On a previous iteration of my blog I wrote an article on the different Irish companies that offer shared web hosting services. Many people have asked since about this article and I said I would put it back up once I got my blog sorted out. As I have decided not to port over my previous blog posts, I decided to create a new version of this guide.
The services offered and prices listed in this article were taken directly from each service provider’s website on Wednesday, 10th December 2008 at 8:51pm. The providers are listed in alphabetical order. All prices include VAT @ 21.5% unless otherwise stated. I have listed prices per month where a monthly price was available. In cases where a monthly price was not available, I have quoted prices per year.
If you want your company to be added to this list, or if any of the information I have listed below is incorrect, please leave a comment on this post and I will update it.
Blacknight Solutions
Website URL: http://www.blacknight.com/
Sales Email: sales@blacknight.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1850 929 929
Sales Phone (UK): 0844 484 9361
Blacknight offer three shared hosting packages. All of these packages offer a choice of Linux or Windows operating systems, and offer MySQL 4/5, PostgreSQL 7 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases. Their Minimus package allows up to 30 databases, Medius allows 60 and Maximus allows 90. PHP support is included, and .NET 2.0/3.5 support is there on Windows packages.
Minimus (€6.01 per month) – 10gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
Medius (€10.87 per month) - 20gb disk space, 200gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
Maximus (€18.16 per month) - 30gb disk space, 300gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
Darklite-SCE
Website URL: http://www.darklite.ie/
Sales Phone (Ireland): 021 436 9317
Darklite-SCE offer Linux and Windows web hosting. All of their plans come with MySQL databases included, and their Windows Business and Windows Enterprise include a Microsoft SQL Server database also. On their Linux platforms PHP and Perl is supported, and on their Windows packages is support for .NET 2.0.
Personal (€4.80 per month) – 200mb disk space, 3gb/mo bandwidth, 100 email accounts
Basic (€15.19 per month) – 500mb disk space, 10gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Business (€30.38 per month) - 1gb disk space, 20gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
Enterprise (€42.53 per month) - 5gb disk space, 50gb/mo bandwidth, 1000 email accounts
Digiweb
Website URL: http://hosting.digiweb.ie/
Sales Email: hosting@digiweb.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1800 941 000
Sales Phone (UK): 0800 196 6436
Digiweb offer four shared web hosting packages, with prices varying from €24.29 per year to €364.49 per year. With the exception of the Starter Hosting package, all of Digiweb’s hosting plans offer a choice of Windows or Linux operating systems, PHP and MySQL support on Linux, and ASP.NET and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 support on Windows. There is no option to pay monthly for the StarterHosting or AdvancedHosting packages.
Starter Hosting (€24.29 per year) – 10gb disk space, 30gb/mo bandwidth, 50 email accounts
Advanced Hosting (€48.59 per year) – 15gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Business Hosting (€12.14 per month) - 20gb disk space, 150gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
Enterprise Hosting (€36.44 per month) - 30gb disk space, 250gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
Host.ie
Website URL: http://www.host.ie/
Sales Email: sales@novara.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1850 668 272
Host.ie (a division of Novara.ie) offers six different shared hosting plans. Three of these are Linux-based packages, and three are Windows-based packages. The Linux packages feature support for PHP and Perl, and in the case of the Business and Professional variants, also include 5 and 10 MySQL databases, respectively. Their Windows packages feature ASP.NET 2.0 support and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database support is an optional extra on the Business and Professional variants (though MySQL databases are included with these packages, as per the Linux packages). If you choose to pay for a Host.ie package on a monthly basis, a setup fee will apply. At the time of writing, there appeared to be no option to pay monthly for Linux packages listed on their website.
Linux Basic (€121.49 per year) – 150mb disk space, 3gb/mo bandwidth, 150 email accounts
Linux Business (€242.99 per year) – 300mb disk space, 5gb/mo bandwidth, 300 email accounts
Linux Professional (€364.49 per year) - 500mb disk space, 8gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
Windows Basic (€12.14 per month) - 150mb disk space, 3gb/mo bandwidth, 150 email accounts
Windows Business (€24.29 per month) - 300mb disk space, 5gb/mo bandwidth, 300 email accounts
Windows Professional (€36.45 per month) - 500mb disk space, 8gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
HostIreland
Website URL: http://stresa.hostireland.com/
Sales Email: sales@hostireland.com
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1800 925 262
HostIreland have two hosting packages on offer – the Clubman and the Business Premier. HostIreland’s plans run on Linux servers and feature PHP and Perl support with unlimited MySQL databases included in both hosting packages. HostIreland’s website only shows prices per year.
