| Main Features | SoftLayer  |
|---|
 CPU (Processor) |
Pentium D 930 DC (3.00GHz), Xeon 3050 DC (2.13GHz), Opteron 170 DC (2.00GHz), etc |
| RAM, Memory |
1 GB DDR2 667, 2GB ($25/mo) |
| Hard Drive |
250GB SATA II |
| Raid |
 Extra |
| Network Connection |
10M (free), 100M ($10), 1000M($20) per month |
| Bandwidth (MB) |
2000000 |
| Redundant Network |
 Yes |
| Dedicated IPs |
5 |
| Control Panel |
cPanel/WHM ($25), Plesk ($10-$30), Helm ($20), per month |
| Site Builder |
|
| Reboot Service |
Reboot / Remote Console / KVM over IP |
| Remote Backup |
1GB free |
| Managed |
self-managed, free monitoring and notification |
| Uptime |
99.9% |
| 24x7 Support |
 No |
| Operating Systems |
Linux (CentOS, Debian, Fedora Core, RHEL), Windows |
| Virus Protection |
Yes |
| Firewall |
Software firewall free, hardware fireall extra |
| DDoS Protection |
|
| Host Multiple Domains |
Unlimited |
| Sub Domains |
Unlimited |
| Parked Domains |
Unlimited |
| Free domains |
Unlimited |
| Price | SoftLayer |
|---|
| Monthly Price (1 years) |
159 |
| Monthly Price (6 months) |
159 |
| Monthly Price (3 months) |
159 |
| Monthly Price (monthly) |
159 |
| Monthly Price (note) |
|
| Setup Fee |
0 |
| Setup Fee (note) |
|
| Coupon Code |
|
| Databases | SoftLayer |
|---|
| MySQL |
Unlimited |
| PostgreSQL |
Unlimited |
| Oracle |
Unlimited |
| Windows-only DBs |
Unlimited |
| phpMyAdmin |
 Plugin |
| phpPgAdmin |
Plugin |
| Script Languages | SoftLayer |
|---|
| PHP |
Plugin |
| Custom php.ini |
Plugin |
| Perl |
Plugin |
| CGI |
Plugin |
| ASP |
Plugin |
| Python |
Plugin |
| Ruby |
Plugin |
| ColdFusion |
Plugin |
| Java |
Plugin |
| Server Side Includes (SSI) |
Yes |
| Email & FTP | SoftLayer |
|---|
| Email Accounts |
Unlimited |
| Webmail |
Plugin |
| POP3 |
Plugin |
| IMAP |
Plugin |
| SMTP |
Plugin |
| Catch-all Addresses |
Plugin |
| Mailing Lists |
Plugin |
| Spam Filters |
Plugin |
| Email Forwarding |
Plugin |
| Email Alias |
Plugin |
| Auto Responders |
Plugin |
| Custom MX Entry |
Plugin |
| FTP Accounts |
Unlimited |
| Anonymous FTP |
Plugin |
| Ecommerce & Security | SoftLayer |
|---|
| Private SSL |
Extra |
| Paypal Support |
Yes |
| Online Shop Ready |
Plugin |
| Free Marketing Credits |
No |
| Password Protected Directories |
Plugin |
| IP Deny Manager |
Plugin |
| HotLink Protection |
Plugin |
| GnuPG/PGP Keys |
Plugin |
| Development & Scripts | SoftLayer |
|---|
| .htaccess |
Yes |
| CRON |
Plugin |
| SSH (Shell access) |
Yes |
| Root Access |
Yes |
| SendMail |
Plugin |
| GD |
Plugin |
| Image Magick |
Plugin |
| Curl |
Plugin |
| Zend/IonCube support |
Plugin |
| Custom Error Pages |
Plugin |
| Fantastico |
Extra |
| Application Scripts |
Plugin |
| Multimedia Support | SoftLayer |
|---|
| Streaming Audio/Video |
Yes |
| Flash/Shockwave |
Yes |
| MIDI File Support |
Yes |
| Custom MIME Types |
Yes |
| Logs & Statistics | SoftLayer |
|---|
| Latest Visitor Reports |
Plugin |
| AWStats (Real Time Updates) |
Plugin |
| Webalizer |
Plugin |
| Raw Access Logs |
Yes |
| Additional Features | SoftLayer |
|---|
| 24x7 Phone Support |
Yes |
| LiveChat |
Yes |
| Ticket Support System |
Yes |
| Money Back Guarantee (days) |
0 |
| Data Center |
INFOMART (Dallas, TX) and Seattle, WA |
| 24x7 Server/Network Monitoring |
Yes |
| Web Based File Manager |
Plugin |
| International Domain Name |
Yes |
| Content Restrictions |
No public IRC, no warez |
| Last updated |
2008-01-05  |
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