Black_inc

Name

Black_inc

Website

https://blackincagency.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Black_inc is a UK-based web hosting reseller operating on Heart Internet's infrastructure, offering shared hosting, white-label reseller hosting, domain registration, and dedicated servers to SMBs, individuals, and aspiring hosting resellers via a self-serve online platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Castleford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Web Hosting Services: Monthly subscription revenue from providing unlimited web hosting packages to end customers. Revenue generated through recurring monthly billing.
2. Reseller Hosting Packages: White label hosting packages sold to partners who resell to their own customers. Revenue from partners purchasing bulk hosting capacity and reselling individual packages.
3. Domain Name Registration and Transfer: Revenue from domain name registration and transfer services. Domain names sold at per-unit pricing with annual renewal fees.
4. Dedicated Server Hosting: Monthly recurring revenue from dedicated server rentals offering exclusive server resources for demanding websites and applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Black_inc resells web hosting, white-label reseller hosting, domain name registration/transfer, and dedicated server rentals, packaged under its own brand using Heart Internet's UK-based hosting infrastructure. Customers can self-serve sign up online with instant activation and manage services through a smartphone-accessible control panel, with 24x7 UK support included.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Hosting
• Reseller Hosting
• Domain Names
• Dedicated Servers

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Heart InternetcoreTechnology or IntegrationHeart Internet provides the underlying web hosting infrastructure, data centre facilities, and technology platform. Black_inc operates as a reseller of Heart Internet's hosting services including web hosting, reseller hosting, domain names, and dedicated servers. Heart Internet supplies UK data centre facilities, server infrastructure, and automation technology including HostPay.

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• Hostinger: Global low-cost web hosting provider offering shared hosting, domains, and VPS at highly competitive price points. Comparable to Black_inc in product mix and price-sensitive SMB targeting, but with significantly larger scale and international reach.
• Bluehost: Large-scale web hosting provider offering unlimited shared hosting, domains, and reseller programs targeted at SMBs and WordPress users. Comparable in product positioning (unlimited features, low entry price) and SMB/entrepreneur customer focus.
• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): Major European web hosting and cloud services provider with strong UK presence, offering shared hosting, dedicated servers, domains, and reseller solutions. Comparable in product breadth, SMB targeting, and infrastructure ownership model.
• GoDaddy: Largest domain registrar and major web hosting provider globally, offering shared hosting, domains, and reseller programs. Overlaps with Black_inc across all four product categories and competes for the same SMB/entrepreneur customer base.
• Heart Internet: Core UK-based web hosting infrastructure provider and Black_inc's primary technology partner. Heart Internet offers the same web hosting, reseller hosting, domain, and dedicated server products that Black_inc resells, making it the most direct comparable — both in product offering and target market.

Direct peers

• Fasthosts: Established UK web hosting provider offering shared hosting, dedicated servers, domains, and reseller solutions to UK SMBs. Comparable as a UK-domestic hosting provider with similar product breadth and customer segmentation.
• Namesco: UK-focused domain registrar and web hosting provider offering domain registration, shared hosting, and email services. Comparable in UK domestic market positioning and combination of domain plus hosting product offering.
• UK2 Group: UK-based hosting provider offering web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers targeted at SMBs and resellers. Comparable in product offering, UK domestic focus, and reseller channel strategy.
• SiteGround: UK-originated web hosting provider serving SMBs and individuals globally with shared hosting, reseller hosting, and managed services. Directly comparable in target segment (SMBs/entrepreneurs) and product portfolio (shared hosting, reseller program, domains).

Regional players

• Tsohost: UK-based web hosting provider offering shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers. Comparable as a UK-domestic competitor in shared hosting and reseller hosting, targeting similar SMB customers.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blackinc

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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