Here is a quick comparison chart between hosting types.
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Included or Available |
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Not Included or Not Available |
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Available on Windows Hosting |
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Available on Linux Hosting |
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Compatible But Not Included Must Be Acquired from a 3rd Party (may be free or at an additional charge.) |
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Can Be Ordered or Requested Available from HostGator (may be free or at an additional charge.) |
Note: The VPS column assumes you have a VPS with cPanel or Plesk. A VPS without a control panel will not have most of the features listed.
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| Comparison of Hosting Types | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Linux Hosting | Order Now | Order Now |
Order Now |
Order Now |
Order Now |
| Windows Hosting | Order Now |
Order Now |
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| HostGator Features | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| 24/7 Support |
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| No Contract! |
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| FREE Setup |
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| Safe Harbor Certified |
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| Free Website Content Transfer* |
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| Free Domain Name Transfer* |
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| 45 Day Money Back Guarantee* |
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| 99.9% Uptime Guarantee* |
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| Network Guarantee* |
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| Type of Hosting Environment & Access Levels | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Shared Environment |
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| Dedicated Environment |
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| Root Access / Administrator Access |
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| Reseller Access (WHM with Limited Features) |
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| Operating System(s) Available |
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| Control Panels | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| cPanel |
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| WHM |
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| Plesk for Windows |
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| Plesk for Linux |
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| Other Control Panels |
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| Databases | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| MySQL |
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| phpMyAdmin / WebAdmin for MySQL |
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| MS SQL (Microsoft SQL Server) |
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| WebAdmin for MS SQL |
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| Remote Database Access |
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| Site Building Tools & Web Application Installers | |||||
| Features | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| QuickInstall |
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cPanel Only |
cPanel Only |
| Fantastico De Luxe |
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cPanel Only |
cPanel Only |
| Plesk Application Vault |
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Plesk Only |
Plesk Only |
| BaseKit |
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| Parallels Site Builder |
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| Site Studio |
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| Backups | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Create Manual Backups |
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| Create Scheduled Backups |
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| Weekly Backups by HostGator |
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| FREE Restore from Your Backups |
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| Restore from HostGator Backups | $15 | $15 | $15 | $15 |
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| Special Offers | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Google AdWords Credit* |
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| Bing & Yahoo! Advertising Credit* |
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| Branding & White Label Hosting / Reseller Features | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Custom Error Pages |
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| White Label (Your Own Brand) |
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| Change cPanel Branding |
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| Change WHM Branding |
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| Change Plesk Branding |
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| Reselling Allowed |
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Private Name Servers (e.g. ns1.yourdomain.com) |
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Generic Looking Name Servers (e.g. ns1.websitewelcome.com) |
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HostGator Branded Name Servers (e.g. ns1.hostgator.com) |
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| Free WHMCS License* |
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| WHMCS Compatible |
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| Free WHMAP License* |
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| WHMAP Compatible |
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| Server Resources | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Server Resources Limit | 25% | 25% | 25% |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| Maximum Outgoing Emails Per Hour per Domain | 500 | 500 | 500 |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| Simultaneous Processes | 25 | 25 | 25 |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| POP / IMAP checks per hour for your connecting IP | 30 | 30 | 30 |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| HTTP Audio & Video Streaming |
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| Live video and audio streaming allowed (webcams, radio, television) |
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| Jailed Shell Access (SSH) |
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| Root Shell Access (SSH) |
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| Remote Desktop Access (RDP) |
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| Dedicated IP Addresses |
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| Maximum Number of Dedicated or Shared IP Addresses | 1 |
unlimited |
Plans for 5 to 125 IPs |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| SSL Certificates |
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| Maximum Number of SSL Certificates |
0 or 1 Depends on Plan |
unlimited |
5 to 125 Depends on Plan |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| Select a Plan | |||||
| Feature | Shared | Reseller | SEO | VPS | Dedicated |
| Linux Hosting | Order Now | Order Now |
Order Now |
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| Windows Hosting | Order Now |
Order Now |
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Thanks,
Erik