CLAUS WEB

What CLAUS WEB does

Claus Web SRL is a Romanian web hosting provider founded in 2004 and headquartered in Satu Mare, Romania, with primary infrastructure housed in a Bucharest data center. The company operates an ISO/IEC 27001-certified hosting platform delivering shared hosting, Cloud VPS/VDS built on OnApp High Availability Cluster architecture, dedicated servers running Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y/6724P processors with NVMe storage and 10 Gbps networking, reseller hosting, domain registration, SSL certificates, business email, and Acronis-backed backup services. Its infrastructure stack integrates conventional components — cPanel/WHM, CloudLinux, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, and SpamExperts — with no disclosed proprietary technology or AI capabilities.

The business model is primarily self-serve / product-led growth (PLG) supplemented by a channel program: customers purchase directly via the website starting at €0.75/month for entry-level shared hosting and up to €600/month for dedicated infrastructure, while a white-label reseller program (with bundled WHMCS/cPanel licenses and 24/7 priority support) and an affiliate program with recurring commissions distribute the product to web agencies and partners. Domain registration spans .RO, .EU, .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO, .HU, .DE and other country-code TLDs through accredited ROTLD and EURID partnerships, and pricing is denominated in both EUR and RON to serve Romanian and broader EU customers.

The company is privately held as a Romanian SRL with 16 employees and no disclosed funding, M&A, or revenue history. Its customer base is concentrated in the SMB, individual developer, and small web agency segments across Romania and the EU, with no named enterprise logos and no apparent reliance on anchor accounts. Operational signals indicate a stable, mature hosting business rather than a venture-backed growth profile: ISO/IEC 27001 certification, trademark registration (OSIM nr. 169547), and 20+ years of continuous operation.

Name

CLAUS WEB

Legal name

Claus Web SRL

Website

https://clausweb.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Claus Web is a Romanian web hosting provider offering shared hosting, Cloud VPS, dedicated servers, reseller hosting, and domain registration to SMBs, web agencies, and developers across Romania and the EU since 2004.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Hosting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Web hosting services
• Cloud VPS hosting
• Dedicated server hosting
• Domain name registration
• Reseller hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Satu Mare

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shared Web Hosting: Recurring monthly/annual subscription revenue from shared hosting plans (PromoWEB, BazaWEB, BusinessWEB, PremiumWEB, ProfesionalWEB, DeluxWEB) and premium business hosting plans (BusinessStart through BusinessCorporate). Pricing ranges from €0.75 to €29.95/month with cPanel access priced at €0.50/account/month.
2. Cloud VPS/VDS Hosting: Recurring revenue from virtual private server plans (CloudVPS1 through CloudVPS12) ranging from €25 to €600/month. Optional cPanel at €17/server/month and incremental backup at €15/month available as add-ons.
3. Dedicated Server Hosting: Monthly recurring revenue from dedicated server plans (Server Dedicat1 SSD through Server Dedicat4 SSD) ranging from €269 to €599/month, with optional cPanel at €35/server/month.
4. Domain Registration: Revenue from domain registration and renewal services for various TLDs including .RO, .EU, .COM, .NET, .ORG, and others. Premium domains have elevated pricing based on registry-determined value.
5. Reseller Hosting: Revenue from reseller hosting packages (BEGINNER-WHM through ENTERPRISE-WHM) priced from €10.95 to €99.95/month, with unlimited domains and email accounts, where resellers purchase hosting to resell to their own customers.
6. SSL Certificates: Revenue from SSL certificate sales, with Let's Encrypt SSL included free with hosting plans and premium certificate options available for purchase.
7. Affiliate Program: 10% commission on new hosting service orders (excluding domain names and reseller packages). Partners earn recurring commissions on referred customers.
8. Professional Services: Additional web services including web design, WordPress management, site migration assistance, and technical consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Claus Web SRL is a Romanian cloud hosting provider that sells subscription-based shared web hosting, premium/business hosting, reseller hosting, Cloud VPS/VDS, and dedicated servers, bundled with domain registration (an accredited ROTLD and EURID registrar), SSL certificates, email, and backup services. Customers purchase plans directly through the website with automated activation, while a reseller program and affiliate program extend reach to agencies and partners.

