What LayerHost does

LayerHost Networks is a privately held, bootstrapped web hosting provider founded in 2007 and headquartered at 900 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California. The company sells DDoS-mitigated infrastructure services — bare metal dedicated servers, KVM and OpenVZ virtual private servers, shared web hosting with cPanel, data center colocation, IP transit, and standalone DDoS protection — primarily to small and medium-sized businesses, with a secondary focus on gaming- and application-hosting developers. Its core technology differentiator is a custom-built, in-house DDoS protection system advertised to mitigate attacks of up to 4 Tbps within a minute, executed upstream of Level 3 circuits; underlying storage infrastructure relies on LSI Hardware RAID 10 with battery-backed SSD caching across AMD EPYC server nodes. The company operates two data center locations (Los Angeles headquarters and Houston) and supports localized storefronts in English, Chinese, and Korean.

The business model is subscription-based recurring revenue across all product lines, with pricing engineered for the SMB and prosumer tier: OVZ VPS from $4.99 to $49.99 per month, KVM VPS from $5.99 to $54.99 per month, shared web hosting from $25 per year to $40 per month, and dedicated servers starting at $99.99 per month (DDoS mitigation is an additional charge). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through the layerhost.com e-commerce storefront with self-service ordering and instant activation for VPS, supplemented by phone and email sales for enterprise inquiries, an affiliate program, and a white-label reseller program. Customer segments are horizontal (SMBs needing reliable hosting plus gaming/application developers needing high bandwidth and low latency), with no named enterprise anchor customers in the source material.

Operationally, LayerHost is a micro-cap, privately funded operator (1-10 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no M&A activity) that has maintained continuous operations since 2007 under prior branding as Global Frag Networks. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company is multilingual (English, Chinese, Korean) and positions 24/7 ticket- and phone-based support alongside multi-carrier IP transit (Level 3, Cogent, PCCW, NTT, China Telecom, China Unicom) as the supporting operational backbone around its central DDoS protection promise.

Name

LayerHost

Legal name

LayerHost Networks

Website

https://layerhost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LayerHost Networks is a privately held, Los Angeles-based DDoS-mitigated hosting provider (founded 2007) selling bare metal servers, VPS, shared web hosting, colocation, and IP transit primarily to SMBs and gaming/application developers through a self-serve e-commerce storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

DDoS-Mitigated Web Hosting

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377)

akta.pro primary industry

Edge Security Delivery (DDoS, WAF, Bot Mitigation at Edge) (HDABAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Networking & Virtual Networking (VPC/VNet) (HDABAFAG), Managed MPLS VPN Services (HDAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Dedicated server hosting
• DDoS protected hosting
• Virtual private servers
• Data center colocation
• IP transit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dedicated Server Hosting: Rental of bare metal/dedicated servers with DDoS protection. Revenue generated through monthly recurring subscriptions. Packages starting at $99.99/month.
2. VPS Hosting: Virtual private server hosting with KVM and OVZ virtualization options. Monthly recurring revenue from tiered plans ranging from $4.99 to $54.99/month.
3. Web Hosting: Shared web hosting services with DDoS protection. Plans range from $25/year to $40/month with various storage and bandwidth allocations.
4. Colocation Services: Provides power, cabinet space, uplink, IP allocations, and bandwidth for customer-owned hardware in data center facilities.
5. IP Transit Services: IP connectivity services using multiple tier-1 carriers including Level 3, Cogent, PCCW, NTT, China Telecom, and China Unicom.
6. DDoS Mitigation Services: Standalone DDoS protection services (Ultimate DDoS Mitigation) provided as an add-on to existing services. Additional charge on top of base hosting costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

LayerHost provides DDoS-mitigated hosting infrastructure including bare metal dedicated servers (starting at $99.99/month) with up to 4 Tbps attack mitigation, VPS hosting (KVM and OpenVZ from $4.99 to $54.99/month) with instant activation, shared web hosting with cPanel and WordPress support, data center colocation in Los Angeles and Houston, IP transit services over multiple tier-1 carriers, and standalone DDoS mitigation as an add-on service.

