Founded by Bob Parsons in 1997, the Go Daddy Group is a trusted name in the domain name registrar service industry. Hosting more than 5.3 million domain names, Go Daddy is a giant in the domain name field. Along with their domain name offerings Go Daddy also provides Web hosting in the E-Commerce, Unix, Windows, and Budget communities.

GoDaddy offers inexpensive plans with good options solid support and tons of data transfer.

GoDaddy.com utilizes a sound network with multiple OC-48, OC-12, and OC-3 connections, providing good redundancy. The Network Operating Center housing their host servers carries the standard amount of physical security and disaster recovery equipment with a few added extras such as biometric scanners and off-site data retention.

GoDaddy’s Hosting plans are inexpensive with the lowest cost plan starting at $3.99. Although this plan is Linux only, the others give you the choice of Linux or Windows. Windows offerings include MS SQL 2000, ASP, PHP, ASP.NET, and a long list of free software scripts and components. Linux offerings include MySQL, PHP, Perl, Javascript, CGI, as well as more than twenty free components. GoDaddy’s Hosting solutions also carry a 99.9% uptime guarantee.

The amount of monthly data transfer GoDaddy includes in their hosting packages is where they truly shine. 25 GB of monthly data transfer comes with the $3.95 plan while 100 GB worth comes with the $9.95 plan. Both are well above the industry standard and are some of the highest we have seen anywhere.

Support is handled via phone and a 24/7 email support system. We have long maintained that the ultimate in support is toll-free 24/7 responsive, technical phone support. Although they fell short of this, during our test period we received good service delivered slightly faster than the industry average for Budget Hosts.

Valuation:
GoDaddy is a very strong Budget Host. For the most part they provide all of the basics for your hosting needs. They do a lot of things well, but are not exceptional in any one thing other than the amount of data transfer they provide. If you are looking for a solid and stable Budget Host check out GoDaddy.