Company Overview
iPage has been selling low-cost shared hosting since the late 1990s and is one of the best-known budget brands, now part of the Newfold Digital group. It aims at personal sites, small businesses, clubs and non-profits that want a website without technical fuss.
Its long-standing tagline, “Everything web made easy”, sums up the approach: a simple plan, a site builder, a one-click WordPress installer and help pages written for beginners.
Plans
iPage keeps its line-up short. The main shared plan covers what most first websites need, and WordPress-focused variants add managed updates. It is a good example of how far a basic shared plan can take a small site.
Main features
- Shared hosting for one or more sites
- Website builder
- One-click WordPress install
- Email accounts
- Free SSL certificate
Worth checking
- Renewal rate after the intro term
- Whether the domain is free beyond year one
- Which security tools are paid add-ons
- Backup options and costs
Plan price
Check current rateWe no longer print prices. Introductory rates usually apply to the first term and to longer prepaid periods, and renewals cost more. Check the current price and renewal rate on the provider’s order page.
Customer Support
iPage offers 24/7 support by live chat and phone, plus a knowledge base aimed at beginners. Our test questions, about DNS records, email setup and installing WordPress, were answered correctly, though the chat agents sometimes suggested paid add-ons before free fixes.
Technology – Performance and Reliability
iPage runs on a pooled shared-server setup designed for redundancy, and in our experience it is reliable for small, low-traffic sites. Like any budget shared host, it is not built for sudden traffic spikes or heavy applications; a busy site should move to a VPS.
Technology – Further Technological Features
These are the technical features we checked on iPage’s shared hosting. Check the provider’s plan page for the current list.
Control Panel
- iPage custom control panel
Uptime
- 99.9% target advertised
- Check the current service terms
Platform
- Linux
Databases
- MySQL
One Click Installations
- WordPress
- Joomla
- Drupal
- b2evolution
- POP3 and IMAP
- Webmail
- Email forwarding
- Anti-spam
E-Commerce
- Shopping cart apps
- Free SSL certificate
Server Side Scripts
- PHP
- Perl / CGI
- SSI
Is It a Fit for a Gambling Site?
iPage is a reasonable home for a casino review blog, a poker strategy site or a sports tipster page: content sites like these need little more than fast WordPress and a CDN. It is not suitable for a platform that takes real-money bets, which needs dedicated resources, DDoS protection and a server location approved by its regulator.
Our Verdict
iPage remains a sensible first host: easy to use, with everything a small site needs in one plan. Compare the renewal price before you commit, and plan to upgrade once your site outgrows shared hosting.
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