| Pricing |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Monthly Fee |
$79.95 |
$139.95 |
| (if paid 1 year
in advance) |
$69.95
x12 |
$124.95
x12 |
| Setup Fee |
$49.95 |
$49.95 |
| Ecommerce Features |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Shopping Cart |
Hostway
Merchant Manager™ |
Hostway
Merchant Manager™ |
| Shopping Cart |
Cart32 |
Cart32 |
| Secure Server |
Free |
Free |
| No. of products |
50 |
Unlimited |
| No. of transactions |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Disk Space &
Traffic |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Disk Space |
400MB |
600MB |
| Monthly Traffic |
30GB |
45GB |
| Hits/month |
~3,000,000 |
~4,500,000 |
| Domain Name |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Use your own
domain name (e.g. yourname.com) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Free assistance
with domain name registration/transfer |
Yes* |
Yes* |
| Site Management
Tools |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| 24x7 FTP access |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web-based control
panel (SiteControl) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft®
FrontPage® extensions |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hostway's site
builder |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| POP3/SMTP Account(s) |
30 |
100 |
| Web-based email |
Yes |
Yes |
| Catch-all default
account |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email forwarding |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Email aliases |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Email autoresponders |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Mailing list |
one |
one |
| Free Software |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Your own scripts
directory |
Yes |
Yes |
| Perl/Perl Script |
Yes |
Yes |
| Jmail |
Yes |
Yes |
| MSXML 3.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
| MSADO 2.6 |
Yes |
Yes |
| SA File Upload |
Yes |
Yes |
| PHP |
Yes |
Yes |
| ASP 3.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
| ASP.NET |
Yes |
Yes |
| Security Features |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| SSL (Secure
Socket Layer) encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
| Free secure
server URL |
Yes |
Yes |
| Intrusion detection
system |
Yes |
Yes |
| Firewall |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support &
Backup |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| 24x7 Support |
Toll-free
phone and email |
| Daily data backup |
Yes |
Yes |
| Server Specifications |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Dual PentiumIII |
Yes |
Yes |
| RAID SCSI drive
system |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft®
2000 Advanced Server |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microsoft®
5.0 Internet Information Server |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multimedia |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Flash |
Yes |
Yes |
| RealAudio® |
Yes |
Yes |
| RealAudio/Video® |
Yes |
Yes |
| Windows Media |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shockwave® |
Yes |
Yes |
| Database |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| ODBC/DSN |
5 |
MS SQL/ 7 |
| MS Access/ MS
Fox Pro |
Yes |
Yes |
| MS SQL 2000 |
N/A |
Yes |
| Messaging |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| SiteChat |
Yes |
Yes |
| Billing |
CF Standard |
CF Advanced |
| Billing Cycle
Options (in months) |
1, 3, 12 |
1, 3, 12 |
| Payment Methods |
Personal
check, company check, Amex, Discover, MasterCard,
Visa, and Wire Transfer |