Name

Evolution Hosting

Legal name

Evolution Hosting

Website

https://evolutionhosting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Java/J2EE Web Hosting

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377)

akta.pro primary industry

Game Backend & LiveOps Platforms (BaaS/Analytics/Hosting) (BPAMAKAL)

Keywords

• Java web hosting
• J2EE application hosting
• Managed Java hosting
• Application server hosting
• Java hosting control panel

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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. Java Hosting Services: Monthly recurring subscription fees for Java hosting services. Customers design custom packages by selecting capacity (System Units), web/application servers, and database options. Base monthly fee starts at $50 with additional charges based on selected features and capacity.
2. Account Setup Fees: One-time setup fee of $50 charged upon account creation. Covers automated account provisioning and configuration.
3. Additional Services: Optional add-on services including enhanced monitoring ($10-$20/month), CVS version control ($10/month), Windows Media Streaming ($10/month), and premium email services.
4. Bandwidth Overages: 5GB bandwidth included in base package. Additional bandwidth charged at $2.00 per GB beyond the allocated amount.
5. Database Options: Additional fees for various database options including MS SQL Server 2000 (+$40), MS SQL Server 2005 (+$300), and PostgreSQL Unicode (+$10). MySQL 5 included free.
6. J2EE Data Center Management Solution Licensing: The myEvolution platform can be licensed by corporations as a J2EE data center management solution. Organizations can fully brand the platform for internal enterprise Java application management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Evolution Hosting provides Java/J2EE-specialized web hosting services delivered through its proprietary myEvolution Hosting Control Center. The platform supports automated deployment and management of J2EE applications across multiple application servers (JBoss, WebLogic, Tomcat, Orion) and databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle), with built-in disaster recovery, monitoring, email, and streaming. Customers can purchase shared or dedicated hosting tiers, build custom capacity-based packages, and optionally license the myEvolution platform as an enterprise J2EE data center management solution.

Product overview

Evolution Hosting is a Java-specialized web hosting service offering a unified platform called myEvolution for deploying and managing J2EE applications. The core offering is the myEvolution Hosting Control Center, a web-based control panel that automates system administration and provides full control over J2EE applications. The product portfolio includes Java Hosting (shared and dedicated tiers), Database Services (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle), E-mail Services (JavaMail, IMAP, Webmail), Application Monitoring, Audio/Video Streaming (RealSystem), and Version Control (CVS). Additionally, the J2EE Data Center Management Solution licenses the myEvolution platform to corporations for internal enterprise Java application management. The architecture separates production tiers (web, application, database) with hot-standby recovery, RAID protection, and daily/SAN-based backups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• myEvolution: Web-based hosting control center specifically designed for Java applications, providing tools for starting/stopping servers, deploying applications, managing databases, and configuring e-mail.

