Uptime and Reliability
Customers can build their site from anywhere in the world; on top of this, the Site5 team has various offices, meaning your site won't go down often, even with busy servers. And, the 99.9% uptime guarantee means your site is not going to go down simply because of too much traffic; and, when it does go down, it won't stay down for too long with various support staff working on problems at any time.Hosting Plans and Tech Features
| # | Hosting Type | Plan Name | Storage | Bandwidth | Price/mo | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shared | hostBasic | unmetered | unmetered | $7.65 | $7.65 |
| 2 | Shared | hostPro | unmetered | unmetered | $12.05 | $12.05 |
| 3 | Shared | hostPro + Turbo | unmetered | unmetered | $15.35 | $15.35 |
| 4 | VPS | VPS2 | 50 GB | 1 TB | $70.38 | $70.38 |
| 5 | VPS | VPS4 | 100 GB | 2 TB | $124.83 | $124.83 |
| 6 | VPS | VPS6 | 150 GB | 3 TB | $195.12 | $195.12 |
| 7 | VPS | VPS8 | 250 GB | 5 TB | $364.41 | $364.41 |
| 8 | Reseller | Standard | 80 GB | 700 GB | $40.65 | $40.65 |
| 9 | Reseller | Premier | 120 GB | 1 TB | $60.45 | $60.45 |
Control Panel and Software
There are a number of great features with Site5, these include: unlimited bandwidth and disk space, site and multiadmin features, free site migration, malware protection, free and unlimited sub domains, backups, SSL protection, one click support and install, analytics, and a super easy to use control panel.The c panel theme makes everything a breeze when you are building, modifying, or simply want to check your site features and page features, with Site5 hosting. Simple apps allow you to quickly and easily modify or edit your page; this along with the fact that you can drag and drop, allows anyone to build their page easily. The site admin dashboard also allows you to check site information, and allows you to add or modify your page, with the one click install, and one click button feature.
Support Performance
24/7 support is provided to customers, both through online chat, and over the phone support is also provided. The fact that customers can choose to set up their site anywhere, also means there are a number of offices set up, so you won't be routed to a different office, if you need local assistance, for anything that you are doing on your site. Online tutorials, videos, and guides are provided; and, email support is also generally answered within a couple of hours, after an email ticket has been submitted for assistance with your site.Pricing, Value and Renewal Fees
Site5 offers a web hosting package starting at $4.95. It is similar to most other hosts, with an entry level package; but, this host has the feature of allowing the customer to choose their location for hosting, which does make their package a pretty good value for the price they are paying for their hosting. A price of $8.95 and $11.95 are also provided, for faster speeds, unlimited domains, and additional features as well.Conclusion: Do we recommend Site5?
If you like reasonable pricing, and several features at an entry level price, you are going to like what Site5 has to offer. The fact that they offer hosting anywhere, in and of itself is a great feature which other hosts do not offer; so, you can build your site anywhere, and for the flat price you pay, if you are a US based customer.