Fixweb

What Fixweb does

Fixweb SAS is a French managed hosting and web infrastructure specialist headquartered in Paris (38 Av. de Wagram, 75008), founded circa 2014 as a private SAS. The company provides outsourced server management and 24/7 infrastructure supervision for businesses running open-source web platforms — principally WordPress, Magento, PrestaShop, and Drupal — along with anti-DDoS protection, performance optimization, and disaster recovery. Its technical stack combines commodity open-source components (Nginx, MySQL, Varnish, PHP) with proprietary tools including the ForcePress multi-channel publishing platform, MailAzur email service, and BGP-based DDoS mitigation, deployed across multi-cloud infrastructure spanning OVH, Online.net, Gandi, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and partner Tier 3/Tier 4 data centers (Equinix, Global Switch, Iliad Datacenter).

Fixweb sells through a tiered subscription model: managed server services at Standard (€70/month), Business (€195/month), and Critical (€395/month) levels, plus standalone DDoS protection, cloud hosting, colocation, and ForcePress publishing bundles, all on 12-month commitments. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with technical advisors, a web-agency reseller channel, and a self-serve cloud portal. Primary customer segments are French SMBs, growth-stage web agencies, e-commerce operators (including a referenced KFC France deployment), and high-traffic media/publishing sites; the company claims 300–500 customers and 80+ global points of presence.

The business operates with 11–50 employees, no disclosed external funding or institutional investors, and is founder-owned. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; based on customer count, pricing levels, and peer benchmarks, estimated annual revenue is most likely in the low single-digit millions USD range. The company’s differentiation rests on dual sysadmin/developer expertise, CMS-specific optimization depth, and DDoS protection capabilities — positioning it as a niche French specialist rather than a hyperscaler competitor.

Name

Fixweb

Legal name

Fixweb SAS

Website

https://fixweb.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Web Hosting

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations) (BPAEAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Incident Management, On-Call & Alerting Workflow (HDABAJAI), Attack Detection & Response for Cloud/SaaS (SOC for Cloud) (HDADAGAJ), Managed DevOps / Platform Operations (Run & Operate) (BPAEAKAO)

Keywords

• Managed web hosting
• DDoS protection
• Cloud infrastructure
• CMS optimization
• Server management

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Server Services (Infogérance): Monthly subscription services covering server management, monitoring, backups, security updates, and support. Three tiers: Standard (70€/month), Business (195€/month), Critical (395€/month) with 12-month commitment. Includes DDoS protection and CDN integration at varying levels.
2. Cloud Hosting: SSD-based cloud server deployment with configurable resources. Pricing based on CPU cores, RAM, storage, and service level. Example: 4 cores, 8GB RAM, 100GB SSD starting at 122€/month (excluding service tier).
3. ForcePress Publishing Platform: Unified multi-channel content publishing service for media companies and content publishers. Includes hosting, CDN, DDoS protection, mobile apps, and newsletter management.
4. DDoS Protection Services: Standalone DDoS protection services including BGP-based filtering, web anti-flood, traffic filtering, intrusion testing, and domain blocking.
5. MailAzur Email Service: Bulk email campaign management and sending service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fixweb provides managed server hosting and web infrastructure outsourcing (infogérance) for businesses, with three service tiers (Standard, Business, Critical) covering server management, monitoring, backups, security updates, and DDoS protection. The company specializes in optimizing open-source CMS platforms (WordPress, Magento, Prestashop, Drupal) and offers proprietary products including ForcePress multi-channel publishing platform, MailAzur email service, and WpHosting WordPress-as-a-Service. Multi-cloud deployment spans OVH, AWS, GCP, Azure, and the company's own high-availability infrastructure with 80+ global points of presence.

Product overview

Fixweb offers a unified managed hosting platform combining multiple products and service tiers. The core offering centers on managed cloud servers (Serveur Cloud infogéré) with specialized add-on modules for specific CMS platforms (Magento, WordPress via WpHosting), DDoS protection (Hébergement anti DDoS), and email services (MailAzur). ForcePress extends the portfolio as a separate sub-brand for unified multi-channel content publishing targeting media publishers. Infrastructure colocation services complement the managed offerings. All services operate on Fixweb's own high-availability cloud infrastructure or within partner data centers (OVH, Online, Gandi, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure), with tiered service levels (Standard, Business, Critical) offering escalating support, backup frequencies, and DDoS protection tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ForcePress: Multi-channel unified publishing solution for content publishers and media companies, including website, newsletter, mobile applications, and push notifications.
• MailAzur
• WpHosting

