| Feature / Plan |
Pro II |
Pro III |
Super VM |
Ultra VM |
Hyper VM |
| Setup fee |
$0 / Free Setup |
Price/month
- First month free, three months free on extra sites (AUD prices ex. GST) |
AUD$139.95
USD$99
£58 |
AUD$179.95
USD$129
£74 |
AUD$209.95
USD$149
£89 |
AUD$299.95
USD$214
£124 |
AUD$399.95
USD$284
£169 |
Space
- disk space includes web+data, on RAID-disks with 7 days of backups, extra 1gb for A$8/mth (USD $6) |
5gb |
8gb |
12gb |
20gb |
30gb |
Traffic
- limit per month, extra 1gb available for A$16.50 (USD$12), traffic excess usage charge 2.5c/mb ($25/gb) |
7.5gb |
11gb |
15gb |
25gb |
40gb |
RAM
- physical RAM. Extra 128mb RAM $19.95, 256mb $29.95 (limit 2.7gb) |
dedicated 512mb |
dedicated 768mb |
dedicated 1gb |
dedicated 1.5gb |
dedicated 2gb |
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. |
Choice of:
2 x SQL/Server 2005
4 x MySQL4/5
2 x PostGreSQL
Dedicated MySQL server
Dedicated PostGreSQL server |
Choice of:
4 x SQL/Server 2005
8 x MySQL4/5
8 x PostGreSQL
Dedicated MySQL server
Dedicated PostGreSQL server |
Choice of:
6 x SQL/Server 2005
12 x MySQL4/5
12 x PostGreSQL
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 *
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
Tomcat 6.0 Cluster
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 |
Tomcat 5.5/6 Clustering available 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 |
MySQL: phpMyAdmin, Metawerx MySQLAdministrator
PostGreSQL: phpPgAdmin
FireBird: Metawerx FBAdministrator
SQL Server: Metawerx SQLAdministrator |
Firewalled Database
- your database is not exposed to the internet |
yes |
Secure External DB Connection
- safely retrieve or upload private or financial data in your database |
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 |
yes |
Database Backups
- comprehensive rolling backup of databases (recovery fee applies in cases of non-standard database recovery requests) |
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 |
200 |
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) |
Additional domain transfers
- no charge |
free |
Cocoon Support
- Cocoon 2.1 jars available in VM, sites are created with example Cocoon application. |
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 |
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
Click here for full list of features and security |
| 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 |
* 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. |
99.95% |
