Febas

What Febas does

Febas is a German web hosting provider operating as a sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen) under founder Roman Baumgärtner, headquartered in Bramsche, Germany. Founded in 2006, the company serves private customers (Privatkunden) and small-to-mid-sized businesses (Geschäftskunden) in the German market with a portfolio of SSD/NVMe-backed shared web hosting, KVM-based root and managed virtual servers, and specialized managed-hosting packages for WordPress, Nextcloud, and ownCloud. The technical stack combines Linux with Apache/PHP/MySQL on shared hosting, KVM virtualization managed via Virtualizor, LiveConfig and Plesk/Webmin/cPanel/ISPConfig provisioning on dedicated plans, and supporting tooling including Roundcube webmail and phpMyAdmin 5.2.1 across 15 MySQL backend hosts. Operational discipline is signaled by a hard cap of 32 VPS per KVM node to prevent overbooking, and a 14-node database backend.

The company monetizes primarily through prepaid recurring subscriptions billed in advance via PayPal, SOFORT, SEPA direct debit, or customer credit balances. Core revenue streams are shared web hosting, server hosting (root and managed), domain registration through a Domain-Robot, the drag-and-drop Homepage-Baukasten website builder, individual services (web programming, homepage creation, server management), premium spam protection, and LiveConfig license resale. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the febas.de online storefront, supplemented by an affiliate Partnerprogramm and reseller channels; there is no field sales motion and phone support is explicitly not offered, with all customer engagement routed through Zendesk-powered ticketing, contact forms, and live chat.

At 11–50 employees, 10,000+ customers, 30,000+ registered domains, 15,000+ hosted websites, and a self-reported 98% recommendation rate backed by 614 ProvenExpert reviews, Febas operates as a bootstrapped, founder-financed small business with no external funding, no parent company, and no M&A history. The competitive narrative centers on transparent pricing, no contract lock-in with immediate refunds, German data residency under DSGVO, and demonstrably responsive support — rather than scale advantages or technology differentiation.

Name

Febas

Legal name

Febas - Roman Baumgärtner

Website

https://febas.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Febas is a German web hosting provider, founded 2006 in Bramsche and operated as a sole proprietorship by Roman Baumgärtner, offering SSD/NVMe shared hosting, KVM virtual servers, and managed hosting for WordPress, Nextcloud, and ownCloud to private customers and small businesses in Germany on a prepaid subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bramsche

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shared Webhosting Subscriptions: Recurring prepaid subscriptions for SSD Webhosting, WordPress Hosting, Nextcloud Hosting, and ownCloud Hosting packages, billed in advance per prepaid period with automatic renewal via customer credit, SEPA direct debit, or prepayment.
2. Server Hosting (Root vServer & Managed vServer): Recurring prepaid fees for KVM root servers and fully managed NVMe servers, with optional server management/managed-services add-ons.
3. Domain Registration & Domain-Robot: Annual/domain-term fees for registering and managing top-level domains through Febas acting as intermediary to registries such as DENIC; optional domain-robot access is included.
4. Homepage-Baukasten (Site Builder): Recurring subscription for the hosted drag-and-drop website builder product with 200+ templates.
5. Individual Services & Premium Spamschutz: Fees for individual services such as web programming, homepage creation, server management, and premium spam protection, sold as add-on managed services.
6. LiveConfig Licenses: Resale of LiveConfig control panel licenses as a third-party software licensing revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Febas is a German web hosting provider that sells SSD and NVMe-backed shared web hosting, KVM-based root virtual servers, fully managed virtual servers, application-optimized hosting for WordPress, Nextcloud, and ownCloud, domain registration with a real-time Domain-Robot, a no-code homepage builder, premium email spam protection, and bespoke web programming/server management services. All packages are sold on a prepaid subscription basis with no contract lock-in, targeted at German private customers and small/medium businesses.

