Namesco & Simply.Com Competitor Web Hosting Comparison
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Rather than spend hours comparing UK Web Hosts Weycrest are doing it for you! Namesco think they have a great starter package, but not when you compare their features and prices with the Weycrest Personal Plan. This comparison will also apply to all of Namesco's other brands which include Simply.Com, Cheapnames.co.uk, CheapDomainNames.co.uk, Net2.co.uk, 123domainnames.co.uk, XSessions.com, NDO.com and Names123.com
Weycrest and Namesco Starter Hosting Packages Compared, showing scope for substantial savings to be made hosting your personal web site, Wordpress Blog, Joomla Site, Forum and OSCommerce Site, Details accurate as of 26 April 2008 and take into account Namesco's hosting offer, so potentially Namesco hosting prices could double once the first year expires. Weycrest hosting plans also include additional features such as automatic script installers, to simplify the install of blogs, content managements systems and forums.
Package Details |
Namesco Starter |
Namesco Starter+ |
Weycrest Personal |
Weycrest Soho |
| Disc Space | 250MB |
500MB |
750MB |
2000MB |
| Monthly Traffic | 2000MB |
5000MB |
5000MB |
7500MB |
| Number of Websites | 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Free UK Domain | Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Domain Aliases | None |
None |
5 |
20 |
| Sub Domains | None |
None |
5 |
20 |
| Free Webmail | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Pop3 Boxes | 5 |
10 |
20 |
50 |
| IMAP Accounts | £9.99 Extra |
2 |
20 |
50 |
| Authenticated SMTP | £15.99 Extra |
£15.99 Extra |
No |
Yes |
| Mail Auto Responders | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Virus and Spam Filtering | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Perl CGI | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PHP | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| MySQL Databases | No |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| .htaccess | No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Mod Rewrite | No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Joomla! Compatible | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Wordpress Compatible | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| phpBB Compatible | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| osCommerce Compatible | No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| FTP Access | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Webalizer Stats | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Awstats Stats | No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Online File Manager | Maybe |
Maybe |
Yes |
Yes |
| FAQ's & Tutorials | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Plesk Control Panel | No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web Tools & Free Scripts | 12 |
12 |
30+ |
30+ |
| London UK Hosted | yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Carbon Neutral Data Centre | no |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Annual Price | £24.99** |
£44.99** |
£14.99 |
£29.99 |
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Additional Comments
All Prices Exclude UK VAT at 17.5%. Host pricing based on Namesco's "half price"current hosting offer. Normal Annual pricing for the Starter and Starter+ are £49.99 and £89.99 respectively.
