Load Time and Uptime

The page load time and uptime of site are the main metrics used in determining whether or not a web hosting service is reliable. While many web hosts guarantee 99% or even 100% uptime, they often do not follow through on this promise as it can be difficult to prove. In order to help you ensure that the hosting provider you choose is reliable and does not frustrate your visitors with pages that are slow to load or don't load at all, we tested the reliability of the top web hosting providers.

Test: Using the website monitoring service WebSitePulse, we monitored the uptime and page load time of the leading hosting services. We set sites that are being hosting by these services to be checked every 15 minutes, from monitoring stations in both Chicago and Boston. Each check recorded the uptime and page load time of the sites to help us determine which hosting services are most reliable.

Our Findings:

Web Hosting Service Uptime Average Page Load Time in Seconds Number of Checks     Number of Checks Failed    
I Page 97.25% 1.2 2507 163
Fatcow -white 99.93% 1.9 2511 2
Inmotion Hosting 100% 0.6 2517 0
Host Gator 90.62% 16.9 2478 480
Register 100% 0.9 2514 0
Start Logic 99.04% 2.5 2514 24
 
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