Product overview

Febas is a German web hosting provider offering a portfolio of related products rather than a single unified product. The core offering is its SSD Webhosting line, complemented by a no-code Homepage-Baukasten (website builder), a Domains registration service with a real-time Domain-Robot, and WordPress Hosting that is specifically optimized for the WordPress CMS. Around this core sit application-specific managed hosting packages for Nextcloud and ownCloud cloud storage, an unmanaged Root vServer (KVM) line for full-control deployments, and a Managed vServer line on NVMe SSDs for higher-performance, hands-off workloads. Supporting add-ons include the Premium Spamschutz email security filter, Individual Solutions (custom web programming, homepage creation, and server management services), and LiveConfig Lizenzen for control panel licensing. Together these products form an integrated platform aimed at both private and business customers seeking German-hosted infrastructure with 99% availability and no contractual lock-in.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SSD Webhosting Shared web hosting packages on SSD infrastructure with a free top-level domain included, suitable for private and business customers running small websites, blogs, and content management systems.
• Homepage-Baukasten (Website Builder) Drag-and-drop homepage builder with 200+ responsive design templates that lets users without programming knowledge create mobile-friendly websites.
• Domains Domain registration service offering numerous TLDs at competitive prices, with optional free real-time control via the included Domain-Robot and the ability to delegate domains to existing webspace accounts.
• WordPress Hosting High-performance hosting environment optimized for WordPress that guarantees permanent availability for WordPress blogs and CMS sites and can be launched in a few clicks.
• Nextcloud Hosting Managed Nextcloud environment for businesses and private users providing their own self-hosted cloud for documents, photos, and videos, with quick no-prior-knowledge setup.
• ownCloud Hosting Managed ownCloud environment delivering a secure personal cloud reachable in one click, allowing device-independent synchronization of documents, media, and files with no prior technical knowledge required.
• Root vServer (KVM) Unmanaged KVM-based virtual servers providing full root access and dedicated resources, with no overbooking and a maximum of 32 VPS per node, targeted at customers with Linux administration know-how.
• Managed vServer Fully managed virtual servers on NVMe SSDs with guaranteed hardware resources, where Febas handles maintenance and security updates, designed for shops and high-performance workloads needing exclusive server use.
• Individuelle Lösungen (Individual Solutions) Bespoke professional services covering web programming, homepage creation, and server management, supporting customers with both new builds and modifications to existing websites.
• Premium Spamschutz Premium spam-filtering add-on for email accounts hosted by Febas, designed to reduce unsolicited and malicious messages.
• LiveConfig Lizenzen Reseller or end-customer licenses for the LiveConfig hosting control panel, resold by Febas for managing web hosting, email, and domain administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ satisfied customers served
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LiveConfigcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLiveConfig is the control panel integrated across Febas hosting products and is also resold to customers as a license product (liveconfig.febas.de). A live recover-password portal for LiveConfig is operated under the Febas brand.
• phpMyAdmin (open source project)coreTechnology or IntegrationphpMyAdmin 5.2.1 is deployed at phpmyadmin.febas.de to provide database administration for customers across 15 backend MySQL hosts (server.febas.net through server14.febas.net).
• Roundcube Webmail (open source project)coreTechnology or IntegrationRoundcube Webmail is deployed at webmail.febas.de as the customer-facing email web client.
• Virtualizor (by Softaculous)coreTechnology or IntegrationVirtualizor is the virtualization management platform used for the vServer product line (vserver.febas.de), providing VPS creation, OS reinstallation, backups, scaling, firewall, DNS, and resource management.
• Zendesk (Zendesk Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationZendesk is used as the customer support ticket system and live chat platform for processing customer inquiries, with a data processing agreement in place.
• ProvenExpert (Expert Systems AG)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvenExpert provides the review seal/widget on the homepage and aggregates customer ratings; integrated into the customer journey as the primary social-proof mechanism.
• PayPal (PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A.)coreOthersPayPal is integrated as one of the primary payment methods for online orders; payment data is transmitted to PayPal to fulfil the contract.
• SOFORT GmbH (Klarna Group)coreOthersSOFORT is integrated as one of the primary payment methods for online orders; transmits required payment data to the SOFORT/Klarna platform to fulfil the contract.
• Google Ireland Limited (Google Ads / reCAPTCHA)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Ads Conversion Tracking is used for paid acquisition measurement; Google reCAPTCHA and Invisible reCAPTCHA are used to distinguish humans from bots on the website. Data is transmitted to Google Ireland and potentially Google LLC in the USA under TADPF.
• Händlerbund Management AGminorOthersFebas is a registered member of Händlerbund, the German e-commerce trade association that also drafted and legally vets Febas's AGB.
• FairCommerce initiativeminorOthersFebas is a member of the FairCommerce initiative for fair e-commerce practices, referenced from the impressum.
• Markel International (via exali.de)minorOthersMarkel provides Febas's professional liability insurance (Haftpflichtversicherung), with a seal displayed on the impressum.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• domainFACTORY: InterNetX-owned German hosting brand focused on shared hosting, managed hosting, servers and domains for SMBs and resellers — directly comparable product mix to Febas, particularly on managed WordPress and SMB hosting, primarily competing in the German-speaking market.

Broad incumbents

• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): One of Europe's largest web hosting and cloud providers, offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, domains and website builders targeted at SMBs and private customers — overlaps broadly with Febas's full product portfolio but at significantly larger scale and with a much wider marketing footprint.
• Host Europe: Established UK/German hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, managed WordPress and domains — overlaps with most of Febas's portfolio and competes for the same German SMB and private customer base.
• Strato: Major German mass-market hosting provider (part of United Internet) explicitly named in Febas customer testimonials as a benchmark for comparison. Overlaps directly with Febas on shared web hosting, domains and VPS, but at much larger scale and historically associated with oversold shared resources — the exact positioning Febas pushes back against.

Direct peers

• Contabo: Germany-based hosting provider offering low-cost VPS, dedicated servers and web hosting with a strong value proposition — competes head-to-head with Febas in the price-sensitive German and European SMB/developer segment.
• Mittwald: German managed hosting provider specializing in WordPress, TYPO3 and agency hosting — closely comparable to Febas's managed vServer and WordPress hosting products, especially for German SMBs and digital agencies seeking managed infrastructure.
• Netcup: German VPS, root server and web hosting provider with a strong reputation among technically experienced developers and SMBs — directly comparable to Febas's KVM root vServer and SSD web hosting lines, particularly on price-performance and developer-friendly tooling.
• All-Inkl.com: Privately held German hosting provider focused on shared hosting, reseller hosting, servers and domains for private customers and SMBs — a close comparable to Febas on customer segments, product mix and bootstrapped/owner-operated operating model.
• Hetzner Online: German hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers and cloud services with a strong reputation for price-performance and NVMe/SSD infrastructure — directly comparable to Febas's hosting, root vServer and managed server lines, but at materially larger scale and with its own data centers.

Emerging players

• Cloudways (DigitalOcean): Managed cloud hosting platform offering VPS-style hosting on top of hyperscaler infrastructure with a strong focus on SMBs and developers — overlaps with Febas's managed server line as an alternative for German SMBs willing to pay for managed hosting beyond a traditional shared host.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/febas
• Facebookfacebook.com/FebasDE
• Instagraminstagram.com/febas_de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/febas-de

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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