Lush Technologies is one of the few hosting companies that claim to be green in terms of their operations. Packages are priced on a yearly basis and are relatively geared towards the experienced users.
The Hosting Package
Lush Technologies prices their packages on a yearly basis. All packages include free set up, unlimited email accounts, FTP accounts and MySQL databases. Starter accounts are at $319 per year and comes with 10 GB of disk space with 1 domain hosted. Business accounts are at $429 per year with 30 GB of disk space and 5 domains hosted. The Deluxe accounts are available for $759 per year with 80 GB of disk space and 10 domains hosted. Lastly, their Ultra account is available for $1,089 per year with 130 GB of disk space and 25 domains hosted.
What’s Great About Lush Technologies?
- Green hosting company
With the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the servers, it is great to know that some companies are going green. If you are a firm environmentalist, then this is a major consideration when selecting your preferred hosting company.
- Free module installation
Installations are done for free, which takes out the headache especially for newbie users.
- Fast response from technical support team
A mark of a good company is a good technical support team. Not everyone is a genius and an expert in setting up their web sites so a reliable and credible support team is a big plus.
- Fit for sites needing large disk space
The packages of Lush Technologies, while not unlimited, cater to those who need a huge amount of disk space to keep things running smoothly.
What’s Disappointing About Lush Technologies?
✖ A bit expensive
Lush Technologies is a bit expensive compared to other companies offering the same, if not more, features. This is not the first choice for those who want to be very frugal with their spending.
✖ A relatively new player
Another blow to an otherwise all right reputation is that Lush Technologies is a new player in the hosting market. While this does not mean that they are an inexperienced team, this means that they haven’t built a solid reputation in terms of their uptime and downtime rates.
The Bottomline
If you are big on going green and do not mind paying a little extra just to ensure that you are also helping the environment along the way, then there is no harm in trying Lush Technologies as your hosting partner.
Overall Rating: 2.7/5
By: Ben Jones
Date: May 19, 2011
For a new web host…
For a new web host provider, isn’t Lush Technologies too expensive? However, come to think of it, you’re charged on a yearly basis. But still, I think they should be able to establish themselves as a great web host first before charging a bit too much. What I like about it though is that it’s doing its part to contribute to the going green revolution. I’m just wondering however, if this could affect the reliability of the provider as different methods will be reinforced. I’d like to try one though I believe it would not be Lush technologies.
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