HostPapa.ca Review

Toronto-based HostPapa.ca is a one-plan-fits-all web host, and boy does it! The sheer breadth of what you get for a mere $5.95 per month is mind-blowing. Don't let the cutesy name fool you - HostPapa.ca is as serious about web hosting as they come. For small to mid-sized Canadian businesses for whom customer service is key (and isn't that every one?), there is none better. Sure, Canadians can certainly find all these features elsewhere, but not all under one "roof" and not at such bargain basement prices. Their motto is "Let Papa take care of you," and it fits.

HostPapa.ca is one of the fastest growing web hosts in Canada and if you are looking for extreme hosting from a Canadian company, HostPapa.ca is it!

Price Value

HostPapa.ca serves not only your web hosting needs but e-commerce solutions (shopping carts), blogging, auctions, polls and surveys, chatrooms, guestbook, bulletin boards & forums, and photo sharing.

All HostPapa.ca web hosting services come with MySQL databases, Dreamweaver and FrontPage support, FTP and SFTP access, and all the essential scripting languages, including Perl, CGI, PHP.

Plans also come with a broad selection of online statistics and multimedia tools, and an exceptional array of free bonus software tools like Fantastico and a site builder (Soholaunch) that is as easy to use as it is versatile. Additional web design tools include an online SiteStudio, web templates, an online form builder, and CMS software.

Users also get unlimited subdomains and total email functionality, with autoresponders, webmail, POP3 and IMAP access, spam and virus filtering, and an integrated organizer with task manager, personal memos, address book and calendar.

Reliability

HostPapa.ca gives its clients a 99.9% uptime guarantee and 99.9% network uptime guarantee. With top of the line equipment, ample redundant power systems, around-the-clock security, and secure backups, Host Papa doesn't very often have to make good on its 30-day 100% money-back guarantee, but it's nice to know that they have one.

Control Panel

HostPapa.ca clients enjoy the esteemed cPanel control panel for managing their site(s) and their HostPapa.ca account. With large, icon-based buttons and intuitively formatted and categorized menus, the cPanel control panel has become the industry standard for total web management functionality.

Customer Support

It starts with an array of self-serve technical support tools: video tutorials, a self-run troubleshooter, regularly updated news briefs, an active user community, and a full library of downloadable manuals and software. And it's rounded out with online live chat, telephone, and email support ticket support. With their comprehensive Customer Support system, HostPapa.ca makes sure that all your questions are answered and all your needs taken care of whatever the day or time of day.