hosttech

Name

hosttech

Legal name

hosttech GmbH

Website

https://hosttech.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

hosttech is a privately held Swiss web hosting and cloud infrastructure provider offering NVMe-based hosting, dedicated and GPU servers, Virtual Datacenter, colocation, domains, and Hosted Exchange email to over 60,000 SMB, developer, agency, and reseller customers across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Hosting and Cloud Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Web hosting services
• Domain registration
• Cloud infrastructure
• Dedicated servers
• Colocation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richterswil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Hosting Subscriptions: Recurring monthly/annual subscription revenue from web hosting plans including SSD hosting, managed hosting, WordPress hosting. Contracts typically annual with auto-renewal.
2. Server/VPS Services: Revenue from dedicated servers (root servers), vServer/VPS, managed servers, and GPU servers. Both one-time setup fees and recurring subscription fees.
3. Domain Registration: Domain registration and renewal fees across 800+ TLDs including .ch, .de, .at, .eu, and international domains.
4. Email/Hosted Exchange: Professional email services including Hosted Exchange with calendar, contacts, tasks functionality. Microsoft Outlook synchronization supported.
5. Website Creator SaaS: Drag-and-drop website builder subscription. Includes online shop capability, multilingual websites, and whitelabel options for resellers.
6. Colocation & Datacenter Services: Server housing in secure bunker datacenter. Includes power redundancy, UPS, and physical security. Hardware installation and maintenance services available.
7. SSL Certificates: SSL certificate sales including free Let's Encrypt and premium certificate options.
8. Reseller/VAR Revenue: Revenue from reseller partners who purchase hosting and domain services wholesale and resell to end customers.
9. Affiliate Referrals: Affiliate commissions for referred customers. Commissions up to CHF 888 for dedicated server referrals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

hosttech GmbH is a Swiss internet service provider that sells web hosting, domain registration, virtual and dedicated servers, cloud infrastructure (Virtual Datacenter), colocation in its own underground DATAROCK bunker datacenter, professional email (Hosted Exchange), and a drag-and-drop Website Creator. Services are sold via self-serve website, reseller/whitelabel programs, and an affiliate program, all hosted in Swiss datacenters with ISO 27001 certification.

Product overview

hosttech operates as a Swiss web hosting and cloud infrastructure provider offering an integrated portfolio of hosting, communication, and developer solutions. The core product suite includes NVMe-based web hosting and WordPress hosting for website deployment, complemented by hosted email (Hosted Exchange) for professional business communication. Domain services provide registration across 800+ TLDs with Swiss data protection. Infrastructure products span dedicated servers (root servers, GPU servers), virtual servers (vServer/VPS), and cloud infrastructure (Virtual Datacenter) with multi-location Swiss and international deployment. Physical infrastructure includes colocation services in the underground DATAROCK bunker datacenter. Add-on services include SSL certificates (including free Let's Encrypt), automated backup solutions, and custom DNS management. The platform extends through reseller programs (vPower hosting, domain reselling, Website Creator whitelabel) enabling partners to offer white-label hosting solutions. All services leverage Swiss datacenters with high data protection standards, unified through the myhosttech customer center for account management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DATAROCK: hosttech's own underground datacenter located in Nottwil, Switzerland, operating 15 meters underground for maximum security.
• Website Creator
• Backup and Protect
• Hosted Exchange

Products and services

• Webhosting 100% NVMe-based shared web hosting from Swiss datacenters, marketed at SMBs, bloggers, and personal website owners seeking affordable, reliable hosting with unlimited traffic and free SSL.
• WordPress Hosting Optimized server environment pre-configured for WordPress websites, including Imunify360 security integration against malware and brute-force attacks.
• Managed Hosting Fully managed hosting where hosttech takes over server administration on behalf of customers, providing maximum performance with minimal customer effort.
• Hosted Exchange Professional email platform hosted in Switzerland with calendar, contacts, and tasks synchronized with Microsoft Outlook; targeted at SMBs needing professional business email.
• Domain Registration Domain registration and renewal across 800+ TLDs including .ch, .de, .at, .eu, .zuerich, .berlin, and .tokyo with Swiss data protection.
• Rootserver / Dedicated Servers Dedicated root servers with certified brand hardware, available in standard and Premium+ configurations, targeted at customers needing maximum dedicated performance.
• GPU Server Dedicated hardware server equipped with high-performance GPU for compute-intensive workloads such as AI, rendering, or scientific computing.
• vServer / VPS Virtual private server systems with dedicated resources, available as standard or managed configurations for scalable cloud workloads.
• Virtual Datacenter Self-service cloud platform where customers configure and deploy virtual servers on demand, with locations in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Appenzell.
• Colocation & Serverhousing Rental of IT floor space and server racks inside hosttech's underground DATAROCK bunker datacenter in Nottwil, Switzerland, with 15 meters of security infrastructure, power redundancy, and UPS.
• Website Creator Drag-and-drop SaaS website builder enabling users without coding skills to create professional websites, with online shop, multilingual support, and FTP hosting.
• Backup and Protect Centralized automated data backup service with daily backups and easy restoration, sold as a standalone add-on to hosttech hosting and server products.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificates including free Let's Encrypt and premium certificate options for securing websites and services hosted on hosttech.
• Reseller Webhosting (vPower) Whitelabel reseller hosting package allowing agencies and partners to resell full-performance hosting solutions under their own brand.
• Domain Reselling Domain reseller program for partners with 24-hour real-time registration across 800+ TLDs, WHMCS module integration, and end-customer management.
• Website Creator Reselling Whitelabel version of hosttech's Website Creator, offered to designers and agencies to resell under their own brand.
• Managed Services Administration service for customer virtual or physical servers where hosttech engineers handle ongoing system administration.
• DNS-Server Custom DNS nameserver configuration allowing customers to use their own domain as a nameserver, with DNSSEC support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ customers served, ranking among largest Swiss internet providers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered notable, minor and core.

