Homepage Universe Starter, $ 3.47/mo. on Linux/Windows Shared


Starter has been updated on (added ), Aggregate Rating (1 out of 10 from 2 reviews)
homepageuniverse.com
Homepage Universe
303 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Suite 200
Burbank , CA 91502
US
☎ Phone (888)977-6638
  • 💡 Plan Name: Starter (sku #p10947)
  • 🔧 Category: Shared Hosting / Linux/Windows
  • 💰 Price:$ 3.47/mo.
  • 💿 Disk Space: unlimited
  • 📶 Traffic bandwidth: unmetered
  • 💲 Setup Fee: free
🔌 Hosted domains :10
🆓 free domains :0
📌 Dedicated IPs :0
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔨 Control Panel :CPanelPlesk
🔧 Category :BackupWebsite Builder
✍️ Support Options :EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :United States
Targeting :US
💰 Money-back guarantee :30 days
🚀 Uptime :99.9 %
screenshot of Starter from homepageuniverse.com

See also initial Starter plan location on their website!


*📜 Plan description

Starter is the entry shared package with unlimited web space and unlimited bandwidth, support for 10 hosted domains and 10 subdomains, plus a free website builder.
It suits small multi site setups that still want room for email, scripts and general business hosting.
A dedicated IPv4 address can be added for 2 per month, domain registration is offered separately, and either Linux or Windows can be selected during checkout with nearly identical features.
The order flow shows billing choices of 4.95 monthly, 14.85 quarterly, 49.50 yearly, 99.00 for two years, 148.50 for three years, 178.20 for four years and 207.90 for five years, while the category page promotes the package from 3.47 per month.

Support runs 24x7 through live chat, ticketing, knowledge base and direct contact channels.
A 99.9 percent uptime commitment and a 30 day money back guarantee sit alongside cloud based delivery.
Linux accounts use Redhat Linux CentOS with cPanel, while Windows accounts use Microsoft Windows Server with Plesk at the same core package pricing in the order flow.
The software stack covers PHP, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, Java, ASP.Net and Perl.
Mail service includes POP3, SMTP and IMAP, webmail, SpamAssassin, forwarders, aliases and catch all handling.
Utility features include one click web apps, cron jobs, file manager, custom error pages, Java support and a free website builder.
Backups are integrated into cPanel and Plesk, R1Soft remote backups are available, 30 days of offsite backup history are kept, and offsite restore is included.
The platform is built on Intel Xeon servers with at least 8 GB RAM, clustered NAS cloud storage, 1 Gbit connectivity and 24x7 monitoring in the Los Angeles data center.

📄 Editorial Review

HomepageUniverse is a long-running U.S. hosting company active since 1996, and the catalog is much broader than a simple shared-hosting storefront. The site is essentially English-only, prices are shown in USD, and the service range covers shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, reseller hosting, reseller VPS, reseller dedicated servers, domain registration and transfers, personalized email / DomainMail, Microsoft 365, Office 365 enterprise plans, SSL certificates, site builders, SEO services, and bundled web design.

The hosting side is split between generic infrastructure and application-specific managed stacks. Alongside standard shared, VPS, and dedicated plans, there are dedicated product lines for forums, blogs, e-commerce, and CMS deployments. That includes software families such as vBulletin, XenForo, WordPress, B2evolution, Magento, osCommerce, Joomla, and Drupal. Those managed plans regularly bundle LiteSpeed, R1Soft backups, migrations, control panels, and hands-on management instead of leaving everything to the customer.

The business also puts a lot of emphasis on convenience. Instant or fast setup, bundled website builders, migration assistance, domain add-ons, email tools, and private-label reseller options are all part of the package. The reseller side is especially broad, since it goes beyond ordinary shared reseller plans and extends into private-label VPS and dedicated resale with custom DNS and bundled domain-reseller access.

One thing that stands out is how much legacy and modern info coexist in the same catalog. On one hand there is cloud language, VMware, Virtuozzo, clustered storage, and managed Microsoft 365 migrations. On the other hand, the dedicated configurator still exposes several very old operating system options and some older product language. That makes HomepageUniverse look like a provider with a very deep legacy catalog that has been expanded over time rather than rebuilt from scratch.

👪 Most Recent Customer Reviews

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-anonymous- (crs_alx@y...) / ruslink.tv
⏳ Time Hosted: 6 mo. to 1 year
Global rating
😠 Support tickets are responded every 10-15 days. My website was down 30 days because no one gives a f*, eventually got deindexed from Google. Chat support is worthless, they can't do anything, I have to wait for the Abuse team to respond my tickets, which means one answer every 10-15 days. Run like hell and don't look back.
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-anonymous- (keith48@g...) / planfmedicaresupplements.com
⏳ Time Hosted: 2 to 3 years
Global rating
😠 I have had numerous run-ins with their tech support/customer service (I think there are only two people that work here). This latest problem - and my first support ticket in 10 months - got me an attitude from Mario, who proceeded to talk down to me like I was ignorant about how hosting works. I've been building websites and using hosting since probably before he was born. I can take a lot of things, but arrogance from an idiot is not one of them. Their latest problem concerned me being locked out by their security protocols, which I don't need as I have a paid subscription to Wordfence. But he still thought it appropriate to "school" me on hackers, followed by, "Do your other providers offer this service?" "You want to get hacked?" No, I think I can drop them from the list of hosting providers that I will be using. Never had any issues even close to this with any other hosting providers. If you want customer service, you don't want Homepageuniverse, that's for sure.

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