SERVICE PACKAGES
We offer one standard and one premium package, each with everything you need to run one or more secure high-performance websites. We also offer several add-on packages like our private secure email service.
STANDARD $49.99 /mo – or – $570 /yr save 5% |
PREMIUM $79.99 /mo – or – $912 /yr save 5% |
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CPU (Intel® Xeon®) – RAM (DDR4) |
1 Core – 512 MB Scales to 1 Core – 2 GB [upgradable up to 4 Cores – 16 GB by request] |
1 Core – 512 MB Scales to 2 Cores – 4 GB [upgradable up to 8 Cores – 32 GB by request] |
Operating System | Ubuntu Linux | Ubuntu Linux |
99.9% server and database uptime guarantee (with compensation in the unlikely event of an outage) |
✅ | ✅ |
14-day money back guarantee | ✅ | ✅ |
NO ADS EVER | ✅ | ✅ |
High-speed SSD Storage | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Number of files (soft limit) |
250,000 | 500,000 |
Data transfer (bandwidth) |
3TB per month [then $0.18 per GB] |
4TB per month [then $0.18 per GB] |
Concurrent website connection limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Active process limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Disk I/O limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
WEB AND DNS SERVICES | ||
Domains, subdomains, alias domains, redirects | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Domain registrar and zone manager migrations | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Acquire, configure, and setup new domains (each domain is charged yearly, usually around $12/yr) |
✅ | ✅ |
“www” subdomain redirect | ✅ | ✅ |
Total DNS management | ✅ | ✅ |
HTTP/2 websites (insecure HTTP/1 websites also supported) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
Experimental HTTP/3 (NGINX) QUIC support | ❌ | By request |
Free WordPress website migration | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Free non-WordPress website/app migration | ❌ [charged by the hour] |
1 [then charged by the hour] |
E-COMMERCE READY | ||
WordPress preinstalled and configured | ✅ | ✅ |
Accept secure online payments (via unaffiliated third-party WordPress plugin) |
✅ | ✅ |
E-commerce shop/product limit (via unaffiliated third-party WordPress plugin) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
Customer transaction limit (via unaffiliated third-party WordPress plugin) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
Customer account limit (via unaffiliated third-party WordPress plugin) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
Customer subscription limit (via unaffiliated third-party WordPress plugin) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
Customer cart limit (via unaffiliated third-party WordPress plugin) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
Support for non-WordPress websites and apps | ✅ | ✅ |
SECURITY AND PROTECTION | ||
HTTPS Security TLS (SSL) Certificates | Unlimited | Unlimited |
HTTPS Security wildcard TLS (SSL) Certificates | ✅ | ✅ |
WordPress 2FA pre-installed | ✅ | ✅ |
AWS Network Firewall | ✅ | ✅ |
Frequent system (e.g. PHP, WordPress) updates | ✅ | ✅ |
Filesystem-level monitoring for malicious activity (includes alerts and proactive remediation) |
❌ | ✅ |
N+2 Redundant Backup Service (RBS) (site/database backups daily & weekly; stored for 365 days) |
❌ | ✅ |
Quick-Recovery server-wide Backups (QRB) (server backups daily; stored for 7 days) |
✅ | ✅ |
Number of websites protected by QRB | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Number of websites protected by RBS | ❌ | Unlimited |
Amount of storage backed up securely by QRB | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Amount of storage backed up securely by RBS | ❌ | Unlimited |
Free QRB rollbacks for security events | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Free QRB rollbacks for non-security events (e.g. accidents) |
2 per week [then $0.49 per rollback] |
Unlimited |
Free RBS recovery for security events | ❌ | Unlimited |
Free RBS recovery for non-security events (e.g. accidents) |
❌ | 2 per month [then $1.96 per recovery] |
Free DEEP malware cleanup; data reconstitution (for when hackers wreak havoc and backups aren’t enough) |
1 per six months [then $19.99 per cleanup/reconstitution] |
Unlimited |
SERVER FEATURES | ||
FTP users | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Secure FTP access (FTPS) | ✅ | ✅ |
SSH (Secure Shell) users | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Cron jobs | Unlimited | Unlimited |
High-performance NGINX web server | ✅ | ✅ |
Basic Perl support | ✅ | ✅ |
Basic Python (Django, Flask) support | ✅ | ✅ |
Node.js support | ✅ | ✅ |
Next.js support | ✅ | ✅ |
PHP preinstalled and configured |
7.4, 8.0, 8.1+ [any non-EoL version available by request] |
7.4, 8.0, 8.1+ [any non-EoL version available by request] |
PHP module installation/upgrade | By request | By request |
Hand-tuned PHP-FPM (comparable to LSAPI) | ✅ | ✅ |
PHP OPcache | ✅ | ✅ |
Varnish cache, AWS CDN | ❌ | By request |
Custom php.ini | By request (or SSH access) | By request (or SSH access) |
DATABASE SUPPORT | ||
Optimized MariaDB (MySQL) databases | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Memcached | ✅ | ✅ |
Custom databases (e.g. Redis) | ✅ | ✅ |
Direct database access | ✅ | ✅ |
PhpMyAdmin | ✅ | ✅ |
CUSTOMER CARE AND SUPPORT | ||
SMS, email, and voicemail based support | ✅ | ✅ |
Standard 1-3 business day response window | ✅ | — |
Priority 6 to 24 hour response window | ❌ | ✅ |
One-on-one dedicated support specialist | ❌ | ✅ |
Call for custom service request / urgent concern | ❌ | ✅ |
ADD-ON PACKAGES
We offer several add-on packages to further tailor our solutions to your brand.
