What alwaysdata does

alwaysdata is a privately held French Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider founded in 2006 in Paris, operating as ALWAYSDATA SARL with €200,000 of registered capital. The company delivers fully managed, self-operated hosting infrastructure under the brand 'The European Cloud,' positioning itself as a sovereign-data alternative to US hyperscalers and serving web agencies, large enterprise groups, startups, SaaS providers, and French public-sector organizations.

The product portfolio consists of three tiers: a Free plan (no credit card, valid indefinitely), Plus shared hosting (€5-€150/month) with unlimited sites, mailboxes, and databases across four resource tiers, and Max Private Cloud (from €369/month) offering dedicated servers with 24/7 human support, GOLD redundancy, and GPU compute. The underlying technology stack is entirely open source — Apache and uWSGI for web serving, Exim and Dovecot for email, Rspamd for spam filtering, and Django for the administration interface — with managed databases (MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, plus Redis/Memcached/Elasticsearch on Private Cloud), automatic Let's Encrypt SSL, and a REST API (v1) at api.alwaysdata.com for programmatic resource management. A Marketplace offers 80+ one-click applications (WordPress, Ghost, Nextcloud, Matomo, Django, etc.), and the Academic Cloud (AAC) program extends 50% discounts to students and free coordinator accounts to teachers.

Commercially, alwaysdata runs a self-serve, product-led growth motion with no sales intervention required for sign-up or upgrade, complemented by a referral program (10% commission for 6 months) and enterprise field sales for Max configurations. Revenue streams include recurring subscriptions (Public Cloud), usage-based billing (Private Cloud), transaction fees on domain registration via a Gandi reseller partnership, marketplace app commissions, and affiliate referral fees. The team operates as a remote-first workforce of 1-10 employees across multiple cities. Notable disclosed customers include République Française, Fédération Française de Football, SNCF, Fnac, Ubisoft, Netflix, Canal Plus, Lagardère, Pierre Hermé, Maisons du monde, Sidaction, and FrenchTech. The company is bootstrapped with no external funding rounds or institutional investors and holds GDPR/CNIL compliance plus an INPI-registered trademark.

Name

alwaysdata

Legal name

ALWAYSDATA SARL

Website

https://alwaysdata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

alwaysdata is a bootstrapped French PaaS provider founded in 2006 offering fully managed hosting — Free, Plus shared, and Max Private Cloud plans — on open-source infrastructure to European agencies, enterprises, startups, SaaS firms, and public-sector clients seeking sovereign data residency.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Hosting / Managed Web Hosting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC) (HDABANAA), Managed Databases (Relational/NoSQL/In-Memory DBaaS) (HDABAAAE)

Keywords

• Managed web hosting
• Cloud hosting platform
• Domain registration services
• Email hosting services
• Managed database hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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. Subscription hosting (Public Cloud): Recurring monthly/annual subscriptions for shared hosting plans (Free, Plus, Max) with unlimited sites, mailboxes, databases. Pricing tiers based on resources (CPU, RAM, storage)
2. Private Cloud / Dedicated Servers: Managed private servers with custom configurations, 24/7 support, and guaranteed isolation. Usage-based pricing for resource consumption
3. Domain registration and management: Domain purchase, transfer, and renewal services through Gandi reseller partnership
4. Marketplace app hosting: Commission from hosting pre-configured marketplace applications with varying resource configurations
5. Sponsorship program: Referral commissions (10% of referral payments for 6 months) earned by existing customers who refer new users

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

alwaysdata is a European Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider offering managed cloud web hosting on shared infrastructure (Free, Plus plans) and dedicated private cloud (Max plan), alongside domain registration, email hosting, managed databases (MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ), and a marketplace of more than 80 one-click applications. The platform supports multiple programming runtimes including PHP, Python, Java, Node.js, Ruby, .NET, Elixir, and Deno, and exposes a REST API v1 for programmatic management of all resources.

Product overview

alwaysdata is a European Cloud Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider offering fully managed hosting since 2006. The product portfolio consists of three main shared hosting tiers (Free, Plus, Max plans), dedicated Private Cloud servers with GPU options, domain management, email hosting with unlimited mailboxes, managed databases (MariaDB/MySQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Private Cloud exclusives like Redis/Memcached), and a one-click Marketplace with 80+ applications. The platform provides a REST API for programmatic control and SSL/TLS certificate management. The Academic Cloud program extends discounted and free hosting to educational institutions. All infrastructure is built exclusively on open-source solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Web Hosting
• Domain Registration & Management

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• GandicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributoralwaysdata is a Gandi domain reseller, leveraging Gandi's experience to offer the widest possible range of domain extensions to customers. Customers may receive communications from both alwaysdata, Gandi, and the registries managing domain extensions.
• Open source communitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partneralwaysdata supports the open source community by offering free 10GB hosting plans for active open source projects (code repositories, websites, demos). Currently hosting Agorakit, IHateMoney, and AllegianceOS. Also supports conferences and meetups financially.
• Academic institutionsstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic Cloud (AAC) program providing free teacher accounts with technical administration rights to coordinate student accounts. Students and job seekers receive 50% discount on shared plans. Partnerships established with schools and training organizations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alwaysdata
• GitHubgithub.com/alwaysdata
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alwaysdata

Compliance4 records

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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