What CABizHost does

CABizHost is a Sacramento, California-based web hosting provider that has operated since 1987 as part of Tech-Line Consulting. The company delivers shared website hosting, managed WordPress hosting, SSL certificates, website design, and digital marketing services (SEO, video marketing, internet marketing consulting). Under founder/owner Dave Lucht, CABizHost serves primarily Sacramento-area small and medium-sized businesses, with secondary reach to national customers.

The underlying platform is built on Linux with SSD RAID-10 storage arrays, optimized web and database servers, CloudFlare CDN integration, and a cPanel-based account management interface. The managed WordPress offering is delivered through a partnership with WPSanity, providing automatic updates, vulnerability scans, DDoS mitigation, account isolation, PHP caching, and nightly backups. Pricing is subscription-based with entry-level plans starting at approximately $9.97/month annually, and no long-term contracts. Add-on professional services (design, SEO, marketing) are quoted on a project basis.

The go-to-market is sales-led, emphasizing direct phone-based consultation and a self-serve website channel, supported by content marketing, organic SEO, social media presence, and referral-driven demand. Revenue streams are predominantly recurring hosting subscriptions, supplemented by project-based design and marketing engagements. The business shares infrastructure and operational capacity with sibling brand IMarkHosting under the Tech-Line umbrella.

Name

CABizHost

Legal name

CABizHost

Website

https://cabizhost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CABizHost is a Sacramento-based web hosting provider, founded in 1987 and operated by Dave Lucht under Tech-Line Consulting. It offers shared and managed WordPress hosting, website design, and SEO services primarily to Sacramento-area SMBs and national customers via subscription and project-based pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Hosting Services: Subscription-based web hosting services providing web space, bandwidth, email accounts, and control panel access. Multiple plan tiers available from basic to professional, with monthly and annual billing options.
2. Managed WordPress Hosting: Premium managed hosting service that includes software setup, configuration, troubleshooting, site restoration, technical support, patching, updating, and monitoring. Additional security services included at no extra cost.
3. SSL Certificates: SSL certificate installation and maintenance services for secure website connections.
4. Website Design Services: Custom website design and redesign services, including WordPress conversion for existing HTML websites.
5. SEO and Internet Marketing: Search engine optimization and internet marketing consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CABizHost provides shared website hosting and managed WordPress hosting on Linux/SSD infrastructure with cPanel, nightly backups, built-in PHP caching, and 1-click CloudFlare CDN. It complements hosting with SSL certificate installation, custom website design, SEO, video marketing, internet marketing consulting, and domain registration for Sacramento-area small and medium businesses and nationwide customers.

