| Feature / Plan |
Budget |
Student |
Developer |
Database |
Commercial |
Pro |
Pro II |
| Setup fee |
$0 / Free Setup |
Price/month
- First month free, three months free on extra sites (AUD prices ex. GST) |
AUD$29.95
USD$22
£12 |
AUD$12.95
USD$10
£5 |
AUD$49.95
USD$37
£20 |
AUD$69.95
USD$52
£28 |
AUD$99.95
USD$74
£40 |
AUD$119.95
USD$88
£49 |
AUD$139.95
USD$99
£58 |
Space
- disk space includes web+data, on RAID-disks with 7 days of backups, extra 1gb for A$8/mth (USD $6) |
200mb |
200mb |
500mb |
1gb |
2gb |
3gb |
5gb |
Traffic
- limit per month, extra 1gb available for A$16.50 (USD$12), traffic excess usage charge 2.5c/mb ($25/gb) |
1gb |
500mb |
2gb |
3gb |
4.5gb |
6gb |
7.5gb |
RAM
- physical RAM. Extra 128mb RAM $19.95, 256mb $29.95 (limit 2.7gb) |
shared VM with up to 2.7gb RAM, or dedicated (private) JVM with 96mb on linux
* on shared VM's you can restart your apps easily with the Tomcat Manager and take advantage of a large shared RAM pool |
shared VM with up to 2.7gb RAM, or dedicated (private) JVM with 128mb on linux
* on shared VM's you can restart your apps easily with the Tomcat Manager and take advantage of a large shared RAM pool |
dedicated 256mb |
dedicated 384mb |
dedicated 512mb |
Database
- includes SQL/Console, SQL/Export, SQL/Script, type-4 JDBC, secure external SSH connection to database (for Enterprise Manager, MySQL4/5, FireBird, PostGres) and our SQL Administrator tool for viewing and scripting your database layout, including data. Extra SQL/Server $39.95/mth AUD / $28.95 USD. Extra single MySQL or PostGreSQL DB $19.95/mth AUD / $14.95 USD. |
None |
Choice of: SQL/Server 2005
MySQL4/5
PostGreSQL
FireBird |
Choice of: MySQL4/5
PostGreSQL
FireBird |
Choice of:
1 x SQL/Server 2005
2 x MySQL4/5
1 x PostGreSQL
1 x FireBird |
Choice of:
2 x SQL/Server 2005
4 x MySQL4/5
2 x PostGreSQL
2 x FireBird
Dedicated MySQL server
Dedicated PostGreSQL server |
Java(tm) Support
- including JSP, WAR file support, Tomcat Manager (configure your own web-apps and servlets easily), logging, network connections, network listening, file system access, jar/war files (we have developed using Java since 1996, and hosted it since 1997, just tell us what you need).
* Includes Apache Portable Runtime (APR) for faster resource downloads (eg: images). |
Tomcat 3.3 on JDK1.3
Tomcat 3.3 on JDK1.4
Tomcat 4.1 on JDK1.3
Tomcat 4.1 on JDK1.4
Tomcat 5.0 on JDK1.4
Tomcat 5.5 on JDK1.5
Tomcat 5.5 on JDK1.6
Tomcat 6.0 on JDK1.6
Tomcat 6.0 on JDK1.7
Linux or Windows |
Tomcat 3.3 on JDK1.3
Tomcat 3.3 on JDK1.4
Tomcat 4.1 on JDK1.3 *
Tomcat 4.1 on JDK1.4 *
Tomcat 5.0 on JDK1.4 *
Tomcat 5.5 on JDK1.5 *
Tomcat 5.5 on JDK1.6 *
Tomcat 6.0 on JDK1.6 *
Tomcat 6.0 on JDK1.7 *
JBoss 4 on JDK1.4 *
JBoss 4 on JDK1.5 *
JBoss 4 on JDK1.6 *
JBoss 5 on JDK1.6 *
Command Line VM (any JDK) *
Tomcat 5.5 Cluster (ProII Only)
Tomcat 6.0 Cluster (ProII Only)
Linux or Windows
Metawerx, Semi or Self-Managed |
Full JDK
- unlike some hosts, we provide a full JDK, not just a JRE. This is important for JSP and other development requiring access to the JDK. |
yes - JDK 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7-beta (OpenJDK) |
Clustering
- for high availability, your applications can be run on one of our clustered VMs |
not available |
Tomcat 5.5/6 Clustering on 2 Load-Balanced High Performance JVMs |
Tomcat Logs
- available for download or viewing online.
