General BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Years in Business 14 10 17 6 9+ Number of Customers 1,900,000 400,000 300,000 1,500,000 10,000+ Number of Awards 8 33 12 1 –
Billing Options (Setup Fee) BlueHost Prime *HostGator Baby Plan *InterServer Standard Plan *Yahoo! Aabaco Basic † BigCommerce Bronze † Currency USD USD USD USD USD 1 Months Price – $9.56 $5.00 $29 + 1.5% Transaction Fees $24.95 (Free) + 0%Transaction Fees3 Months Price – – – – – 6 Months Price – $9.56 $4.75 – – 12 Months Price $8.45 $9.56 $4.50 $26 (Free) + 1.5% Transaction Fees– 24 Months Price $6.95 $9.95 $4.25 – – 36 Months Price $5.45 $9.95 $4.00 – –
Key Features BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Disk Space Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 200 MB Bandwidth Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 2 GB Host Addon Domains Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 1 1 FTP Accounts 1,000 Unlimited Unlimited Yes – Anonymous FTP Yes – – – – CGI-BIN, Perl & SSI Yes Yes Yes – – PHP Yes Yes Yes – – Frontpage Extensions Yes Yes Yes – – Raw Log Files Yes Yes Yes – – Protected Directories Yes Yes Yes – –
Email Features BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Email Accounts (POP3/IMAP) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 10 Yes Forwarding/Alias Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited – – Autoresponders Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited – – Web Interface for Email Yes Yes Yes – – Mailing Lists Yes – Yes – – Anti-Spam Features Yes Yes Yes Yes –
Platform/Software BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Server Platform Linux Linux Linux FreeBSD Linux Control Panel CPanel X CPanel X CPanel X Custom Custom Website Statistic Webalizer, AWStats Webalizer, AWStats Webalizer, AWStats Custom Custom
MySQL Features BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce MySQL Database Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited – – PHPMyAdmin Yes Yes Yes – –
Domain Features BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Subdomains Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited – – Domain Redirection Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited – –
e-Commerce Features BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Shared SSL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Shopping Cart osCommerce, Agora, Cube, Zen osCommerce, Cube, Zen osCommerce, PrestaShop, Cube, Zen Custom Custom
Payment Methods BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Credit Card Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PayPal Yes Yes Yes – –
Support Modes BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce 24/7 Email/Help Desk Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 24/7 Toll-Free Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Live Chat Yes Yes – – –
Others BlueHost HostGator InterServer Yahoo! BigCommerce Free Domain Name Yes – $1.99/yr Yes No Money Back Guarantee Anytime 45 Day 30 Day – 15 Day
