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Perhaps the most important factor, and yet the most difficult to determine without opening an account. We rely on Pingdom to discover the average uptime percentage of the web hosting services we test.

While you definitely want your website to function correctly all the time, you also need it to load quickly. With Average Response Time from Pingdom we determine how quickly a website loads with a particular host. Since all other parameters of the website are equal, you get a true representation of site load time, and how fast the web host really is.

It is easy to trade price or bandwidth for ease of use. However, if a web host isn't easy to navigate, you're wasting what could be hours of time over the life of your hosting account - which could translate to more serious losses. In our testing, we do a number of common tasks to determine which host offers the most user-friendly account options.

While it is true bandwidth and disk space are important factors to consider when choosing a best web hosting plan, these are not the only things to think about. No two businesses are alike, and other features may be critically important based on the business requirements. By listing the features upfront, our reviewers leave the choice of what's best for you up to you.

Direct price comparisons don't offer much help to consumers. We provide greater value by zeroing in on other factors, including: refund policy, money-back guarantee terms, payment options, billing terms, and other details of pricing. We also go one step further to include a cost effectiveness analysis, to show the value - cheaper does not always mean best.

Though it may be a breeze to set up, there's a good chance you will need some form of technial support over the life of your account with your web hosting provider. We take a close look at the options hosting companies offer, such as: live chat, online ticket system, toll free support, response times, etc. We take it one step further to see if companies stand by their claims, and the quality of answers customers get when they submit a request. The presence and quality of online support and reference materials is also checked.