DotBlock Review — Web Hosting Comparison (2012)

dotblock is a privately-owned New York company that has been providing web-hosting services to approximately 50,000 websites for the last 12 years.

The company focuses on customer service and affordability and provides an individual service for each client. Prospective customers can take a 30-day risk-free trial for just $1 with double the memory.

Customers build their blocks according to their needs and Cloud VPS hosting features include:

• Guaranteed CPU share and more when available
• Web-based console and VNC access
• Choice of 32 and 64-bit platforms
• Xen virtualization technology
• RAID-10 SAN 15k RPM SAS storage
• Dedicated address

Redundant Cloud VPS Hosting offers hardware redundancy on every level from network connectivity to disc storage. This means in the event of system failure your service will be automatically switched to failure equipment.

Scalable Cloud VPS Hosting allows you to instantly expand your resource allotment based on your site's changing needs.

Dynamic Cloud VPS Hosting is dotblock's advance infrastructure which stands alone and can host a wide variety of 40+ operating systems.

dotblock's new back-up system is now live and it enables people to take a full snapshot of their RAM and hard drive so that any running programmes can be restored to the exact state from where they were backed-up.

dotblock has a good customer support system and you can email them with any questions for a quick reply.

To book a free trial or see their full range of services click on to the dotblock website.

There are a number of reasons why dotblock is different to the other sites. The main one is the $1 30-day risk-free trial which none of the other companies are offering.

The other reasons are as follows:

• With Cloud Hosting Reseller you can become your own service hosting provider with cPanel/WHM
• With Scalable Cloud Hosting you can design, develop and deploy your website starting at $35 a month
• The dotblock stacks also make this site unique. They enable you to build blocks and install layers of software applications to your virtual server.

A lot of people find web-hosting websites difficult to follow and are not sure which plan will suit their needs, but the dotblock site is very easy to follow and there is an on-line demonstration video to help you further.

Inmotion Hosting offers VPS hosting solutions to provide a bridge between dedicated servers and shared web hosting. Their Linux VPS Hosting provides an affordable solution for businesses that need a dedicated mail server and more control over security.

Inmotion Hosting features include

• 24/7 managed support
• Burstable RAM
• Data Centers/Network
• Full cPanel/WHM License (value $425 per year)
• Data Back-ups
• Additional features

Inmotion Hosting is the winner of the 2011 Best Business Host Award and offers a 90-day money-back guarantee. It also has a special Business Class web hosting specifically offered for small businesses and cost-effective value hosting plans for personal websites. Details of these and other services can be found on the Inmotion Hosting website.

Ultra Hosting provides the following hosting plans

• Linux VPS
• Windows VPS
• Windows Xen VPS
• Windows Forex VPS

The have been established as one of North America's premier IT dedicated hosting companies since 1983 with an ultra team of IT specialists who have the solutions to all your technology challenges.

The Linus VPS hosting plans offer cost-effective hosting with the most popular control panels, Plesk and C-Panel and a wide variety of add-ons.

• SSH Root access
• Host unlimited domains
• Reboot VPS
• Firewall
• Intrusion Protection

Windows VPS offers 

• Windows Web 2003 OS
• Plesk Control Panel
• .net, ASP, 11S and more
• Full RDP (remote desktop)
• Remote reboot
• Unlimited domain hosting
• Quad core Xeon servers with min 8GB RAM

Windows Xen VPS provides Open Source Virtualization that provides increased server utilization and reduces operating costs.

Windows Forex XPS offers the following services:

• Broker/EA independent
• Use with any broker or EA
• Perfect for demostrations and live accounts
• 100%  reliable trading
• 24/7/365

dotblock

VPS Pricing $34-95 per month for

• 1 block
• 2GB and 40GB storage
• Band width 500GB
• Double Memory
• Free Set-up

30-day trial $1

• Double memory which you can keep if you decide to continue hosting after the trial period.

Add-ons

• There is a variety of optional add-ons that can be purchased. You can view the complete list of add-ons on the dotblock website.

Inmotion Hosting

Inmotion Hosting currently has a VPS limited time special offer - Get 50% off your first month with a new VPS hosting plan.

Plans start at $49.95 a month for 256m rising to $169.95 per month for 1024m (on each of these price stages the first month is cheaper, rising to the stated price in the second month and the special offer is valid for all these plans).

There are also various packages available which can be seen on the Inmotion Hosting website.

Ultra Hosting

• Linex Virtuozzo Plans range from $17.95 per month for L5 - 256mb to $64.95 per month for L50 - 2048mb
• Windows Virtuozzo Plans range from $24.95 per month for W5 - 384mb to $69.95 per month for W40 - 2048mb
• Windows Xen Plans range from $29.95 per month for X5 - 512mb to $69-95 per month for X40 - 2048mb
• Windows Forex VPS Plans range from $24.95 per month for VPS-F5 - 368 mb to $69-95 per month  for VPS - F30  2048mb

Ultra Hosting has a new 3-month promo for the Windows Forex VPS Plans  offering 15% off ranging from $63.62 for three months for VPS-F5 to $178-37 for  three months for VPS-F30.

dotblock Customer Reviews

1.  Great customer service, VPS activated within 10 minutes, great prices, 5 stars! Good job.  Angelo, June 27th 2011.
2. Just got my VPS and the support team are just perfect. dotblock has a customer for life! Everyone should use dotblock. Ken, June 5th 2011.
3. At first I was skeptical to actually side with dotblock as you see it is only $1 for a VPS trial. Anyway I went ahead and bought it. The only time I experienced downtime was when my server was getting flooded. They can be quite accommodating with payments also as I have had to make a late payment before. The service is great, they promptly answer all my support tickets with minimal turnaround. They will increase your business and also help you to have a successul one. Steven Kreitzer, May 13th 2011.
4. Really awesome support. Everything was simplified and my questions were all answered.  Jesse, May 5th 2011.
5. Today was my first day on dotblock after weeks of searching VPS and Minecraft hosts for my growing needs. I am trying dotblock for the nifty $1 trial feature after a customer service representative named Brian answered many of my questions. Since then I have asked multiple questions and Brian is very helpful, courteous and patient with my many requests and questions. I couldn't ask for more from a customer service representative. He has truly gone out of his way to help me. Thank you.  Jared Keely, May 2nd 2011.
6. Just want to say I have been with dotblock for almost a year and I really enjoy it. These guys love their customers and really look out for them. An issue is quickly fixed, great host!.   Anonymous  April 23rd 2011.