Windows dedicated servers
The companies below are all offering windows dedicated servers. Feel free to pay a visit to each of these companies. As always, it's best to shop around first, before selecting which company will get the honor of providing you with a windows dedicated server Last Update: December 29th, 2004.
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Windows Dedicated Hosting Companies
Rating scale :  [5 stars] to [1 star], with 5 star rating being the best.
Attributes taken into consideration for rating. - Reliability & Uptime - As guaranteed by the provider
- Technical Support - Phone, Email, Livehelp, Support timings etc.
- Server & Network Speed - As based on equipment used, connectivity.
- Pricing & Value for Money - Options available, services provided, addons etc.
- User comments - As per the feedback received by the hosting company.
| CFXHosting | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | CFX1 | $179 | $179 | 40 GB | 10 GB | Windows | | | CFX2 | $389 | $389 | 80 GB | 20 GB | Windows | | | CFX3 | $599 | $599 | 76 GB | 20 GB | Windows | | | CFX4 | $819 | $819 | 76 GB | 30 GB | Windows | | | CFX5 | $839 | $839 | 76 GB | 40 GB | Windows | | | CFX6 | $949 | $949 | 109 GB | 40 GB | Windows | |
The company specializes in Windows OS hosting , specializing in Macromedia technologies. This company was one of the pioneers of Coldfusion hosting. Though priced higher than the average in this category, the offerings are well worth the money paid.
With a good range of offerings across multiple price bands, the company scores well on customer support, reliability & server-uptime statistics as well. A company which deserves a full five star rating.
| | American NetLink Hosting | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | NT - Starter | $349 | $549 | 40 GB | 50 GB | Windows | | | NT - 1 Sever | $599 | $599 | 40 GB | 500 GB | Windows | | | NT - Server 2 | $848 | $699 | 80 GB | 100 GB | Windows | | | NT - Server 3 | $1,348 | $899 | 120 GB | 500 GB | Windows | |
Based in Atlanta, GA. This company caters to the small / medium websites. Good transfer bandwidth & customer feedback.
The pricing stucture seems to be a little on the higher side, with the entry level pricing matching up to the mid-range offerings of other companies. Recommended for small business & medium bandwidth sites.
| | CrystalTech | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | Web | $325 | $300 | 30 GB | 30 GB | Windows | | | Reseller | $350 | $300 | 40 GB | 40 GB | Windows | |
CrystalTech offers shared and dedicated Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 web hosting. As with the company reviewed above, the bandwidth allowance is quite limited for this kind of pricing.
Recommended for small business & medium bandwidth sites.
| | WebWorkz Network | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | Business VDS | $40 | $0 | 8 GB | 250 GB | Windows | |
The company has been around since 1998 & features absolute budget / entry level pricing. If you want to cut your teeth on Windows dedicated hosting, this would be one of the recommended places.
With a limited disk-space , but generous bandwith , an ideal place for setting up test servers.
| | Affinity Internet Inc. | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | Win2K Base | $340 | $340 | 40 GB | 50 GB | Windows | | | Win2K Plus | $745 | $745 | Unlimited | 50 GB | Windows | | | Win2K Pro | $1,630 | $1,230 | Unlimited | 200 GB | Windows | |
Affinity offers a variety of relatively low-cost web hosting options to developers. They also feature Real-Time Server Configuration facility.
They offer plans with unlimited disk-space & decent transfer bandwidth. Makes this an ideal place for running small / medium sizedwebsites featuring file downloads.
| | MegaWebServer.com | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | PLAN 1 P III 1.0 G | $125 | $250 | 40 GB | 400 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 1.1 Dual PIII 1.13 | $150 | $250 | 40 GB | 400 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 2 P IV 3.00 G | $300 | $250 | 120 GB | 1000 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 2.1 P IV 3.00 G | $250 | $250 | 80 GB | 1000 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 2.2 P IV 3.00 G | $500 | $250 | 80 GB | Unlimited | Windows | | | PLAN 2.3 P IV 2.4 G | $200 | $250 | 80 GB | 1000 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 2.4 P IV 1.7 G | $160 | $250 | 40 GB | 400 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 3 Dual Xeon 3.0 G | $325 | $250 | 80 GB | 2000 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 3.1 Dual Xeon 3.0 G | $350 | $250 | 73 GB | 2000 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 3.2 Dual Xeon 3.0 G | $700 | $250 | 73 GB | Unlimited | Windows | | | PLAN 4 Dual Xeon 2.4 G | $300 | $250 | 80 GB | 2000 GB | Windows | | | PLAN 4 Dual Xeon 2.4 G | $325 | $250 | 73 GB | 2000 GB | Windows | |
This company scores well on the wide range of plans offered, but loses out in terms of customer support & reliability.
