Web.com

What Web.com does

Web.com, now operating under the unified Network Solutions brand following a 2024 rebrand, provides an integrated online-presence platform targeting small and medium-sized businesses and individual entrepreneurs. The company's product stack centers on an AI-powered website builder that generates complete websites, brand identities (logos, colors, fonts), and copy from natural-language prompts, with an 8-minute average time-to-launch claim. This core is bundled with domain registration and management, web hosting with a 99.9% uptime SLA, SSL certificates, SiteLock security, domain privacy, trademark protection, and Google Workspace reselling, alongside an eCommerce-enabled website builder tier.

The underlying technology combines drag-and-drop site composition with generative AI for text and image output, plus an AI-driven domain search that matches brand personality to available extensions. Web.com manages more than 16 million domains globally and claims 2 million brands launched on its platform across 180+ countries. Revenue is generated entirely through subscription-based recurring fees across domains, hosting, website builder plans, security, and professional services; entry-level domain pricing begins at $1.99 for the first year with $12-$18 annual renewals, while full subscription pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Web.com is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newfold Digital, a digital commerce-enabling platform group that owns multiple web-services brands. The company has executed a sustained roll-up strategy — most notably the 2011 acquisition of Network Solutions, the 2016 acquisitions of Yodle (~$342M) and DonWeb, the 2017 acquisition of Acquisio, the 2018 acquisition of NameJet, and the 2019 and 2020 acquisitions of Dreamscape Networks and Freeparking — extending its geographic footprint into the UK, Australia, and Latin America. The firm operates 1,001-5,000 employees and was previously public on NASDAQ under the ticker WWWW before being acquired and delisted.

Name

Web.com

Legal name

Network Solutions, LLC

Website

https://web.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Web.com (now operating as Network Solutions) is an SMB-focused online-presence platform offering an AI website builder, domain registration, hosting, security, and eCommerce tools to small businesses and individual entrepreneurs globally, as a subsidiary of Newfold Digital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Website Building and Web Hosting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketplace Enablement, Seller Tools & E-commerce Infrastructure (BPAMAGAK)

Keywords

• Website builder software
• Domain registration services
• Web hosting solutions
• Small business websites
• Online presence management

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration: Domain name registration services with annual renewal fees. Revenue generated from new registrations and renewals across multiple TLD extensions.
2. Website Builder Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to AI website builder, hosting, and related tools for building and maintaining online presence.
3. Hosting Services: Web hosting services bundled with website builder plans, providing server infrastructure and uptime guarantees.
4. Security Services: SSL certificates, SiteLock security, and domain privacy protection services.
5. Professional Services: Trademark protection, Google Workspace, and additional business productivity tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Web.com (now operating as Network Solutions) provides an AI-powered website builder that generates complete branded websites from natural language descriptions, bundled with domain name registration, web hosting, and security services for small businesses and entrepreneurs. The integrated platform combines AI-driven brand identity generation (logos, colors, fonts), domain search, hosting with 99.9% uptime SLA, and add-on services such as SSL certificates and trademark protection.

Product overview

Web.com (operated under the Network Solutions brand) offers an all-in-one platform for small business online presence. The core product is the AI Website Builder, which generates complete websites from natural language prompts using AI-generated brand identities (colors, fonts, logos). This core is bundled with domain name registration, hosting with 99.9% uptime SLA, and optional eCommerce capabilities. The platform also offers a suite of security and productivity add-ons including SSL Certificates, Trademark Protection, and Google Workspace. Additional tools include an AI Logo Generator and Domain Search with AI-powered brand name suggestions. The integrated product portfolio enables customers to go from idea to live brand in approximately 8 minutes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Website Builder AI-powered drag-and-drop website builder that generates complete websites from natural language descriptions, automatically applying brand colors, fonts, and voice. Features real-time chat-based editing and one-click publishing. Targeted at small businesses and entrepreneurs without design experience.
• Domain Names Domain name registration and management services including domain search, bulk search, WHOIS lookup, aftermarket domains, and Link in Bio functionality, available across multiple TLD extensions with annual subscription billing.
• Hosting Web hosting services included with website builder packages, providing server infrastructure for published websites with a 99.9% uptime SLA.
• eCommerce Website Builder eCommerce-enabled website builder with online store capabilities for selling products and services directly from websites.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificate services providing encryption and security validation for websites.
• Trademark Protection Brand protection service for trademark registration and monitoring.
• Google Workspace Email and productivity suite including Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Meet integration offered to small business customers.
• Logo Generator AI-powered logo generator that creates dozens of visual logo concepts and refines them through natural language feedback until the design matches user expectations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2M+ brands launched on platform
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb.com and Network Solutions operate together under unified brand. Network Solutions handles domain registration and enterprise services while Web.com focuses on website building. Combined entity provides all-in-one online presence management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wix: Leading DIY website builder with AI site generation, hosting, and eCommerce. Most direct horizontal competitor in the SMB website-builder category.
• Shopify: Dominant SMB eCommerce platform with site builder and domain/hosting via Shopify Mail. Most relevant competitor for Web.com's eCommerce-enabled builder revenue.
• GoDaddy: Largest domain registrar and SMB website/hosting provider. Direct competition across Web.com's entire stack — domains, hosting, AI site builder, security, and SMB marketing.
• Bluehost: SMB hosting and WordPress-based website builder with domain registration. Overlaps Web.com's hosting + WordPress-adjacent builder offering.
• Automattic (WordPress.com): WordPress.com hosting and managed site builder for SMBs and creators. Competes for DIY website creation and managed hosting demand.
• Namecheap: Discount domain registrar with expanding hosting and site-builder services. Direct overlap in domain registration and SMB hosting.
• Hostinger: Global low-cost hosting provider with integrated AI website builder and domain services. Highly comparable on price-sensitive SMB hosting + site creation.
• Squarespace: Premium-positioned website builder with strong creator/SMB brand. Competes for the same DIY website-builder demand with overlapping AI capabilities.
• Ionos: European SMB hosting and website builder provider. Overlaps directly on domains, hosting, and website building for SMBs.

Others

• Newfold Digital: Web.com's parent company and portfolio operator that aggregates multiple web-services brands. Comparable as the broader conglomerate context in which Web.com operates and competes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/webdotcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/website-pros

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A11 records

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Web.com