Products and services

• Serveur Cloud infogéré (Managed Cloud Server) Configurable cloud server hosting with SSD storage, offering configurable CPU cores, RAM, and storage options. Provides different service levels with 24/7 support and DDoS protection, deployable in minutes via self-serve console.
• Hébergement anti DDoS (Anti-DDoS Hosting) DDoS protection service providing protection against hacking, data theft, and distributed denial-of-service attacks. Uses BGP-based anti-DDoS technology and flood protection to maintain website availability during attacks. Available across all managed service tiers with Arbor Networks protection at the Critical level.
• ForcePress Unified multi-channel publishing platform for media publishers and content enterprises. Includes website (responsive, CDN-optimized), newsletter management with deliverability optimization, mobile applications (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone), and push notifications. Features include strategic analysis, graphic design, web/mobile development, and 24/7 hosting infrastructure with anti-DDoS protection.
• MailAzur Bulk email sending service providing mass mailing capabilities with contact list management, campaign creation, sending functionality, and statistics tracking for businesses needing email campaign management.
• Infrastructure Datacenter (Colocation) Infrastructure colocation services for companies wishing to operate their own infrastructure in Tier3 and Tier4 data centers. Includes high availability, load balancing, private cloud, DDoS protection, network connectivity, bay co-location, and disaster recovery planning.
• WpHosting WordPress as a Service offering, providing specialized managed hosting for WordPress websites with CMS-specific optimization.
• Infogérance 24/7 (Server Management) 24/7 server management service covering dedicated servers or VPS hosted at OVH, Online, Gandi, Amazon, Google, Azure or Fixweb's own high-availability cloud. Three tiers: Standard (complete management, daily backups, security updates, IPTables DDoS, CloudFlare CDN), Business (adds NewRelic monitoring, dedicated advisor, CloudFlare Pro, 30 min support), and Critical (load balancing, Arbor DDoS, Akamai CDN, 4x daily backups, 1h support, 24/7 dedicated support).

Quantifiable outcome

• Average failover time of 10 minutes with maximum guaranteed at 1 hour
• +2 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CloudFlarecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing CDN and DDoS protection services integrated into Fixweb's managed hosting tiers. CloudFlare Pro and standard CDN included across service levels.
• Amazon AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure partner for cloud hosting services. Fixweb manages servers hosted on AWS infrastructure as part of multi-cloud strategy.
• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure partner for cloud hosting. Fixweb offers managed services for GCP-hosted infrastructure.
• OVHcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary hosting partner for dedicated and VPS servers. Fixweb provides managed services for OVH-hosted infrastructure.
• Online.net (Iliad)coreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure partner for dedicated server hosting. Online.net is part of Iliad group.
• EquinixcoreTechnology or IntegrationDatacenter partner providing Tier 3+ data center facilities for infrastructure hosting.
• Global SwitchcoreTechnology or IntegrationDatacenter partner for high-availability infrastructure and colocation services.
• TelecitycoreTechnology or IntegrationDatacenter partner (now part of Equinix) for enterprise infrastructure hosting.
• Iliad DatacentercoreTechnology or IntegrationDatacenter partner for French infrastructure hosting.
• Arbor NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationDDoS protection technology partner providing advanced attack mitigation for Critical tier customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• o2switch: o2switch is a French web hosting provider offering shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting primarily to the French SMB market. Competes with Fixweb's lower-tier managed services for cost-conscious French customers.
• Infomaniak: Infomaniak is a Swiss-based hosting and cloud provider offering managed hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and SaaS tools. Comparable to Fixweb as a European mid-market managed host with strong data sovereignty positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Scaleway: Scaleway is a European cloud provider (Iliad group, sibling of Fixweb's partner Online.net) offering dedicated servers, cloud instances, and managed services. Competes with Fixweb for French and European customers seeking local cloud infrastructure.
• OVHcloud: OVHcloud is a major European cloud and hosting provider that supplies much of Fixweb's underlying infrastructure. It competes with Fixweb at the dedicated server and VPS layer and offers its own managed services, though Fixweb differentiates via hands-on application-layer management.

Emerging players

• Cloudflare: Cloudflare is a global security and CDN provider whose DDoS protection and Workers platform are embedded in Fixweb's service tiers. Competes with Fixweb's DDoS and CDN value proposition while also serving as a partner for lower-tier protection.

Direct peers

• WP Engine: WP Engine is a global managed WordPress hosting provider offering specialized WordPress hosting, security, and developer tools. Direct competitor to Fixweb's WpHosting sub-brand and to its general WordPress managed hosting offering.
• Acquia: Acquia is a managed hosting and digital experience platform provider specializing in Drupal and other open-source CMS platforms. Comparable to Fixweb's Drupal hosting and ForcePress-style managed publishing capabilities for enterprise CMS customers.
• PlanetHoster: PlanetHoster is a French/Canadian hosting provider specializing in managed hosting for WordPress and other open-source CMS platforms. Direct competitor to Fixweb's WpHosting offering with similar specialization in open-source stacks.
• Gandi: Gandi is a French hosting and domain provider offering shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and managed services. Direct competitor in the French SMB market and an infrastructure partner to Fixweb, creating both cooperative and competitive dynamics.
• Ikooula: Ikoula is a French managed hosting and cloud provider offering dedicated servers, VPS, and managed services to SMEs and enterprises. Direct competitor to Fixweb in the French market with similar customer profiles and service tiers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fixweb
• Facebookfacebook.com/fixweb.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fixweb

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&A

Investments

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

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