Most shared hosting plans can be used for an ecommerce website. All you need is a scripting language, database, shopping cart and payment processing. Specialized ecommerce hosters make it easier by integrating common features into their plans, so a web shop can be set up by a person with little technical knowledge.
Lunarpages hosting plans
Lunarpages offers Ecommerce hosting from only $6.95 per month (24-month contract, 3, 6 and 12-month contracts available at a slightly higher price). The Business plan is more targeted at ecommerce merchants but the Basic plan might be sufficient too.
| Basic plan | Business plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.95/month (12-month contract) | $22.95/month (12-month contract) |
| Data transfer | Unlimited | 15000 gb |
| Disk space | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Languages | PHP, Python, Perl | PHP, Python, Perl |
| Databases | MySQL, PostGresql | MySQL, PostGresql |
| Addon domains | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Thinkhost
One more great option for ecommerce hosting. A bit more expensive, but quality is not free.
| The plan | |
|---|---|
| Price | $14.95/month (12-month contract) |
| Data transfer | Unlimited |
| Disk space | Unlimited |
| Languages | PHP, Perl, Python |