There are two primary hosting platforms, Linux and Windows. The determination of which one you should use depends upon the applications you wish to use. Below is a small table that might assist you in your choice.

It's hard to get global statistics on which platforms are used, but only 6% of our users have requested a Windows hosting application. These users have selected Windows because they wish to use Microsoft Access over the internet, providing Active Server Pages. The Microsoft license is a heavy price to pay for this benefit, when a well constructed MySQL database can produce identical results. Often the cost of having us design a database in MySQL is less than you will have to pay for your Microsoft Server and SQL Licenses.