The Bad About Simple Helix Web Hosting. Simple Helix VS Dreamhost
Put your boxing gloves on. This isn’t going to be pretty.
When I say this isn’t going to be pretty, I’m merely referring to the crappy user control panel of Simple Helix VS the excellent Dreamhost control Panel. In this post I’ll detail some of the problems I’ve faced with SimpleHelix as well as the good I’ve encountered. There is more good, than bad.
The only two problems that I’ve really had with Simple Helix Web Hosting thus far:
- The Price
- The User Interface
The Price:
I guess you can’t expect “cheap” when you’re paying for the No.1 Rated Fastest PHP 5 Web Hosting in the USA. Their claim, not mine. But it is fast. About a bagillion times faster than Dreamhost, especially when hosting the new and beautiful E-Commerce Solution - Magento. I’m currently paying about $250.00 annually for their hosting services. The plan I’m on - The Standard Plan - Allows 10 domains. The domains cost $7.95 each annually, but that’s cheaper than Dreamhost’s $9.95 annual fee.
The User Interface:
Booooo! No, not the “I just scared the hell out of you” kind of boo. The kind of boo that you hear at a stadium of pissed off Utah Jazz Fans after they just lost the Super Bowl….err, I mean the National Championship (can you tell I don’t get out much?). Joking aside, SimpleHelix’s user interface leaves much to be desired.
I can deal with the home page:
But to be honest. I’m having a REALLY hard time getting over the Client Panel (control panel):
You probably don’t think it’s really a big deal, just looking at the images. So to help my case.
I’ve created a short video to vent my frustrations: (click in the box to play)
Did ya catch it? That scroll downwards? That’s my complaint. Is it honestly necessary to have that big blue bar above the client control panel in every single window? Come on Simple Helix! I don’t want to scroll down any time I want to do anything in my control panel.
Now in contrast, check out the nice, all-in-one Dreamhost interface: (Click in the box to play)
There is an obvious difference.
Can I get a witness?
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I think we got spoiled by Dreamhost’s custom panel.
The other fast Magento host, Crucial, uses Cpanel: http://x3demob.cpx3demo.com:2082/frontend/x3/index.html
A little better than SimpleHelix, but an extra $75/month better?
I’m going to agree about being “spoiled”. Too bad there isn’t a Magento host out there with Dreamhost’s backend functionality, but SimpleHelix’s speed.
As for Crucial’s Web hosting. Holy Crap! http://www.crucialwebhost.com/hosting/magento-containers/
Look at their rates! The cheapest is $80 bucks a month and that’s for a 3 year pay-in-advance. Ouch!
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