Product overview

LayerHost is a DDoS-mitigated hosting provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure services. The core offering centers on DDoS-protected dedicated servers (bare metal) with up to 4 Tbps attack mitigation, complemented by managed VPS solutions (KVM and OpenVZ), shared web hosting with cPanel, and data center colocation. Additional services include unmetered bandwidth servers, IP transit via multiple tier-1 carriers, and specialized DDoS protection as a standalone add-on. The product line includes multiple pricing tiers for web hosting and VPS, with AMD EPYC server options now available. All hosting services integrate with cPanel, Softaculous, Fantastico, Attracta SEO Tools, and support WordPress.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DDoS Mitigated Dedicated Servers (Bare Metal) Bare metal servers with built-in DDoS protection to prevent downtime and stop attacks as large as 4 Tbps. Includes full server control and 24/7 support. Packages starting at $99.99/month.
• VPS Hosting (KVM and OpenVZ) Virtual private servers offered in both KVM and OpenVZ virtualization types with instant activation and scalable resources. Plans range from $4.99 to $54.99/month.
• Data Center Colocation Data center colocation services providing power, cabinet space, uplink, IP allocations, and bandwidth in Los Angeles and Houston facilities with biometric security.
• Shared Web Hosting with DDoS Protection Shared web hosting with cPanel, WordPress support, Attracta SEO Tools, Fantastico, and Softaculous. All accounts include 5Gbps shared DDoS mitigation. Plans range from $25/year to $40/month.
• DDoS Mitigation Services Ultimate DDoS Protection with custom-built in-house system that stops attacks within a minute or less and handles attacks up to 4 Tbps. Provided as add-on to existing services.
• IP Transit Services IP transit connectivity from multiple tier-1 carriers including Level 3, Cogent, PCCW, NTT, China Telecom, and China Unicom. Available for colocation customers or third-party providers.
• Unmetered Dedicated Servers

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• QuadraNet: LA-based independent hosting provider specializing in DDoS-mitigated dedicated servers, colocation, and IP transit — a near-twin of LayerHost's core offering and customer profile.
• Hostwinds: Hosting provider offering shared, VPS, dedicated, and cloud hosting with DDoS protection — overlapping almost every LayerHost SKU at SMB price points.
• ColoCrossing: Dedicated server and colocation provider with DDoS mitigation in U.S. data centers, comparable to LayerHost on bare metal, colocation, and IP transit.
• BuyVM: Independent VPS and hosting provider known for low-cost KVM/OpenVZ plans and DDoS-friendly offerings, head-to-head with LayerHost on VPS tiers.
• ServerHub: SMB-focused provider of dedicated servers, VPS, and colocation, overlapping LayerHost's core portfolio and customer type.

Broad incumbents

• OVHcloud: Large European-headquartered hosting and bare-metal/cloud provider with built-in DDoS protection and a global data center footprint, competing against LayerHost in dedicated servers and VPS.
• Hetzner: Established low-cost dedicated server and hosting provider with strong DDoS mitigation, directly comparable to LayerHost on price-sensitive dedicated and VPS SKUs.
• Cloudflare: Hyperscale CDN/security platform offering DDoS protection, WAF, and Workers compute; it both competes with LayerHost's DDoS product and increasingly bundles compute/storage that overlaps with VPS.
• DigitalOcean: Cloud IaaS focused on SMBs and developers with VPS/Dedicated/Managed offerings, comparable to LayerHost's VPS and AMD EPYC SKUs and increasingly competitive on DDoS protection.

Emerging players

• HostZealot: Smaller hosting provider with data centers in the U.S. and Europe offering VPS, dedicated servers, and colocation, comparable in size and product mix to LayerHost.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/layerhost
• Facebookfacebook.com/LayerHost-455322638276975
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/layerhost
• Instagraminstagram.com/layerhost

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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