Hostus Review 2024 – What You Need to Know

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HostUS is a U.S.-based company that has been offering low-cost web hosting since 2012. While they don’t provide a huge number value-added services, their plans are great for simple websites and many small businesses.

Features and Ease of Use

HostUS offers basic low-cost web hosting with many standard features that most web hosting services offer. Some of their basic services include:

• Tons of bandwidth
• Host 10 or more domains
• 10 or more email addresses
• One-click software installation with Softaculous
• Latest cPanel available

They do offer a few value-added services, but much fewer than you’d expect in this age where added-value services are expected by customers. Here are some of the features that help set HostUS apart from other services:

• Free website migrations
• Web statistics (AWStats and more)
• Free SSL Certificates
• Supports Perl, and PHP

The two things I like about HostUS is that they offer free migrations and free SSL certificates. Some hosts charge you additional fees to migrate sites or expect you to migrate on your own. SSL Certificates are vital for web security and required for webstores. Most companies charge additional fees for SSL Certificates or only offer a single certificate for an entire plan.

To attract a wide variety of webmasters, HostUS makes it relatively easy to set up a site. You can choose to use Softaculous for one-click installs for WordPress and other CMS applications, or you can set up your site using cPanel and FTP uploads. More advanced users will appreciate support for Perl and PHP, but certain other frameworks such as Ruby on Rails do not appear to be supported.

Pricing and Support

HostUS offers four service plans. The Starter plan is somewhat lacking compared to the other plans. Check out the key differences in the plans below:

The Starter plan should be sufficient if you only need to host a single site. Otherwise, you might run into storage or bandwidth issues. You could make the same argument for all plans. If you plan on hosting a large number of sites that require high storage, this plan may not be for you.

If you’re going to sign up with HostUS, it is advisable to choose Premium or better. The difference in cost between Starter and Premium is minimal. You could choose Executive for less than you’d pay for comparable service to other hosts.

Note that HostUS does not have a very long money-back guarantee. You only have three days to discover if the service is right for you.

I wasn’t very impressed with HostUS’ customer support. It appears that the only way you can reach support is via a ticketing system, and you cannot submit a technical question unless you have a hosting account. They do offer a knowledge base, but it is very basic. There’s little in the way of advanced support topics.

When we examine certain customer reports regarding HostUS, it becomes apparent that experiences may vary. Some customers commend the support they receive, while others adopt the perspective of “you get what you pay for,” suggesting that one shouldn’t expect too much from their low-cost hosting.

Hostus offers plans from $2 to $10. The price depends on which type of hosting plan you choose. You can see the updated pricing table (updated weekly) below.

My recommendation is to start with a cheaper plan. You can always upgrade later on. Hostus can help you with the migration to a more expensive plan. The increase in visitors many times takes longer than expected and you shouldn’t pay a lot of money until the need arises. Of course, your needs may vary, and you can consult with a hosting expert from Hostus here.

Hostus is not ranked as one of our top web hosts. But that can also be a result of Hostus being a small, under the radar, hosting provider. There are advantages to a small hosting company – as a customer, you are more important to them. You can also check out our comparison of the most popular web hosting services here.