Here is an overview of the services offered by each host:
HostGator:
- Domain registration
- Shared hosting (Linux only. Windows coming soon.)
- Reseller hosting (Linux only)
- Dedicated hosting (Managed. Linux only. Windows coming soon.)
- Domain registration
- Email hosting (Exchange and regular)
- Shared web hosting (Linux and Windows)
- VPS hosting (Linux and Windows)
- Dedicated hosting (Managed and unmanaged. Linux and Windows)
- Eshops
- SharePoint
HostGator is a cPanel shared, reseller, and dedicated host based in Houston, Texas. The company hails from South Florida (hence the gator part) and moved to Houston in September 2006. HostGator is fiercely independent and uncommonly straight forward with its business and business practices. Their servers are leased from The Planet and are located in Texas.
1&1 claims to be the world’s largest and fastest growing web host. The German company is owned by United Internet AG, a conglomerate that serves as an ISP to more than two million German customers. The company’s newest datacenter is in Kansas City and they own or operate 4 others. 1&1 offers a lot of services ranging form exchange hosting to dedicated servers.
Which company you go with should primarily depend on what you’re looking for. 1&1 doesn’t offer cPanel and Hostgator does exclusively. HostGator doesn’t offer SharePoint or Exchange hosting, but 1&1 does. The differences in services, addons, and incentives between the two hosting companies are huge – and change frequently.
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