Features & prices

From a small blog to a complex web application our hosting platform lets you run any type of website you like.

	256MB plan	1GB plan	2GB plan	4GB plan
(all prices in USD)
Application memory*	256MB	1GB	2GB	4GB
Storage	100GB	200GB	300GB	400GB
Bandwidth	600GB	900GB	1200GB	1500GB
Maximum accounts sharing each server	Variable based on usage	16	8	4
Price** 5 year payment 3 year payment 2 year payment 1 year payment paid monthly	$5.50/mo $6.50/mo $7.50/mo $8.50/mo $9.50/mo	$30.00/mo $32.50/mo $35.00/mo $37.50/mo $40.00/mo	$60/mo $65/mo $70/mo $75/mo $80/mo	$120/mo $130/mo $140/mo $150/mo $160/mo
Set-up Fees	FREE
60-day money back guarantee
Activation time	1 hour***
Server location	USA, Europe (Amsterdam) or Asia (Singapore)

Websites
Number of hosted websites	Unlimited
SSL (https) support (including support for Server Name Indication)
Detailed daily usage statistics
Full control of DNS
Email
Email addresses	Unlimited
Mailboxes	Unlimited
SMTP, POP and IMAP secure access
Webmail secure access
Mailman mailing lists	Unlimited
Strong anti-spam filter
Autoresponders and server-side rules
Databases
Number of databases	Unlimited
MySQL support
PostgreSQL support
Shell
Full shell access with SSH and SFTP
Ability to run long-running processes such as Rails, Django, etc
Extra SSH and SFTP users	Unlimited
Backups
Full backup of all your data to remote servers every day
Software
One click installer for tons of applications including WordPress, Drupal, Rails, Django and a lot more
Secure Linux system with thousands of pre-installed tools
Apache hosting with PHP, SSI includes, .htaccess files
One-click webdav, subversion and git repositories (over SSL)
Ability to run any software that runs on PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl or Java with MySql, Postgresql or sqlite
Ability to compile and install any software you need in your HOME directory
Add-ons
	256MB plan	1GB plan	2GB plan	4GB plan
Extra memory	+$7/month for an extra 256MB or upgrade to a larger plan	Upgrade to a larger plan	Upgrade to a larger plan	Upgrade to a managed dedicated server
Extra diskspace	+$5/month per 50GB or upgrade to a larger plan
Extra bandwidth	+$5/month per 300GB or upgrade to a larger plan
Dedicated IP address	+$5/month

* This is the actual memory available to your long-running processes (for instance, your Rails or Django processes). Unlike on a VPS, the memory used by the operating system, the main web server and the database servers doesn't count towards your memory usage

** For all customers in the UK (including the Isle of Man) and customers in the EU without a VAT registration number, VAT will be added at the prevailing UK rate (currently 20.0%). Countries in the EU for VAT purposes are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden

*** A small number of payments get flagged for manual fraud checks. In that case the 1h starts once the payment has cleared the checks. If for some reason we cannot activate the account within 1h then the first month is free.

What they say:

@webfaction My favourite hosting provider: smart panel, SSH, awesome service, affordable pricing.
Ryan McGreal via Twitter

I love Webfaction. For what they do, I don't think they have any real competitors that I know of.
Dustin Davis via his site

@jessicamullen I keep hearing good things
about webfaction.com.
Jeff Long via Twitter

Sign up FAQ:

Can I start with a monthly payment and change it later on?

Yes, you can switch to a 1, 2, 3 or 5 year pre-payment any time you like and get the corresponding discount.

How does your service compare to a VPS?

We give you a full linux shell account with all the tools you need to compile anything you like, so our service is almost as flexible as a VPS. One big advantage of our shared hosting service is that we maintain the server and keep it secure for you. Also, the memory that we provide in our plans is the actual memory that is available to your application. With a VPS you also have to run the operating system, web server, database server etc in your allocated memory.

Where are your servers located?

We have servers in the USA (Texas and Virginia), in Amsterdam and in Singapore. We use some of the top datacenters in the world.

Can I get a demo account?

We don't provide demo accounts but we have a 60-day money back guarantee. So you can just sign up for a normal account and if you're not happy with the service just cancel within 60 days and we'll give you a full refund.