Namecheap review 2017

Namecheap

Namecheap launched in the year 2000 by a man named Richard Kirkendall.Namecheap has its headquarters in Los Angeles, United States. Richard Kirkendall remains as its CEO, even after 16 years since its launch. The hosting division was set up by its vice president, Matthew Russell, in 2007. While the hosting division is considerably smaller than their domain name counterpart, overall the company is vast, with currently around 2 million customers.

Pricing

NameCheap’s primary advantage is their pricing.

Shared Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Space	Bandwidth	Panel	Price

Value	20 GB	Unlimited	cPanel	$0.82	More Details
Professional	50 GB	Unlimited	cPanel	$1.66	More Details
Ultimate	Unlimited	Unlimited	cPanel	$2.49	More Details
Business SSD	20 GB	5 TB	cPanel	$19.88	More Details

VPS Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Space	CPU	RAM		Price
VPS Lite - Xen	15 GB	1 core	512 MB	$19.95	More Details
VPS 1 - Xen	30 GB	1 core	1 GB	$29.95	More Details
VPS 2 - Xen	60 GB	2 cores	2 GB	$49.95	More Details
VPS 3 - Xen	100 GB	2 cores	3 GB	$69.95	More Details

Dedicated Server Plans

Plan Name	Space	CPU	RAM	Price

Xeon E3-1240 v3	1000 GB	4 x 3.4GHz	8 GB	$98.88	More Details
Xeon E3-1240 v3	2 TB	4 x 3.4GHz	16 GB	$139.88	More Details
Xeon E5-2620 v2	480 GB	12 x 2.1GHz	32 GB	$309.88	More Details
Xeon E5-2620 v2	960 GB	12 x 2.1GHz	64 GB	$379.88	More Details

Register a Domain

Prices start at just $0.88/yr. It's crazy

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Interface

Basically cPanel has two vertical sections with different features:

Left column which includes different Stats information about the account, the possibility to switch cPanel theme, the search bar and frequently accessed menus and Right column which provides a number of various features that are conveniently structured to specific groups based on the concrete aspect of the web hosting service. Additionally, you can see a header above both sections:

Their domain interface could be included in overall experience – but I broke it out because it is a bit different, and more specific…and more important than the overall experience. The domain (also known as DNS Manager) is where you’ll actually configure your domain name.

Here’s the NameCheap Account Page:

Just to explain – the domain manager page is what you’ll use to actually configure your domain name (such as routing your DNS to your hosting company, setting up your email, setting up any subdomains, etc). Hopefully, you’ll just be diving in here once or twice to reroute your DNS to your hosting company (which you should do BTW), and maybe make an occasional edit.
Anyway – it’s also a place where you don’t want to make mistakes (which can take your site down, and changes take a while to fix), so you want it to be straightforward.

How to install software using Softaculous

Softaculous Apps Installer: this feature allows you to use Softaculous Script Installer, which includes most popular CMS, such as Wordpress/Joomla/Magento etc. It is much faster than other script installers and it installs CMSes in a few clicks. Softaculous application is provided with any cPanel account on all of our shared hosting plans. You can view available scripts and their demo here. You may find these guides useful when working with Softaculous installer:

You can install different software on your site in several clicks using the Softaculous auto-installer in the following way:

1. Log into your cPanel.
2. Navigate to Exclusive for Namecheap customers section > Softaculous Apps Installer menu:

3. In the left-hand sidebar, you will see the software list split into categories like Blogs, Social Networking, etc. Here, you will be able to search for the CMS depending on your needs and requirements, either manually or using the built-in Search bar:

4. Once chosen, click on the software icon to start the installation. You will be redirected to the script overview page (as shown below for the Wordpress installation). Feel free to check here the software description of the software, general features included, reviews, ratings and the CMS demo:

5. Click on the Install tab to proceed.

The installation process of different scripts is pretty much intuitive and simple. However, should you require any assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with our support team and we will be happy to help.