Product overview

CLAUS WEB is a Romanian web hosting provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of internet services. The core offering centers on domain registration (accredited ROTLD and EURID partner) and web hosting across multiple delivery models: shared hosting (standard and premium tiers), reseller hosting, Cloud VPS/VDS, and dedicated servers. Specialized hosting is available for WordPress and e-commerce platforms (Magento, PrestaShop). The product portfolio extends to SSL certificates (with automated Let's Encrypt integration), professional email services with spam protection, DDoS protection via Cloudflare, streaming capabilities, and Acronis-powered backup solutions. The company operates with ISO/IEC 27001 certification and over 20 years of experience, with infrastructure hosted in Bucharest data centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shared Web Hosting (Gazduire Web) Shared web hosting plans (PromoWEB, BazaWEB, BusinessWEB, PremiumWEB, ProfesionalWEB, DeluxWEB) with NVMe SSD storage, unlimited monthly traffic, cPanel control panel, PHP 8.X multi-version selector, MySQL/MariaDB 11.X, free Let's Encrypt SSL, and daily backups with 7-day retention. Targeted at individuals, freelancers, and small businesses hosting personal websites, blogs, portfolios, and small business sites.
• Premium / Business Hosting (Gazduire Business) Premium shared hosting plans (BusinessStart at €2.95/month through BusinessCorporate at €29.95/month) with higher resource allocations — up to 120GB NVMe SSD storage, up to 10 Core CPU, up to 4096MB RAM, and up to 50 processes. Designed for larger SMBs and corporate websites requiring more resources than standard shared hosting.
• Reseller Hosting (WHM) WHM-based reseller hosting plans (BEGINNER-WHM at €10.95/month through ENTERPRISE-WHM at €99.95/month) allowing web agencies and hosting resellers to create and manage multiple cPanel accounts with unlimited domains and email accounts. NVMe SSD storage from 20GB to 600GB; cPanel priced at €0.40/account/month.
• Cloud VPS/VDS Cloud virtual private servers (CloudVPS1 at €25/month through CloudVPS12 at €600/month) with DDR5 RAM up to 192GB, Intel Xeon Gold processors, NVMe storage on enterprise SAN up to 3TB, High Availability Cluster architecture, Cloud KVM virtualization, unlimited traffic, and dedicated IPs. Optional cPanel at €17/server/month and Acronis backup at €15/month add-ons. Targeted at developers, agencies, and businesses needing scalable virtual infrastructure.
• Dedicated Servers Physical dedicated server solutions (Server Dedicat1 SSD at €269/month through Server Dedicat4 SSD at €599/month) with Intel processors, RAID 10 SSD or NVMe storage, up to 512GB RAM and up to 64 CPU cores, unlimited traffic, and 16 dedicated IPs. Optional cPanel at €35/server/month. Targeted at resource-intensive applications and large enterprises.
• Domain Registration Domain name registration services for numerous TLDs including .RO, .EU, .COM, .HU, .DE, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ, .INFO, .US, .CO.UK, and many country-specific and new TLDs. Claus Web is an accredited ROTLD partner for .RO domains and EURID partner for .EU domains, with ICANN compliance for international TLDs. Optional domain privacy protection at €0.45/month.
• SSL Certificates SSL certificate services including free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates automatically provisioned and managed within hosting plans at no additional cost, plus paid premium certificate options for customers with enhanced security requirements.
• Email Services Professional email hosting with POP3, IMAP, and WebMail access, including AntiSpam and AntiVirus filtering, email encryption, and forwarding capabilities. Included with hosting plans and available as a dedicated Cloud Mail service.
• Acronis Backup Professional backup solution using Acronis Backup offering complete data protection, incremental and differential backups, ransomware protection, bare-metal restore capability, and customizable retention policies (7 days daily, 3 months weekly/monthly). Available as an add-on for cloud VPS and as a managed service.
• DDoS Protection Network and application layer DDoS protection (L3/L7) integrated with Cloudflare to mitigate volumetric attacks and ensure service availability. Available as part of hosting plans and as an optional add-on.
• Streaming Services Audio and video streaming hosting services for media delivery, enabling customers to host and distribute streaming content.
• WordPress Cloud Hosting Specialized hosting environment optimized for WordPress with WordPress Installer, WordPress Management, WP-CLI access, AutoUpdate, and staging environments. Targeted at WordPress site owners and developers.
• E-commerce Hosting (Magento, PrestaShop) Hosting solutions optimized for e-commerce platforms including Magento and PrestaShop with enhanced resources and performance configurations for online stores. Targeted at SMBs and merchants running online shops.
• Website Design Services Professional website design services for creating custom web presence for customers who need a complete web solution, including site migration assistance and WordPress management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.95% SLA uptime guaranteed with publicly verifiable monthly reports
• +3 more outcomes

