What Gandi.net does

Gandi.net (legal entity Gandi SAS) is a French domain registrar and web hosting provider founded in 1999 and headquartered in Paris. The company manages approximately 2.3 million domain names across more than 800 TLDs and offers a bundled product suite including LiveDNS (Anycast DNS with sub-250ms propagation), TLS/SSL certificates, custom domain-based email, Simple Hosting (PaaS for WordPress, PrestaShop, Nextcloud) and GandiCloud VPS (IaaS built on 100% open OpenStack). Infrastructure is hosted in France and Luxembourg, and the company holds ICANN accreditation (since March 2000), ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 certifications, and is GDPR-compliant. Operations span offices in Paris, Luxembourg, San Francisco, Taipei and London with 130-150 employees across three continents.

The company monetizes primarily through recurring annual subscriptions on domains, hosting, SSL, email and add-ons such as Premium DNS (leveraging Cloudflare infrastructure) and GandiCloud block storage. Go-to-market is multi-motion: a self-serve PLG e-commerce storefront at gandi.net, an enterprise field-sales motion via Gandi Corporate Services (serving 500+ key accounts with trademark monitoring and brand protection), a white-label reseller program with 8,000+ partners, and a comprehensive public REST API that automates the full product set. VPS pricing starts at $6/month and web hosting is sold with promotional bundles.

Following the 2023 merger with Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS), Gandi became part of the Your.Online European online services platform, with Total Webhosting Solutions B.V. (Netherlands) as the parent and Arnaud Franquinet as CEO. The company serves SMBs, large enterprises, web professionals/resellers and individual developers across 192 countries, with 350,000+ active users, 780,000 email addresses, 55,000 SSL certificates and 200,000 hosted websites/applications.

Name

Gandi.net

Legal name

Gandi SAS

Website

https://gandi.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gandi.net is a French ICANN-accredited domain registrar and web hosting provider offering domain registration across 800+ TLDs, OpenStack-based VPS, web hosting, SSL and email to SMBs, enterprises, resellers and individuals across 192 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Domain Name Registration: Recurring domain registration fees across 800+ TLDs. Domain names registered for 1-9 years with renewal capability. Revenue recognized over registration period with annual or multi-year billing options.
2. Web Hosting (Simple Hosting): PaaS web hosting services for websites, blogs, e-commerce (Prestashop), and collaboration (Nextcloud). Includes managed solutions with automatic installation of open-source applications.
3. GandiCloud VPS: IaaS virtual private server hosting on OpenStack infrastructure. Provides control and implementation of own technical resources with various instance sizes.
4. SSL/TLS Certificates: TLS/SSL certificate authority services. Free certificate for first year with domain registration, with paid options for extended validation, multi-domain SAN, and wildcard certificates.
5. Email Services: Custom email addresses based on domain names. Includes protected mailboxes with two-factor authentication. Free mailboxes included with domain registration.
6. Corporate Services: Dedicated services for large accounts including trademark protection, domain portfolio management, defensive registration strategy, and DNS security solutions.
7. Reseller Program: White-label and API access for resellers to manage domains and services for their own customers under their brand.
8. Premium DNS: Paid add-on DNS service providing additional security and reliability using Cloudflare infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gandi.net is a French domain registrar and web hosting provider selling domain name registration across 800+ TLDs bundled with free SSL, free custom email, and LiveDNS. It offers web hosting (Simple Hosting PaaS with one-click WordPress, PrestaShop, and Nextcloud), GandiCloud VPS IaaS on OpenStack infrastructure, SSL/TLS certificates, trademark protection services (Gandi Corporate Services), and a white-label reseller program distributed via direct e-commerce, dedicated enterprise sales, and a public REST API.

Product overview

Gandi.net is a French domain registrar and web services provider offering a platform-plus-services model. The core offering centers on domain name registration (800+ extensions) with bundled services including LiveDNS management, SSL certificates, and custom email. Hosting services include Simple Hosting (PaaS) for WordPress/Prestashop/Nextcloud, and GandiCloud VPS (IaaS on OpenStack) for users wanting full server control. Enterprise offerings include Gandi Corporate Services for trademark protection and a reseller program with white-label capabilities. All services are managed through a unified admin interface and public REST API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gandi Corporate Services: Dedicated service for large accounts and trademark protection online, providing legal and technical expertise for domain name portfolio management.
• GandiCloud VPS
• LiveDNS
• Simple Hosting

