Understanding How Hostingmoz Works

Hostingmoz collects plan information from providers' publicly available official websites worldwide and calculates scores using various fair algorithms. The analyses are currently based on a combination of the technical features promised on providers' official sites and the various additional services they offer.

Default Values for Missing Features:

This approach ensures that packages with missing technical specifications still receive appropriate scores while maintaining competitive balance. If a package's features are actually present on the website but not captured by our system, this is immediately corrected to ensure accurate evaluation.

Our Work in Beta Phase:

• Algorithm Improvements: Continuous optimization for more accurate and fair analysis results
• New Features: Adding new functions to enhance user experience
• Data Quality: Efforts to increase the accuracy and timeliness of collected data
• Performance Optimization: Improving system speed and scalability
• Security Enhancements: Strengthening data security and user privacy measures

Our Development Goals:

Being in beta phase is a sign of our continuous work to further develop our system and provide the best experience for our users.

We are aware that user reviews are very important in selecting hosting plans, but for now we have not yet activated user records and review system. We need some time to implement this feature to prevent fake user reviews and some companies from abusing it.

Hosting providers who register on the Hostingmoz platform are included in our system after going through a comprehensive approval process.

Registration Process:

The registration stages for providers are quite simple. Providers register with Hostingmoz using their company's official websites and email addresses that have an extension of their sites. They verify their email accounts with the confirmation sent to the email they registered with. At this stage, Hostingmoz reviews the provider's registration and, unless there is an unusual situation, the provider can add their hosting plans in the approval panel.

Provider Statuses:

Package Management:

Adding Packages: Providers can add their own packages to the system. To add their packages, they need to enter a hosting type address. This is necessary for Hostingmoz to verify that the relevant package actually exists on the relevant official website and to periodically check the currency of the relevant package. If a provider has been previously added by Hostingmoz, their packages appear directly in the provider panel when they register.

Thanks to this system, both providers' rights are protected and the quality of our platform is maintained at a high level.

A comprehensive audit system is implemented to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all information published on the Hostingmoz platform.

Package Audit Process:

• Periodic Checks: Providers' official websites are checked at regular intervals
• Price Tracking: Changes in package prices are detected
• Feature Verification: Published technical specifications are compared with official sources
• Currency Tracking: Outdated or non-current information is flagged and updated with new ones

Discrepancy Management:

Penalty and Prevention System:

• First Warning: When a discrepancy is detected, the provider is given time to correct it
• Recurring Issues: If there are multiple discrepancies with the same provider, more serious measures are taken
• Temporary Suspension: In serious cases, the account is temporarily deactivated
• Permanent Removal: In case of continuous violations, the provider is completely removed from the system

Transparency Principles:

Thanks to this system, we can always provide accurate and up-to-date information to our users.

On the Hostingmoz platform, packages are evaluated using two different scoring methodologies: Global Performance Score and Category Performance Score.

Global Performance Score (GPS):

Category Performance Score (CPS):

Scoring Methodology:

• Weighted Average: Score is calculated according to the weight determined for each criterion
• Normalization: Values of different scales are normalized to 0-100 range
• Transparent Calculation: Users can see the scoring criteria

Benefits of the Dual System:

Thanks to this dual system, users get both a general overview and detailed analyses specific to their categories.

On the Hostingmoz platform, special criteria are used for each hosting type. Thanks to this system, different hosting types are evaluated fairly according to their own characteristics.

Special Criteria Examples:

Criteria Types:

The weight ratio of a common criterion in different hosting types may differ. For example, while the CDN feature has more weight within a cloud hosting package, the CDN feature in another web hosting package may have slightly less weight.

• Basic Criteria: Valid for all hosting types (CPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth)
• Type-Specific Criteria: Valid only for certain hosting types
• Technical Features: Hardware and software features
• Service Quality: Uptime guarantee, support quality, SLA conditions

Thanks to this system, while VPS hosting is evaluated according to NVMe technology rather than SSD disk, WordPress hosting is scored according to PHP version and WP optimization.

The scoring weights used on the Hostingmoz platform are published in a completely transparent manner. Users can see which criteria have what weight.

