What Chrome does

Chrome (legally Chrome 2 – Sistemas de Informação, Unipessoal Lda) is a Portuguese private limited company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Mem Martins, Portugal. The company provides a portfolio of internet infrastructure services aimed primarily at Portuguese small and medium businesses, startups, and individual customers seeking an online presence. Its offering is concentrated in three connected categories: domain name registration across gTLDs (.com, .net, .org), ccTLDs (.pt, .es, .fr), and new gTLDs (.online, .store, .tech); shared web hosting on Linux and Windows, plus WordPress-optimized plans, VPS servers, and dedicated servers; and SSL/TLS certificates (Comodo/Sectigo PositiveSSL) with free first-year installation on company servers. Supporting services include email hosting, DNS management, domain-theft protection, URL forwarding, email forwarding, and paid technical intervention for abuse remediation.

The technology stack is conventional commodity hosting: CloudLinux as the server operating system, the Plesk control panel as the customer-facing management layer, MariaDB for databases, Apache as the web server, and PHP as the application runtime. WordPress and WooCommerce installations are supported through Plesk's toolkit plus a manual optimization service for sites with heavy plugin loads or large product catalogs. Daily site and database backups are retained for 30 days with weekly mail backups. The company holds accredited .PT registrar status via DNS.PT and is an active partner in the Empresa na Hora 3em1 government initiative, which bundles free first-year domain and hosting with new company formation.

Chrome operates a direct-to-consumer, product-led growth model. Pricing is published transparently on the website: basic Linux shared hosting starts at €3.56/month (triennial), WordPress hosting at €5.82/month, .pt domains at €13.95/year, and SSL certificates at €13.00/year, with deeper discounts for longer billing cycles. All prices are quoted exclusive of Portugal's 23% VAT, with EU intra-community VAT exemption available on valid VAT number. Payment is processed through Stripe, PayPal, and Ifthenpay (Multibanco). Customer acquisition runs through the website as the primary sales channel, supplemented by SEO, a blog, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), directory listings, and the 3em1 partnership. Support is offered 24/7/365 via ticketing, with telephone, chat, and WhatsApp available during business hours. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company reports 1–10 employees, consistent with a small micro-operator rather than a scaling business.

Name

Chrome

Legal name

Chrome 2 – Sistemas de Informação, Unipessoal Lda

Website

https://chrome.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chrome is a Portuguese web hosting company founded in 2002 that provides domain registration, shared and VPS hosting, dedicated servers, and SSL certificates to Portuguese small businesses, startups, and individuals, operating as an accredited .PT registrar through DNS.PT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mem Martins

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration: One-time annual fees for domain registration across multiple TLDs including .pt, .com, .net, .org, .eu, and new gTLDs. Domains renew annually.
2. Web Hosting Services: Monthly or annual subscription plans for shared Linux and Windows hosting, including WordPress hosting with automatic installation and management.
3. SSL/TLS Certificates: Annual subscription for SSL certificates including domain validation, with free installation on company servers and unlimited reissues.
4. VPS Servers: Managed and unmanaged VPS hosting services with monthly billing, providing dedicated resources with accessibility and speed exceptional performance.
5. Technical Intervention Services: Charges for forced technical interventions when客户的 abuse or security issues require company action, including phishing (€60), spam (€60), other abuse (€80/hour), and WordPress/Joomla-related abuse (€90/hour).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chrome is a Portuguese internet services provider offering shared web hosting (Linux and Windows), WordPress-optimized hosting, VPS and dedicated servers, domain name registration across gTLDs and ccTLDs, and SSL/TLS certificates. The company sells these services direct-to-customer through its website chrome.pt, bundled with email accounts, DNS management, and 24/7 support.

