BareMetal 🆚 Hawk Host - Mar, 2024

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BareMetal (baremetal.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2020.
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👉 Total Reviews: 1
🙌 Average Rating: 10 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 0
👈 Official Responses: 0
10 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

1 user reviews
hawkhost.com logo
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Company phone/fax is added
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👉 Total Reviews: 25
🙌 Average Rating: 4.4 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 9
👎 Bad Reviews: 16
👈 Official Responses: 0
4.4 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

25 user reviews
 
4255 Shelbourne St.
Victoria, BC V8N 3G1
CA

baremetal.com
710 Tower St South PO Box 50081
Fergus, ON n1m 2r0
CA

hawkhost.com
📧 Emailsupport@b...sales@h...
☎ Phone+1 250 598 77081-800-859-8803
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 4,256,361▲2,706,768 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 1,645 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in CA 31,530
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 38/53🔗 Links 189,906
🏆 Alexa Rating 19,316▲5,804 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 79,530▲83 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in VN 452
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 45/67🔗 Links 2,817,278
Languages en-CA en-US
📄 InfoThe name BareMetal was picked from "The Hacker Jargon File" where it refers to programming at the hardware level and to building computers and system software from scratch. BareMetal came out of Tom's consulting on Internet connectivity and UNIX support. The transition to web and hosting services in 95 was obvious. The first clients were (of course) friends. Our core ethics can still be summarized as treating our clients as friends (we provide a solid service for a reasonable fee, we don't [...] Read full reviewA web hosting provider of Canadian origin, Hawk Host has been around since 2004. They claim that the purpose of the company is to offer highly efficient services by using their software development and web hosting skills.

Hawk Host is a web platform providing the following hosting solutions: Shared Hosting;Semi-Dedicated Servers;VPS Hosting;Reseller Hosting;Cloud Hosting;Domain Name Registration;
Shared hosting plans include unlimited features which draw the customers’ attention: [...]
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📡 EstablishedMay, 1995November, 2003
🏁 Site speedVery fast, load time 0.9 seconds 81% sites are slower
SEO Links count 282
Average, load time 2.2 seconds 40% sites are slower
SEO Links count 639
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

🔃 User Shares
-hawkhost.com Iconhawkhost
Started from: February, 2009
  • Tweets: 3,484
  • Followers: 3,782
  • Friends: 48
  • Last activity:

-hawkhost.com IconHawk Host
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  • People talking about them:
  • Last activity:

company/bare-metal-inc/Hawk Host Inc
  • Followers: 24
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2004
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services

-Hawk Host Blog
  • Blog Posts: 169
  • Blog added on: Feb, 2012
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/2
💡 Plan NameNamed-1 [Linux]Primary [Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 10.00/mo.$ 2.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space1 GB10 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer10 GBunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel CPanel
🌏 Server LocationCanada
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Cost: 102 CAD / year

Email:
POP 10
Forwards 10

IP Address No

Bandwidth Allowance 10 Gig/month
INFO (mouse over)UNLIMITED Databases
UNLIMITED Domains
FREE Migrations
Free unlimited SSL
FREE Memcached Server
Litespeed & CloudLinux Enabled
Free Weebly Sitebuilder
Free Migration Support

Our 24/7 migration team will be ready whenever you are to move from your old host. We'll help transfer [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2020Mar 2020
💡 Plan NameNamed-2 [Linux]Professional [Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 15.00/mo.$ 7.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space5 GBunlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer25 GBunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel CPanel
🌏 Server LocationCanada
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Cost: 153 CAD / year

Email:
POP 20
Forwards 20

IP Address No

Bandwidth Allowance 25 Gig/month
Same as previous plans
📅 Date PlanSep 2020Mar 2020
💡 Plan NameNamed-3 [Linux]-
💰 PriceCAD 35.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space20 GB-
📶 Data Transfer100 GB-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanada-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Cost: 357 CAD / year

Email:
POP unlimited
Forwards unlimited

IP Address No

Bandwidth Allowance 100 Gig/month
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📅 Date PlanSep 2020-
🔧 Reseller Hosting - 2/3
💡 Plan NameStarter [Linux]Bronze [Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 5.00/mo.$ 12.99/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited15 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel CPanel, WHM
🌏 Server LocationCanada
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Cost: 51 CAD / year

These accounts use the disk space and bandwidth from either a named or IP account, and are only available to folks that already have one of those accounts.
INFO (mouse over)50 cPanel Accounts
cPanel / WHM Access
FREE Memcached Server

Features

Money Back Guarantee
We offer a 30 day money back guarantee on all reseller hosting accounts. If you're unsatisfied for any reason we'll gladly refund your payment

24/7/365 Support
All plans include our true round-the-clock [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2020Mar 2020
💡 Plan NameStarter Plus [Linux]Silver [Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 7.50/mo.$ 25.99/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited30 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel CPanel, WHM
🌏 Server LocationCanada
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Cost: 76.50 CAD / year