Transparency Features:

• Open to Everyone: Weight values are visible to all users
• Current Information: Changes are published instantly
• Detailed Explanation: Scoring logic is explained for each criterion
• Comparison: Separate weight tables for different hosting types

Benefits of Transparency:

Thanks to this transparency, users can fully understand how the scoring system works and hosting providers can also see how their packages are evaluated.

The European Central Bank's official exchange rate data is used for price comparisons on the Hostingmoz platform. Thanks to this system, all prices are calculated with fair and current exchange rate information.

ECB Data Source:

Exchange Rate Process:

• USD Based System: All prices are converted to USD for comparison
• Real Time Conversion: Prices are calculated according to the currency selected by the user
• Precision: Exchange rate values are used with 4-6 decimal precision
• Automatic Update: System pulls new exchange rate information at midnight

Fair Comparison:

Using the European Central Bank's official exchange rate information, Hostingmoz compares hosting prices worldwide in a fair and transparent manner.

On the Hostingmoz platform, all price comparisons are made by converting to the common USD currency for fair calculation. Thanks to this system, hosting packages offered in different currencies are evaluated under the same economic conditions.

Fair Comparison Logic:

• Single Currency: All prices are converted to USD for comparison
• Equal Conditions: Exchange rate differences are taken into account
• Realistic Prices: User sees real prices according to selected currency
• Transparent Calculation: Exchange conversion process is clearly stated

Advantages:

Thanks to this system, a hosting package in one currency is compared with the package in US dollars over the same economic value, thus providing users with a realistic and fair evaluation.

For fair calculation in the analysis of hosting packages, all plans' payment periods are calculated according to the monthly period. Thanks to this normalization, annual and monthly payment packages are compared under the same conditions.

Normalization Logic:

Example Calculations:

Advantages:

• Fair Comparison: All packages are evaluated in the same time period
• Real Cost: Users can see their real monthly cost
• Consistent Ranking: Price based rankings become consistent
• Discount Analysis: Real savings in long term packages are calculated

User Interface:

Thanks to this normalization system, users can easily compare packages with different payment periods and see their real monthly costs.

The dynamic info notes system that is generated under the search filters on home, search and hosting type pages provides users with important information about search results.

Info Note Types:

Dynamic Creation Logic:

User Experience:

The dynamic info notes system enriches users' search experiences and makes the platform more user friendly.

Providers' rank system ranking is calculated according to certain criteria. Thanks to this system, hosting providers are evaluated and ranked in an objective manner.

Rank Calculation Criteria:

Rank Categories:

Advantages:

• Objective Evaluation: Bias-free ranking with automatic algorithm
• Transparent System: Users can see rank calculation criteria
• Dynamic Update: Current ranking according to changing performance
• Comprehensive Analysis: Multi-factor evaluation

Thanks to the rank system, users can easily find and compare the highest quality hosting providers.

Providers who register with the system submit their plan information and are reviewed and approved by Hostingmoz approval in a short time. This process is designed to ensure quality control and data accuracy.

Registration Process:

Approval Process:

Approval Times:

Thanks to this registration and approval process, only reliable and quality hosting providers are included on the Hostingmoz platform.

Providers can deactivate their companies whenever they want. However, when they try to reactivate, they are subject to a short preliminary review for approval again.

Status Transitions:

Benefits of Deactivation:

• Flexible Management: Providers can decide according to their workload
• Maintenance Periods: Can be used during system updates
• Strategic Decisions: Can position according to market conditions
• Control Opportunity: Always has return option

Necessity of Reactivation:

User Interface:

Thanks to this flexible status management system, while providers act according to their business needs, platform quality is preserved.

Hostingmoz continuously develops itself to analyze in the fairest way possible.

Continuous Development Principles:

Development Process:

Legal Framework:

Quality Assurance Process:

• Beta Testing: Comprehensive testing of new features
• User Feedback: Evaluation of real user experiences
• Performance Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of system performance
• Security Audits: Regular security vulnerability scanning
• Data Validation: Continuous validation of analysis results

Future Vision: