The need for a fast and efficient cloud hosting platform is solved with Cloud Sigma, because they offer such a flexible way of hosting a big site in the cloud. With the ability to scale up and down to suit the level of traffic your website gets, you can’t get much better.

There are no fixed server sizes; state of the art networking that provides a stable and fast server for your site, and Solid State Drives that are new to the scene and much faster than the traditional models. You will also find a hand marketplace where you can purchase software licenses, security software and much more.

The support area is quite sparse in all honesty but after you have navigated your way around the site you spot a few support areas here and there. In the footer of every page you have access to social media channels where you can reach out for real-time support, and you also have a live chat box in the bottom right.

Video tutorials on how to setup a server, along with a step-by-step wizard are definitely useful features but finding an email, phone number or ticket support system have been unsuccessful here.

• 24/7 support
• Live chat
• Tutorials
• Wizard

• No telephone support
• No email support
• No ticket system in place
• No support team location mentioned

Pricing is calculated by a customised system where you get to select memory capacity, CPU speed, SSD size, and duration of contract. Therefore there are no specific prices we can give you but the cheapest setup with all the scales at the smaller end works out at £33.35 per month when you set 0.25GHZ CPU, 2GB of Memory, 80GB SSD and a 1 month term.

Prices can advance right into the thousands, with the highest setup costing over £3,000 per month for 78.25 GHz CPU, 126.5GB memory and 8050GB SSD.

The longer you take out a plan the more money you will save with a total of 6 time periods. You can commit to 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years or 3 years, with a 45% saving on the 3 year package.

If you are a novice then this kind of hosting solution isn’t really for you because of the price and technical side of things, but usability kind of adds to this as well. It’s not the easiest interface for beginners, but because its aimed at professionals you shouldn’t have a problem getting around.

When you sign up for an account you will be guided by a pop-up wizard which will show you how to create a server, along with a video tutorial if you get stuck.