Csoft.net Advanced, CAD 35.00/mo. on Linux Shared

Advanced has been added on Feb 5, 2021, Aggregate Rating (4 out of 10 from 3 reviews)

🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	Canada
⚑ Targeting :	CA

See also initial Advanced plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Csoft.net is a Canadian managed hosting provider operated by CubeSoft Communications, Inc. Founded in 1995, the company has maintained hosting operations since 1997, making it one of the longer-established independent Unix hosting businesses in North America. Julien Nadeau Carrière has served as president since January 1997, and the company continues to operate as a small, technically focused organization.

Its portfolio centers on managed Unix hosting, shared hosting, reseller hosting, virtual private servers, email hosting, shell accounts, database hosting, DNS management, VPN access and software-repository hosting. This is not conventional entry-level hosting built around a simplified website builder or WordPress dashboard. Every account includes shell access, development tools and access to OpenBSD, FreeBSD or Linux environments.

The standard hosting environment includes encrypted storage, unlimited monthly traffic, SSH, SCP, SFTP, cron jobs, PHP, CGI, FastCGI, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Git, CVS, SVN, Mercurial, image processing, video processing, DNS control, IPv6, DynDNS and internationalized domain support. A private VPN is also included, making the service suitable for developers and technically experienced customers who need direct command-line access.

Email hosting is unusually complete for a shared-hosting service. Accounts support POP, IMAP, webmail, encrypted SSL/TLS connections, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, mailing lists and private SpamAssassin 4 filtering. Postfix handles mail transport, while privilege-separated mail delivery allows individual customers to retain control of their filtering rules and spam databases.

The product range contains six hosting levels, beginning with inexpensive shared hosting and progressing to root-access virtual server environments.

Economy supports one domain, one subaccount, 5 GB of encrypted storage, two mailboxes, five email addresses, two repository accounts and two SQL databases with four database users. HTTPS support and an SSL certificate for one domain are included.

Name-Based increases the account to two domains or subdomains, 6 GB of storage, four mailboxes, ten email addresses, four repository accounts and three SQL databases with five users. It remains suitable for personal websites and smaller business projects that do not require a dedicated IP address.

Budget provides 30 GB of encrypted storage, a dedicated IPv6 address with reverse DNS and shared IPv4 connectivity. Domains, subaccounts, mailboxes, email addresses, repositories, SQL databases and database users are unlimited. It is a practical option for customers managing multiple websites without requiring individual IPv4 addressing.

Standard is the primary business and reseller package. It includes dedicated IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, 40 GB of storage, unlimited domains and accounts, dedicated Git or SVN server capability and privilege-separated reseller hosting. Individual domains and customer accounts can execute PHP or CGI software under separate Unix identities, preventing users from accessing directories belonging to other accounts.

Advanced adds increased memory, higher process and network priority, 50 GB of encrypted storage, dedicated addressing and permission to operate privileged services. Customers can run a web server, application server, proxy cache, IRC service or another custom daemon. A VPS with root access can operate across as many as two physical servers, while selected services can remain inside the managed shared environment.

Corporate is the highest service tier. It includes 73 GB of encrypted storage, greater memory and processing priority, a dedicated web server, live video-streaming capability, dedicated IP addresses and a complete root-access VPS with the customer’s preferred operating system. The virtual environment can also extend across two physical servers.

Csoft.net does not follow the usual mass-market hosting model. Domain registration, automated website creation and a conventional bare-metal dedicated-server catalog are not central parts of the service. The emphasis remains on flexible managed Unix environments with shell access, system-level control and direct technical assistance.

The website is available in English and French. Its narrow layout, compact typography and documentation-oriented navigation retain an older visual style. The interface remains functional, although customers accustomed to modern hosting storefronts may find the product comparison and account workflow less intuitive on smaller screens.

Csoft.net has operated as a carbon-negative company since 2021. Its environmental work includes planting approximately 100 trees annually and maintaining one hectare of land in Quebec as a habitat for wildlife and beneficial plant species.