Easy CGI Review
Easy CGI was founded by a management team who had run a successful Internet Service Provider. Since its foundation in 1998, EasyCGI has grown to one of the biggest, affordable windows web hosts. Today they are hosting over 20,000 websites
Hosting features at Easy CGI
At Easy CGI you get a Windows 2003 hosting environment with 100 GB storage and 1000 GB bandwidth. In addition you get 500 POP3 Email accounts and 50 MySQL databases. The Easy CGI Windows hosting environment supports ASP.NET 2.0/1.1, AJAX 1.0, .NET Framework 3.0. Scripting languages like ASP, PHP, and Perl are supported so that you can create complex database driven websites. If you need an SSL certificate you can use the shared 128 bit SSL certificate. A lot of the time that is needed when you build an online shopping site. Easy CGI includes web trafficking reports powered by SmarterStats. There is an abundance of free scipts available to easily create dynamic applications for you site. Easy CGI has a custom user friendly control panel that was developed in house. To round off the package Easy CGI offers you continuous spam and virus blocking, domain privacy, and a website builder. All plans come with a money back guarantee, don't have setup fees and guarantee 99.9% uptime.
Easy CGI customer service
Support can be reached via a ticket system and email. There is also a community forum for user to user support but as of the writing of this review it's not very busy. In addition Easy CGI has many web hosting tutorials and a knowledge base.
Easy CGI technical information
Easy CGIs Datacenter is located in the Blue Hill Plaza office complex in Pearl River, New York. The network's internet connection is provided by redundant Gigabit Ethernet fiber optic uplinks. The backbone carriers are InterNAP, Sprint, UUNET, Verio, Savvis, Global Crossing, and NAC among others. The Easy CGI uplinks are connected to Cisco routers which are protected via a Netscreen firewall. The Datacenter spans across 15,000 sq feet with raised floors. Leibert air conditioning and UPS generators provide an optimal operating environment. In the unlikely event of a power failure 500 kw Caterpillar power generators are on stand by.
Hosting plans
Easy CGI Windows hosting plans:
Advanced 100 GB storage and 1000 GB transfer, $7.96/month
Advanced X² 200 GB storage and 2000 GB transfer, $15.96/month
Advanced X 300 GB storage and 4000 GB transfer, $21.96/month