HostGator

Hostgator offers three price ranges for their VPS hosting, all of which are well above average. Hostgator offers full root access and control to configure your server the way you want it.

With HostGator, you can easily upgrade or downgrade as your business changes. I like the fact that they carry out a courtesy off-site back up of your VPS each week, this could come in handy in a hacking event where data can get lost.

Hostgator offers decent packages for a mid-tier provider, but nothing at the bottom or top of the scale. It’s also important to note that these packages and prices are for a fully managed VPS service.

Hostgator’s VPS packages are managed or semi-managed, so you get full support and don’t need to be an expert at server management if you decide to purchase from Hostgator. You also get cPanel with your server, which makes working with your server so much easier.

Hostgator has invested in fault-tolerant RAID disk arrays, that mitigate disk failure being an issue for your server. Additionally, they use Intel processors for speed. With Hostgator, I think you are paying for their state-of-the-art data center which has backup power generators that further ensure optimal uptime. A fully redundant network is also in place to keep your websites online.

Pros:

• Award-winning support
• Great up-time
• Weekly off-site backups
• Free web dev tools
• Award-winning around the clock 24/7/365 support
• cPanel
• 99.9% up-time guarantee

Cons:

• Very expensive
• Don’t offer smaller packages for beginners or any massive bundles for the more advanced user.