Name

Aero Precision Industries

Legal name

SIC CONSULTING, INC.

Website

https://aeroprecision.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SIC CONSULTING, INC. operates a self-serve e-commerce platform reselling domain registration, web hosting, security, email, and marketing services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individual website owners seeking end-to-end online presence tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Livermore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Domain Registration: Domain name registration services including single and bulk registration, domain transfers. Revenue generated per registration with applicable ICANN fees.
2. Web Hosting Services: Web hosting services including cPanel hosting, Web Hosting Plus, VPS hosting. Recurring subscription revenue billed monthly or annually.
3. Security Services: SSL certificates, managed SSL service, website security, and website backup services. Subscription-based revenue.
4. Email Services: Professional email services and email marketing platforms. Recurring subscription revenue.
5. Marketing Services: SEO services and website builder tools. Additional subscription revenue streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Aero Precision Industries (operating via the SIC CONSULTING, INC. private-label storefront at secureserver.net) sells domain registration, web hosting (cPanel, WordPress, VPS, Web Hosting Plus), a website builder, SSL certificates and managed SSL, website security and backup, professional email, email marketing, and SEO services. All offerings are delivered through a self-serve online account and subscription billing model aimed at small businesses and individuals needing an online presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domain Registration Domain name registration services including single and bulk registration, with applicable ICANN fees, sold on a recurring subscription basis to small businesses and individuals establishing an online presence.
• Domain Transfer Single and bulk transfer of existing domain names into the registrar, offered alongside registration services for customers consolidating domains under one account.
• Website Builder A do-it-yourself website builder product that lets small businesses and individuals create and publish a website without needing technical expertise.
• cPanel Hosting cPanel-based shared web hosting sold on a recurring subscription (monthly or annual) for customers running standard websites.
• WordPress Hosting Managed WordPress hosting product for customers building and running WordPress-based sites, sold as a recurring subscription.
• Web Hosting Plus An upgraded web hosting tier offered alongside cPanel hosting, positioned for customers who want more resources than entry-level shared hosting.
• VPS Hosting Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting sold on a recurring subscription for customers needing more control and dedicated resources than shared hosting.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificates sold on a subscription basis to secure websites and meet browser HTTPS requirements.
• Managed SSL Service A managed SSL offering where the provider handles SSL certificate provisioning, installation, and renewal on behalf of the customer.
• Website Security A website security subscription product that monitors and protects customer websites from malware and attacks.
• Website Backup A subscription website backup service that automatically backs up customer site data for restoration.
• Professional Email Domain-based professional email hosting sold on a recurring subscription for customers who want branded email on their own domain.
• Email Marketing An email marketing platform sold on subscription that lets customers design, send, and track email campaigns from the same account.
• SEO Services Search engine optimization services sold on a recurring basis to help customer websites rank higher in search results.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• Namecheap: Namecheap is a direct competitor offering domain registration, hosting, SSL, and email services to small businesses and individuals via a self-serve e-commerce model. It overlaps directly with SIC CONSULTING's product suite and customer base.
• SiteGround: SiteGround offers web hosting, WordPress hosting, domain registration, and email services with a focus on small-to-medium businesses. Comparable product scope and customer profile to SIC CONSULTING.
• Bluehost: Bluehost offers domain registration, shared hosting, VPS, and WordPress hosting aimed at small businesses and individuals. Its product mix and target customer segment closely match SIC CONSULTING's offering.
• GoDaddy: GoDaddy is the dominant domain registrar and web hosting provider globally. SIC CONSULTING, INC. operates as a reseller on the GoDaddy/Starfield platform (secureserver.net), selling the same underlying product categories (domains, hosting, SSL, email) to the same SMB customer segment.
• DreamHost: DreamHost provides domain registration, shared hosting, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting for SMBs and developers. It is a comparable peer on product breadth and self-serve delivery model.
• Hostinger: Hostinger is a low-cost web hosting and domain provider serving the SMB and entry-level segment with shared hosting, VPS, and website builder tools. It competes in the same price-sensitive tier as SIC CONSULTING.

Emerging players

• Squarespace: Squarespace provides domain registration, hosting, website building, and email marketing services targeted at SMBs and individuals. It competes for the same first-time online presence customer that SIC CONSULTING serves.
• Cloudflare Registrar: Cloudflare Registrar offers domain registration at cost with no markup, increasingly competing with traditional registrars including resellers like SIC CONSULTING. It represents a structural margin threat to the domain registration revenue stream.

Broad incumbents

• Wix.com: Wix offers website building, hosting, domains, and email as an integrated SaaS platform for SMBs. Though it leans more on builder-led experience, it sits in the same SMB online-presence category and competes for the same end customer.
• IONOS: IONOS (1&1 IONOS) is a large European-based provider of domains, hosting, VPS, and email services targeting SMBs. Comparable in product categories and customer segment, though broader in geographic mix and brand presence.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aeroprecision
• Facebookfacebook.com/aeroprecisiondistribution
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aero-precision-industries

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&A1 record

Investments

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

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