Clubman Plan (€115.36 per year) – 1gb disk space, Bandwidth not specified, 100 email accounts
Business Premium Plan (€182.19 per year) – 1gb disk space, unlimited bandwidth, 100 email accounts
IEInternet.com
Website URL: http://www.ieinternet.com/
Sales Email: sales@ieinternet.com
Sales Phone (Ireland): 01 280 5000
IEInternet.com have four hosting plans available, three of which run on Linux servers along with a single Windows-based option. IEInternet do not quote any prices per month on their website. PHP and Perl are supported on all three of their Linux plans, and MySQL databases are included with their Business and Application plans. The Windows plan includes support for ASP and support for Microsoft SQL Server databases. There are no SQL Server databases included with the plan, however – these are available as an optional extra.
SOHO (€138.51 per year) – 20mb disk space, 1gb/mo bandwidth, 1 email account
Business (€291.60 per year) – 100mb disk space, 2gb/mo bandwidth, 20 email accounts
Windows (€291.60 per year) - 50mb disk space, 2gb/mo bandwidth, 1 email account
Application (€554.04 per year) - 250mb disk space, 4gb/mo bandwidth, 100 email accounts
IrishDomains.com
Website URL: http://www.irishdomains.com/
Sales Email: sales@irishdomains.com
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1800 366 246
IrishDomains.com offer four Linux-based shared hosting packages. All of their packages offer PHP and Perl support. Their Business 10, Advanced 15 and Developer 25 packages all come with unlimited MySQL databases. MySQL is an optional extra on the Starter 5 package. At the time of writing, there did not appear to be an option to pay on a monthly basis.
Linux Starter 5 (€181.04 per year) – 1gb disk space, 10gb/mo bandwidth, 50 email accounts
Linux Business 10 (€241.79 per year) – 2.5gb disk space, 15gb/mo bandwidth, 100 email accounts
Linux Advanced 15 (€363.29 per year) - 5gb disk space, 20gb/mo bandwidth, 150 email accounts
Linux Developer 25 (€606.29 per year) - 10gb disk space, 25gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
LetsHost.ie
Website URL: http://www.letshost.ie
Sales Email: sales@letshost.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1890 719 461
LetsHost.ie offer one main shared hosting packages, the Lets Host “Complete” Plan. This hosting plan is offered on a Linux platform and includes PHP support, SSH access and unlimited MySQL databases.
Lets Host “Complete” Plan (€9.60 per month) – 12gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
MyHost.ie
Website URL: http://www.myhost.ie/
Sales Email: sales@myhost.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 061 749 922
MyHost.ie offer four shared web hosting packages, two Personal oriented plans and two Business oriented plans. All of MyHost.ie’s plans are available on either a Windows or Linux platform. Depending on your OS choice, standard features include PHP and Perl support (Linux) and ASP.NET support (Windows). All packages comes with MySQL databases, and the Windows Personal Pro, Business Basic and Business Pro plans all come with Microsoft SQL Server databases included. The Personal Mini plan does not have an option to pay monthly.
Personal Mini (€60.69 per year) – 500mb disk space, 5gb/mo bandwidth, 25 email accounts
Personal Pro (€17.62 per month) – 3gb disk space, 50gb/mo bandwidth, 300 email accounts
Business Basic (€22.48 per month) - 5gb disk space, 75gb/mo bandwidth, 150 email accounts
Business Pro (€36.45 per month) - 10gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, 300 email accounts
Register365
Website URL: http://www.register365.com/
Sales Email: sales@register365.com
Sales Phone (Ireland): 1890 944 500
Sales Phone (UK): +44 1905 342 333
Register365 offer four shared web hosting packages. These are split into two Windows hosting packages and two Unix hosting packages. Their Windows packages feature unlimited MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases, and include support for ASP.NET 2.0 and PHP on an IIS6 web server. Their Unix packages offer unlimited MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with support for PHP and Perl on an Apache web server. Their Enterprise packages include a dedicated IP address.