PRIVATE SECURE EMAIL
Unlimited custom professional email addresses (e.g. whatever-you-want@yourbusiness.com
), unlimited forwarding addresses, generous send/receive and inbox storage limits, private and secure, one low price.
ADD-ON $5 /mo – or – $54 /yr save 10% | |
Professional email addresses (e.g. contact@yourbusiness.com) | Unlimited |
Forwarding addresses (e.g. help@yourbusiness.com ➡️ you@gmail.com ) | Unlimited |
Inboxes | 10 [then $0.50 per additional inbox] |
Inbox storage limit (hard limit) | 1 GB per inbox |
Free domain DNS configuration for email | ✅ |
Private secure email transmission | ✅ |
Webmail client (mail.ergodark.com; also mail.yourdomain.com too) | ✅ |
Outlook client, Gmail client compatible (see setup instructions here) | ✅ |
Webmail auto-responder | ✅ |
AI-powered fraud, virus, and spam protection | ✅ |
APPLICATION SMTP RELAY SERVICE
For applications that need OS-level support for sending emails (i.e. via sendmail
). Note that the limits below also apply to the private secure email service.
ADD-ON $5 /mo – or – $54 /yr save 10% | |
OS-level access to the sendmail command(used by the likes of PHP, WordPress, etc) | ✅ |
Maximum attachment size | 50 MB |
Maximum total message size | 50 MB |
Incoming message limit | Unlimited [with respect to inbox storage limit] |
Outgoing message limit | Unlimited |
Maximum recipients per message | 100 |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Still have questions? Contact us!
What happens after I submit the contact form?
You will be contacted within 1-3 business days (not including weekends) via phone or email by one of our specialists. Once we get an idea for the total scope of services you’re looking for, along with any special considerations (e.g. migrating your website from a previous hosting service), you will be sent your first invoice. Once paid, you’ll receive your credentials and further instructions on accessing and utilizing your web services.
How does EWS accept payments?
ErgoDark Web Services uses Stripe secure subscription invoices to accept payments via Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, and more. Since we work with various non-profits and small businesses that might not have access to mainstream banking institutions, we also accept electronic checks. In either case, invoices will be delivered via email.
Can I pay EWS in intervals other than monthly or annually?
Yes. Some clients elect to pay monthly, some wish to pay bi-annually (every 6 months) or tri-anually (every 4 months), while others pay in yearly and multi-year installments. We are flexible, and can accept payment on whatever schedule makes the most sense for your business or organization. Let us know!
Do I need to make an account to use EWS?
No, though this may change in the future.
Can I try EWS for free?
There is a 7 day money-back guarantee for first-time customers. Try us out! And if you don’t vibe with the service we provide, let us know your intent to cancel and we’ll immediately issue a full refund to the payment method on file. In case you made your first payment via electronic check, you may be assessed a handling fee.
Can EWS build my website for me?
ErgoDark Web Services fills the role of an IT department for your business, not a software engineer. Hence, we do not currently offer a custom web application design/development service, though this may change in the future. But the good news is: you don’t need anyone to make your website for you! Our custom-built WordPress instances come with access to thousands of free, beautiful, professionally-designed themes backed by a simple and intuitive visual drag-and-drop website builder (demo). That means no coding knowledge or expensive web designer are needed to build the website of your dreams!
Can my website be moved to EWS from another platform?
Maybe. If you’re coming from another provider or platform that used WordPress, then we can usually migrate your entire website to EWS at no cost to you. If, however, you’re using a proprietary service like Wix, which is virtually impossible to “move” away from, you may be assessed a fee (charged by the hour) to have your website reconstructed on EWS. Similarly, if you’re using a custom solution such as your own Next.js instance, static website, python instance, Node.js instance, special database, etc, you may also be assessed a fee (charged by the hour) to migrate your website and its dependencies to EWS. Be sure to let us know upfront if you need your website migrated.
How do I use EWS professional email service?
Once setup, you can login to your email accounts at https://mail.ergodark.com. You can also securely access your professional email accounts from your favorite apps and even from Gmail and Outlook (instructions). Mail can also be forwarded from your professional email accounts (e.g. support@yourbusiness.com) to your personal account (e.g. yourname@gmail.com), allowing you to access all your mail from the same inbox. Contact us for further assistance.
How do I restore from a backup if something happens to my website?
Contact us to let us know what’s going on. No matter what, we’re here to help!
How can I take control of domain names purchased through EWS?
You are invoiced yearly for each domain we manage for you. If at any time you wish to take control of one or more of your domains for any reason, please contact us and we’ll transfer them over to you no questions asked. Note that taking control of a domain name’s DNS zone may make certain services unavailable to you, such as free TLS/SSL security for said domain. Note that you can take control of a domain name while leaving us to manage the DNS zone for you. Let us know your needs and we will accommodate you.