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Limitations of Shared Hosting and Reseller Hosting
Limitations of Shared Hosting and Reseller Hosting

March 23, 2021

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How lovely it is when you can do things your own way. Be it on the professional or personal front, having your freedom or independence is very important. Same is true for your web hosting. The kind of freedom you get in a privately-owned server or with cloud hosting is different from what you experience in a shared or reseller hosting environment.

In a shared environment, you get fixed amount of resources (CPU, RAM, storage etc.) to manage your website or applications. If you are an end-customer running your website on a shared server, you might feel restricted once you start growing in business.

What are the major shared hosting limitations?

We all know what we can do in a shared hosting environment, how resources are allotted and other things. Let’s talk about what it is not able to accommodate i.e. the limitations.

Limited is what you get!

In shared environment, as a single server is shared among many users, each one gets limited access to everything. Whether it is the storage, CPU or resources like RAM, you have to share them with everyone. Though we say that sharing is caring, but not in this case. As a business entity, all you look forward to is to grow and for that, you need flexibility and scalability – something that shared hosting lacks. For a hosting reseller, this translates to a limited number of customers.

The alternatives of shared hosting like cloud VPS or dedicated servers give you ample scalability to match your growth. Especially, the cloud provides many advantages for both – the users as well as the resellers.

You can’t install the software of your choice.

As the resources are shared, you only get to use the existing technologies, which the service provider installs on the server. What software you are using will completely depend on the service provider. It is like a set meal in a restaurant, where everything is already set/fixed from meal to cutlery to price. You are not provided root access to the server and so you cannot install a software or any application of your choice.

Be at your own guard as the system may get compromised.

On a shared server, everyone uses the same IP and security certificates. Such that, if anything happens at your neighboring website, it will affect you as well. Suppose it gets infected by any malware, then the entire system would get affected. The malware gets an entry into the server through an infected site. So, if you are running your shopping website on a shared server, then you can very well understand the seriousness of the issue.

Slow loading times and dreary website.

Shared hosting is good, but for those websites who have less traffic, are in a growing stage or are on a shoestring budget. But for a heavy traffic website, running on a shared server would mean slow and dreary website. Result? Your customers will easily get demotivated and will not explore the website.

Limited customer support.

As compared to its alternatives like VPS, dedicated or cloud hosting services, the level of support you get with shared hosting is very less. In a VPS or dedicated server, you are the sole owner of your space. Hence, you get dedicated support and the provider takes prompt action to identify and resolve your issues.

What are the major reseller hosting limitations?

Reseller hosts who provide web hosting services to their end customers by taking a white labelled hosting service from a larger host, also face all the limitations of the shared hosting mentioned above, as the reseller plans are basically on a shared server.

Well, choosing an alternative would completely depend upon your choice and need. For startups and entrepreneurs, who are looking for a pocket-friendly hosting solution, cloud hosting can be a good choice. They get instant access to new technologies, pay according to the usage and also get required server security for their apps and data.

The way out for resellers is to get up on a cloud VPS or a dedicated server, where they can add the control panel of their choice and other software they desire.

Look for good Cloud VPS Hosting in India, as the right service provider will give you benefits like good support, will meet all regulatory compliances and will provide you the scalability to grow. Here are few key takeaways:

  • For high performance and faster-responding website, you should consider Cloud VPS as the alternative of shared hosting.
  • If security is your primary concern, then go for dedicated servers or private cloud hosting.
  • Choose the right web hosting provider, who can give you customized services and apt support.

With ZNetLive, you get all sorts of hosting solutions like cloud, VPS, dedicated and shared, managed WordPress and more. You can choose among them or can get in touch with the cloud experts to get a customized solution designed for you.

If you have any feedback for this write-up or have any query about the hosting services discussed, feel free to share them through the comments section below.

Originally Published on ZNetLive


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