iRun Review: Value (3.5 stars)

Average Fees, Costly Design Program

Using iRun’s website builder costs you $39.99/ month with all its features included in the price. There are no value options for people who don’t want to use all the features, but we prefer the all-in-one pricing strategy anyway.

We especially like that they offer a 30-day free trial (most builders only offer 10 days).  They also have no contracts or hidden fees.

The Cost of Little Extras

You get 10 email addresses free (extra ones cost $2.95 each with 4 MB disk space for 1 month). If you want to purchase a domain name through iRun, it costs $16.95 for one year.  You can get one for almost half the price at a number of other providers though.  Extra disk space is $3.65/ 5 MB for 1 month.  If you want to increase the amount of bandwidth (data transfer), tough luck - it's not possible to do so. 

Expensive Design Services

If you want to hire their design team to create a customized look for your website, that where it gets expensive.  They say that a custom design starts at $750 for a standard template and $900 for one with a flash header.  Additional design time is $75/ hour.  At these prices, you can find your own designer in your own area with whom you can actually sit down and talk to in person.

Related Links

• irun.com