{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "InterServer hosting test results",
  "description": "Uptime, response time, load test and support results for InterServer: HostIdea's own monitoring windows under tests[], and published third-party measurements under thirdParty[], each attributed to its source.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "HostIdea",
    "url": "https://hostidea.com"
  },
  "measurementTechnique": "https://hostidea.com/methodology",
  "url": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/interserver",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-14",
  "host": {
    "id": "interserver",
    "name": "InterServer",
    "website": "https://www.interserver.net/"
  },
  "overallScore": 7.5,
  "scores": {
    "performance": 7.5,
    "uptime": 7,
    "support": 7,
    "features": 8,
    "value": 8.5,
    "easeOfUse": 7
  },
  "scoresUpdated": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "pricing": {
    "lastVerified": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
    "source": "https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/"
  },
  "plans": [
    {
      "id": "standard",
      "name": "Standard",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 2.5,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "renewal": {
        "amount": 7,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "term": "monthly",
      "termMonths": 1,
      "websites": "unlimited",
      "storageGb": "unlimited",
      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": false,
      "freeSsl": true,
      "backups": "Weekly backups",
      "moneyBackDays": 30,
      "highlights": [
        "$2.50 for the first month, then $7 a month; 6, 12 and 24-month terms at $15, $30 and $60 for the first term, renewing at $7 a month",
        "The page lists unlimited storage, transfer, email and FTP accounts; it prints no site count",
        "1 core, 2 GB memory, 1,024 IOPS, 100 processes, 30 entry processes, 400,000 inodes, 200 emails an hour",
        "DirectAdmin, CloudLinux, SSD and LSCache caching, QUIC, free Cloudflare CDN"
      ],
      "resources": "1 core, 2 GB memory",
      "mailboxes": "Unlimited",
      "terms": [
        {
          "months": 1,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.5,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 7,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        },
        {
          "months": 6,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.5,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 7,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 15
        },
        {
          "months": 12,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.5,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 7,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 30
        },
        {
          "months": 24,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.5,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 7,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 60
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "boost-2",
      "name": "Boost 2",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 9.95,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "renewal": {
        "amount": 9.95,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "term": "monthly",
      "termMonths": 1,
      "websites": "unlimited",
      "storageGb": "unlimited",
      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": false,
      "freeSsl": true,
      "backups": "Weekly backups",
      "moneyBackDays": 30,
      "highlights": [
        "Twice the Standard allocation: 2 cores, 4 GB memory, 2,048 IOPS, 200 processes, 60 entry processes",
        "800,000 inodes, 400 emails an hour, 8 SQL cores",
        "Same DirectAdmin workflow and inclusions as Standard",
        "Boost 4 at $19.95 (4 cores, 8 GB) and Boost X at $69.95 (10 cores, 20 GB) sit above it"
      ],
      "resources": "2 cores, 4 GB memory",
      "mailboxes": "Unlimited",
      "terms": [
        {
          "months": 1,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 9.95,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 9.95,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tests": [],
  "thirdParty": [
    {
      "publication": "Cybernews",
      "author": "Aurelija Tomkevičiūtė",
      "url": "https://cybernews.com/best-web-hosting/interserver-review/",
      "title": "Cybernews, InterServer review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "windowDays": 14,
          "window": "two weeks of monitoring",
          "outages": 0
        }
      ],
      "loadTest": {
        "concurrentUsers": 50,
        "p95Ms": 9,
        "errorRatePct": 0,
        "requests": 14000
      },
      "notes": "Speed index of 395 ms on the test site; no TTFB or LCP figure printed. The stress test ran at about 48 requests a second. Uptime and stress tests through Grafana. Plan and server location not stated."
    }
  ],
  "supportTests": [],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "First version built from verified sources: the web hosting page (Standard at $2.50 for the first month and $7 a month after, the 6, 12 and 24-month first-term totals and their renewals, unlimited storage, transfer, email and FTP, weekly backups, DirectAdmin, caching, Cloudflare CDN, free migration, the $7.99 domain add-on), the Boost page (the Standard baseline's cores, memory, IOPS, processes, inodes and email rate, and the Boost 2, 4 and X allocations and prices), the terms of service (30-day refund on web hosting packages, forfeiture after, exclusions, automatic renewal, 24/7 ticket support with a 1 to 3 hour goal), the about page (1999, founders, owned facility) and the data center and homepage pages (Secaucus facilities, Los Angeles, Dallas region). Published measurements: only Cybernews (March 2026) carries dated figures and is stored; no WPBeginner, HostScore, HostingStep or Kripesh Adwani review of InterServer exists, so the review says speed and uptime are measured by one two-week window. No HostIdea monitoring window is open, so the scores are provisional: performance on Cybernews's speed index and load result, uptime on one short window with no contractual guarantee, support on a ticket desk with a stated goal, features on the stated resources, caching, CDN and migration against no free domain and weekly backups, value on a flat $7 a month with monthly billing.",
      "source": "https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/"
    }
  ]
}