Name

is*hosting

Legal name

WEBRAIN OÜ

Website

https://ishosting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. VPS Hosting: Virtual private server rentals with monthly/annual billing. Multiple tiers from Lite ($5.94/mo) to Elite ($71.99/mo) with configurable CPU, RAM, storage, and bandwidth options. 40+ global locations available.
2. Dedicated Servers: Physical dedicated server rentals starting at $75/mo. Customizable configurations with GPU options, up to 100Gbps bandwidth. Both managed and unmanaged options available.
3. Data Storage: Remote storage server rentals from 10GB to 20TB capacity. Pricing from $1.90/mo (20GB) to $114/mo (20TB). Uses FTP, SFTP, SCP, SSH protocols.
4. Dedicated VPN: Personal VPN with dedicated static IP starting at $6.99/mo. Supports PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard protocols. Available in 39 countries.
5. is*smart Subscription: Premium membership at $4.99/mo (or $2.99/mo annually) providing 5% discount on all services, balance bonuses, and AI tool access
6. Affiliate Program: Partner referrals earn up to 50% first purchase bonus and up to 20% lifetime commission on referred customer purchases

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

is*hosting provides virtualized and dedicated server infrastructure on a global scale, offering Virtual Private Servers (Linux, Windows, macOS) across 40+ locations, dedicated servers with GPU options, remote data storage, and dedicated-IP VPN services. The platform is sold through self-serve e-commerce with 24/7 technical support and tiered subscription pricing.

Product overview

is*hosting is a hosting services provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure solutions built around virtual and dedicated server hosting. The core offering consists of VPS (Virtual Private Servers) with Linux, Windows, or macOS across 40+ global locations, Dedicated Servers with customizable GPU/CPU configurations, Data Storage servers for backups, and Dedicated IP VPN services. The portfolio extends through several complementary services and sub-brands: is*smart (subscription program with discounts and AI access), is*ai (AI language models accessible via API including Gemma 3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1, Llama 3.3, and multimodal Qwen 2.5 VL), pre-configured add-ons like n8n Hosting and Hermes Agent, plus additional tools including an Affiliate Program, free project transfer services, Looking Glass network testing, and a REST API for programmatic management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• is*smart: A subscription service offering 5% discounts on all services, up to 15% balance top-up bonuses, full access to is*ai advanced language models, and early access to new features and products.
• Hermes Agent

Products and services

• VPS (Virtual Private Server) Isolated virtual private server with dedicated CPU, RAM, and drive space, configurable across six tiers (Lite through Exclusive) on Linux, Windows, or macOS operating systems, available in 40+ global locations for SMB and enterprise customers running websites, applications, databases, and development workloads.
• Dedicated Servers Physical dedicated server rental with full control over hardware configuration including GPU options (NVIDIA Tesla T4, Ada L4), customizable CPU, RAM, storage, and up to 100Gbps bandwidth, available in managed or unmanaged configurations for resource-intensive workloads, AI/ML, and high-traffic applications.
• Data Storage Remote storage server for backups and data storage with capacities from 10GB to 20TB (up to 300TB on request), supporting FTP, SFTP, SCP, SSH, and RSYNC protocols with SSH key authorization, designed for SMBs and individuals needing secure off-site data storage.
• Dedicated IP VPN Personal VPN service with a dedicated static IP address and its own DNS server, supporting PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, and SOCKS5 Proxy with AES-256 encryption, available in 39 countries with up to 1Gbps speeds, designed for privacy-conscious individuals and businesses needing consistent identification.
• is*smart Subscription Subscription loyalty program priced at $4.99/mo (or $2.99/mo annually) that provides a 5% discount across all is*hosting services, up to 15% balance top-up bonuses, full API access to is*ai advanced language models, and early access to new features and exclusive partner offers.
• is*ai Suite of advanced AI models accessible via API, including Gemma 3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1, Llama 3.3, Phi 4 Reasoning for natural language, code generation, and reasoning tasks, plus Qwen 2.5 VL for multimodal text and image processing, accessed through the is*smart subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% uptime guarantee for VPS servers
• +3 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

Integration9 records

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HackerOnecoreStrategic or Co-development Partneris*hosting operates a Vulnerability Disclosure Program through HackerOne, inviting security researchers to identify vulnerabilities in their systems. Security researchers can register with their HackerOne email alias and receive automatic balance top-up for testing purposes. This is a core security initiative for maintaining infrastructure integrity.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Linode (Akamai): Developer-focused VPS and cloud computing provider (acquired by Akamai) offering virtual servers, dedicated hosting, and storage. Directly comparable to is*hosting on product type, pricing model, and target developer/SMB customer base.
• DigitalOcean: Public cloud provider focused on developers and SMBs with Droplets (VPS), managed databases, storage, and Kubernetes. Closely comparable to is*hosting's developer/SMB customer base and VPS-centric product strategy, with a similar emphasis on simplicity and predictable pricing.
• Contabo: Germany-based budget VPS, dedicated server, and web hosting provider with global data centers. Closely comparable to is*hosting's value-pricing strategy, product mix (VPS + dedicated + storage), and self-funded independent operator profile.
• UpCloud: European cloud provider offering high-performance VPS, dedicated servers, and managed databases with proprietary MaxIOPS storage. Comparable to is*hosting on European roots, VPS-centric offering, and SMB/developer target segment.
• OVHcloud: European cloud and bare-metal provider with global data centers, VPS, dedicated servers, and hosting products. Highly comparable to is*hosting in product breadth, geographic spread, and SMB/developer focus, though at significantly larger scale.
• Vultr: Global cloud provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, bare metal, and storage across 30+ locations. Comparable to is*hosting on global VPS footprint, hourly/monthly pricing, and developer-first positioning.
• Hetzner: German hosting provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, and cloud hosting with a similar self-funded, price-competitive positioning. Directly comparable to is*hosting in target customer (developers, SMBs), product mix (VPS + dedicated), and emphasis on European data centers and value pricing.
• IONOS: European hosting and cloud provider (United Internet subsidiary) offering VPS, dedicated servers, shared hosting, and cloud infrastructure. Comparable to is*hosting on product breadth (VPS, dedicated, storage) and SMB-focused positioning, though at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Web Services (EC2): Hyperscaler cloud platform with EC2 virtual servers, EBS storage, and the broadest cloud portfolio globally. Operates broadly across the same IaaS space as is*hosting but as part of a much larger ecosystem; not specialized in is*hosting's SMB/developer niche.
• Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine): Hyperscaler offering Compute Engine VMs, persistent storage, and global infrastructure. Competes with is*hosting in the broader cloud infrastructure category but serves a different primary customer profile (enterprise, data/AI workloads) and does not target the SMB VPS market directly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ishostingcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/is-hosting
• Instagraminstagram.com/is.hosting
• Pinterestpinterest.com/ishostingcom

Compliance7 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

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

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