Company Overview
FatCow
Established:
1998
Location:
United States
Established in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1998 FatCow web hosting company is a hosting provider with over 10 year history of good customer relations.
FatCow takes a more traditional approach when it comes to service and customer care. The customer always comes first and their satisfaction is Fat Cow's #1 priority. With over a decade in the web hosting industry, FatCow prides itself on being the hosting op for the little man. No tech babble. No confusing pricing schemes. And with a broad clientele of personal and small business customers, this hosting provider focuses on data center reliability as well as flexible customer services.
Included in their original plan are site building tools,a dedicated support team and a user interface fit for any level of hosting experience.
Uptime and Reliability
With 2 data centers, high end technologies, and total redundancies, your site is fully protected, and up and running at the fastest speeds, at all times. A pooled server set up, also puts you in a pool with similar sites, for support and faster speeds. RAID arrays, are aligned with the pools, for optimal support, and back ups. Additional power generators are set up, in the event of a power outage.Hosting Plans and Tech Features
| # | Hosting Type | Plan Name | Storage | Bandwidth | Price/mo | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shared | FatCow Plan | unlimited | unlimited | $4.08 | $12.95 |
| 2 | WordPress Unmanaged | WP Starter | unlimited | unlimited | $3.75 | $7.49 |
| 3 | WordPress Unmanaged | WP Essential | unlimited SSD | unlimited | $6.95 | $10.49 |
| 4 | VPS | Basic | 40 GB | 1 TB | $19.99 | $21.24 |
| 5 | VPS | Business | 90 GB | 3 TB | $47.99 | $50.99 |
| 6 | VPS | Optimum | 120 GB | 4 TB | $79.99 | $84.99 |
| 7 | Dedicated Managed | Startup | 500 GB | 5 TB | $119.99 | $129.99 |
| 8 | Dedicated Managed | Professional | 1 TB | 10 TB | $151.99 | $169.99 |
| 9 | Dedicated Managed | Enterprise | 1 TB | 15 TB | $191.99 | $209.99 |
Control Panel and Software
The intuitive design, is a self developed control panel, which is simple for anyone to use. Management tasks can be completed via the small icons, and a status bar can provide valuable information about your site at any time. You can also view stats about hosting at any time, including amount of bandwidth or storage space you are currently using.Support Performance
The "Heifer Crathic Oath" ensures quick service, and answers within a 2 minute time of customers calling in. 24/7 support, 365 days, via a toll free number, along with email support, are some great ways to contact the support team. Live chat is also available, tutorials, and FAQ sections are also offered, through the online knowledge base that Fatcow provides to their online customers.Pricing, Value and Renewal Fees
Either $3.67 a month or $5.50 a month (depending on whether you choose 3 or 1 year subscriptions). This is everything unlimited hosting which Fatcow offers. Free domain, unlimited storage, bandwidth, emails, FTP users, site builder tools, SSL, e commerce tools, and more, come in this price package. Install wizards also help you add blogs, or new photos, when you are developing your page. Script language support, extensions, and various apps, are also included in the plan price. $125 in advertising, an anytime money back guarantee, and support 24/7, are just some of the features you are going to receive, at this low price point, if you select to work with Fatcow as your host of choice.Conclusion: Do we recommend FatCow?
