Shared IP | Uptime, % | Response, ms | Hosted Sites | Downtime |
---|---|---|---|---|
66.96.161.196 | 88.785 | 660 | 265 | ~ 80h 35m |
66.96.161.194 | 96.991 | 883 | 613 | ~ 21h 40m |
66.96.161.193 | 97.199 | 1727 | 632 | ~ 20h 10m |
66.96.161.197 | 97.881 | 783 | 152 | ~ 15h 15m |
66.96.161.130 | 99.814 | 760 | 887 | ~ 01h 20m |
Month | HRANK | # in TOP | Uptime, % | Response, ms | Sites, +(-) | Shared IPs, +(-) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 2024 | 4.5 | 86 | 99.616 | 799 | +9,529 | +4 |
Jan 2024 | 4.3 | 89 | 99.886 | 872 | -3 | 0 |
Dec 2023 | 5.5 | 82 | 99.923 | 830 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 2023 | 4.0 | 94 | 98.930 | 1065 | -1 | 0 |
Oct 2023 | 4.2 | 96 | 99.664 | 996 | 0 | 0 |
Sep 2023 | 9.0 | 20 | 99.993 | 984 | 0 | 0 |
Year | HRANK | # in TOP | Uptime, % | Response, ms | Sites, +(-) | Shared IPs, +(-) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 8.7 | 17 | 99.978 | 419 | +25 | +1 |
2019 | 8.2 | 28 | 99.958 | 366 | +5,143 | +1 |
2020 | 6.8 | 63 | 93.933 | 441 | -31,142 | -57 |
2021 | 6.6 | 76 | 91.328 | 1009 | -1,007 | 0 |
2022 | 7.6 | 52 | 99.978 | 1417 | -243 | -2 |
2023 | 7.0 | 60 | 99.838 | 1268 | -8,016 | -3 |
2024 | 4.4 | 95 | 99.751 | 835 | +9,526 | +4 |
Dotster.com Review
visit providerBackground
Business Name: Dotster.com
Company Owner: the Endurance International Group
Year of foundation: 2000
Location: Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
BBB Accreditation: No
Market Size: > 40K websites (#31 in HRank list)
Growth Status: (by websites quantity): Decreasing
Dotster.com is a web hosting company from Washington, the USA, operating since 2000 and owned by Endurance International Group – a major web hosting brand owner.
Offers and Pricing
Name | Domains | Disk | Bandwidth | Min Price | Billing Term |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic | 1 | Unlim | Unlim | $3.75 | 12 Mo |
Deluxe | Unlim | Unlim | Unlim | $10.95 | 36 Mo |
Ultra | Unlim | Unlim | Unlim | $13.75 | 12 Mo |
The range of services provided by Dotster is pretty standard and can satisfy clients who are looking for a hosting service that can satisfy basic needs.
The company offers 3 shared hosting plans and 3 VPS ones.
Basic shared plan has a set price for 1 / 2 / 3 years of subscription: $3.75/mo. No monthly payments.
Deluxe plan prices differ: 1 year – $12.95/mo / 2 years – $11.95/mo / 3 years – $10.95/mo. There is also a promo price for this plan: $6.95/mo for the first subscription term.
Ultra shared plan also has a set price for 1 / 2 / 3 years of subscription: $13.75/mo. No monthly payments.
They also have
This service can be a great alternative for those who are about to start an online business, because it offers a spectrum of free tools like Google Webmaster tools, Yahoo and Bing search credits, Google AdWords credits, etc.
Although the company boasts quite a number of advantages and attractive features, there are few reviews on its activity.
Support
Instant Technical Live Support: Yes
Live chat offers tech support.
There are standard customer support options, which differ depending on the chosen plan.
Dotster Summary Analysis by HRank
Dotster’s 2018 HRank rating was average – 8.7 (the 17th position in our list) and 8.2 HRank with 28th position in 2019.
In the period from August 2018 and till December 2018 all the downtime cases were not lower than 99%, which is better than many providers can boast; just one significant fault (98.52% uptime) was on 20 December 2019
Response time from the domains on shared IPs, however, was more or less stable and quite fast – around 400ms (it’s quite fast).
They also managed to stick to the same number of domains.
Dotster is on our recommendation list.