ARANET

What ARANET does

ARANET LLC is a privately held IT services and web solutions provider founded in 2010 and domiciled in the USA as an LLC, with operational headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia and a regional office in Hisings Kärra, Sweden. The firm targets startups, small, and mid-size businesses globally with custom-coded website development (HTML5, CSS3, PHP), WordPress and e-commerce platform implementations (Magento, PrestaShop), mobile application development for iOS/Android/Windows Phone, and SEO and reputation marketing services. Its principal technical differentiator is a mobile-first architecture that maintains separate optimized mobile and desktop sites rather than using responsive design, which the company claims reduces homepage bandwidth from approximately 2MB to 350KB on image-heavy pages and improves Google search prioritization. All custom builds are delivered with WCAG 2.x accessibility compliance, with HIPAA and PCI DSS compliance available for regulated-vertical clients.

The commercial offering is split between three tiered SaaS subscription plans — Starter at $49/month, Marketer Pro at $99/month, and SaaS Commerce at $199/month — which bundle hosting, email accounts, and payment gateway integrations including Stripe, 2CheckOut, BitPay, AlfaCoins, and Payeer; a WCAG 2.1 audit service priced from €1,500 to €9,000+ per engagement; and ancillary branded products including the AZGAD Security website monitoring service, the PurpleBiz.net multi-language business directory covering 30+ countries, the MyOnlineInvoice invoicing platform, and a $45 Internet Security eBook. Distribution is primarily direct through the company website with self-serve SaaS signup and consultation-led sales for audits and custom development. The firm supplements direct sales with a worldwide network of commission-based sales representatives (10–25% commission, no cap) and markets through its blog, newsletter, and founder participation on audio platforms.

ARANET operates without disclosed venture capital or institutional backing and functions as a founder-led organization with a small visible team. The customer base is distributed across unrelated SMB verticals (arts training, sales coaching, coworking, healthcare, dental, manufacturing, travel, engineering) with no large enterprise anchor accounts. The company maintains separately trademarked sub-brands for each productized service line and has been continuously operating with no disclosed M&A, restructuring, or leadership changes in the available data.

Name

ARANET

Legal name

ARANET LLC.

Website

https://aranetllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARANET LLC is a privately held Armenian-headquartered web development and SaaS provider serving startups and SMBs globally with custom-coded mobile-first websites, WCAG accessibility audits, and tiered subscription plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Development and Design Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Application Platforms (HDAEAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile App Development Platforms (MADP) (HDAEAKAD)

Keywords

• Website development services
• Web accessibility compliance
• SaaS website builder
• WCAG audit services
• Website security monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Yerevan

HQ country

Armenia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Plans: Monthly subscription SaaS services offered in three tiers (Starter $49/mo, Marketer Pro $99/mo, SaaS Commerce $199/mo) including web hosting, email accounts, and technical support.
2. WCAG Compliance Audit Reports: One-time professional service providing detailed accessibility compliance checklists. Pricing tiers: Small €1,500 (up to 20 pages), Standard €4,000 (up to 50 pages), e-Commerce €9,000 (up to 100 pages), Custom pricing for 100+ pages.
3. GDPR/WCAG2 Compliance Review: Consulting service reviewing websites for compliance with EU GDPR and WCAG2 accessibility standards.
4. Internet Security eBook: Digital e-book on internet security topics including social media behavior, passwords, VPNs, privacy. Sold for $45 per copy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ARANET LLC designs and develops custom-coded, mobile-first websites (with separate optimized mobile and desktop versions) for startups, small and mid-size businesses globally. The company sells hosted SaaS website plans (Starter, Marketer, SaaS Commerce) bundled with web hosting, email, payment gateway integrations, and technical support. It complements these with a Web Content Accessibility (WCAG 2.1) Compliance Audit service, an AZGAD website security monitoring service, custom PHP/e-commerce development, and mobile app development.

Product overview

ARANET LLC provides total online eBusiness Solutions to startups, small and mid-size businesses worldwide. The core offering consists of three SaaS website plans (SaaS Commerce at $199/month, Marketer at $99/month, and Starter at $49/month) which provide hosted website platforms with payment gateway integrations. These SaaS products are supplemented by a Web Content Accessibility Compliance Audit service for WCAG 2.1 compliance, the AZGAD Website Security service for malware protection and penetration testing, PurpleBiz.net multi-language business directory, MyOnlineInvoice online invoicing system, and an Internet Security eBook. Additionally, the company offers custom website development ranging from WordPress implementations to custom PHP e-commerce, mobile application development for iOS/Android/Windows Phones, and online marketing/SEO services. The SaaS plans integrate with payment processors Stripe, 2CheckOut, BitPay, AlfaCoins, and Payeer for payment processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AZGAD SECURITY: Website security monitoring, malware and virus cleaning service for startups, small and mid-size businesses
• PurpleBiz.net
• MyOnlineInvoice

Products and services

• SaaS Website Plans

Quantifiable outcome

• Image bandwidth reduction from 2MB to 350KB for homepage sliders
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Squarespace: Squarespace offers subscription website-building with premium templates aimed at SMBs and creators, mirroring ARANET's tiered subscription model and SMB positioning.
• Automattic (WordPress.com): Automattic operates WordPress.com and competing hosting/build tools that ARANET explicitly positions against ('WordPress limitations, plugin security issues') — a directly contested competitive set in SMB website building.
• Webflow: Webflow is a no-code visual web development platform popular with designers and SMBs — comparable to ARANET's custom-coded but accessibly-edited approach and overlapping SMB/mid-market audience.
• Wix: Wix is the dominant no-code SaaS website builder for SMBs with tiered subscriptions and bundled hosting — directly comparable to ARANET's Starter/Marketer/SaaS Commerce plans and overlapping target buyer.

Emerging players

• accessiBe: accessiBe is an AI-powered web accessibility overlay provider targeting SMB ADA compliance — competing with ARANET's manual WCAG audit offering on a portion of ARANET's services portfolio.
• SUCURI: SUCURI is a website security monitoring and malware remediation service for SMBs — directly comparable to ARANET's AZGAD SECURITY sub-brand on the same use case and customer profile.

Others

• UserWay: UserWay provides the accessibility widget that ARANET itself deploys on aranetllc.com — adjacent/infrastructure rather than a direct competitor, but adjacent to ARANET's WCAG positioning and SMB target.

Broad incumbents

• GoDaddy: GoDaddy bundles domain, hosting, and a website builder for SMBs at scale — overlapping broadly with ARANET's bundled hosting/email/SaaS subscriptions, though GoDaddy is a much broader commerce and domains incumbent.
• SiteGround: SiteGround is a managed hosting provider with website-building tooling for SMBs — comparable on the hosting/managed-services side of ARANET's SaaS bundle but broader in scope.
• Hostinger: Hostinger is a low-cost global hosting + website builder targeting SMBs and entrepreneurs — competing with ARANET on bundled subscription hosting, including in emerging markets where ARANET serves SMB clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ARANET4
• Facebookfacebook.com/aranetllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aranet-llc

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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