Iranian hosting company Codebox seems to be suffering from an identity crisis since the name “Codex” is also used throughout its Persian-language website. In this review, I’ll stick with Codebox because it matches the vendor’s logo. This is also consistent with the social media pages, which suggest that Codebox was founded in 2012. This host’s website will be impossible to interpret if you don’t speak Persian, and it looks a little messy when translated into English. Codebox looks like Jack-of-all-trades due to its range of web design, management, hosting, VPS, training, and SEO services. It can also help with SSL certificates or SEO. Codebox’s typical hosting plans include the cPanel control panel and come with these features: If you buy one of the specialized Linux hosting plans, Codebox will install your choice of CMS system (such as WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal) for free. Alternatively, the support team will help you set up an online store by installing the necessary software (OpenCart, TomatoCart, Magento, or PrestaShop), optimizing it for SEO, and setting up a backup schedule. For a non-CMS website created from scratch, you can call on Codebox’s web design and development team to put something together using PHP and MySQL. If shared hosting is insufficient for your needs, you can instead choose a VPS or dedicated rental server with much more storage and functionality for when your business grows. When you convert this company’s Iranian rial prices into U.S. dollars, you realize that the Linux web hosting plans are very cheap, and the discounts bring the costs down to next to nothing. In fact, it’s hard to see how Codebox makes money, unless from addons (such as control panel licenses for dedicated servers) and complimentary services. For pre-sales support, you can call or email Codebox, or try messaging through social media. If you’re proficient in Persian, you can also take advantage of the self-support knowledge base that contains 65 useful articles.Overview
Codebox is fine, but fine is not good enough. While Codebox is a decent web host, you can get better quality hosting at a cheaper price with Hostinger, for example.Features and Ease of Use
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Plan NameStorageBandwidthFree SSLNumber of SitesPriceHost. Mini500 MB SSD50 GB+Unlimited$0.15More DetailsHost. Small1 GB SSD150 GB+Unlimited$0.30More DetailsHost. Normal2 GB SSD250 GB+Unlimited$0.45More DetailsHost. Mega5 GB SSDUnlimited+Unlimited$0.60More DetailsHost. Giga10 GB SSDUnlimited+Unlimited$0.90More DetailsMore detailsVPS Hosting
Plan NameStorageBandwidthCPURAMPriceVPS CA.RA50 GBUnlimited1 CORE1 GB$1.50More DetailsVPS CA.A50 GBUnlimited2 CORES2 GB$2.25More DetailsVPS CA.B50 GBUnlimited4 CORES2 GB$3.00More DetailsVPS CA.C100 GBUnlimited6 CORES4 GB$3.60More DetailsVPS CA.D100 GBUnlimited8 CORES6 GB$4.35More DetailsVPS CA.SB25 GBUnlimited4 CORES2 GB$3.00More DetailsVPS CA.SC50 GBUnlimited6 CORES4 GB$3.60More DetailsVPS CA.SD50 GBUnlimited6 CORES6 GB$4.35More DetailsMore detailsDedicated Server
Plan NameStorageBandwidthCPURAMRed-1102 x 2 TBUnlimited2 CORES16 GBMore DetailsRed-1202 x 2 TBUnlimited2 CORES16 GBMore DetailsRed-2102 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES16 GBMore DetailsRed-220ST2 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES16 GBMore DetailsRed-2302 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES16 GBMore DetailsRed-2402 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES16 GBMore DetailsRed-2502 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES32 GBMore DetailsRed-2602 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES32 GBMore DetailsRed-2652 x 240 GB SSDUnlimited4 CORES32 GBMore DetailsRed-2702 x 2 TBUnlimited4 CORES32 GBMore DetailsMore details
Despite the economic sanctions on Iran, Codebox seems to be functioning just fine, and it’s surprising (in a sense) to see it has servers in multiple locations including the U.K. and U.SA.
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