1&1 Review

One of the world’s successful web hosting providers, 1&1 is the web hosting solution of choice for millions of businesses in 10 different countries including Germany, Spain, Great Britain and the United States. 1&1 boasts of garnering 15 million contracts since its launch 26 years ago. In the United States, 1&1 is one of the Top 5 web hosting companies and its hold in the web hosting market is expected to further strengthen with the opening of its massive 55,000 square foot data center in Lenexa, Kansas back in September 2008. 1&1 has over 7,000 employees from all over the globe and its products are widely used in major economies in North America and Europe.

Which are the features and benefits that make 1&1 so special? The company invites novice users to choose and register a domain name, and use it for their websites and email correspondence. They are also invited to transfer existing domains and websites, and do so in a matter of minutes. The company also offers a separate website builder application.

1&1 guarantees top level performance with anytime scalability, high speed with HTTP/2 and PHP 7.2, and reliable security with geo-redundancy, DDoS protection, and SSL certificate.

1&1 offers scalable performance for your web projects. It combines web servers and webspace on a single platform and network protocol HTTP/2 for encrypted data to deliver high-level project performance. Plus, with 1&1 Performance Levels, you can effortlessly adjust your project output anytime.

1&1 web hosting packages allow you to meet rise in visitor numbers, launch your online store, and increase the number of parallel running processes. Plus, they empower you to easily customize the performance of your web project anytime.

Top notch security and maximum protection is guaranteed as all 1&1 packages come with Symantec SSL certificates. In addition, DDoS protection secures your website against cyber crime and hacker attacks. Geo-redundant infrastructure executes parallel processing at different data centers, which means your data is always available. Finally, your data is stored in safe and modern US-based data centers that have been verified with ISO-27001:2013 certification from TUV Nord.

1&1 provides a service uptime guarantee of 99.99% to all its services and plans. In the event of a web page failing below 99.99%, 1&1 offers to issue credits to its clients proportional to the amount of downtime. Clients must demonstrate to 1&1’s satisfaction that the web hosting provider failed to maintain the uptime to qualify for downtime credits.

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1&1 offers cPanel with their basic hosting products but encourages users to implement their in-house control panel. Some of the 1and1 solutions that include cPanel feature are Basic Windows hosting, Unlimited Windows, WordPress Unlimited, and WordPress Basic.

Pros

• Affordable pricing
• Fast and easy setup
• Immediate access to customer support

Cons

• Changes in settings take days to take effect
• Outdated tutorials and guides

1&1 offers clients with unlimited phone and email support. The company’s technical support team is standing by 24/7 to provide queries and render assistance for any concern or issue with their 1&1 package. 1&1 also has a help center for clients who are looking for a quick fix and reference.
1&1 also has social media channels and can be reached via Twitter and Facebook. Customers who are looking for video guides may check out the company’s YouTube channel.