Difference between hypermart and virtualave

[Albert]

Go2net bought hypermart und virtualave. Is there a difference in the features between both?

[laurie]

No

[Nick]

Technically it's safer on VA because your FTP username is different than your subdomain so it's harder to hack, but other than that. Nothing else is different.

[Coolin]

Hypermart is better. Scripts that come with VA only work on Hypermart.

[Canuckkev]

Aren't both of those only for small business? Not sure, but I think a while ago when I was looking at hypermart, they said they wouldn't accept any other kind of sites except business(no personal). Well, I did have a site on virtual ave, and it was good. In fact, I still run some cgi scripts off it(instead of uploading a form mailer script on ALL my sites). Pretty good service, if you don't mind the banners.

[Chris]

I know for a fact that hypermart accepts all sites. Not sure about virtualave, but I think they accept all sites.

[Nick]

Originally posted by Coolin
Hypermart is better. Scripts that come with VA only work on Hypermart.

I agree, scripts work easier on HMart, for me :p.

[FluxFX]

they are both owned by infospace, i think they are the same, not sure

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[Albert]

Originally posted by Chris
I know for a fact that hypermart accepts all sites. Not sure about virtualave, but I think they accept all sites.

I read somewhere during the registration process at virtualave that their target are commercial sites, but they accept personal sites too. My testsite is 1 day online and they did not cancel my private site.

[Canuckkev]

On hypermarts sign up page
HyperMart hosts only business Web sites.



From virtualave's TOS
3.1 This service is provided for BUSINESSES only. No personal home pages are allowed.

We'll, I guess they are for businesses only. But I bet less than 50% of users actually have a business site.

[Coolin]

I don't think they enforce that rule as I have never seen a business site on Hypermart.