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1	MediaTemple
MediaTemple (MT) is one of the most popular grid hosting service providers. They were one of the first companies to offer grid hosting and today host over 200,000 websites. With a starting price of $20 per month, MediaTemple charges way less that competitors like Rackspace Cloud(Mosso). MediaTemple offers shared hosting (Grid Service – GS) as well as virtual dedicated hosting (Dedicated Virtual – DV) starting from $50 per month. Compared to traditional shared hosting, grid hosting has the advantage of being able to easily manage traffic spikes. Sudden increase in traffic, for example getting listed in Digg or other other social networking sites, doesn't create any problem for sites hosted with grid hosting providers. ...more »
2	SingleHop
Singlehop is a relatively young dedicated hosting provider, founded in 2006. In last few years, they have grown exponentially, typical of any successful start up. Today, they are a mid sized company with two data centers and over 8000 dedicated servers. Singlehop offer both dedicated servers and cloud hosting, and have a fully automated back end. Server installs, OS reloads etc are among many of the tasks that are automated. Their automation system known as LEAP also allows the users to manage their server from mobile, iPad and more. ...more »
3	Softlayer
Softlayer is a leading dedicated / cloud hosting provider. After the merging with 'The Planet', they are one of the world’s largest providers of web hosting and cloud computing services. Softlayer has more than 25000 customers and 76000 servers, based on the data available at the time of merger. They are known for fully automated solutions and data centers supported by unique high end technologies. With its size, scale and technological capabilities, Softlayer is far bigger and advanced compared to its peers. ...more »
4	Godaddy
Godaddy, the largest domain name registrar on the web is the largest web host as well. Independent analysts put their market share as approx. 25 million web sites which is around 35% of US market. This could include parked domains as well, but in any case they are the largest host by a big margin. As a company, Godaddy revolutionized the market by offering extremely competitive rates for domain registration and web hosting. Even today, their rates are much below the market average. Their strength is their volume and excellent infrastructure which helps them make sense of the low prices. ...more »


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