Products and services

• Domain Names Domain name registration service offering over 800 domain extensions (.com, .net, .fr, .eu, .org, and many country-code TLDs). Includes free DNS, free SSL certificate for first year, and 2 custom email mailboxes with each domain registration. For individuals, SMBs, agencies, and large corporations.
• Web Hosting (Simple Hosting) PaaS web hosting solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Supports one-click deployment of WordPress, PrestaShop, and Nextcloud, with automatic installation of open-source solutions for websites, blogs, e-commerce, and collaboration.
• GandiCloud VPS IaaS cloud hosting service built on 100% open OpenStack. Virtual private servers with full control over hosting of web projects, starting at $6.00/month. Supports Terraform, Ansible, Cloudinit, and Puppet for infrastructure management, and standard OpenStack APIs.
• GandiCloud Block Storage Scalable storage volumes that can be attached to GandiCloud VPS servers, providing reliable and expandable storage for cloud servers.
• TLS/SSL Certificates SSL/TLS certificate authority service for securing website transactions. Free for first year with domain registration, unlimited with web hosting. Supports extended validation, multi-domain SAN, and wildcard certificates.
• Custom Email Addresses Professional email service with custom domain-based email addresses. Two custom mailboxes included free with domain registration. Includes two-factor authentication for security.
• LiveDNS DNS management service with Anycast technology for global distribution and low latency. Propagation in under 250ms. Includes free DNSSEC activation. Supports configuration templates, zone groups, and automated backups.
• Premium DNS Enhanced DNS security service using Cloudflare infrastructure in addition to Gandi's own infrastructure. Provides better risk management and continuity for sensitive domain names.
• Gandi Corporate Services Enterprise service for trademark protection and brand management online. Includes dedicated account agents with legal and technical expertise, automatic trademark monitoring and fraudulent website blocking, and DNSSEC/security configuration. Serves over 500 key clients including large corporations and agencies.
• Gandi Reseller Program White-label reseller program allowing partners to offer Gandi services under their own brand. Includes API integration, customizable DNS and web redirection interface, and full product ecosystem for customer retention. Over 8,000 resellers globally.
• WHOIS Lookup Free domain name search and WHOIS lookup service. Searches registry databases to provide publicly available WHOIS data including ownership, status, nameservers, and registration/expiration dates. GDPR-compliant.
• Globalblock Trademark protection solution that monitors and blocks fraudulent domain registrations across multiple TLDs to prevent cybersquatting and brand abuse.

Quantifiable outcome

• DNS propagation in less than 250ms with LiveDNS
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core partnership and core technology.

• Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS)core partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Gandi.net and Total Webhosting Solutions (TWS) joined forces to create Your.Online, a European online services platform. Arnaud Franquinet became CEO of Gandi as part of this merger.
• OpenStackcore technologyTechnology or IntegrationOpenStack serves as the foundational technology for GandiCloud VPS, providing 100% open cloud infrastructure that enables standard API access and interoperability with customer tools.
• ICANNcore partnershipTechnology or IntegrationICANN accreditation since March 2000 for .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .name, and .be domain extensions. Subsequent accreditation for .fr and .eu extensions in 2005.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OVHcloud: OVHcloud is a French/European cloud and hosting provider offering domain registration, shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and public cloud services — the closest direct peer to Gandi by geography, product mix, and SMB/enterprise customer base.
• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): IONOS is a major European domain registrar and hosting provider serving SMBs and mid-market with domains, hosting, VPS, cloud servers, and email — directly comparable in product breadth and target segments to Gandi.
• Namecheap: Namecheap is a leading low-cost domain registrar and hosting provider popular with developers, SMBs, and privacy-conscious users — directly comparable to Gandi on domain registration, hosting, and email.
• Porkbun: Porkbun is an independent ICANN-accredited domain registrar offering low-cost domain registration, hosting, email, and SSL — directly comparable to Gandi in product scope and price-sensitive SMB/developer target market.
• Hetzner: Hetzner is a German hosting and cloud provider known for competitively priced VPS, dedicated servers, and hosting — overlapping with GandiCloud VPS and Simple Hosting for European SMBs and developers.
• Hostinger: Hostinger is a global low-cost web hosting and domain provider targeting SMBs and individuals — directly comparable to Gandi on shared hosting, domains, and email with an emphasis on ease of use and value pricing.
• Tucows (Hover / OpenSRS): Tucows operates domain registrars (Hover consumer, OpenSRS reseller) and fiber internet — overlapping with Gandi on domain registration and the white-label/reseller channel that mirrors Gandi's 8,000+ partner program.
• DreamHost: DreamHost is a US-based hosting and domain provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and email — comparable to Gandi on hosting and domain product mix for SMBs and developers, though US-centric.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: GoDaddy is the world's largest domain registrar and a leading SMB web hosting and presence provider, competing with Gandi across domains, hosting, email, and SSL — a broad incumbent with overlapping products but a much larger global SMB/mass-market footprint.

Emerging players

• Cloudflare Registrar: Cloudflare Registrar offers at-cost domain registration tightly integrated with Cloudflare's networking, security, and DNS services — a fast-emerging disruptor overlapping with Gandi on domains, DNS, and security add-ons.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gandibar
• GitHubgithub.com/Gandi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZL0voSqmo-aGXpNA7kmMNA
• Facebookfacebook.com/GandiBar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/91288
• Instagraminstagram.com/gandi_net

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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