RSHosting has been one of the most reliable and professional web hosts since 2003. For over a decade they’ve had fully managed dedicated servers in both the US and UK, allowing them to offer you the speed, reliability, and ease you want and expect from your web hosting company. All of RSHosting’s servers are located in the United Kingdom and the United States, and they constantly maintain and update all of their equipment, meaning less downtime and quicker server speeds.
They allow you to choose from either of their high quality data center locations, which is perfect for those who are targeting customers in either Europe or North America. Overall, this company has a good reputation for providing quality hosting to all types of customers.
Reliability
Very reliable hosting option in US and UK
All of their servers, Windows and Linux, are run on Cloud SSD’s, and offer 99.9% uptime. Regardless of what plan you purchase, there is a 30-day money back guarantee allowing you to get refunded if you are not satisfied. RSHosting’s managed backups allow you to always have a recent copy of your page were anything to happen to your website. In addition, they offer free data migration, so if you currently have another host, you do nothing: your website will get transferred from host to host completely free.
Features
Many high quality features for all hosting packages
From shared web hosting servers to your own managed dedicated server, RSHosting has just about every service and feature you could ask for. They offer plans running both cPanel (Linux) and a Windows web host platform. In addition, you are able to select whether you want your shared datacenter to be located in the United States or UK.
If you’re in the reselling business, they have great sellable shared hosting plans, also running either Linux or Windows and located in either country. Most of their plans allow you to create unlimited cPanel accounts and come with one or more dedicated IP Addresses. In addition, RSHosting has managed VPS servers running Solid State Drives (SSD), meaning speed and reliability unmatched by other VPS providers.
Dedicated Servers are necessary for companies that need their own servers but can’t afford the high cost of quality, speedy servers or the maintenance that goes along with them. That’s why they are so popular, and RSHosting’s dedicated servers come with cPanel or Plesk and are fully managed and cloudier compatible. All dedicated servers come with a minimum of 2 IP addresses and 2 processing cores, and 5TB of bandwidth per month.
In addition to web hosting, they offer valuable web services such as SEO, PPC Advertising, and Mobile Optimization, allowing you to reach a wide audience and master search engine rankings to go along with a wide range of security features that are incorporated to all of their plans.
Support
Qualified technical support available 24/7
Because RSHosting has clients in virtually all places on Earth, they offer a 24/7 Live Chat support that will answer all your questions, help create, maintain, or upgrade your page, or with any other issues you encounter. For whatever the live chat staff is unavailable to help with, their ticket system is extremely fast and efficent, guaranteeing answers in 24 hours, often much less. They have toll-free numbers in both the U.S. and UK for sales only, unfortunately meaning that all support inquiries will have to be made through e-mail, chat, or the ticket system.
In addition to their top-notch support system, RSHosting has a wide range of self-help documents available, including countless of flash videos and a community support forum where you can discuss issues and solutions with both RSHosting staff and customers.
Pricing
Very affordable hosting at every level
RSHosting is extremely competitive in their pricing from top to bottom, regardless of service, which easily makes them an attractable option in the ultra-competitive web hosting industry. Their cheapest hosting plan begins at £1.25 for their most basic cPanel plans going up to £5.40 for their e-commerce plan, specifically tailored for online shops. Their reseller shared hosting plans are also as affordable, beginning at £20 per month and going up to £65 for their Windows Plesk plans.
It comes at no surprise that their dedicated servers are just as affordable. You can get a quad-core i3 for as little as £225 per month, an absolute steal, and their cheapest servers are only £130 monthly. Regardless of your plan, you can also get a managed backup solution where your servers will automatically be backed up, allowing you to have a peace of mind with regards to all your sensitive information.
If you need an SSL Certificate for your eCommerce or other websites, they start at $60 and include domain validation allowing all your customers to instantly know they are at a valid website where it’s safe to use their personal information.
Summary
Excellent choice for those needing affordable web hosting
RSHosting has a wide range of services ranging from shared hosting to managed backups and SEO Optimization. All of their prices are affordable and competitive with even the largest web hosting providers. What really sets them apart is their excellent customer support. Many companies will tell you they have a live chat system, but when you actually need to use it, you can’t get a hold of anybody. You will always have somebody to help you, whether on the phone, through a live chat, or through the ticket system, allowing issues to get solved on the spot.
Pros:
- Very inexpensive prices
- 24/7 live chat support
- Free data migration
- 99.9% uptime guarantee
- 30-day money back gurantee
Cons:
- No phone support for technical issues
- No FAQ available
- No OSX options for dedicated servers