A relatively new player, HostMonster has it's roots in the right place. The company boasts world class support, a monstrous (pardon the pun) feature list, and a reliability rate above the rest. HostMonster is located in Orem, Utah. They have won four separate awards for their service this year, and will no doubt continue to build up the trophy case.

RELIABILITY
HostMonster provides powerful and reliable web hosting solutions. HostMonster custom builds their own servers, using quad processor Opterons, eight gigabytes of RAM, and Raid 5 arrays. They are situated on an OC48 fiber optic connection, capable of up to 2.5 Gigabits per second.

PRICE VALUE
HostMonster provides reliable hosting solutions at very affordable prices. Their plan includes a very large amount of disk space and high monthly transfer allowance, a free domain name for life, free setup, free domain privacy registration ($8.95 value), a free advanced web site builder and many more great features. HostMonster also lets you host an unlimited number of domains on 1 account for free. This is backed by a 30 day money back guarantee. This, combined with 24 hour outstanding technical and customer support with an average waiting time of two minutes or less makes them a good choice.

CONTROL PANEL
HostMonster uses CPanel, which is a very popular control panel. They utilize a unique skin for cPanel, their backend. They include a long list of additional features that the industry standard service does not offer. They do offer a demo on their website.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT
HostMonster's 24x7 customer and technical support department is from the best in the industry with an average waiting time of two minutes or less. Their staff is friendly and very knowledgeable.

SUMMARY
HostMonster scores the silver medal for combining the best in support, features, and reliability. The 24/7 support staff is friendly, knowledgable, and quick to respond. Their features outweigh the competition, and their network almost never goes down.