Just like most of the VPS providers, godaddy VPS comes unmanaged. You must be able to manage the server yourself. You have the option to go for a plesk control panel, which should help you to automate the tasks. Godaddy support is fairly fast, with 3-6 hrs response time for tickets.
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Liquidweb offer 24/7 800 phone support and email support, with one of the fastest response time in the industry. On an average, support tickets gets reply within 30 minutes and phone support gets connected to a technician within 2 minutes .
LW support is known for its technical competence as well. They go up to the extend of helping out the customers with editing their apache configuration, MySQL database related work as well. A very good choice for someone who is looking for Rackspace kind of support at a reasonable price.
Liquidweb is obviously a little costlier than a self managed service, with an avg cost of $225-$250 for a medium (2GB RAM, Dual Core processor, 120 GB space, cPanel) server. You might get such a server for around $150 at Startlogic, but that is for purely self managed service. If you are looking for managed service and great support, Liquidweb is the place to go.
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Best part of hostgator dedicated servers is the customer support. Hostgator is known to be a customer oriented company, with support staff willing to walk that extra mile with you. With prices less than half of what rackspace would charge for a similar setup, hostgator offers excellent value for money.
Hostgator doesn't allow you as much customization as you would expect, rather allow you to choose from a set of pre-configured options. For most purpose, any one of their four offers should work quite well.
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The best part about 1and1 virtual dedicated servers are the price and 100 mbps ports. If you can manage the servers yourself (VPS almost always are going to be self managed) 1and will be a nice option.
They offer the basic plan (256 mb assured RAM - 512 mb burstable, 20 GB space) for $60 per month and advanced one (512mb assured RAm and burstable to 1 GB, 40 GB space) for $100 per month.
If the price is within your buget, we will surely recommend the Liquidweb VPS.
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For something around 100$-150$, you can get a good dedicated server based on your needs. Considering godaddy professionalism and support, that is a real deal!
They offer 24/7 toll free support and fast response to support tickets as well. Even though the basic plan is cheap, you may need a business plan if you are planning a PHP/MySQL based web site.
Best part about IX web hosting is that they offer dedicated IP address for each add on domain. The IPs will be random and most probably from different class "C" which is a great help if you want to cross/one way link your sites and pass the PR. IX is the cheapest SEO host around, with an overall good reputation.
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All of the virtual hosting services, starting with our $10 per month plan, are implemented using Virtual Hosting technology called Virtuozzo by SW-Soft. All Virtual plans come with a 30 day money back guarantee.
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Apollo Hosting offers server management for silver and gold plans automatically. Ports will be monitored and backs is automated. Their control panel is user friendly and the spam filters are great.
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