Good transfer bandwidth is offered across all plans. Recommended for non-critical / personal / business websites.
| | 724 Inc. | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | Starter | $99.95 | $100 | 20 GB | 20 GB | Windows | | | Office | $199 | $199 | 40 GB | 30 GB | Windows | | | Premium | $399 | $399 | 80 GB | 40 GB | Windows | | | Pro | $499 | $499 | 18 GB | 50 GB | Windows | | | Pro + Dual CPU | $699 | $599 | 36 GB | 65 GB | Windows | |
While the company does not look good on the bandwith offered, they do score well on other factors such as reliability, customer support reputation & good uptime track-record.
With a entry level plan starting at $99.95 , all the way upto a pro scale dual CPU option at $699 , they have a plan to suit almost all budgets.
| | Netcetera Limited | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | .NETppliance 1800 WE | $117 | $180 | 40 GB | 100 GB | Windows | | | .NETppliance 1800 SE | $180 | $180 | 40 GB | 100 GB | Windows | | | .NETppliance 2000 | $360 | $360 | 80 GB | 60 GB | Windows | | | .NETppliance 2400 | $540 | $540 | 160 GB | 80 GB | Windows | | | .NETppliance 3000 | $720 | $720 | 146 GB | 100 GB | Windows | |
They have been around since 1996. The company scores well on plans offered & pretty decent transfer bandwidth. But there seem to be problems with regard to customer support TAT.
Recommended for personal / small / medium bandwidth sites.
| | BayMountain Hosting | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | Basic Windows 2000 | $430 | $350 | 40 GB | 10 GB | Windows | | | Corporate Windows 2000 | $875 | $550 | 80 GB | 50 GB | Windows | | | Cluster Windows 2000 | $1,800 | $1,500 | 160 GB | 100 GB | Windows | |
A top notch company , BayMountain has colocation and dedicated managed hosting services to meet almost every customer need. In addition to the listed plans, they offer customized solutions.
While they are priced on the higher side, they are recommended for enterprise class websites. With a near 100% uptime & excellent customer service track record, they score a full 5 stars on our scale.
| | ASPWorld.com | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | DS101 | $125 | $200 | 40 GB | 30 GB | Windows | | | DS102 | $175 | $250 | 80 GB | 60 GB | Windows | | | DS201 | $225 | $300 | 160 GB | 100 GB | Windows | | | DS301 | $350 | $450 | 108 GB | 150 GB | Windows | |
A company which specializes in Windows hosting , they offer a good range of plans & a lot of built-in free-bees. Recommended for medium / large websites .
| | Host Depot | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | Windows Starter | $149.96 | $149.95 | 40 GB | 100 GB | Windows | | | Windows Starter Plus | $224.96 | $249.95 | 40 GB | 150 GB | Windows | | | Windows Corporate | $299.96 | $349.95 | 36 GB | 250 GB | Windows | | | Windows Corporate Plus | $449.96 | $549.95 | 36 GB | 500 GB | Windows | | | Windows Enterprise | $599.96 | $749.95 | 72 GB | 750 GB | Windows | | | Windows Enterprise Plus | $974.96 | $1,249.95 | 146 GB | 1000 GB | Windows | |
Host Depot provides a wide array of business, e-commerce , Internet access, web hosting, web site design and web site promotion solutions. In addition to the standard range of Linux OS servers, they also offer Windows dedicated servers.
They score well on plans offered & reliability. Some concerns about many high-bandwidth websites hosted on their facilities which may slow things down a bit.
A upper 3 star , almost 3.5 star certification. Rounded off to 3 stars.
| | Verio Inc. | Price | Setup | Space | Transfer | Platform | Rating | | NT Std 2 | $575 | $575 | 18 GB | 50 GB | Windows | | | NT Std 3 | $775 | $775 | 18 GB | 50 GB | Windows | |
The Grand Daddy of web-hosting companies, Verio has been around for a long time. One of the first companies to offer web-hosting services, they have a reputation for reliability & customer support.
Their pricing plans are ralatively high-priced, but they are recommended for mission critical websites.
In addition to the above mentioned plans, they also offer customized solutions for any type of website.
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Windows Dedicated Servers 
