The Best Windows Web Hosting: Hostek

It’s strange to think that Windows web hosting has been reduced to a minority, but that is starting to become true. There are some valid reasons to opt for Windows hosting, but unless you want to utilize ASP, the reasons are getting more and more difficult to come up with. Linux is cheap, reliable and robust. Windows platforms are anything but cheap and reliable, but at least one could call them robust.

The Best Windows Webhost: Hostek.com

I have used Hostek since 2002 to host all my Windows websites, and continue to do so. Hostek have a fanatically good e-mail support that always solves any problems within hours.

Hostek is a real hosting company, not simply a small outfit determined to set up a server of their own. That means that you get quality, reliability and professionalism you need to cater for the needs of your community. Hostek has been operating since 1998 – an eternity in the world of Internet business.

Hostek is also the winner of my Best Christian Web Host award and Best Non-Profit Hosting award – that is how good they are.

Hostek’s plans are well priced, especially considering the quality of their product. Their pricing is simple and free of any gimmicks strife in the mainstream hosting world.

Hostek is one of the few hosting companies that offer the whole array of hosting technologies: Linux, Windows, ASP.NET and ColdFusion. They also offer reseller hosting and dedicated managed and unmanaged Windows, Linux and ColdFusion hosting.

Unlike with main-stream shared hosting companies, I do not worry about the Terms of Service small print. Hostek is a boutique hosting company and does not serve millions of clients. That means that they also provide flexibility and personal service the larger companies can’t match. Over the 8 years I have used them, I have never had a problem with overusing anything, and boy, have I tried.

Reliable, established company with years of experience
Outstanding uptime record
Fantastic technical support
Generous usage limits
Linux, Windows and ColdFusion hosting
Positive user experience

Summary

Hostek is the best choice for Windows web hosting. Their contract terms are fair, their pricing excellent and their support bordering incredible. Technical quality of the services is excellent. Hostek offers a full choice of different hosting platforms to boot.

Price: 95
Features: 95
Speed: 99
Uptime: 99
Reliability: 99
Customer support: 95
Customer experience: 92
TOTAL: 96

Detailed overview

Unlimited Stuff
  • Disk space
  • Hosted Domains
  • Subdomains
  • E-mail Accounts
  • Bandwidth
  • FTP accounts
  • MySQL databases (Linux)
  • ODBC Data Sources (Windows)
True Limits
  • Normal shared web hosting usage (very generous)
Hosting platforms
  • Linux
  • Windows (inc. ASP.NET)
  • ColdFusion
  • Same choices for Dedicated Servers
Control panel
  • cPanel (Linux)
  • HELM (Windows)
Technical support 24/7 Phone, Email (and Live with conditions)
Contract term
  • Monthly or yearly. Yearly offers slightly better prices.
Customer experience roundup Hostek.com fares well based on mixed customer experience roundup. There are a few dissatisfied reviews around, however. Personally, after using them since 2002, I have nothing bad to say about them. Nothing.
Uptime
  • Claim: 99.99%
  • True: 99.99%
Features Extensive inclusive features on all hosting platforms.
Plans Hostek has a clear and easy to understand plan structure. Because they provide hosting on so many platforms, I will not list all of the available plans here. Please visit their website for full listing.
Price Due to the fact that Hostek offers so many different platforms, I will only list the starting price of each category here. These are specific to Christian web hosting.

  • Windows hosting: Starting from $4.97 / month / yearly plan
  • Linux hosting: Starting from $3.95 / month / monthly plan
  • ColdFusion hosting: Starting from $5.00 / month / monthly plan
Technical quality Excellent
Warnings
  • None