What Novinhost does

Novinhost (نوین هاست) is an Iranian web hosting and infrastructure services provider founded in 2008 and headquartered in Tehran. The company offers Virtual Private Servers (VPS), dedicated servers, shared web hosting, domain registration, SSL certificates, business email, cloud services, and colocation, with a self-serve e-commerce model on novinhost.org and sales-assisted enterprise motion via phone, ticket, and Telegram channels. VPS is the flagship product, available in 50+ global locations — including Iran (Milad Tower, Zirashast), Europe (Germany, France, UK, Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, etc.), Asia (Turkey, Singapore, Japan, UAE, Russia), and the Americas (USA, Canada) — through reseller partnerships with OVH, EDIS, and HETZNER datacenters, with KVM virtualization, AMD EPYC/Intel Xeon CPUs, NVMe SSD storage with RAID-10, free SSL, DDoS protection, and unlimited fair-usage traffic on most plans.

The company's revenue model is almost entirely recurring subscription across monthly, annual, and multi-year billing cycles, with pricing denominated in Iranian Toman. It operates two sub-brands: Novin Cloud (نوین کلاود) for cloud services and Novin Plus+ (نوین پلاس+) for premium VIP support including dedicated monitoring and priority 24/7 assistance. Customer base spans a long tail of Iranian SMBs, developers, and individual users needing hosting, domain registration, or specialized VPS variants for trading, gaming, education, and VPN/sanctions-circumvention use cases, alongside named enterprise and public-sector accounts such as Iran Khodro, Bank Dey, Bank Qarz Al-Hasaneh Resalat, National Iranian Gas Company, Islamic Azad University, and Tasnim News Agency. The firm is private, founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional funding, ~10 employees, and operates Novin Cloud as an adjacent subsidiary. Distribution relies on direct website sales, a web-based client panel, a multi-channel social presence (Telegram, Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp), and a Wiki/knowledge base for content-led SEO acquisition.

Name

Novinhost

Legal name

Novinhost (نوین هاست)

Website

https://novinhost.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Novinhost is an Iranian web hosting provider founded in 2008 in Tehran, offering VPS, dedicated servers, shared hosting, domains, and cloud services across 50+ global locations via OVH, EDIS, and HETZNER reseller partnerships to Iranian SMBs, developers, and enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Hosting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Operating Systems (NOS) for Data Centers (HDABAFAE)

Keywords

• Virtual private servers
• Dedicated server hosting
• Web hosting services
• Domain registration
• Cloud infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran (تهران)

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. VPS (Virtual Private Server) Hosting: Monthly subscription-based revenue from virtual private server plans offered across 50+ global locations. Plans range from entry-level (2 vCPU/2GB RAM) to high-end (24 vCPU/64GB RAM), with pricing in Iranian Toman. Revenue is recurring on monthly, annual, or multi-year billing cycles.
2. Dedicated Server Hosting: Monthly subscription revenue from dedicated server services in Iran (Tehran - Milad Tower and Zirfasat datacenters) and Europe (Germany, Turkey, Finland, Netherlands, UK, France). Full dedicated resources with IP allocation.
3. Shared Web Hosting: Revenue from shared hosting services including Linux hosting, Windows hosting, WordPress hosting, WooCommerce hosting, and unlimited hosting plans on Iranian and international locations.
4. Domain Registration: Revenue from domain name registration services for .ir, .com, .org, .net, .shop, .info, and other TLDs, with pricing from 80,000 Toman for .ir domains.
5. SSL Certificates: Revenue from sale of SSL certificates, including basic free SSL and premium paid SSL upgrades.
6. Organizational Email Hosting: Revenue from professional organizational email hosting services with high security and 100% delivery rates.
7. Novin Plus+ VIP Subscription: Premium VIP subscription service providing enhanced monitoring, server access, periodic updates, and priority 24/7 support for an additional subscription fee.
8. Colocation Services: Revenue from co-location services in Iranian datacenters (Asiatech and Zirfasat facilities) for customers bringing their own hardware.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Novinhost is a web hosting and infrastructure provider that sells Virtual Private Servers (VPS), dedicated servers, shared web hosting, domain registration, SSL certificates, business email, and colocation services. The company operates self-serve plans via its website across 50+ global locations and over 70 international datacenters, with KVM virtualization, NVMe SSD storage, DDoS protection, and 24/7 support. Pricing is in Iranian Toman on monthly, annual, or multi-year subscription cycles.

