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Hostpoint (hostpoint.ch) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2017.
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👉 Total Reviews: 4
🙌 Average Rating: 3.8 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 3
👈 Official Responses: 1
3.8 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

4 user reviews
privatelayer.com logo
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👉 Total Reviews: 2
🙌 Average Rating: 2 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 2
👈 Official Responses: 0
2 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

2 user reviews
 
Neue Jonastrasse 60
Rapperswil-jona, SG 8640
CH

hostpoint.ch
ZĂĽrcherstrasse 161 SPB 101280
Zurich, ZH 8010
CH

privatelayer.com
📧 Emailinfo@h...support@p...
☎ Phone+41 (0)844 040404
+41.445087052
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 45,510▲19,189 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 67,093▲304 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in CH 255
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 52/65🔗 Links 11,692,324
🏆 Alexa Rating 837,127▲456,338 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 1,576▲1 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in MA 16,161
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 20/46🔗 Links 3,051
Languages en-US fr-FR de-DE it-IT en-US
📄 InfoFounded in 2003, Hostpoint is an industry-leading hosting provider in Switzerland claiming that they are currently hosting over 800,000 domains.

The company specializes in the following web hosting solutions: Shared Hosting;Managed Hosting;SSL Certificates;Domain Registration;Website Builder;
Shared hosting packages are configured on SSD drives and support Nginx, Apache, Node.js, Redis or Java, as well as popular CMSs (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal). They include all industry-standard [...]
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Private Layer is a secure Swiss hosting provider with multiple data center locations in Switzerland. With their own network and specialization in dedicated and virtual servers, they have been offering secure and private hosting solutions since 2010. Switzerland's reputation as a safe haven and its neutral stance in times of conflict provide an added layer of security for customers' data. Private Layer values customer satisfaction and strives to cater to their individual needs, making them a [...] Read full review
📡 Established2003-
🏁 Site speedAverage, load time 2.3 seconds 38% sites are slower
SEO Links count 490
Average, load time 2.7 seconds 24% sites are slower
SEO Links count 39
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hostpoint.ch Iconhostpoint
Started from: April, 2009
  • Tweets: 6,422
  • Followers: 8,226
  • Friends: 842
  • Language: de,und
  • Last activity:

privatelayer.com Iconprivatelayer
Started from: October, 2010
  • Tweets: 37
  • Followers: 669
  • Friends: 226
  • Last activity:

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Hostpoint AG
  • Followers: 63
  • Entity type: Public Company
  • Founded: 2001
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Internet

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Hostpoint Blog
  • Blog Posts: 97
  • Software Hugo -- gohugo.io
  • Blog added on: Feb, 2012
  • Language used: de
  • Last written post:

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🔧 Shared Hosting - 3/0
💡 Plan NameStandard [Linux]-
💰 PriceCHF 12.90/mo.-
💿 Disk Space50 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains10-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)50 GB web storage space
100 % SSD hosting (NVMe)
Unlimited mailboxes
(5 GB each)
10 Domains
10 MariaDB databases (SSD)
30 days data backup
365 days a year support
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
💡 Plan NameSmart [Linux]-
💰 PriceCHF 14.90/mo.-
💿 Disk Space250 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains50-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)250 GB web storage space
100 % SSD hosting (NVMe)
Unlimited mailboxes
(5 GB each)
50 Domains
50 MariaDB databases (SSD)
90 days data backup
365 days a year support
Sites Limited (website creator)
Nginx and Apache
parallel operation
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Linux]-
💰 PriceCHF 24.90/mo.-
💿 Disk Space500 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains100-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)500 GB web storage space
100 % SSD hosting (NVMe)
Unlimited mailboxes
(5 GB each)
100 Domains
100 MariaDB databases (SSD)
180 days data backup
365 days a year support
Sites Limited (website creator)
Nginx and Apache
parallel operation
Priority support
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
🔧 Managed Hosting - 3/0
💡 Plan NameFlex S [Linux]-
💰 PriceCHF 140.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space1000 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains100-
🆓 Free Domain0-
💪 CPU4 vCPUs-
🔋 RAM4 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel -
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)1000 GB web storage (SSD cache for more speed)

unlimited number of mailboxes 5 GB each

250 Mbit/s server connection (best effort)

100 MariaDB databases (SSD)

100 domains

30 days days data recovery

Silver Support Level

PHP 7.1/PHP 7.2/PHP 7.3 parallel

Apache web server

Redis, Memcached
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
💡 Plan NameFlex M [Linux]-
💰 PriceCHF 170.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space1000 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains200-
🆓 Free Domain0-
💪 CPU6 vCPUs-
🔋 RAM12 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)1000 GB web storage (SSD cache for more speed)

