Host Monster has been around since 1996 and has been providing hosting to over 450,000 people to date. HostMonster uses the same support team & control panel as BlueHost, their sister company. However the two are run as different organizations. Host monster have a very simple sign up process for those of us who don't want to go through a hundred steps just to order hosting.

Price:
Host Monster offers competitive pricing for their services

Summary:
Host Monster is definitely a host worth considering, although we have had some reliability issues. With a great track record for support and features, Host Monster is a commendable host.

Reliability:
Host Monster uses the finest quality servers and hosting equipment with 24/7 monitoring & UPS power backup. Reliability has always been a good selling point for Host Monster and we have always received great results and feedback.

Customer Support:
Host Monster promises non-outsourced support, with average hold times less than 2 minutes. This is something we can vow to, as we always had our called answered well within 2 minutes and the team more than helpful.

Features:
Host Monster is another host offering unlimited bandwidth and disk space, with a free domain and free setup also included. Other features include a free site builder and over 50 pre-installed scripts. They also offer some free ad credits to help with website marketing.

Control Panel:
Host Monster use the internet's favorite hosting control panel cPanel and they have added some useful add-ons to this which enables quick search for instant search results and their drag-and-drop design allows you to customize the control panel to how you want to display your features.