These accounts use the disk space and bandwidth from either a named or IP account, and are only available to folks that already have one of those accounts.
INFO (mouse over)100 cPanel Accounts
cPanel / WHM Access
FREE WHMCS Starter License
FREE Memcached Server

Features

Money Back Guarantee
We offer a 30 day money back guarantee on all reseller hosting accounts. If you're unsatisfied for any reason we'll gladly refund your payment

24/7/365 Support
All plans [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2020Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Platinum [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 45.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-60 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, WHM
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)200 cPanel Accounts
cPanel / WHM Access
FREE WHMCS Starter License
FREE Memcached Server

Features

Money Back Guarantee
We offer a 30 day money back guarantee on all reseller hosting accounts. If you're unsatisfied for any reason we'll gladly refund your payment

24/7/365 Support
All plans [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
🔧 VPS - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-1GB DAL [Cloud]
💰 Price-$ 5.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-20 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-1 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-1 CPU
🔋 RAM-1 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, WHM
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)All plans include our true round-the-clock support. It doesn't matter if it's 3AM or the middle of your business day, our expertly trained staff will be there to help

All VPS plans include full root access. Configure, customize, and tweak your environment however you'd like

For just $10/mo, [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-2GB DAL [Cloud]
💰 Price-$ 10.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-40 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-2 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-1 CPU
🔋 RAM-2 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, WHM
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-16GB DAL [Cloud]
💰 Price-$ 80.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-200 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-5 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-6 CPU
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel, WHM
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
🔧 Cloud - 0/2
💡 Plan Name-Primary [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 2.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-10 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM- 
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
Free Unlimited SSL Certificates
Free Migrations
Free Memcached Server

Technical Specifications

Email
Unlimited Email Accounts
Unlimited Forwarders
Access-anywhere Webmail
Unlimited Incoming Emails
SpamExperts

Programming & [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Professional [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 7.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
🔋 RAM- 
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
🔧 SSL Certificates - 0/4
💡 Plan Name-AlphaSSL
💰 Price-$ 14.99/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)256 bit SSL
$1000 Warranty
Issuance Time - One Hour
Browser recognition - 99%
Mobile Device Compatibility
Activates Browser Padlock
Vetting process - WHOIS Information

AlphaSSL certificates are a basic and entry level SSL certificate. They are the perfect, low cost solution for any business or [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Domain SSL
💰 Price-$ 84.00/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)256 bit SSL
$10,000 Warranty
Issuance Time - 1-2 hours
Browser recognition - 99%
Strong SGC Security
Mobile Device Compatibility
Activates Browser Padlock
Vetting process - WHOIS Information

Domain Validated SSL certificates from Hawk Host are the perfect solution for any e-commerce website, or [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Organization SSL
💰 Price-$ 89.99/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)256 bit SSL
$100,000 Warranty
Issuance Time - 1-2 Business days
Browser recognition - 99%
Strong SGC Security
IP Address Support
Mobile Device Compatibility
Activates Browser Padlock
Vetting process - Full organization

Organization Validated SSL certificates from Hawk Host requires a full [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Extended SSL
💰 Price-$ 399.99/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)256 bit SSL
$250,000 Warranty
Issuance Time - 3-4 Business days
Browser recognition - 99%
Strong SGC Security
IP Address Support
Activates green address bar
Mobile Device Compatibility
Activates Browser Padlock
Vetting process - CA/B Forum guidelines

Extended Validation SSL certificates from [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
🔧 Semi Dedicated - 0/2
💡 Plan Name-Nestling [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 15.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-20 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-2 CPUs
🔋 RAM-2 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)FREE Memcached Server

FREE Unlimited SSL Certificates

Technical Specifications

Email Features
Unlimited Email Accounts
Send 2,000 Emails Per Hour
Unlimited Forwarders
Access-anywhere Webmail
Unlimited Incoming Email
SpamExperts

Programming & [...]
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name-Talon [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 39.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-2 CPUs
🔋 RAM-2 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2020
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
  • Cloud
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Reseller Hosting
  • Domains
  • Shared Hosting
  • Reseller Hosting
  • Domains
  • VPS
  • Cloud
  • SSL Certificates
  • Semi Dedicated
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Forum
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • AliPay
  • Bitcoin
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
Jim Walker (ratnick@s...)
on 📆 Sep 05, 2009
😁 Baremetal pricing is maybe 3 or 4 dollars highter than most other hosting companies but their customer service is superb...I only host two domains with them so Im no Major customer but they treat me like one, emails get answered almsot [...]

-anonymous- (kennisons@g...)
on 📆 Nov 11, 2022
😁 I've used hawkhost as a host for the last year and I haven't had any problems. I use it for FTP so that I can easily share files with colleagues. I currently don't use a domain name with the service but in the past when I did the site worked [...]

-anonymous- (WeThePeopleCFL@p...)
on 📆 May 10, 2023
😠 Beware with #Hawkhost and the CEO #Tony Baird and Manager #Brian Farrel the company and people running this #Hawkhost are professional thieves, scammers. Fyou Yes! They will steal your money from your credit card, pay or whatever your money is no [...]

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