Knownhost vs. SoftLayer 2020

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Pricing
Starting price	$3.47 / month	$25.00 / month
Free domain	No	No
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User Ratings
Reliability	9.8 / 10	4.2 / 10
Pricing	9.4 / 10	2.8 / 10
User Friendly	9.8 / 10	3.6 / 10
Support	9.8 / 10	3.4 / 10
Features	9.7 / 10	4.2 / 10

User Reviews
Latest positive review	Great services from Kn... Jun. 5, 2020 Reliability 10 Pricing 8.0 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 I have been with Knownhost for more than a decade after bouncing around from one host to another. All the other hosts ended u... More p sucking at some point... usually sooner than later. Not Knownhost! They are always professional, respond extremely fast to any question or issue I have, assist this newbie with every installation request, and follow through on every issue until I am satisfied. I am so glad I found them and recommend them to businesses looking for site stability. Less	Perfect support and re... Sep. 1, 2014 Reliability 10 Pricing 8.0 User Friendly 10 Support 10 Features 10 Top hosting company for real online business !!!
Latest negative review	Avoid this Hosting Ser... Aug. 29, 2017 Reliability 2.0 Pricing 6.0 User Friendly 6.0 Support 6.0 Features 6.0 I have been with knownhost for almost 2 years, they have overloaded the servers (to many vps on one server), pages take longe... More r to load during peak hours, not good anymore Less	low level support and ... Sep. 11, 2018 Reliability 4.0 Pricing 2.0 User Friendly 6.0 Support 2.0 Features 4.0 Hi been using their services since the time it was called the planet, I must say that since the IBM bluemix take over of Soft... More layer things went wrong in this company, no central support, poor network performances, higher prices and the list can go on. There are enough other quality hosting provider around dont waste your money and time on this one. Less

Server Locations
North America	Yes	Yes
Europe	Yes	Yes
Asia	No	Yes
Oceania	No	Yes
South America	No	Yes
Africa & Middle East	No	No

Shared Hosting Plans
Plan Name	Basic Shared Hosting	–
Space	5 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	1	N/A
Features		–
Price	$3.47	–

Plan Name	Standard Shared Hosting	–
Space	20 GB	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	5	N/A
Features		–
Price	$6.47	–

Plan Name	Professional Shared Hosting	–
Space	Unlimited	–
Bandwidth	Unlimited	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Number of Sites	N/A	N/A
Features		–
Price	$9.97	–
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VPS Plans
Plan Name	Basic VPS Server	Custom
Space	50 GB	25 GB
CPU	-	1 core
RAM	2 GB	1 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$28.00	$27.60

Plan Name	Standard VPS Server	–
Space	100 GB	–
CPU	-	–
RAM	4 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$49.00	–

Plan Name	Professional VPS Server	–
Space	150 GB	–
CPU	-	–
RAM	6 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$63.00	–

Plan Name	Premium VPS Server	–
Space	200 GB	–
CPU	-	–
RAM	8 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$80.50	–
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Dedicated Server Plans
Plan Name	KH-MD1	Custom Single Processor
Space	1.25 TB	500 GB
CPU	4 x 3.40GHz	4 x 3.40GHz
RAM	8 GB	2 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$159.00	$158.00

Plan Name	KH-MD2	Custom Dual Processor
Space	1.25 TB	500 GB
CPU	4 x 3.60GHz	12 x 2.00GHz
RAM	8 GB	16 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$179.00	$351.00

Plan Name	KH-MD3	Custom Quad Processor
Space	1.25 TB	1000 GB
CPU	12 x 2.50GHz	32 x 2.00GHz
RAM	8 GB	128 GB
OS	Linux	Linux
Price	$249.00	$1,439.00

Plan Name	KH-MD4	–
Space	1.25 TB	–
CPU	12 x 2.50GHz	–
RAM	16 GB	–
OS	Linux	–
Price	$339.00	–
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Cloud Hosting Plans
Plan Name	–	Virtual Servers - Custom
Space	–	25 GB
CPU	–	1 core
RAM	–	1 MB
Bandwidth	–	Unlimited
Price	–	$25.00

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Website Builder Plans
Plan Name	Entry Level WordPress	–
Space	50 GB	–
CPU	-	–
RAM	0 B	–
Price	$5.97	–

Plan Name	Business Level WordPress	–
Space	100 GB	–
CPU	-	–
RAM	0 B	–
Price	$9.97	–
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Resellers Plans
Plan Name	Basic Reseller Hosting	–
Space	25 GB	–
Bandwidth	819.2 GB	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Price	$6.97	–

Plan Name	Standard Reseller Hosting	–
Space	50 GB	–
Bandwidth	1.2 TB	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Price	$9.97	–

Plan Name	Professional Reseller Hosting	–
Space	100 GB	–
Bandwidth	1.6 TB	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Price	$14.97	–

Plan Name	Premium Reseller Hosting	–
Space	200 GB	–
Bandwidth	4 TB	–
Panel	cpanel	–
Price	$27.47	–
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Features
Support Services
Live Chat	Yes	Yes
Phone Support	No	Yes
Email Support	Yes	Yes
Forum Support	Yes	Yes
Video guides	No	No
Knowledgebase	Yes	Yes

CMS Support
Wordpress	Yes	No
Managed Wordpress	Yes	No
Joomla	Yes	No
Drupal	Yes	No
Magento	Yes	No
Fantastico	Yes	No
Presta Shop	Yes	No
ZenCart	Yes	No

OS Support
Windows	No	Yes
Linux	Yes	Yes

Language Support
PHP	Yes	Yes
Java	Yes	Yes
Python	Yes	Yes
NodeJS	No	No
Django	No	No
Perl	Yes	No
Ruby on Rails	Yes	No

Database Support
MongoDB	No	Yes
MySQL	Yes	Yes
PostgreSQL	Yes	No

Payment Types Support
PayPal	Yes	Yes
Credit Card	Yes	No
MoneyBookers	No	No
Wire Transfer	No	No
Webmoney	No	No
Bitcoin	No	No

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