Products and services

• Java Hosting (Shared and Dedicated tiers) Specialized Java/J2EE web hosting environment delivered through the myEvolution Control Center, available in shared and dedicated tiers. Each account receives a dedicated JVM, with custom package building based on System Units of capacity. Includes free MySQL 5 Unicode, Apache 2, PHP, and Tomcat JSP/Servlet options on shared hosting, with dedicated hardware and enhanced disaster recovery options on the dedicated tier.
• myEvolution Hosting Control Center Proprietary web-based hosting control center designed for Java applications. Automates system administration tasks and provides full control over J2EE applications, including uploading files, starting application servers, querying databases, adding email accounts, deploying enterprise applications, and managing complex J2EE and Web Services environments via a browser.
• J2EE Data Center Management Solution (myEvolution Enterprise License) Licensable enterprise edition of the myEvolution platform that corporations can deploy internally and fully white-label for J2EE data center management. Includes configuration engine, administration site, and hosting control center, enabling system administrators, developers, and managers to collaborate across the application lifecycle with automatic environment configuration, browser-based application deployment, and real-time reporting.
• Database Hosting Services Managed database hosting with options including PostgreSQL (recommended, free), MySQL 5 Unicode (free), MS SQL Server 2000 (+$40/month), and MS SQL Server 2005 (+$300/month), with Oracle 8i also supported. Includes database space allocation, connection pooling, JDBC driver configuration, and full backup capabilities.
• Email Hosting Services Full email hosting with options including JavaMail API for application-driven email, unlimited email aliases, distribution lists, IMAP mailboxes, and webmail access for browser-based mail from any location. Includes a Portal Mail API for programmatic email management.
• Application Monitoring Service Optional monitoring service that tests applications on a regular schedule and takes action on problems. Available tiers include Basic Monitoring ($10/month, automatic restart), Intermediate Monitoring ($15/month, adds email/pager notification), and Advanced Monitoring ($20/month, adds custom program execution).
• Audio/Video Streaming Services Streaming services delivered via RealSystem Server by Real Networks and Windows Media Streaming. Supports RealVideo, RealAudio, Flash, RealPix, RealText, SMIL, MP3, and QuickTime streaming over HTTP and RTSP protocols, hosted on a dedicated streaming platform separate from application servers.
• Version Control (CVS) Concurrent Versions System (CVS) source code management service for managing and tracking changes to application content. Available for $10/month in shared hosting, with client-server access, unreserved check-out, and cross-platform client tools.
• SSL Certificate Provisioning SSL encryption support for secure transmission, including assistance with obtaining encryption keys from third-party vendors (Thawte, Verisign), D-U-N-S number verification, certificate request processing, and server installation.
• Technical Support Services Technical support available via online form, email ([email protected]), and emergency paging system, with assistance for environment-related issues. Application-specific problems that are reproducible locally may incur a $130/hour support fee.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jelastic: Jelastic is a Java/PHP/Ruby specialized cloud PaaS that provides automated hosting, vertical scaling, and J2EE application server support. Like Evolution Hosting, it positions around Java-specific hosting rather than generic cloud, making it the closest direct competitor on technology stack and target developer.
• CloudBees: CloudBees offers a CI/CD and cloud platform with deep Java/Jenkins heritage, serving enterprise Java teams with managed build and deployment tooling. It is comparable to Evolution Hosting's Java-specialized, deployment-focused proposition and serves a similar enterprise developer audience.
• WebFaction (now owned by tsoHost/SiteGround group): WebFaction was a long-standing developer-friendly shared hosting provider explicitly supporting Java/Tomcat alongside Python and PHP apps, with a similar mid-market developer audience. It is directly comparable to Evolution Hosting as a niche developer-focused host with Java support.
• A2 Hosting: A2 Hosting is a traditional shared/dedicated/VPS host that offers managed Java/Tomcat hosting plans aimed at SMB developers. It overlaps with Evolution Hosting in the Java-on-shared-hosting tier and competes for the same self-service developer buyer.

Broad incumbents

• OpenShift (Red Hat): Red Hat OpenShift is an enterprise container platform that natively supports Java/J2EE workloads and provides managed application runtimes. It competes with Evolution Hosting for hosted Java workloads but is a much broader incumbent platform spanning containers, services, and hybrid cloud.
• Heroku (Salesforce): Heroku is a multi-language PaaS with first-class Java support including Tomcat and J2EE-style deploys via git push. It overlaps with Evolution Hosting's hosted Java deployment value prop but operates at vastly greater scale and across many runtimes.
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk: AWS Elastic Beanstalk is Amazon's PaaS layer that directly supports Java SE, Tomcat, and J2EE-style deployments on AWS infrastructure. It is the natural hyperscale alternative for customers evaluating Evolution Hosting's managed J2EE stack.
• Google App Engine: Google App Engine is a fully managed serverless platform that supports Java runtimes (standard and flexible) including J2EE servlet-based applications. It competes for hosted Java workloads at hyperscaler economics versus Evolution Hosting's specialized managed service.
• HostGator: HostGator is a large incumbent SMB web hosting brand that supports Java/Tomcat on certain plans alongside its dominant Linux/PHP stack. It competes for the lower end of the Java hosting market that Evolution Hosting also targets.
• DigitalOcean: DigitalOcean is a mainstream cloud VPS provider popular with developers deploying Java/Spring applications via droplets and App Platform. It is a comparable hosting alternative for the Java developer segment Evolution Hosting targets, though much broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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