Product overview

CABizHost offers a comprehensive web hosting platform centered on shared website hosting with optional managed WordPress hosting add-ons. The core hosting service includes unlimited disk space, bandwidth, email accounts, and MySQL databases with cPanel access. The company provides supplementary services including managed WordPress hosting (WPSanity), SSL certificate installation, website design, SEO, video marketing, and internet marketing consulting. E-commerce capabilities are available through integrated shopping cart platforms. The product portfolio is delivered primarily as a unified hosting platform with modular add-on services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Website Hosting Subscription-based shared website hosting providing web space, bandwidth, email accounts, MySQL databases, FTP access, and cPanel control panel, with features including 1-click script installs, free site builder, SSL, and nightly backups, aimed at small and medium businesses and individuals who want an easy-to-use control panel and 24/7 support.
• Managed WordPress Hosting Premium managed hosting service for WordPress sites that bundles software setup, configuration, troubleshooting, patching, updates, monitoring, vulnerability scanning, DDoS mitigation, site restoration, and technical support, targeted at WordPress site owners who want hands-off security and maintenance.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificate installation and maintenance service that provides secure HTTPS connections for customer websites, aimed at hosting customers who need encryption handled for them.
• Website Design Custom website design and redesign service, including WordPress conversion of existing HTML websites, delivered for Sacramento-area small and medium businesses that want a modern, mobile-ready, professional web presence.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Search engine optimization service designed to improve search engine placement and online visibility for client websites, sold primarily to Sacramento-area small and medium businesses.
• Video Marketing Video marketing service that helps businesses create multimedia content to compete online, sold as an add-on to hosting clients who want richer content marketing.
• Internet Marketing and Consulting Internet marketing strategy and consulting service for online business development, targeting small and medium businesses that need guidance on digital channels.
• WPSanity WordPress Maintenance and Support WordPress maintenance and support service delivered via partnership with WPSanity, providing daily checks and updates, HelpDesk support, and compromised-site remediation, sold to WordPress site owners as a complete maintenance package.
• Domain Registration Domain name registration service offered at competitive pricing as part of the hosting bundle, sold to small businesses and individuals setting up new websites.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast deployment: Hosting services can be up and running in as little as 4 hours
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• WPSanitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTech-Line, CABizHost and IMarkHosting teamed-up to bring WPSanity to Sacramento. WPSanity provides comprehensive WordPress maintenance including daily checks and updates, HelpDesk services, and compromised site support at no additional cost. This partnership enables CABizHost to offer managed WordPress hosting with full maintenance services.
• Tech-Line ConsultingflagshipOthersCABizHost is part of Tech-Line Consulting in Sacramento, CA. The company has been serving the Sacramento area and the rest of the nation for nearly 30 years as part of Tech-Line. Tech-Line provides the parent company infrastructure and brand for CABizHost's web hosting services.
• IMarkHostingcoreOthersIMarkHosting is described as one of the owner's hosting brands alongside CABizHost. Both brands are operated by the same team and share the same managed hosting infrastructure and services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WP Engine: Specialist managed WordPress hosting platform offering security monitoring, automatic updates, and premium support. Closest direct competitor to CABizHost's managed WordPress / WPSanity offering with the same target customer (WordPress SMB site owners) but operating at enterprise scale.
• Kinsta: Premium managed WordPress hosting provider built on Google Cloud, with automated backups, security, and performance tooling. Direct competitor in the managed WordPress space that CABizHost targets via WPSanity, though positioned upmarket.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: Largest domain registrar and SMB hosting provider in the US, offering shared hosting, WordPress hosting, website builder, and marketing services. Highly comparable end-to-end stack (hosting + design + marketing) to CABizHost's bundled offering, but at vastly larger scale.
• A2 Hosting: SMB-focused shared, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting provider emphasizing performance ("Turbo Servers") and developer-friendly features. Comparable product positioning and SMB target customer to CABizHost.
• DreamHost: Long-established independent US-based shared, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting provider. Comparable as a long-tenured SME hosting competitor with an independent/regional heritage, like CABizHost.
• Bluehost: One of the largest SMB-focused shared and managed WordPress hosting providers in the US, officially recommended by WordPress.org. Directly comparable to CABizHost as a low-cost hosting provider targeting small businesses and WordPress sites, but operating at vastly greater national scale.
• HostGator: Large, well-known shared, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting provider targeting SMBs. Comparable in core product offering (shared/managed hosting with add-ons) and target customer segment, but with significantly larger scale and brand reach.
• InMotion Hosting: US-based SMB-focused shared, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting provider with an emphasis on customer support. Comparable service model and target audience to CABizHost but operating at a larger, more national scale.
• SiteGround: Major SMB and managed WordPress hosting provider known for strong support and in-house performance tooling. Comparable to CABizHost's emphasis on managed WordPress services and customer service quality, but competing at national/global scale.

Emerging players

• Cloudways: Managed cloud hosting platform (DigitalOcean, AWS, GCP, Linode) targeting SMBs and agencies with managed WordPress and WooCommerce. Comparable in targeting small businesses seeking managed hosting without building infrastructure themselves — an upmarket technology alternative to CABizHost's managed WordPress service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/davidlucht
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TechLineConsulting
• Facebookfacebook.com/david.lucht1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/davidlucht
• Pinterestpinterest.com/hotbiz

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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