Founded in 1999, ColossalHost.com is a hosting vendor targeting individuals and businesses across the globe. The company offers shared web hosting solutions and domain name registration services. The ColossalHost.com website does not seem to have been updated since 2014.
Features and Ease of Use
ColossalHost.com web hosting solutions include the following features:
- Linux operating system
- PHP, Perl support
- PhpMyAdmin
- Cron Jobs
- Apache server
- cPanel Fantastico
- Unlimited subdomains
- Unlimited FTP accounts
- Unlimited MySQL databases
- Statistics
- Unlimited email accounts
- Unlimited auto responders
- Parked domains, Addon domains
ColossalHost.com utilizes a robust network of hosting infrastructure which ensures its servers record high performance and reliability. Its servers run on hardware from manufacturers such as Juniper and Cisco and are located in a data center in Montreal, Canada. The company’s servers are powered by a fully redundant backbone network connected to 100Gbps bandwidth which ensures websites are always up and running.
All of its servers come with Dual Xeon CPU Quad Core and run on Linux operating system. ColossalHost.com performs weekly backups and its server platforms automatically store copies of your website data across different devices to make sure that your data remains safe and secure in case of a disaster.
While ColossalHost.com offers SSL certificates, it requires its customers to contact its sales team for further information and instructions on how to use this feature. ColossalHost.com has not updated its website for over five years. Its web pages still use flash; they have not been updated to HTML5 that most modern browsers support.
Pricing and Support
ColossalHost.com hosting prices are in line with what other hosting companies are offering for their services. The company has flexible billing cycles that include monthly, quarterly, annual, and biannual subscriptions. The hosting firm offers no free trial or money-back guarantee but does provide an uptime guarantee of 99.9%.
You can reach ColossalHost.com via its ticketing system. This is the only means to get in touch with the company’s technical team as there is no live chat, telephone, or email support. The live chat link on this vendor’s website is invalid.
However, this support is available 24/7. I tested the support by opening a ticket, and the vendor responded to my query after approximately 28 hours.
ColossalHost.com has a knowledge base with quite a number of articles and tutorials.
