Host Way 🆚 Server Central - Mar, 2024

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🙌 Average Rating: 2.5 / 10
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👎 Bad Reviews: 16
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100 N Riverside, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
US
Part of Hostway
hostway.com
Server Central
111 West Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604
US

servercentral.com is inactive webhosting company!
servercentral.com
📧 Emailsales@h...sales@s...
☎ Phone+1 866-467-8929, Fax: +1 312 236 1958+1 312.829.1111, Fax: 312-829-1110
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 96,226▲50,178 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 87,260▼-141 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in US 34,713
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 59/53🔗 Links 141,026
🏆 Alexa Rating 142,545▼-19,475 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 68,181▼-223 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in US 45,374
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 40/43🔗 Links 2,468,769
Languages en-US en-US
📄 InfoHostway was founded by Lucas Roh, Arnold Choi and John Lee back in 1998. The company was born after the purchase of Spectronet Inc. Later, in 2000, Hostway extended and launched Hostway Korea.

The company specializes in the following web hosting services:Shared Hosting;VPS Hosting;Exchange Hosting;WordPress Hosting;Web Design;Domain Registration;
Shared hosting plans operate on both Linux and Windows OS, except for the start-up plan. These plans run on unlimited data traffic. The [...]
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Update 2021: Formerly known as ServerCentral, at Deft, we are our clients’ most trusted advisor. Redirected to https://deft.com/ === ServerCentral is a managed data center services provider. We host and manage colocation, cloud, and network infrastructure for startups and Fortune 500s worldwide. We opened our data center doors in 1999. Since then, we've helped thousands of businesses simplify their IT operations through reliable data centers & onsite support. No one does data center [...] Read full review
📡 EstablishedJanuary, 1998March, 2000
🏁 Site speedAverage, load time 2.5 seconds 34% sites are slower
SEO Links count 660
Fast, load time 1.0 seconds 80% sites are slower
SEO Links count 75
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

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Started from: February, 2009
  • Tweets: 6,208
  • Followers: 3,109
  • Friends: 2,313
  • Last activity:

https://twitter.com/ServerCentral
Started from: April, 2011
  • Tweets: 2,361
  • Followers: 967
  • Friends: 809
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Hostway Services, Inc
  • Followers: 2,518
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1998
  • Employee Count: 201-500
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services

https://www.linkedin.com/company/servercentral/
  • Followers: 1,433
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2000
  • Employee Count: 51-200
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services

Host Way Blog
  • Blog Posts: 198
  • Software Wordpress version 5.8
  • Blog added on: Oct, 2015
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

http://blog.servercentral.com/
  • Blog Posts: 148
  • Software Wordpress version 5.7.2
  • Blog added on: Feb, 2014
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/0
💡 Plan NameWebsite Starter [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 6.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Easily create and manage your website with one simple WYSIWYG website editor and template Library
Includes OX App Suite Email
Marketing tools such as Site Promotion or Instant Business Broadcast
Promotion drive traffic to your site

Starter sites are ideal for businesses with limited technical [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
💡 Plan NameFlexCloud Site [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price$ 12.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Space300 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Save 16% off 1, 2 or 3 year registrations
400 email accounts

Choose Linux or Windows OS
Easily add and deploy applications with Easy Scripts
MS-SQL or MySQL Databases
SSL Certificates included for improved site security

Secure, Reliable Shared Hosting

FlexCloud is ideal for [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
💡 Plan NameFlexCloud Site Pro [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price$ 29.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Space1000 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)1000 email accounts

Choose Linux or Windows OS
Easily add and deploy applications with Easy Scripts
MS-SQL or MySQL Databases
SSL Certificates included for improved site security
Unlimited monthly traffic

Secure, Reliable Shared Hosting

FlexCloud is ideal for businesses with [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
🔧 Exchange Hosting - 2/0
💡 Plan NameExchange [Windows]-
💰 Price$ 8.49/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Original price $9.99, limited time reduced price!

Mailbox Storage (per user) UNLIMITED
Directory Link (AD Sync) INCLUDED
ActiveSync INCLUDED
ActiveSync Remote Wipe INCLUDED
Public Folder 1 INCLUDED
Retention Policies (per user) INCLUDED
Wireless Policies (per user) INCLUDED


SECURITY & [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
💡 Plan NameSecurity & Compliance [Windows]-
💰 Price$ 19.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Public Folder 5 INCLUDED
Mailbox Storage (per user) UNLIMITED
Directory Link (AD Sync) INCLUDED
ActiveSync INCLUDED
ActiveSync Remote Wipe INCLUDED
Retention Policies (per user) INCLUDED
Wireless Policies (per user) INCLUDED


SECURITY & COMPLIANCE / EXCHANGE
Advanced Email Protection [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
🔧 VPS - 3/0
💡 Plan NameBasic [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price$ 19.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Space15 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transfer1 TB-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM1 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelVirtuozzo-
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Windows price: $29.95/mo.

