Though this company has a relatively small market share in Israel, the vendor has still managed to accumulate a substantial customer base, already hosting over 15,000 domains. The Securehost website is only available in Hebrew.
Features and Ease of Use
Securehost hosting services include the following standard features:
- DirectAdmin
- IPv6 support
- CloudFlare CDN
- SSL certificates
- DDoS protection
- WHM/cPanel
- CGI, PHP support
- phpMyAdmin
- FTP accounts
- DNS management
Securehost provides RAID 1 protected virtual servers. They use Intel Xeon processors including dedicated Intel Xeon E3 and dedicated Intel Xeon Scalable 1245. This provides high performance and reliability.
I was particularly captivated by this vendor’s backup services. Securehost allows users to combine a high-end external backup system with each of its hosting plans in addition to local backups. The vendor offers backup services in two levels: daily backups and weekly backups performed on a selected day of the week.
What’s more, the firm’s backup system allows access to the saved files and data through a secure password as it provides full FTP access to the external backup server. Its backup system is especially ideal for dedicated, virtual, and reseller services.
The vendor ensures fast website loading by providing the latest and most advanced internet protocol, IPv6. Securehost not only offers shared hosting solutions but also provides a range of additional services, including SSL certificates, domain name registration, radio servers, security consulting, professional consulting, website building, and SQUID proxy servers.
Pricing and Support
Securehost hosting plans are reasonably priced, especially if you consider the resources and features included. The prices are listed in Israeli shekel. The vendor offers flexible billing cycles, which include monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual cycles.
Securehost hosting solutions include a monthly network uptime guarantee of over 99.9% but include no money-back guarantee.
If you need technical assistance, you can contact the Securehost support desk via phone or ticketing system, though there is no live chat or support email. Securehost says that its support team is available 24/7. However, customers complain incessantly about its failure to respond to the queries they send. I opened a ticket on its website but never heard back from them.
The Securehost website includes a knowledge base with a considerable number of articles and tutorials.
