iPage vs HawkHost
A detailed comparison to help you choose between iPage and HawkHost.
Quick Verdict
2.2/5
iPage
0 reviews
4.1/5
HawkHost
0 reviews
HawkHost is rated higher (4.1 vs 2.2). iPage is an EIG/Newfold Digital brand offering very cheap shared hosting. Very simple interface designed for complete beginners. Free domain, SSL, and unlimited disk on annual plans. Seven locations: Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, Toronto, London, Singapore and Hong Kong
iPage Budget hosting from $1.99/month | HawkHost Budget shared hosting with strong cPanel | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 2.2 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $1.99/mo | From $1.99/mo |
| Best for | Nobody choosing a host today; the only remaining audience is existing customers deciding whether to ride out the Network Solutions migration or move — and we recommend moving | Budget-conscious site owners, small businesses and resellers who want cPanel hosting in a nearby datacenter with a contractual uptime guarantee |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | — | 15 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 2 | 7✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €1.99 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €0.99 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Waltham (MA, US), Boston (MA, US) | — |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | us datacenter | us datacenterapac datacenterwindows available |
| Visit iPage → | Visit HawkHost → | |
iPage
Pros
- + Historically among the cheapest entry points ($1.99/mo on 3-year terms) with free domain and SSL
- + Simple single-plan shared product that was easy for complete beginners
- + 30-day money-back guarantee on new accounts
- + Existing accounts keep running through the Network Solutions migration with no forced action
- + Long operating history (since 1998) with a straightforward site builder for non-technical users
Cons
- - Brand is being absorbed into Network Solutions — iPage is effectively closed to new business as a standalone host
- - Renewal jumps ~5.5x ($1.99 -> $10.99/mo), and third-party 3-year TCO beats less-cheaper but faster rivals
- - Dated infrastructure: old Xeon hardware, Apache, PHP 8.1 ceiling, no NVMe, ~380ms TTFB in third-party tests
- - Third-party 12-month monitoring recorded 99.71% uptime — below the advertised 99.9% guarantee
- - Proprietary control panel (migration trap), no free automatic backups, US-only data centers
HawkHost
Pros
- + Published 99.9% uptime SLA with a public credit ladder
- + Seven locations across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, each with a test IP
- + Real per-plan resources (CPU, RAM, NVMe) instead of vague visitor limits
- + cPanel, free migrations, unlimited SSL and malware scanning included
- + Operating since 2004 — long record in the budget segment
Cons
- - First-term discounts of 37–70% renew at higher list prices
- - 'Unlimited' bandwidth and email are subject to acceptable-use limits
- - Shared infrastructure means noisy-neighbor risk at this price
- - Support is 24/7 but triage-level, not engineering help
- - No hourly billing, object storage or developer platform features
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