Freedom and Flexibility

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are ideal for web designers and developers who need a web hosting solution that provides more flexibility than shared hosting, without the price tag of a dedicated server.

Plesk 10 domains for free!
Plesk 100 [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
💡 Plan NameAdvanced [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price$ 49.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Space60 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transfer3 TB-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM4 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelVirtuozzo-
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Windows price: $59.95/mo

Freedom and Flexibility

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are ideal for web designers and developers who need a web hosting solution that provides more flexibility than shared hosting, without the price tag of a dedicated server.

Plesk 10 domains for free!
Plesk 100 domains [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
💡 Plan NameUltimate [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price$ 99.95/mo.-
💿 Disk Space240 GB SSD-
📶 Data Transfer10 TB-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
🔋 RAM8 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelVirtuozzo-
🌏 Server LocationUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Windows price: $109.95/mo.

Freedom and Flexibility

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are ideal for web designers and developers who need a web hosting solution that provides more flexibility than shared hosting, without the price tag of a dedicated server.

Plesk 10 domains for free!
Plesk 100 [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2020-
🔧 Dedicated Hosting - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Web Server [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 249.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-1000 GB
📶 Data Transfer-2 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-Intel Xeon processor 4 cores
🔋 RAM-8 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)(2) 1,000 GB 7.2K RPM
PERC RAID controller
1-Gigabit ethernet
2 TB transfer

Dedicated server pricing is available to new customers in our Elk Grove Village, IL facility. Custom configurations are also available.


Perks

Redundant power, connectivity, and cooling are included
On-site [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-App Server [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 399.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-146 GB SAS
📶 Data Transfer-5 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-(2) Intel Xeon processors 8 cores
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)(2) 146 GB 15K RPM SAS
PERC RAID controller
1-Gigabit ethernet
5 TB transfer

Perks
Redundant power, connectivity, and cooling are included
On-site Remote Hands available 24/7
100% uptime SLAs on network connectivity and power
Type II AT-101 SOC 2 audited and PCI-DSS compliant
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Database Server [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-$ 599.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-300 GB SAS
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-(2) Intel Xeon processors 12 cores
🔋 RAM-32 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)(2) 300 GB 15K RPM SAS
PERC RAID controller
1-Gigabit ethernet
10 TB transfer

Perks
Redundant power, connectivity, and cooling are included
On-site Remote Hands available 24/7
100% uptime SLAs on network connectivity and power
Type II AT-101 SOC 2 audited and PCI-DSS compliant
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
🔧 Cloud - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Small [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 258.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-240 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-100 GB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-4 vCPUs
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-VMware
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)4 vCPUs
16 GB memory
240 GB disk
100 GB data transfer/mo
VMware licensing
vCloud Director provisioning and management platform
Virtual firewall
Virtual load balancer
64 IPSEC tunnels
2 usable public IPs
24x7x365 phone support
Network traffic analysis & volumetric DDoS monitoring
Hardware [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Medium [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 516.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-480 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-200 GB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-8 vCPUs
🔋 RAM-32 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-VMware
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)8 vCPUs
32 GB memory
480 GB disk
200 GB data transfer/mo
VMware licensing
vCloud Director provisioning and management platform
Virtual firewall
Virtual load balancer
64 IPSEC tunnels
2 usable public IPs
24x7x365 phone support
Network traffic analysis & volumetric DDoS monitoring
Hardware [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Large [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 1,032.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-960 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-400 GB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-16 vCPUs
🔋 RAM-64 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-VMware
🌏 Server Location-United States
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)16 vCPUs
64 GB memory
960 GB disk
400 GB data transfer/mo
VMware licensing
vCloud Director provisioning and management platform
Virtual firewall
Virtual load balancer
64 IPSEC tunnels
2 usable public IPs
24x7x365 phone support
Network traffic analysis & volumetric DDoS monitoring
Hardware [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
  • Windows
  • Linux/Windows
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Exchange Hosting
  • VPS
  • Domains
  • Dedicated Hosting
  • Colocation Hosting
  • Cloud
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
Mark Osborne (markdosborne@g...)
on 📆 Apr 29, 2012
Excellent service over a long long time (13 years)
😁 You should not have too much experience with the service department of an ISP, and this has proven to be the case with Hostway. In 13 years with them, I have had a handful of email service requests, and one phone call from Australia to the US all [...]

Scott (-no email-)
on 📆 May 15, 2014
😠 I am absolutely LIVID right now. The level of incompetence at Hostway is intolerable!I sent a request to delete xxxxxxx.com, and suspend yyyyyyy.com. The knuckleheads over there kept xxxxxxx.com, deleted yyyyyyy.com & now yyyyyyy.com is showing [...]


Tom (servercentral@t...)
on 📆 Apr 03, 2007
😞 We were ServerCentral's colocation clients for the last three years. We currently have 3 servers at their facility, but just discovered that we have to move out.Last week, we were suddenly told, that we can no longer come to the datacenter and [...]

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