Which AwardSpace Hosting Plan Should I Choose?

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AwardSpace's paid tiers split cleanly by how many domains you need to host and whether you need ASP.NET. Basic ($0.25/month) fits a single first website with 2 domain slots. Web Pro Plus ($7.57/month) suits small businesses running up to 10 domains and adds one free domain for life. Max Pack Plus ($9.83/month) is for established projects that need unlimited domains, ASP.NET, and two free domains for life. All three include unlimited disk space, unlimited monthly traffic, MySQL/PostgreSQL, PHP 5/7/8, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and 24/7 support.

If you're still deciding whether to pay at all, AwardSpace also runs a free tier with PHP/MySQL, no ads, and a free subdomain — but the plans below are the ones to compare once you outgrow it.

Plan Comparison at a Glance

Feature Basic Web Pro Plus Max Pack Plus
Price $0.25/mo $7.57/mo $9.83/mo
Best for Your first site Small businesses Established projects
Domains hosted 2 10 Unlimited
Free domain for life — 1 2
Disk space Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Monthly traffic Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Databases MySQL, PostgreSQL MySQL, PostgreSQL MySQL, PostgreSQL
PHP 5 / 7 / 8 5 / 7 / 8 5 / 7 / 8
Perl Yes Yes Yes
ASP.NET — — Yes
Money-back 30 days 30 days 30 days
Support 24/7 24/7 24/7

Which Plan Fits Your Situation?

Choose Basic if you're launching one site

At $0.25/month, Basic is priced for a first website. You get 2 domain slots — enough for a primary domain plus one extra — and the full stack of unlimited disk space, unlimited traffic, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and PHP. The trade-off is domain count: once you need a third site, you've hit the ceiling. There's no free domain bundled, so you'll register your domain separately.

Choose Web Pro Plus if you run a small business

Web Pro Plus raises the domain limit to 10 and includes 1 free domain for life. For a small business juggling a main site, a blog, a landing page, and a few client or campaign domains, 10 slots removes the constant reshuffling. The free-for-life domain also offsets part of the higher monthly cost over time. This is the middle tier that most growing sites land on.

Choose Max Pack Plus if you need ASP.NET or unlimited domains

Max Pack Plus is the only tier that adds ASP.NET alongside PHP and Perl, and the only one with unlimited domains. It also bundles 2 free domains for life. If you're running an established project with many domains, or your application stack depends on ASP.NET, this is the tier that won't force a migration later.

How to Decide in Three Steps

  1. Count your domains. 1–2 sites → Basic. Up to 10 → Web Pro Plus. More than 10, or you don't want to count → Max Pack Plus.
  2. Check your stack. If you need ASP.NET, only Max Pack Plus supports it. PHP 5/7/8 and Perl are available on all three.
  3. Weigh the free-domain perk. Web Pro Plus includes 1 free domain for life; Max Pack Plus includes 2. If you're registering new domains anyway, factor that into the effective cost.

What Every Paid Plan Includes

Regardless of tier, you get the same baseline:

  • Unlimited disk space
  • Unlimited monthly traffic
  • MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
  • PHP 5 / 7 / 8 and Perl
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • 24/7 support

The differences come down to domain count, ASP.NET availability, and bundled free domains — not storage or bandwidth.

A Note on the Free Tier

AwardSpace's free hosting includes PHP/MySQL, no ads, and a free subdomain, and the company describes it as suitable for small blogs, news media, and idea launches at roughly ~5,000 monthly visits. If your site is at that stage, the free tier may be enough and you can defer the paid decision. The paid plans above are aimed at sites that need their own domain, more domain slots, or a specific stack like ASP.NET.

For current pricing and payment options, check AwardSpace's pricing and payment methods pages directly, since listed rates can change.