• saldianotableStrategic or Co-development Partnersaldia, an eCommerce solution provider founded by Swiss wrestling champions including Schwingerkönig Christian Stucki, uses hosttech's virtual datacenter for their bexio Commerce platform. The partnership demonstrates hosttech's ability to serve Swiss SaaS providers requiring local data hosting. saldia specifically chose hosttech for guaranteed Swiss data residency and the high-security DATAROCK bunker facility.
• bexionotableStrategic or Co-development Partnerbexio Commerce, an eCommerce product powered by saldia infrastructure on hosttech, represents an indirect partnership through which hosttech serves thousands of potential SME customers via the bexio platform marketplace.
• SwissHub Gaming CommunityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwissHub, a gaming community, is supported by hosttech for Minecraft server hosting. Hosttech provides the infrastructure while SwissHub offers gaming expertise and tutorial content.
• DancephonyminorGTM or Marketing Partnerhosttech is VIP partner of Dancephony, an event combining Electronic Dance Music with a symphony orchestra. Partnership includes ticket giveaways for the premiere event.
• Christoph Mayer (New Vertriebsleiter DACH)coreOthersChristoph Mayer appointed as Head of Sales DACH in August 2021, bringing partnership-focused approach to the Swiss, German, and Austrian markets.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cloudflare: Global infrastructure platform offering CDN, DNS, DDoS protection, Workers serverless, and increasingly cloud compute. Adjacent/encroaching incumbent that competes on DNS, edge, and small-scale compute where hosttech offers DNS server and colocation products.
• STACKIT (Schwarz Group): European cloud provider backed by Schwarz Group operating German/Swiss data sovereignty-focused cloud. Larger incumbent with overlapping narrative on European data residency, competing for similar regulated SMB/mid-market customers in DACH.

Direct peers

• Hetzner Online: German hosting/cloud provider with own datacenters in Germany and Finland, offering dedicated servers, VPS, and shared hosting. Closest large-scale DACH direct competitor with similar product economics and price positioning.
• Infomaniak: Swiss cloud and web hosting provider offering shared hosting, dedicated servers, cloud, and colocation from own Swiss datacenters. Closest direct competitor on Swiss-data-residency positioning and product breadth.
• Alfahosting: German hosting and domain provider with wide DACH SMB focus, offering shared hosting, servers, managed hosting, and reseller solutions. Direct DACH SMB competitor with similar product portfolio.
• Cyon (Cyon GmbH): Swiss SMB-focused hosting and domain provider based in Basel. Directly comparable on customer segment (Swiss SMBs), product portfolio (hosting/domains/email), and competitive awards landscape (PCtipp/HOSTtest).
• InterNetX GmbH: German domain registrar and hosting infrastructure provider focused on B2B reseller programs. Directly comparable to hosttech's domain reselling and reseller hosting products from a channel-led perspective.
• Goneo Internet GmbH: German SME hosting and domain provider (subsidiary of United Internet/1&1 group) offering shared hosting, servers, and domains targeting SMBs in German-speaking markets.
• Metanet (METANET AG): Swiss hosting provider with own datacenters in Zurich area offering shared hosting, servers, and managed services. Comparable mid-market Swiss competitor with own infrastructure footprint.

Regional players

• World4You Internet Services GmbH: Austrian hosting and domain provider based in Linz, serving DACH with shared hosting, servers, and reseller programs. Comparable product mix and regional focus, particularly relevant for hosttech's Austrian expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hosttech_isp
• GitHubgithub.com/hosttech-GmbH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/hosttechisp
• Facebookfacebook.com/hosttech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hosttech
• Instagraminstagram.com/hosttech_gmbh
• TikToktiktok.com/@hosttech

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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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