iPowerWeb was founded in 2001 and specializes in the small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) market. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, iPowerWeb maintains data centers in the Boston area to provide customers worldwide with reliable e-commerce and merchant services and various marketing packages.
Begun as a regional service provider in 1996, EasyCGI became a global web site hosting service in 1998. With three tiers of hosting solutions for a variety of business and customer needs, EasyCGI maintains its own data center and servers at the same facilities as their corporate offices in Pearl River, New York.
iPowerWeb Pros:
Long list of user-friendly and e-commerce features
Free domain information privacy option
Unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee
EasyCGI Pros:
E-mail only accounts and web forwarding also available
20% discount for one-year advance purchase
30-day money back guarantee
99.9% or better uptime guarantee
iPowerWeb Cons:
Online sign-up forms found to be buggy and error-prone
Listed rate only available on 12 or 24 month packages
EasyCGI Cons:
Some hidden costs not included in monthly rate
Must purchase one year in advance to get listed monthly rate
Hosting is exclusively on Windows 2003/2008 servers
iPowerWeb Conclusion
iPowerWeb was rated among the 500 fastest-growing, privately-held companies of 2006 by Inc. Magazine. Their reliable service and exceptional customer support ensures their name on industry best-of lists and recommendations from a variety of expert sources and leading publications.
EasyCGI Conclusion
EasyCGI offers a large amount of services in a variety of packages suited to the needs of a novice individual or a full commercial business. Although some details are tricky and some options are only available on more advanced packages, EasyCGI offers a reliable product with extensive online services and highly rated customer satisfaction.