Product overview

Novinhost is a comprehensive web hosting and infrastructure services provider offering a unified platform of cloud-based services. The core product portfolio includes Virtual Private Servers (VPS) from over 50 global locations spanning Iran, Europe (Germany, France, UK, Finland, Netherlands, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Spain, Iceland), Asia (Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile, Hong Kong, UAE, Japan, Russia), and the Americas (USA, Canada, Australia), along with dedicated servers, shared web hosting, domain registration, SSL certificates, business email, and cloud services. The product line is organized around VPS as the flagship offering with specialized variants (Trade VPS, NVMe VPS, GPU VPS, Forex VPS, MikroTik VPS) and premium support tiers like Novin Plus+. All services are delivered through KVM virtualization with enterprise-grade hardware including AMD EPYC processors, NVMe storage with RAID-10, and include DDoS protection, free SSL, backup solutions, and 24/7 technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Novin Cloud (نوین کلود): Cloud services platform offering stable, fast and secure cloud infrastructure.
• Novin Plus+ (نوین پلاس +)

Products and services

• Virtual Private Server (VPS) Hosting Virtual private servers offered from 50+ global locations and 70 international datacenters, featuring unlimited traffic, NVMe SSD storage, KVM virtualization, full root access, and instant delivery. Plans range from 1 vCPU/1GB RAM to 24 vCPU/64GB RAM across Iran, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
• Dedicated Server Hosting Physical dedicated servers available from Iran (Milad Tower, Zirashast), Europe (Germany, UK, France, Finland, Netherlands, Turkey), and USA/Canada with fully dedicated resources and 99.99% uptime guarantee on USA servers.
• Shared Web Hosting Shared hosting services including Linux hosting, Windows hosting, WordPress hosting, WooCommerce hosting, unlimited hosting, and download hosting on Iranian and international infrastructure.
• Domain Registration Domain name registration services supporting .ir, .com, .org, .net, .shop, .info and other TLDs with 100% ownership and custom DNS management. .ir domains from 80,000 Toman/year.
• Cloud Services (Novin Cloud) Cloud hosting services platform providing stability, speed, and security for business applications, operated as a sub-brand of Novinhost.
• Colocation Services Server colocation services in Asiatech and Zirashast datacenters in Iran for customers who own their own hardware and need to host it in carrier-grade facilities.
• NVMe VPS High-performance VPS using 100% NVMe storage with RAID-10 technology for maximum speed and reliability, with >93% performance benchmark and read/write speeds over 11 GB/s.
• Trade VPS (Trading/Binance) Specialized VPS optimized for trading and cryptocurrency exchange platforms such as Binance, with low latency connections for trading workloads.
• GPU VPS Virtual servers equipped with dedicated graphics cards for GPU-intensive workloads and applications such as AI/ML, rendering, and parallel compute tasks.
• Novin Plus+ VIP Support Subscription Premium VIP support tier offering dedicated monitoring, server configuration access, periodic software/control panel updates, and priority 24/7 technical support for an additional subscription fee.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% uptime claimed for USA dedicated servers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hostinja: Iranian hosting provider offering VPS, shared hosting, and domain services. Comparable small-to-mid scale Iranian operator competing for the same SMB and developer customer base.
• IranHost: Established Iranian hosting company offering VPS, dedicated servers, and shared hosting inside Iran. Direct peer in the same domestic market with similar product breadth and Iran-based support.
• ParsHost: One of Iran's largest hosting providers, offering VPS, dedicated servers, shared hosting, and domain registration with similar geographic reach. Directly competes with Novinhost on Iranian domestic infrastructure and SMB hosting.
• Domain.ir / Cloudzy: Iranian-origin hosting provider (later rebranded to Cloudzy) selling VPS, dedicated servers, and offshore hosting. Direct competitor targeting Iranian SMBs and international customers seeking offshore infrastructure tied to Iran.
• Arvan Cloud: Iran-based cloud and CDN platform offering compute, storage, and hosting. Closest large-scale Iranian competitor evolving toward vertically integrated IaaS/PaaS, representing the highest-end domestic threat to Novinhost's enterprise customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Hostinger: Global low-cost web hosting and VPS provider active across many emerging markets. Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same price-sensitive SMB and developer hosting segment Novinhost targets.
• OVHcloud: Global hyperscale hosting and cloud provider that supplies underlying infrastructure to Novinhost's European VPS catalog. As a much larger incumbent, it competes broadly with Novinhost's international plans and could bypass the reseller to sell direct to Iranian customers.
• DigitalOcean: Global VPS and cloud provider targeting SMBs and developers with a similar simple, self-service hosting model. Comparable as a broad international incumbent going after the same SMB and developer customer segments Novinhost serves.
• Vultr: Global cloud provider whose infrastructure Novinhost resells under its 'Vultr VPS' product line. As a large incumbent, it competes with Novinhost's international VPS plans and could disintermediate the reseller relationship.
• Hetzner: Germany-based VPS and dedicated server provider supplying Novinhost's Finland and German datacenter capacity. Competes with Novinhost's European and premium VPS offerings as a much larger global incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/novinhostorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1Jcdjc1HU-w53Qknsrg2zw
• Facebookfacebook.com/novinhostco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novinhost
• Instagraminstagram.com/novinhostorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Novinhost