Save on Hosting Starter, $ 5.00/mo. on Linux Shared

Starter has been added on Jan 19, 2017, Aggregate Rating (6.2 out of 10 from 5 reviews)

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire Transfer
🔨 Control Panel :	CPanel
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	Canada
⚑ Targeting :	CA US

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📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Save On Hosting is a Canadian hosting provider based in Calgary, Alberta, with operations dating back to 2000. The company has built a broad service portfolio covering Linux and Windows shared hosting, reseller hosting, cloud hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, domain registration, DNS services, email hosting, SSL certificates, website maintenance and custom web development. Its long operating history and continued support for both Microsoft and Linux hosting environments make it particularly relevant for small businesses, developers and agencies that want several infrastructure options from the same provider.

The hosting operation uses the Save On Hosting name, while Save On Hosting Ltd. appears in the legal terms and Telligent Corporation is associated with payment and administrative information. Customers may therefore encounter the Telligent Corporation name when handling payments or administrative matters.

Linux Shared Hosting is available in Starter, Professional and Advanced configurations. The plans include unlimited disk space and bandwidth, email accounts, MySQL databases, FTP accounts, parked domains and subdomains, subject to normal shared-server resource restrictions. Starter is designed for a single hosted domain, while Professional allows up to ten domains and Advanced up to twenty. Management is handled through cPanel, with Softaculous, phpMyAdmin, browser-based file management, AWStats/Webalizer and cron-job functionality included. SSH access is not available on standard shared accounts.

Windows Shared Hosting follows a similar tiered structure and uses Plesk. Starter supports one domain, Professional supports up to five and Advanced up to ten. Windows customers receive support for Microsoft-oriented hosting requirements including MSSQL databases, MySQL databases, scheduled tasks, email and webmail, making these accounts suitable for customers who specifically require a Windows hosting environment rather than Linux/cPanel.

Some of the traditional hosting specifications retain older software terminology, including legacy PHP references. Customers deploying recent WordPress, PHP frameworks or database applications should confirm the exact runtime versions available on the server assigned to a new account.

The Linux Reseller Hosting range consists of Bronze, Silver and Gold packages supporting approximately 10, 20 and 40 hosted domains. Reseller administration uses WHM, while individual customer accounts receive cPanel access. This arrangement is well suited to developers, agencies and smaller hosting businesses that need separate customer accounts without operating their own VPS.

Windows Reseller Hosting is available in Bronze, Silver and Gold configurations supporting approximately 5, 10 and 20 domains. These accounts use Plesk and include Windows hosting capabilities such as MSSQL and MySQL. Maintaining both Linux and Windows reseller platforms is increasingly uncommon and remains one of Save On Hosting's more useful characteristics for agencies working with mixed customer environments.

The company also has two cloud-oriented hosting ranges. SSD Cloud Hosting follows the familiar shared-hosting model, with Starter supporting one domain, Professional up to ten and Advanced up to twenty. SSD storage is used throughout these packages.

The newer Cloud Hosting range assigns specific computing resources to each plan. Spark includes 10 GB SSD storage, 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM, Surge provides 20 GB SSD storage, 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM, Velocity increases this to 40 GB SSD storage, 3 vCPU and 3 GB RAM, while Blaze provides 60 GB SSD storage, 4 vCPU and 4 GB RAM. Depending on the package, customers can host between one and five websites. Webuzo is associated with these resource-based cloud packages, while cPanel remains part of other Linux hosting configurations.

VPS Hosting is available with Linux and Windows and uses infrastructure in Calgary, Alberta. The VPS service includes allocated resources, management, monitoring and backup coverage, making it more suitable for customers that want technical assistance rather than a completely unmanaged virtual machine. Weekly backups and 24/7 support are included.

Dedicated Servers are available with Linux or Windows in Budget, Pro and custom configurations. Server management, monitoring and backups are included. SSD storage is available, and dedicated configurations can be customized for workloads that exceed the limits of standard shared or virtual-server packages.

Domain services cover common extensions such as .com, .ca, .net, .org, .us, .biz, .info, .me, .tv, .cc, .name, .co.uk and .org.uk. Customers can also purchase separate DNS Hosting and Forwarding and Email Hosting services. The standalone email package provides unlimited email accounts sharing 30 GB of storage.

Additional services include SSL certificates, dedicated IP addresses and website maintenance. The maintenance service covers WordPress core updates, theme and plugin updates, monthly malware and security checks, security hardening and priority emergency support. SSL certificates can be purchased with installation for websites hosted on Save On Hosting infrastructure.

The Web Design division handles business websites, content-management systems, blogs, forums, online stores, logos, responsive development and related search-engine work. Customers can manage CMS-based websites themselves through a browser or use the maintenance service for ongoing technical administration.

A free migration service is available for transferring one existing website into a Save On Hosting account. This is convenient for straightforward shared-hosting migrations and reduces one of the main barriers involved in switching hosting companies.

The primary company interface is in English, while the customer portal supports a large selection of languages including Arabic, Azerbaijani, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Persian, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Hosting purchases can be handled in CAD or USD, making the service practical for both Canadian and international customers.

The main corporate presentation has an older visual style and still contains some legacy hosting terminology. The customer-management and ordering system is more modern and includes the newer cloud packages. The difference is worth keeping in mind because current checkout totals and server specifications can differ from some of the long-established hosting tables.