ALTS.NET Virtual Server Comparison

This table summarizes the differences between virtual servers and virtual hosts. For information on the differences between Solaris Virtual Servers and the FreeBSD Virtual Servers listed below, please see our Solaris vs FreeBSD comparison page. For information on the dedicated server, please see our dedicated server page. For web design information, please see our web design page.

Features Royal Deluxe Virtual Server Merchant Virtual Servers Deluxe Virtual Server Standard Virtual Server Domain Name Hosting Sub-Directory Hosting
Setup Fee $35 $50 $35 $35 $25 $15
Monthly Service $225 $85, $125 or $275 $90 $50 $9-$28 $9-$28
Disk Space 1200 MB 250, 600, or 1200 MB 600 MB 250 MB 20 - 75 MB 20 - 75 MB
Multiple DS3 Connection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Custom Domain Name Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Free Technical Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support for Microsoft® FrontPage® 2000 Extensions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited
Virtual Hosting Support Yes Yes on Deluxe and Royal Deluxe Merchant Virtual Servers Limited on Standard Merchant Virtual Server Yes Limited Limited No
Virtual Hosting Limits ~60 Subhosted Accounts ~5, 25 or 60 Subhosted Accounts ~25 Subhosted Accounts ~5 Subhosted Accounts 1 Host No Virtual Hosting Permitted
HTTP (Web) Service Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email Aliasing Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 5 Aliases included (additional extra) Permissible (additional cost)
POP Accounts Unlimited Unlimited on Deluxe and Royal Deluxe Merchant Virtual Servers 10 POP on Standard Merchant Virtual Server Unlimited 10 POP* 3 POP (additional extra) 1 POP ( additional extra)
Email Autoreply Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited No No
Anonymous FTP Server Yes Yes on Deluxe and Royal Deluxe Merchant Virtual Servers No on Standard Merchant Virtual Server Yes Yes No No
FTP User Accounts Unlimited Yes on Deluxe and Royal Deluxe Merchant Virtual Servers 1 FTP User on Standard Merchant Virtual Server* Unlimited 1 FTP User* 1 FTP User 1 FTP User
Full Telnet Access Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
SSH Access Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
CGI-BIN Access Full Yes Full Full Limited Limited
CGI Library Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited Limited
JAVA Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited Limited
Web Server Logging Full Full Full Full Full Full
Admin Programs Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Server Hits Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Data Transfers Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Nightly Backup Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
System Redundancy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configuration File Access Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
HTML Script Support Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
JavaScript Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ActiveX Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PHP/FI Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited Limited
Server Extensions Yes Yes Yes Yes Limited Limited
MIME Types Access Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Windows File Share Support Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
RealAudio and RealVideo RealServer Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
SSL Secure Encryption Support Optional Yes Optional Optional No No
Ecommerce Turnkey Package Optional Yes Optional Optional Optional Optional
mSQL Database Optional Optional Optional Optional No No
CyberCash Optional Optional Optional Optional No No
CronTab Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Quota Control Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Email Quota Control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Resell Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

*Refers to the limit of only 1 FTPusername/password and 10 POP username/password users permitted on a Standard Virtual Server.

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