WEBcs Ultra Basic, $ 22.00/mo. on Linux Shared

Ultra Basic has been updated on July 10, 2019 (added October 27, 2008), Aggregate Rating (5.5 out of 10 from 2 reviews)

🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalCheck Payments
🔨 Control Panel :	CPanel
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskLive Chat
🌏 Server Locations :	United States
⚑ Targeting :	CA UK US

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📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

WEBster Computing Services (WEBcs) is a long-running American hosting and server company founded in 1996 by William J. Piniarski. The business originated in Webster, Massachusetts, which explains the WEBster name, while its current billing and primary support operation is based in St. Augustine, Florida. In 2026 the company reaches 30 years in business, an unusually long history for an independent hosting provider.

William J. Piniarski is a computer science graduate of the University of Hartford and the owner and founder of WEBster Computing Services. He is also the author of Launching Onto The Web, a connection that fits well with the company's origins during the early commercial development of the World Wide Web.

WEBcs has grown beyond traditional shared hosting and today covers a broad range of infrastructure and hosting services. Its portfolio includes Dedicated Servers, Managed Dedicated Servers, Anti-DOS Servers, SEO Servers, Colocation, VPS, Linux Shared Hosting, Windows Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, Dedicated Server Reselling, Domain Registration, SSL Certificates, cPanel licensing and management, Website Builder services, E-commerce Hosting and Web Design.

The strongest part of the business is its Dedicated Server Hosting. A substantial inventory of physical servers is available from several U.S. locations, ranging from inexpensive clearance systems to considerably more powerful multicore configurations. Linux can be installed without an operating-system fee, while several Windows Server editions are available on compatible systems. Many servers can be customized with additional RAM, SSD or HDD storage, IPv4 addresses and bandwidth.

Some dedicated configurations include a free cPanel/WHM 100-account license, together with server management and cPanel assistance. cPanel is an important part of the WEBcs service model rather than simply an optional control-panel license. Their technical work includes cPanel installation, transfers, account restoration, troubleshooting, maintenance and disaster recovery.

Anti-DOS Dedicated Servers provide additional protection for applications exposed to denial-of-service attacks. The dedicated Anti-DOS range uses protected connectivity in Chicago, while other server configurations can also include Anti-DDoS protection. This service is primarily suited to small and medium denial-of-service incidents rather than extremely large mitigation requirements.

Another specialized service is SEO Dedicated Servers. These systems support larger IPv4 allocations divided across different C-class ranges. IP packages can extend substantially beyond a normal server allocation, while configurations can include Linux or Windows, cPanel/WHM or DirectAdmin, SSD or HDD storage, reboot management, PTR management and 24/7 emergency paging. This type of service is particularly suitable for customers operating many independently addressed websites or reseller environments.

Colocation Hosting is available for individual rackmount servers, desktop or tower machines and larger quarter-rack and half-rack deployments. The principal colocation location is South Bend, Indiana, while larger or alternative deployments can also involve Chicago and Dallas. Colocation includes gigabit connectivity, IP addresses, bandwidth monitoring, reboot facilities, reverse-DNS management and basic remote hands.

WEBcs continues to maintain a complete Linux Shared Hosting line. The Ultra plans combine managed hosting with traffic allocation, email accounts, FTP and SSH access, subdomains, PHP, Perl, MySQL, shopping-cart functionality, website templates and a site builder. Larger packages allow multiple or unlimited hosted domains and mailboxes.

Reseller Hosting extends the shared platform with cPanel/WHM, unbranded nameservers and control panels, multiple IP addresses and the ability to create and manage individual customer accounts. A separate Dedicated Server Reseller program provides an automatically updated unbranded inventory page and gives resellers control over their own selling prices.

The company also maintains Linux and Windows VPS Hosting, including root access and optional cPanel administration. The listed configurations range from 512 MB to 2 GB of dedicated RAM, use RAID-protected storage and include five IPv4 addresses as standard, with significantly larger IP allocations available when required. Assistance with cPanel/WHM migrations is also included.

The VPS line is one of the older areas of the portfolio. Specifications such as 100 Mbps networking, Windows Server 2008 and relatively small RAM allocations belong to an earlier VPS generation, so customers interested in these packages should confirm the current virtualization platform and hardware before ordering.

The same consideration applies even more strongly to Windows Shared Hosting. This section still contains Windows Server 2003, ASP.NET 1.0 through 3.5, FrontPage Extensions, ColdFusion 7/8 and other legacy technologies. It remains part of the WEBcs hosting catalog, but these technical specifications are clearly from an older generation and should be confirmed before purchasing a Windows hosting account.

WEBcs also handles domain registration, renewal and transfer services. Domains managed through the company can renew automatically when the account has a valid payment method and associated hosting or server service.

The SSL Certificate range includes conventional domain-validation certificates together with a more expensive EV certificate option. Staff can also handle SSL installation. Some terminology in this area, particularly the older Green Bar description for EV certificates, reflects the long history of the website and hosting catalog.

Website creation is covered through the EZ Builder package, which combines a template-based website builder with hosting, email, MySQL, PHP and account management. E-commerce services include shopping-cart and payment-gateway integration, while older sections also retain OSCommerce and ShopSite options.

Web Design is available for both local and remote customers. Around St. Augustine, St. Johns and Jacksonville, on-site assistance is possible. Services include new website development, existing-site modifications, website transfers, maintenance, script installation, backups and disaster-recovery work.

The WEBcs website itself reflects the company's three decades of history. The dedicated-server and colocation areas contain current 2026 products and pricing, while other sections retain a noticeably older design and technologies such as Fantastico, Windows Server 2003, FrontPage and early ASP.NET versions. This makes the site less modern and less consistent than the storefronts of newer hosting providers, particularly when moving between current dedicated-server products and legacy shared-hosting pages.

The primary website language is English, and product prices are quoted in U.S. dollars (USD).

An important limitation applies to European financial-sector customers. Organizations subject to the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) are prohibited from using WEBcs infrastructure. Banks, insurance companies, investment firms and other DORA-regulated entities therefore need a different infrastructure provider.

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