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  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "Flashcloud hosting test results",
  "description": "Uptime, response time, load test and support results for Flashcloud: HostIdea's own monitoring windows under tests[], and published third-party measurements under thirdParty[], each attributed to its source.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "HostIdea",
    "url": "https://hostidea.com"
  },
  "measurementTechnique": "https://hostidea.com/methodology",
  "url": "https://hostidea.com/reviews/flashcloud",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-13",
  "host": {
    "id": "flashcloud",
    "name": "Flashcloud",
    "website": "https://flashcloud.com/"
  },
  "overallScore": 8.7,
  "scores": {
    "performance": 8.5,
    "uptime": 9,
    "support": 8.5,
    "features": 9.2,
    "value": 9,
    "easeOfUse": 8
  },
  "scoresUpdated": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
  "pricing": {
    "lastVerified": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
    "source": "https://flashcloud.com/pricing"
  },
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      "id": "start",
      "name": "Start",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 2.79,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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        "amount": 9.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "term": "annual",
      "termMonths": 12,
      "websites": 1,
      "storageGb": 25,
      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
      "backups": "Daily, 30-day retention, restore from the portal",
      "moneyBackDays": 30,
      "highlights": [
        "Free five-page handcrafted site",
        "Free domain for life on eligible extensions"
      ],
      "url": "https://portal.flashcloud.com/order/2",
      "resources": "2 cores, 2 GB RAM",
      "mailboxes": "Unlimited",
      "terms": [
        {
          "months": 1,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 11.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 11.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        },
        {
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          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.79,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 9.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 33.48
        },
        {
          "months": 36,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 2.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 8.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 107.64
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "grow",
      "name": "Grow",
      "type": "shared",
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        "amount": 3.79,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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        "amount": 11.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "term": "annual",
      "termMonths": 12,
      "websites": "unlimited",
      "storageGb": 50,
      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
      "backups": "Daily, 30-day retention, restore from the portal",
      "moneyBackDays": 30,
      "highlights": [
        "Unlimited websites and mailboxes",
        "Free domain for life on eligible extensions"
      ],
      "url": "https://portal.flashcloud.com/order/6",
      "resources": "4 cores, 4 GB RAM",
      "mailboxes": "Unlimited",
      "terms": [
        {
          "months": 1,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 13.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        },
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          "months": 12,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 3.79,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 11.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
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        },
        {
          "months": 36,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 3.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 9.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 143.64
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "scale",
      "name": "Scale",
      "type": "shared",
      "intro": {
        "amount": 8.49,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "renewal": {
        "amount": 22.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "term": "annual",
      "termMonths": 12,
      "websites": "unlimited",
      "storageGb": 100,
      "bandwidth": "unmetered",
      "freeDomain": true,
      "freeSsl": true,
      "backups": "Daily, 30-day retention, restore from the portal",
      "moneyBackDays": 30,
      "highlights": [
        "Unlimited websites and mailboxes",
        "Free domain for life on eligible extensions"
      ],
      "url": "https://portal.flashcloud.com/order/7",
      "resources": "6 cores, 6 GB RAM",
      "mailboxes": "Unlimited",
      "terms": [
        {
          "months": 1,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 24.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 24.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          }
        },
        {
          "months": 12,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 8.49,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 22.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 101.88
        },
        {
          "months": 36,
          "intro": {
            "amount": 8.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "renewal": {
            "amount": 19.99,
            "currency": "USD"
          },
          "total": 323.64
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tests": [],
  "thirdParty": [
    {
      "publication": "HostScore",
      "author": "Jerry Low",
      "url": "https://hostscore.net/review/flashcloud/",
      "title": "HostScore, Flashcloud review by Jerry Low",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "plan": "Scale",
      "location": "Singapore",
      "tool": "HostScore monitor",
      "checkIntervalSeconds": 300,
      "uptime": [
        {
          "pct": 100,
          "windowDays": 30,
          "window": "first month of monitoring"
        }
      ],
      "responseMs": 142,
      "responseNote": "average server response over the month",
      "notes": "WordPress and WooCommerce test site. Bitcatcha A+ with about 2 ms from the Singapore test point; WordPress benchmark scores 6.4 to 7.0; overall HostScore 84.32 percent. Published 6 September 2026."
    },
    {
      "publication": "Bitcatcha",
      "author": "Daren Low",
      "url": "https://www.bitcatcha.com/web-hosting/flashcloud-review/",
      "title": "Bitcatcha, Flashcloud review",
      "kind": "independent",
      "updated": "2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z",
      "accessed": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "tool": "Bitcatcha Server Speed Checker",
      "uptime": [],
      "responseMs": 2.4,
      "responseNote": "Bitcatcha worldwide average, rated A+; not a page TTFB",
      "notes": "Single-shot response check from ten locations; plan and server location not stated. A 2.4 ms worldwide average is not a plausible HTTP time to first byte, so we treat it as a Bitcatcha rating rather than a response-time measurement. No uptime measured."
    }
  ],
  "supportTests": [],
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "Refund policy recorded as a structured group (refund) from the knowledge base article Our refund policy, updated 10 August 2026: 30-day full refund on shared and WordPress plans, then the unused whole months of any prepaid term refunded at any time, on every service type (VPS and dedicated from day one, without the 30-day window). Tables now show the anytime refund instead of a bare 30 days.",
      "source": "https://flashcloud.com/knowledgebase/article/our-refund-policy"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "Added published third-party measurements under thirdParty[]: HostScore (updated 17 September 2026) and Bitcatcha (updated 26 May 2026), each with its method and the date we read it; the review explains why the Bitcatcha figure is not treated as a TTFB. Scores unchanged."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "Data rebuilt from verified sources: pricing and web-hosting pages, terms of service and the Flashcloud knowledge base. Placeholder test results and support tests removed; no HostIdea monitoring window is open yet. Scores are provisional and based on published terms and the third-party measurements cited in the review.",
      "source": "https://flashcloud.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
      "change": "smoke test entry, discarded right after"
    }
  ]
}