billing and tracking multiple client accounts can be troublesome- they need better software.
1and1.com developers package claims server priority. I ask godaddy if they had any stats and the tech/sales rep. was clueless. I wish there were some hard performance statistics available.
1and1 also had maps/directions software. Godaddy has forum and other community software.
So it really depends which functions are more valuable to you.
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