Timme Hosting

What Timme Hosting does

Timme Hosting is a German B2B web hosting provider founded in 2012 by Falko Timme and headquartered in Lüneburg, operating as a GmbH & Co. KG. The company serves several thousand customers — primarily German SMBs, mid-market businesses, web agencies, and professional website and online-shop operators — with a focused product portfolio spanning shared nginx hosting (from €19/month), Shop-Hosting (from €29/month), Managed vServer (from €66/month), Managed Server (from €149/month), ScaleServer cloud (from €62.50/month, usage-based), and Object Storage 2.0 (from €7.50/month). Specialized hosting packages are offered for German-relevant CMS and e-commerce platforms including WordPress, Shopware, Magento, JTL-Shop, OXID, PrestaShop, WooCommerce, Contao, Drupal, Joomla, and TYPO3, reflecting a deliberate vertical-specific go-to-market approach within the DACH market.

The underlying technology stack is centered on a "true nginx" architecture (not nginx as a reverse proxy in front of Apache), SSD storage, HTTP/3 support, ISPConfig open-source control panel integration, and Arbor/Juniper-based DDoS protection, with infrastructure housed in a German data center running on 100% hydropower. The company is a major contributor to the ISPConfig open-source project, providing it with customization latitude that competitors using licensed control panels (cPanel, Plesk) lack. Revenue is generated predominantly through monthly recurring subscriptions, supplemented by domain registration across numerous TLDs, add-on services (dedicated IPs, development environments, additional storage, individual support at €28/15min), and professional services (migration, load testing, out-of-hours support). Distribution is primarily direct via the timmehosting.de e-commerce storefront with a consultative sales team, augmented by a partner/reseller program for web agencies.

Go-to-market is sales-led with a self-serve e-commerce layer, supported by content marketing (blog, SEO), event sponsorship (e-Commerce Day, DMEXCO, Shopware Community Day, JTL PartnerConvention), and social media. Recent strategic activity has focused on product-line expansion rather than geographic or segment expansion: Container Hosting was launched in October 2025 as a no-additional-cost feature across server products; ScaleServer received new scaling tiers and reduced entry-level pricing in January 2025; and S3-compatible Object Storage 2.0 launched in October 2024. The business remains privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed headcount figures.

Name

Timme Hosting

Legal name

Timme Hosting GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://timmehosting.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lüneburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Hosting Services: Monthly recurring subscription revenue from shared web hosting packages including nginx Hosting (from €19/month), Shop-Hosting (from €29/month), Managed vServer (from €66/month), Managed Server (from €149/month), ScaleServer (from €62.50/month), and Object Storage (from €7.50/month). Prices exclude VAT.
2. Add-on Products and Services: Additional revenue from supplementary services including dedicated IP addresses, development environments, additional storage, PHP memory extensions, MySQL databases, email storage, cron jobs, subnet allocations, individual support (€28/15min), and SSL certificate setup services.
3. Domain Registration: Revenue from domain registration services across numerous TLDs including .de, .com, .net, .eu, .at, .ch, .io, and many geographic and brand TLDs.
4. Professional Services: Paid consulting, individual support outside business hours (€45 service fee + €50/15min), website migration services, load testing, and event optimization services for high-traffic scenarios.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Timme Hosting provides managed nginx-based web hosting services for German businesses, including shared Webhosting, Shop-Hosting, Managed vServer (VPS), Managed Server (dedicated), and the auto-scaling ScaleServer, complemented by Object Storage 2.0, Container Hosting, domain registration, and SSL certificates. Service is delivered from a German data center with 99.9% SLA, 24/7 emergency support, free migration, and management through the open-source ISPConfig control panel that the company actively develops.