Product overview

Chrome (Chrome 2 – Sistemas de Informação, Unipessoal Lda) is a Portuguese web hosting company operating since 2002 that offers a comprehensive portfolio of internet services. The core offering includes shared web hosting plans (Linux and Windows), VPS servers, and dedicated servers. The product lineup centers on three main service categories: domain registration (supporting gTLDs like .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs like .pt, .es, .fr, and new gTLDs like .online, .store, .tech), web hosting with integrated email accounts and DNS management, and SSL certificates. The company differentiates through its Plesk control panel, CloudLinux operating system, WordPress toolkit with WooCommerce optimization, and domain protection services. Payment processing is handled through Stripe, PayPal, and Multibanco/Ifthenpay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Linux Web Hosting (Alojamento Linux)

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily backups with 30-day retention plus weekly mail backups
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DNS.PT (Associação DNS.PT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrome operates as an accredited registrar for .pt domains, partnered with DNS.PT which manages Portugal's country-code top-level domain. This partnership enables Chrome to register, transfer, and manage .pt domains for their customers.
• Empresa na Hora - 3em1 InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrome actively participates in the 3em1 initiative, a unified solution available to new companies that guarantees their online presence free for the first year. Chrome provides free domain registration and hosting as part of this government-backed startup support program.
• PayPalminorOthersPayment processor for online transactions. Chrome uses PayPal as one of the accepted payment methods for services, available during online ordering or for account balance top-ups and document settlement.
• StripeminorOthersPayment processor handling credit card transactions. Chrome uses Stripe Checkout and card payment options for service purchases, ensuring PCI-DSS compliant payment processing.
• IfthenpayminorOthersPortuguese Multibanco payment service provider. Chrome uses Ifthenpay for processing Multibanco payments using payment references, transmitting only document number and amount without sharing private customer data.
• PleskcoreTechnology or IntegrationChrome uses Plesk control panel as the standard control panel for their hosting services. Plesk manages thousands of websites on their infrastructure, providing customers with an intuitive interface for website and server management.
• CloudLinuxcoreTechnology or IntegrationChrome operates their hosting infrastructure on CloudLinux OS, a Linux distribution designed specifically for hosting providers, installed on over 200,000 servers worldwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: Global incumbent in domain registration and SMB web hosting, offering shared hosting, VPS, SSL, and email products that directly overlap Chrome's full portfolio. Competes on price and brand scale; one of the most direct competitive threats to Chrome in Portugal.
• OVHcloud: Major European cloud infrastructure and hosting provider offering dedicated servers, VPS, shared hosting, and domains. Competes with Chrome in VPS and dedicated server tier with global infrastructure scale.
• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): Large European hosting and cloud infrastructure provider offering domain registration, shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and SSL. Targets SMBs across Europe including Portugal, competing with Chrome across all product lines.

Direct peers

• Hostinger: European-origin low-cost web hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, domains, and SSL with multilingual interfaces including Portuguese. Competes head-to-head on budget hosting tier and price-sensitive SMB customers.
• SiteGround: Bulgarian-origin SMB web hosting provider known for WordPress-optimized hosting. Directly comparable to Chrome's WordPress/WooCommerce positioning and shares similar target customer profile of small businesses.
• Bluehost: US-based SMB hosting provider offering shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting plus domains and SSL. Comparable target customer (small businesses, WordPress users) and product portfolio to Chrome.

Regional players

• AMEN (AmenWorld): Portuguese arm of AmenWorld hosting brand, offering domain registration, shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers to Portuguese and Lusophone customers. Comparable regional competitor with similar SMB focus.
• Dominios.pt: Portuguese domain registration and hosting provider affiliated with the .PT registry ecosystem. Directly competes with Chrome on .PT domain registration and adjacent hosting services in Portugal.
• PTisp: Portuguese web hosting company offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, domains, and SSL to Portuguese SMBs. Direct regional competitor with similar product portfolio and customer focus.
• Webempresa: Spanish-origin hosting provider specializing in WordPress hosting for SMBs and e-commerce. Comparable to Chrome's WordPress/WooCommerce positioning; operates primarily in Spanish/Portuguese-speaking markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chromePt
• Facebookfacebook.com/chrome.pt

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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