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👉 Total Reviews: 48
🙌 Average Rating: 2.4 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 9
👎 Bad Reviews: 39
👈 Official Responses: 4
2.4 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

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Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
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10 Corporate Drive Suite #300
Burlington, MA MA 01803
US
Part of Newfold Digital
netfirms.com
Web Alternative
Comeau
Granby, QC j2h 1k7
CA

webalternative.net is inactive webhosting company!
webalternative.net
📧 Emailsales@n...services@w...
☎ Phone866-317-46781-450-305-1338
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 46,881▲10,395 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 195,282▼-311 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in CA 2,364
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 48/57🔗 Links 256,625
🏆 Alexa Rating 3,144,844▼-621,513 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in TR 119,642
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 22/24🔗 Links 1,130
Languages en-CA en-US en-CA en-US fr-CA fr-FR
📄 InfoEstablished in 1998, Netfirms provides hosting solutions for individuals, small and medium-sized businesses all around the world.

They specialize in the following set of products: Shared HostingDomain Registration;SSL Certificates;Website Builder;Email Hosting;
Shared hosting plans include free SSL protection, FTP logins (from 5 to unlimited) and databases (starting from 10 for the cheapest plan up to unlimited databases for the most expensive one). All hosting plans include: eCommerce [...]
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Web Alternative was created with a very specific mission: to provide an alternative to commercial web hosts and offer services such as web hosting and Internet related services. Web Alternative is your human partner for professional services. Our goal is not to make mass web hosting as most other hosts, but to have a reasonable number of users to be close to them and be able to help and support them. Read full review
📡 EstablishedSeptember, 1998-
🏁 Site speedAverage, load time 2.2 seconds 42% sites are slower
SEO Links count 20,997
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📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

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Started from: January, 2009
  • Tweets: 4,235
  • Followers: 3,544
  • Friends: 2,682
  • Last activity:

https://twitter.com/WebAlternative
Started from: April, 2012
  • Tweets: 111
  • Followers: 55
  • Friends: 128
  • Last activity:

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  • Followers: 676
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1998
  • Employee Count: 51-200
  • Industry: Internet

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🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/8
💡 Plan NamePlus [Linux]DirectAdmin - Plan 20 [Linux]
💰 Price$ 4.45/mo.CAD 3.95/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited20 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered200 GB
🔌 Hosted domains1unlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanelDirectAdmin
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)FREE domain name* with web hosting plans
Coupon code: DOMFREE1

Key Features
Drag and Drop Builder
Ready-to-go Websitesâ„¢ Personal & Business
1-Click Applications
Customer Support 24/7 E-mail, Chat, Phone
Clustered Hosting
Multi-Website Hosting Unlimited
E-commerce [...]
INFO (mouse over)20 GB Storage
200 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
Shared IP Address
📅 Date PlanMar 2020Mar 2018
💡 Plan NameAdvantage [Linux]cPanel - Plan 20 [Linux]
💰 Price$ 8.95/mo.CAD 3.95/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited20 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered200 GB
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited StatesCanadaUnited States
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansSame as previous plans
📅 Date PlanMar 2020Mar 2018
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Linux]cPanel - Plan 50 [Linux]
💰 Price$ 12.95/mo.CAD 5.45/mo.
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited50 GB
📶 Data Transferunmetered500 GB
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimitedunlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanelCPanel
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited StatesCanadaUnited States
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansINFO (mouse over)50 GB Storage
500 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
Shared IP Address
📅 Date PlanMar 2020Mar 2018
💡 Plan Name-DirectAdmin - Plan 50 [Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 5.45/mo.
💿 Disk Space-50 GB
📶 Data Transfer-500 GB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2018
💡 Plan Name-DirectAdmin - Plan 150 [Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 10.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-150 GB
📶 Data Transfer-1 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)150 GB Storage
1000 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
Shared IP Address
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2018
💡 Plan Name-cPanel - Plan 150 [Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 10.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-150 GB
📶 Data Transfer-1 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-CanadaUnited States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2018
💡 Plan Name-DirectAdmin - Plan 200 [Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 14.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-200 GB
📶 Data Transfer-1,500 GB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)200 GB Storage
1500 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
Shared IP Address
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2018
💡 Plan Name-cPanel - Plan 200 [Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 14.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-200 GB
📶 Data Transfer-1,500 GB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-CPanel
🌏 Server Location-CanadaUnited States
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2018
🔧 Website Builder - 3/0
💡 Plan NameStarter-
💰 Price$ 1.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Build up to 6 pages
Over 550k images available for use
Pre-built sections and page layouts
SEO tools
Chat and email support
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📅 Date PlanMar 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness-
💰 Price$ 6.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Over 550k images available for use
Pre-built sections and page layouts
SEO tools
Chat and email support
Build unlimited pages for your site
Revision history for pages
Analytics integration
Telephone support
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📅 Date PlanMar 2020-
💡 Plan NameeCommerce-
💰 Price$ 12.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Build up to 6 pages
Over 550k images available for use
Pre-built sections and page layouts
SEO tools
Chat and email support
Build unlimited pages for your site
Revision history for pages
Analytics integration
Telephone support
Sell products online
Inventory management and tracking
PayPal [...]
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📅 Date PlanMar 2020-
🔧 Emails - 3/0
💡 Plan NameEmail Essentials [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 1.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Space15 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar
15 GB of Exchange Online storage
The familiarity of Outlook

