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Cheap eCommerce Web Hosting Plan Comparison Chart

General	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Years in Business	14	3	9	6	9+
Number of Customers	1,900,000	200,000	150,000	1,500,000	10,000+
Number of Awards	8	10	9	1	-

Billing Options (Setup Fee)	BlueHost*	WebHostingPad Power Plan*	Lunarpages Basic*	Yahoo! Merchant Starter^†	BigCommerce Bronze^†
Currency	USD	USD	USD	USD	USD
1 Months Price	-	-	-	$~~39.95~~ (~~$50~~) $25.97 for 1^st 3 months + Transaction Fees	$24.95 (Free) + 0%Transaction Fees
3 Months Price	-	-	$10.95 ($30 setup fee)	-	-
6 Months Price	-	-	$9.95 ($30 setup fee)	-	-
12 Months Price	$4.95	$3.99	$8.95 1 month free	-	-
24 Months Price	$3.95	$2.99	$6.95 2 months free	-	-

Key Features	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Disk Space	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	20 GB	200 MB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	500 GB	2 GB
Host Addon Domains	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	1	1
FTP Accounts	1,000	Unlimited	Unlimited	Yes	-
Anonymous FTP	Yes	-	-	-	-
CGI-BIN, Perl & SSI	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-
PHP	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-
Frontpage Extensions	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-
Raw Log Files	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-
Protected Directories	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-

Email Features	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Email Accounts (POP3/IMAP)	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	1,000	Yes
Forwarding/Alias	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	-	-
Autoresponders	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	-	-
Web Interface for Email	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-
Mailing Lists	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
Anti-Spam Features	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-

Platform/Software	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Server Platform	Linux	Linux	Linux	FreeBSD	Linux
Control Panel	CPanel X	CPanel X	CPanel	Custom	Custom
Website Statistic	Webalizer, AWStats	Webalizer	Webalizer	Custom	Custom

MySQL Features	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
MySQL Database	100	Unlimited	Unlimited	-	-
PHPMyAdmin	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-

Domain Features	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Subdomains	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	-	-
Domain Redirection	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	-	-

e-Commerce Features	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Shared SSL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shopping Cart	osCommerce, Agora, Cube, Zen	osCommerce	osCommerce, Cube Cart, Zen Cart	Custom	Custom

Payment Methods	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Credit Card	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Check/Money Order	-	-	Yes	-	-
PayPal	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-

Support Modes	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
24/7 Email/Help Desk	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
24/7 Toll-Free Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Live Chat	Yes	-	Yes	-	-

Others	BlueHost	WebHostingPad	Lunarpages	Yahoo!	BigCommerce
Free Domain Name	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Money Back Guarantee	Anytime	30 Day	30 Day	-	15 Day

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