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

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ROTLD (Romanian Registry of Domain Names)coreTechnology or IntegrationROTLD accredited partner for .RO domain registration services. As an accredited registrar partner, Claus Web can register, transfer, and manage .RO domain names directly on behalf of customers.
• EURID (European Registry for .EU Domains)coreTechnology or IntegrationEURID accredited partner for .EU domain registration services. Enables direct registration and management of .EU domains as an authorized registrar.
• ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)coreTechnology or IntegrationDomain registration intermediary for international TLDs (.com, .net, .org, etc.) in compliance with ICANN regulations and policies.
• cPanelcoreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed provider of cPanel/WHM control panel software for server and hosting account management. cPanel available as an add-on (€0.50/account/month for shared, €17/server/month for VPS, €35/server/month for dedicated).
• CloudLinux OScoreTechnology or IntegrationOperating system provider enabling account isolation (CageFS) and enhanced security for shared hosting environments.
• Imunify360coreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity platform providing malware protection, firewall, and threat detection for hosted websites with automated scanning capabilities.
• LiteSpeed TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb server software provider offering high-performance LiteSpeed web server optimized for delivering static and dynamic web content.
• SoftaculouscoreTechnology or IntegrationAuto-installer service for hundreds of web applications including WordPress, Joomla, Magento, and PrestaShop, enabling one-click application deployment.
• OnAppcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud platform technology used for delivering cloud hosting services with High Availability Cluster infrastructure.
• AcroniscoreTechnology or IntegrationBackup solution provider for professional data protection including complete backup, incremental/differential backups, ransomware protection, and bare-metal restore capability.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Web Services: Global hyperscaler offering EC2 (VPS-equivalent), S3 (storage), and a broad cloud platform. Competes with Claus Web's Cloud VPS and dedicated server offerings for customers who scale beyond a single host.
• Bluehost: Large shared hosting and WordPress-specialized provider (endorsed by WordPress.org). Comparable shared hosting product offering and SMB target market, though operates at much larger scale and primarily in the US market.
• GoDaddy: Global incumbent in domain registration and web hosting with a massive SMB customer base. Overlaps with Claus Web on domain registration and shared hosting, but operates at much larger scale with broader product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Hetzner Online: European hosting provider offering shared hosting, cloud VPS (CX/CQX lines), and dedicated servers with a reputation for aggressive pricing and quality infrastructure. Directly comparable to Claus Web on product mix, target market (EU SMBs), and technology stack (NVMe, KVM, data centers in Germany/Finland).
• SiteGround: Premium shared and managed hosting provider (WordPress, WooCommerce) with EU data centers and strong SMB focus. Comparable on shared hosting tier structure, managed WordPress offering, and EU-centric customer base.
• Contabo: Germany-based hosting provider with competitively priced VPS, dedicated servers, and shared hosting. Comparable on European data center footprint, aggressive VPS pricing, and SMB/developer target market.
• OVHcloud: Large European cloud and hosting provider with shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, and domain registration. Targets similar SMB and developer segments with competitive EUR pricing and EU data center presence, making it a directly comparable peer in the same hosting category.
• Hostinger: Global low-cost web hosting provider with shared, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting at aggressive price points. Closely comparable on product portfolio (shared, VPS, WordPress-optimized), self-serve PLG motion, and aggressive entry-level pricing (€0.75+/month).
• DigitalOcean: Cloud infrastructure provider focused on developers and SMBs with Droplets (VPS), managed databases, and App Platform. Overlaps with Claus Web's Cloud VPS line and developer-targeted value proposition.

Others

• Cloudflare: CDN, security, and edge cloud provider. Claus Web already partners with Cloudflare for DDoS protection, and Cloudflare's broader Workers/Pages offerings represent both an integration partner and a competitive threat in the edge hosting space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/claus-web

Compliance5 records

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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