Product overview

Timme Hosting is a German web hosting provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of hosting services centered around nginx web server technology. The core offering includes shared hosting products (Webhosting, Shop-Hosting), virtual private servers (Managed vServer), dedicated servers (Managed Server), and cloud solutions (ScaleServer, Object Storage 2.0, Container Hosting). The company differentiates through specialized hosting packages for popular CMS and e-commerce platforms including WordPress, Shopware, Magento, JTL-Shop, OXID, PrestaShop, WooCommerce, Contao, Drupal, Joomla, and TYPO3. Infrastructure management is handled through ISPConfig, an open-source control panel that Timme Hosting contributes to. Additional services include domain registration, SSL certificates (via Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL), and an App-Installer for one-click application deployment. The company emphasizes performance optimization through nginx, SSD storage, and eco-friendly data centers powered by hydroelectric energy in Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Webhosting (nginx Hosting) Entry-level shared web hosting built on nginx with SSD boost storage, including free SSL, daily backups, and one-click app installation, targeted at small business websites.
• Shop-Hosting Shared hosting optimized for e-commerce platforms (Shopware, Magento, JTL, OXID, PrestaShop, WooCommerce) with nginx and SSD boost, designed for fast shop loading times and reliability.
• Managed vServer (VPS) Fully managed virtual private server with ISPConfig control panel, free SSL, 24/7 monitoring, and more resources than shared hosting, targeted at demanding projects and agencies.
• Managed Server Dedicated managed physical server with full system administration by Timme Hosting for online shops and high-traffic websites requiring maximum performance.
• ScaleServer Cloud-based managed server that automatically scales compute resources with traffic, offered on hourly pay-as-you-go billing for variable-demand workloads.
• Object Storage 2.0 S3-compatible scalable cloud storage for static files, offered with inclusive traffic and per-GB pricing beyond the included base capacity.
• Container Hosting Docker-based container hosting capability available on Managed Server, Managed vServer, and ScaleServer, enabling deployment of containerized applications with portability and scalability.
• Domains Domain registration service covering numerous generic, country-code, geographic, and brand TLDs, billed as recurring subscriptions.
• SSL Certificates SSL/TLS certificate provisioning and management including free Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL plus commercial certificates, with automatic renewal integrated into ISPConfig.
• WordPress Hosting Specialized nginx hosting package pre-configured for WordPress websites, optimized for performance and security on the WordPress stack.
• Shopware Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the Shopware e-commerce platform (Shopware 5 and 6) with pre-tuned nginx and server settings.
• Magento Hosting Specialized managed hosting for Magento (Adobe Commerce) e-commerce platform with optimized server configurations.
• JTL-Shop Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the JTL-Shop German e-commerce platform with full integration support.
• OXID-Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the OXID eShop CE open-source e-commerce platform with optimized configurations.
• PrestaShop Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the PrestaShop e-commerce platform with optimized server configurations.
• WooCommerce Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the WooCommerce WordPress e-commerce plugin with optimized configurations.
• Contao Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the Contao German open-source CMS with optimized server configurations.
• Drupal Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the Drupal CMS with optimized server configurations.
• Joomla Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the Joomla CMS with optimized server configurations.
• TYPO3 Hosting Specialized managed hosting for the TYPO3 Enterprise CMS with optimized configurations for v11 LTS and v12.
• Website Migration and Installation Service Free white-glove migration and installation service moving one website or shop installation per booking (files and databases) from the customer's previous host to Timme Hosting.
• Individual Support and Consulting Paid expert consulting and out-of-band support from senior system administrators, billed per quarter hour in business hours (€28) or with a €45 service fee plus €50/quarter hour outside business hours, plus load testing and event optimization services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% network availability guaranteed in SLA
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Global hyperscale cloud provider offering EC2, S3, and managed services. While not a direct SMB hosting competitor, AWS represents the broader infrastructure alternative that could erode Timme's managed hosting value proposition over time.

Direct peers

• All-Inkl.com: German shared hosting and reseller hosting provider with strong focus on private customers and SMBs. Comparable in pricing strategy and product portfolio (web hosting, domains, SSL) for the German market.
• Netcup: German VPS, dedicated server, and web hosting provider with strong technical focus. Comparable in offering managed servers, VPS, and web hosting with similar pricing for technical German SMBs and developers.
• Mittwald: German hosting provider specializing in CMS and shop hosting (especially TYPO3, Shopware, WordPress). Direct competitor in the specialized hosting niche that Timme also targets with their CMS and Shop-Hosting products.
• Strato: Large German mass-market hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, and managed servers. Competes with Timme in the German SMB and consumer hosting market, though at a different scale and price point.
• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): One of Germany's largest web hosting and cloud providers with shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and managed WordPress/e-commerce hosting. Closest large-scale direct competitor with overlapping product set and target audience.
• Host Europe: German hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and managed hosting solutions. Overlapping product set and target customer base in the German market.
• Hetzner: Germany-based hosting provider offering shared hosting, managed servers, VPS, and dedicated servers. Direct competitor in the German SMB and mid-market hosting segment with similar pricing tiers and target customer base.

Emerging players

• WP Engine: Specialized managed WordPress hosting provider with focus on performance and developer experience. Comparable to Timme's WordPress-Hosting sub-brand in targeting the performance-focused CMS hosting segment.
• Cloudways: Managed cloud hosting platform offering simplified server management on top of hyperscaler infrastructure. Comparable in the managed hosting value proposition targeting SMBs that want server-grade hosting without operational complexity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/timmehosting
• Facebookfacebook.com/timmehosting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/timme-hosting
• Instagraminstagram.com/timmehosting

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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