A direct path to easily establish a matching email address for your domain name.
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📅 Date PlanMar 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness Plus [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 4.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Space50 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar
50 GB of Exchange Online storage
Microsoft Office Online
1 TB OneDrive For Business cloud storage
Private and internal social networking and portals
The familiarity of Outlook

The core cloud services for running your business and access your Office files on any [...]
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📅 Date PlanMar 2020-
💡 Plan NameBusiness Pro [Linux]-
💰 Price$ 9.99/mo.-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationCanadaUnited States-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar
Microsoft Office for desktop
Office 365 apps for tablets & smartphones
Automatic syncing across all devices
Book appointments online with Bookings
Additional tools like Invoicing and MileIQ
Microsoft Office Online
1 TB OneDrive For Business cloud [...]
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📅 Date PlanMar 2020-
🔧 Reseller Hosting - 0/4
💡 Plan Name-Reseller - DirectAdmin - Plan 100
[Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 10.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-100 MB
📶 Data Transfer-1 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-2
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)100 GB Storage
1000 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited User Accounts
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
2 IP Address
📅 Date Plan-Apr 2018
💡 Plan Name-Reseller - DirectAdmin - Plan 200
[Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 17.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-200 MB
📶 Data Transfer-2 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-2
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)200 GB Storage
2000 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited User Accounts
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
2 IP Address
📅 Date Plan-Apr 2018
💡 Plan Name-Reseller - DirectAdmin - Plan 350
[Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 29.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-350 MB
📶 Data Transfer-4 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-2
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)350 GB Storage
4000 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited User Accounts
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
2 IP Address
📅 Date Plan-Apr 2018
💡 Plan Name-Reseller - DirectAdmin - Plan 500
[Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 49.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-500 MB
📶 Data Transfer-6 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-2
🔨 Control Panel-DirectAdmin
🌏 Server Location-
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)500 GB Storage
6000 GB Monthly Traffic
Unlimited User Accounts
Unlimited E-mail Accounts
Unlimited Databases
Unlimited Domains
2 IP Address
📅 Date Plan-Apr 2018
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Website Builder
  • Emails
  • Shared Hosting
  • Reseller Hosting
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Available 24/7
  • 4 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Online: Skype, Whatsapp ...
  • Available 24/7
  • Help Desk
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Check Payments
  • Money Order
  • Western Union
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Dec 09, 2019
😃 I am satisfied by their service as I didn’t face any technical issue or server down issues with net firms. They really provide what they have promised. It is best to be with them because I find them good as other hosting providers like Bigrock, [...]

-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Feb 17, 2023
😠 I have been a customer of theirs's for the last 20 years. They were good at the beginning when you could actually phone them. Their support is completely worthless where the support person/chatbot spews out canned responses. I had issues with one [...]

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