Hostic.uk review

First impression

The website looks simple. The design looks very much like a WHMCS template. Also, not all of the shared hosting packages are shown on the website.

Although, there are pros as well. Hostic provides a free SSL certificate with every package. In addition, a free one year .com, .net, .org, .biz, .xyz, .club, .top, or .ca domain name registration is included to Shared hosting Plans 1-4. Moreover, the company offers special hosting packages such as Free hosting and Student hosting packages. With the first one you get 500Mb disk space, 10Gb disk space, one subdomain and one MySQL database. Yes, it is pretty small but it’s possible to use it for the whole year for free. As for the Student package, the company provides 2GB disk pace, 50GB bandwidth, 2 addons and 5 email account at a very discounted price - only $5 per year.

Moreover, Reseller hosting price-quality ratio seems good enough. For instance, the most expensive package is at $20/mo and includes: 250GB disk space, unmetered bandwidth, unlimited email accounts and domains.

SSD hosting packages are fairly average and do not differ much from the Shared hosting plans. The biggest difference is that one of the SSD packages has unlimited domains, subdomains, MySQL databases, email and FTP accounts. Only the disk space is limited ( up to 15Gb).

Hostic does not provide VPS or Dedicated hosting services at the moment. However, they should launch them in the nearest future.

Trial period

The company does not offer any trial periods. However, they offer a 15-day moneyback guarantee for almost all of their hosting packages. Shared hosting Plans 1-4 are an exception. They are partially eligible for refund, as the packages come with a free one-year domain registration. So, only the difference between the package price and the domain registration price can be refunded within 15 days after the purchase.

Billing cycle

Monthly and annual for all of the plans, except Shared hosting Plans 1-4. The latter have only annual billing cycle.

Control panel

Hostic provides free cPanel with all of their hosting packages. Moreover, all Reseller hosting plans include WHM at no additional cost.

Limits

Usual disk space, bandwidth, email accounts, domains and MySQL database amount limitations are indicated in the plan description. For instance, here are the limits for Professional SSD hosting package: 5GB disk space, unlimited bandwidth, 50 email accounts, 5 domains and 30 MySQL databases. No additional limits are indicated in the ToS (Terms of service). Hostic can charge additional fees in case you violate the limits described on their website.

Security

The servers are protected from DDoS attacks, identity theft and malicious activities. Also, the company provides SiteLock Lite for free with all of the hosting packages. This is a software that checks and scans your account for malware and viruses. Nevertheless, there’s no information on the duration of the free registration. As for anti-spam protection, SpamAssassin is included to each plan. Moreover, you can purchase SpamExpert during checkout for an additional cost, starting from $35.88/yr.

OS

All of the servers run on CentOS 7.2.

Support

Hostic provides 24/7 chat and ticket support. The representatives are quick, proactive and helpful. The knowledge base is extremely poor: only two articles.

Conclusion

Nice and simple shared hosting, good price-quality ratio. It’s suitable for both proficient users and beginners as the support team is very experienced and eager to help. Moreover, Hostic offers an excellent platform for hosting resellers.