The Truth Behind Unlimited Hosting Plans

Is unlimited web hosting for real?

Quick answer: NO. Think about it. Disk space, bandwidth, network lines, server hardware – every one of these require money and material for manufacturing, which is (guess what) limited in our physical world.

But wait, if you are one of the current unlimited hosting users, you should be clear that users are indeed guaranteed with unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth, and unlimited addon domain names in their accounts! Unlimited hosting is not all about lies and marketing gimmicks. Why? How is this possible? Well, the reason behind this is simple.

Web hosting companies usually hold huge web hosting capacity with almost incomprehensible bandwidth pipes, computer servers, as well as manpower that would never be reached by a single website; in the same time, most websites require only very little resources to execute its daily operations. Unlimited web hosting providers are simply banking on the fact that most of its clients will not be using much of the server resources; thus they can sell ‘unlimited’.

Unlimited hosting is unlimited as long as the hosting companies are making money

If you read these unlimited host usage policy, you will notice that all unlimited hosting users are eligible for the service as long as their websites stay below certain memory and CPU thresholds. It’s really like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet; you can eat “all-you-can-eat” as long as you are not eating too much (hey the hosting companies are in business for making money too, right?).