Features4.134.134.134.134.13
Support4.144.144.144.144.14
Value3.893.893.893.893.89
Overall Rating3.953.953.953.953.95

Blue Host

A low-cost shared hosting company with a couple features that make it stand out — Ruby on Rails installed for developers, the ability to host 6 domains on each account, and PostgreSQL databases in addition to MySQL.

Features4.164.164.164.164.16
Support3.783.783.783.783.78
Value3.983.983.983.983.98
Overall Rating3.973.973.973.973.97

Host Gator

A no-frills web host with excellent developer support – their servers are configured with PHP, Perl, ImageMagick, GD, Chilisoft ASP, Ruby on Rails and SSH access. If you need a custom module for your website, they’ll install it for you. HostGator’s control panel includes auto-installers for many popular forum, blogging, and ecommerce scripts.

Features4.24.24.24.24.2
Support4.054.054.054.054.05
Value4.334.334.334.334.33
Overall Rating4.154.154.154.154.15

Site5

Great deals on developer-friendly hosting. Unique shared, multi-site, blog and rails hosting options with unique features no other host provides.

Features4.094.094.094.094.09
Support4.224.224.224.224.22
Value4.064.064.064.064.06
Overall Rating3.913.913.913.913.91

HostMonster

HostMonster’s ready to take care of even the most demanding websites with support for PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, custom php.ini settings, custom .htaccess settings, and PostgreSQL databases.

Features3.763.763.763.763.76
Support3.73.73.73.73.7
Value3.883.883.883.883.88
Overall Rating3.713.713.713.713.71

DreamHost

Employee-owned, developer-friendly web hosting. For the tech-savvy, you can’t get any better than DreamHost: Shell access, CSV and SVN repositories, PHP 4 and 5, Ruby on Rails, and more than enough disk space and bandwidth to make use of it all.

Features4.44.44.44.44.4
Support4.14.14.14.14.1
Value4.34.34.34.34.3
Overall Rating4.34.34.34.34.3

Squarespace

A powerful, unique blog hosting service, SquareSpace produce a sophisticated, professional blog easily. You can even try out their custom blogging platform for free.

Features4.24.24.24.24.2
Support4.64.64.64.64.6
Value44444
Overall Rating3.753.753.753.753.75

Web.com

Web.com offers Developer Hosting, plans designed with developers in mind. Use coupon code TWC287 for 20% off through December 31, 2008.

Features4.334.334.334.334.33
Support4.334.334.334.334.33
Value4.54.54.54.54.5
Overall Rating4.54.54.54.54.5

Jumpline

Jumpline pioneered Virtual Dedicated Servers which provide you with the same environment as owning your own entire server at a fraction of the cost. You have complete control over your hosting environment.

Features3.823.823.823.823.82
Support33333
Value3.273.273.273.273.27
Overall Rating3.183.183.183.183.18

Easy CGI

Easy CGI differentiates itself with Windows 2003 servers, spam and virus scanning of incoming e-mails, and 24/7 support by both e-mail and phone. Their servers are ready for Windows developers with ASP.NET 1.1, 2.0 and FrontPage extensions.

Features3.583.583.583.583.58
Support2.962.962.962.962.96
Value3.353.353.353.353.35
Overall Rating3.123.123.123.123.12

Lunarpages

Lunarpages is one of the largest web hosting companies around, providing 24/7 support and more than adequate features for both shared hosting and dedicated servers. Their environments are fully developer-friendly with JSP/ASP available, Ruby on Rails, and PostgresSQL databases in addition to PHP and MySQL.

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