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Gwen Rodgers Gwen Rodgers Web Hosting Expert

Despite its name, New Zealand-based Budget Hosting is not that cheap, and I couldn’t summon a pre-sales support response. Apart from these things, it looks fine as a provider of shared hosting.

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Overview

Budget Hosting featuresNew Zealand-based Budget Hosting was established in 2002. Its English-language website sells a simple set of shared hosting plans plus domain registration services, but no virtual or dedicated servers. It could suit newbie webmasters who are just getting started with web hosting.

Features and Ease of Use

Budget Hosting’s three shared hosting plans provide you with:

  • CloudLinux OS
  • cPanel control panel
  • 1 GB to 3GB disk space
  • Unlimited email accounts
  • IMAP, POP3, and SMTP
  • MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
  • PHP (v5.x and 7.x), Perl, and Ruby on Rails support
  • Cron jobs
  • SpamAssassin
  • Webalizer
  • Zend Optimizer and ionCube Loader
  • JetBackup backups

The Softaculous one-click script installer helps you install popular content management and other programs such as WordPress. Once your website is up-and-running, you can monitor your web traffic with the website statistics.

The Cloudflare CDN with Railgun improves performance (by caching content close to your visitors) as well as protecting you from some kinds of cyberattacks.

Pricing and Support

Surprisingly, Budget Hosting’s shared hosting plans are a bit pricey. You can pay annually in New Zealand dollars using PayPal or your credit card, and the 30-day money-back guarantee gives you a month to change your mind.

Contact methods include telephone, email, and an online form. Although I was led to expect a response within 24 hours, my contact form submission went unanswered. When it comes to self-support, you’ll be similarly disappointed, since there are only a few frequently asked questions:

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Comparison

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Budget Hosting REVIEW: BOTTOM LINE

If it wasn’t for the somewhat high pricing and the lack of a pre-sales support response, Budget Hosting could be a good provider of shared hosting plans (but no virtual or dedicated servers).

Pros

  • 22 years of industry experience
  • Easy-to-use website
  • User-friendly features
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Cons

  • Pricey plans
  • No pre-sales support response

For hosting that isn’t exactly low-budget, visit Budget Hosting.
Gwen Rodgers Gwen Rodgers
Gwen is a web developer and software engineer who loves to get lost in JavaScript (and a good book). She spends her free time teaching girls how to be coders, and doing yoga on her balcony in the sunshine.
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