Windows Business (€4.80 per month) – 5gb disk space, 50gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Unix Business (€4.80 per month) – 5gb disk space, 50gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Windows Enterprise (€12.09 per month) - 10gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Unix Enterprise (€12.09 per month) - 10gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
SpiralHosting.com
Website URL: http://www.spiralhosting.com/
Sales Email: sales@spiralhosting.com
Sales Phone (Ireland): 01 657 1821
Sales Phone (UK): 028 9002 5008
SprialHosting.com offer five shared web hosting packages, each with support for PHP, Perl and Ruby on Rails. Their packages include between 2 and 20 MySQL databases. Their Size XS plan does not have a monthly payment option.
Size XS (€30.00 per year) – 1gb disk space, 10gb/mo bandwidth, 125 email accounts
Size S (€8.00 per month) – 2gb disk space, 20gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Size M (€19.95 per month) - 4gb disk space, 40gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
Size L (€29.95 per month) - 8gb disk space, 80gb/mo bandwidth, 1000 email accounts
Size XL (€39.95 per month) – 12gb disk space, 120gb/mo bandwidth, 2000 email accounts
WebHost.ie
Website URL: http://www.webhost.ie/
Sales Email: sales@webhost.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 01 494 8034
WebHost.ie offer shared web hosting packages on a Windows Server 2003 platform. All WebHost.ie’s packages feature a dedicated IP address, ASP.NET 3.5 support, PHP and Perl support, MySQL and Micorosoft SQL Server 2005 databases.
Budget Hosting (€10.81 per month) – 600mb disk space, 10gb/mo bandwidth, 300 email accounts
Basic Hosting (€18.10 per month) – 1.2gb disk space, 15gb/mo bandwidth, 400 email accounts
Business Hosting (€24.18 per month) - 1.8gb disk space, 20gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
Professional Hosting (€30.25 per month) - 2.5gb disk space, 25gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
Web World
Website URL: http://www.webworld.ie/
Sales Email: sales@webworld.ie
Sales Phone (Ireland): 01 495 1112
Web World offer four shared hosting packages, including from 25 to 100 MySQL databases, PHP, Perl and ASP.NET support. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database support is available as an optional extra. If you want to pay monthly for a Web World hosting package you will need to pay a €15 setup fee.
Value (€4.80 per month) – 25gb disk space, 25gb/mo bandwidth, 250 email accounts
Enterprise (€12.09 per month) – 50gb disk space, 50gb/mo bandwidth, 500 email accounts
Business (€18.16 per month) - 75gb disk space, 75gb/mo bandwidth, 750 email accounts
E-Commerce (€24.24 per month) - 100gb disk space, 100gb/mo bandwidth, unlimited email accounts
We offer MS SQL with both linux and windows hosting plans
Nice to see it all laid out there in black and white what is available to customers to chose from. I’m with Blacknight and very happy with that, but there are a lot of good deals out there also. Great post!
@Michele – Thanks for that, I’ve updated the Blacknight section of the post.
@Laura – Thanks for your kind words, hopefully people will find it useful when choosing a host
Great compilation, much appreciated!
I must say that one of the things I also would like to know about the providers is about the everyday stuff, like if I have to call their support to get an EPP code for a domain, to install an SSL certificate, to buy an extra database, and so on. Cause I’ve learnt over the years that some of these packages do not offer a good control panel for the user to take full control of the server, and they can be a nightmare. I think the best service over all that I’ve seen so far is Blacknight’s, if you ask me.
But like I said, this is a very handy list.
Thanks.
Would be interesting also to add something on support and support availability: ie: freephone, locall or normal phone lines, live chat and email support, if support is available 24/7 or just office hours, etc…
Nice post. Some very usefull info.
Great post and very useful. If you keep the information updated this will be a popular landing site. I keep referring schools here for a quick low down on Irish web host solutions