Complete logs from Tomcat, including system-out, host-refined system-out, apploader and access logs |
yes |
Online DB Administration
- manage your database online |
n/a |
MySQL: phpMyAdmin, Metawerx MySQLAdministrator
PostGreSQL: phpPgAdmin
FireBird: Metawerx FBAdministrator
SQL Server: Metawerx SQLAdministrator |
Firewalled Database
- your database is not exposed to the internet |
n/a |
yes |
Secure External DB Connection
- safely retrieve or upload private or financial data in your database |
n/a |
yes - via easy to use secure SSH connection, allowing full remote access from GUI-based tools, command line tools, and your applications, from your office/desktop, including MySQL/Administrator, Toad and SQL Server Management Studio Express |
Database Optimization
- daily index and performance optimization scripts run against all databases |
n/a |
yes |
Database Backups
- comprehensive rolling backup of databases (recovery fee applies in cases of non-standard database recovery requests) |
n/a |
Hourly and Daily SQL/Server backup (48 hours + 7 days kept)
Daily PostGreSQL Backup (30 days kept)
Daily MySQL Backup (14 days kept)
MySQL Master/Slave Replication |
ASP/.NET
IIS6 ASP - IIS-based sites only - includes Scripting Engine, FileSystemObject, ADODB/ODBC, CDO for Mail |
yes - Windows plans only |
POP3 Mail addresses
- including online administration for addresses@ your domain name, POP3 email pickup, SMTP server for use by your website, AutoResponder, Mail Aliases, Mailing Lists, SPAM-Blocking and Virus Guard.
* Mail addresses are only available after domain name transfer or registration.
* No limit is imposed on the number of mailboxes or aliases created, but we ask that you act sensibly |
15 |
- |
40 |
60 |
80 |
Domain name
- all our sites allow domain names to be added, we can transfer your existing domain for free or register a new domain for you. |
yes
(no limit on domains) |
free metawerx address only |
yes
(no limit on domains) |
yes
(no limit on domains) |
yes
(no limit on domains) |
yes
(no limit on domains) |
Additional domain transfers
- no charge |
free |
n/a |
free |
Cocoon Support
- Cocoon 2.1 jars available in VM, sites are created with example Cocoon application. |
Cocoon 2.1 |
Any version |
| Struts Support |
Any version |
| Spring Support |
Any version |
| Hibernate Support |
Any version |
| Lucene Support |
Any version |
| Payment Gateways |
We support all payment gateways and SSL-related services, including SunJCE, SunJSSE, Paypal, WebPay, Cryptix, Camtech, ANZ, VeriSign and more. |
POP3 URL Notifier
- notify your app when new mail arrives, for SOAP over SMTP or support systems |
yes |
Secure SMTP
- SMTP server for your application, send mail with JavaMail or other systems |
yes |
Anti-SPAM
- SpamCop, SpamHaus, Anti-Spamvertising and Metawerx anti-SPAM systems |
yes |
Anti-Virus
- Heuristic Anti-Virus system |
yes |
Custom MX Records
- add custom MX records to your domains, free of charge, for external or secondary mail server support |
yes |
SSL Secure Subdomain
- secure sockets layer, with separate secure.yourdomain.com subdomain for safely receiving critical information such as credit card details.
* SSL Certificate required. |
- |
yes |
Free Subdomains
eg: myclient.mydomain.com
myclient2.mydomain.com |
10 |
n/a |
10 |
30 |
40 |
100 |
200 |
WAP/WML Support
- mime-type support (including JAD and JAR), and metawerx WAPServlet for serving non-WAP mime types to WAP phones |
yes |
i-mode Support
- Packet-switched network i-mode support, including flash, 3GP, 3GA and i-appli download capabilities |
yes, all international phones |
| Free Support |
yes |
FTP Access
(includes extra accounts) |
yes |
RSync Access
(fast sync your local and live sites) |
yes |
| Daily Website Backups |
yes - 7 days of rolling backups kept for all website files |
IIS Server Logs
- available for compressed download or viewing online. |
yes |
Daily Statistics
- daily breakdown of visitors, sessions and pages accessed. |
yes |
| Tomcat monitoring |
yes - including response, OutOfMemoryException and high-CPU monitoring |
| Java VM monitoring |
yes - very comprehensive java monitoring improved gradually since 1997 |
| Server monitoring |
yes - including advanced hardware monitoring |
| Security monitoring |
yes - intrusion detection and anti-port scan system |
| CPU monitoring |
yes - all processes are CPU monitored to prevent slowdowns |
| Disk Space monitoring |
yes - disk space is monitored to prevent data loss and corruption |
World Class Data Centre
- Melbourne CBD Primus Corporate Data Centre |
yes - Primus Corporate Data Centre, Melbourne CBD
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| Java Load-Balancing |
extensive options available including Round-Robin DNS, Round-Robin Request or High Availability Transparent Load-Balancing
* consultancy available |
| Server or VM level failover |
available as scale-up option with 2 or more hosting plans
* consultancy available |
| Session-level failover |
not available |
* requires Tomcat Clustering
* your application must be distributable
* consultancy available, or check our wiki |
| RAID Drives |
yes - all servers are RAID-1 or RAID-5 protected |
| SCSI Drives |
yes - cheaper SATA drives are *not* used, only 10k/15k SCSI |
| Redundant Power |
yes - servers use two power leads, connected to separate power grids |
| Redundant NIC |
yes - all servers have two Network cards |
Uptime Guarantee
- we will credit 5x (5 times) the amount charged for any period of downtime back to your account on a pro-rata basis of your monthly payment. Uptime excludes scheduled maintenance, nightly VM resets, or factors beyond our control. |
99.8% |
99.9% |
99.95% |