+unlimited number of mailboxes 5 GB each

250 Mbit/s server connection (best effort)

200 MariaDB databases (SSD)

200 domains

60 days days data recovery

Gold Support Level

PHP 7.1/PHP 7.2/PHP 7.3 parallel

Apache web server

Redis, [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
💡 Plan NameFlex XXL [Linux]-
💰 PriceCHF 630.00/mo.-
💿 Disk Space2000 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
💪 CPU16 vCPUs-
🔋 RAM96 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)2000 GB web storage (SSD cache for more speed)

+unlimited number of mailboxes 5 GB each

800 Mbit/s server connection (best effort)

Unlimited MariaDB databases (SSD)

Unlimited domains

180 days days data recovery

Gold Support Level

PHP 7.1/PHP 7.2/PHP 7.3 parallel

Apache web server

Redis, [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
🔧 Website Builder - 2/0
💡 Plan NameSites Limited-
💰 PriceCHF 14.90/mo.-
💿 Disk Space250 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Accessible through your www address
20 credit points
Over 440 gorgeous and modern designs
Responsive website (HTML5)
More than 25 drag & drop widgets
Optimized for search engines

Suitable for

• Beginners and their first website
There is no better solution for your first website than [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
💡 Plan NameSites S-
💰 PriceCHF 29.90/mo.-
💿 Disk Space300 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server LocationSwitzerland-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Accessible through your www address
Unlimited credit points
Over 440 gorgeous and modern designs
Industry-specific content
Responsive website (HTML5)
More than 45 drag & drop widgets
Online shop
Optimized for search engines
Free support

Suitable for

• Freedom-loving beginners
Sites [...]
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📅 Date PlanJan 2023-
🔧 Dedicated Hosting - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Intel Xeon Westmere E5620 [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 89.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-1000 GB
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-Intel Xeon Westmere E5620
🔋 RAM-8 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-Switzerland
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)SUPERSERVER X8DTL SERVER
Up to 24 cores @ 3.07 GHz per Server
4 x SATA2 or SAS HDDs
Up to 96 GB DDR3 1333MHz ECC Registered DIMM
Dual Intel® 82574L Gigabit
1 x Dedicated LAN for IPMI Remote Management
1 x VGA, 1 x COM, 2 x USB
(x8) PCI-E 2.0
📅 Date Plan-Sep 2019
💡 Plan Name-Intel Xeon Westmere 5675 [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 149.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-1000 GB
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-Intel Xeon Westmere 5675
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-1
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-Switzerland
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)8 GB DDR3
10 TB Premium Bandwidth/Month

SUPERSERVER X8DTL SERVER
Up to 24 cores @ 3.07 GHz per Server
4 x SATA2 or SAS HDDs
Up to 96 GB DDR3 1333MHz ECC Registered DIMM
Dual Intel® 82574L Gigabit
1 x Dedicated LAN for IPMI Remote Management
1 x VGA, 1 x COM, 2 x USB
(x8) PCI-E 2.0

FEATURES [...]
📅 Date Plan-Sep 2019
💡 Plan Name-Intel Xeon Ivy Bridge E5-2670 V2
[Linux]
💰 Price-$ 219.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-1000 GB
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-Intel Xeon Ivy Bridge E5-2670 V2
🔋 RAM-32 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-
🌏 Server Location-Switzerland
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)SUPER MICRO X9DRW SERIES MOTHERBOARDS
Dual socket R (LGA 2011) supports Intel® Xeon® E5-2600
Intel® C602 chipset; QPI up to 8.0GT/s
Up to 512GB DDR3 1600MHz ECC Registered DIMM
Riser card support: Left side - 1 (x32) PCI-E 3.0
Intel® i350 Dual port GbE LAN
8x SATA2 and 2x SATA3 ports
Integrated [...]
📅 Date Plan-Sep 2019
🔧 Cloud - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-4GB RAM [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 39.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-60 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-4 Cores @ 3.0 GHz or Higher
🔋 RAM-4 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-30
🔨 Control Panel-XEN
🌏 Server Location-Switzerland
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)10 TB Premium Bandwidth
PRIVATE LAYER CLOUD SERVER
3.0 GHz or Faster Intel® Xeon® Cores
Up to 16GB DEDICATED RAM (NOT SHARED)
SSD Storage or DEDICATED HDD
1000 Mbps Dedicated Interfaces Available
Up to 30 IP Addresses per Server
Dedicated VLANS Provisioned for each Customer
Unlimited Private Vlan [...]
📅 Date Plan-Sep 2019
💡 Plan Name-8GB RAM [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 69.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-80 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-6 Cores @ 3.0 GHz or Higher
🔋 RAM-8 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-30
🔨 Control Panel-XEN
🌏 Server Location-Switzerland
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Sep 2019
💡 Plan Name-16GB RAM [Linux]
💰 Price-$ 99.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space-1000 GB
📶 Data Transfer-10 TB
🔌 Hosted domains-unlimited
🆓 Free Domain-0
💪 CPU-8 DEDICATED CORES @ 3.0 GHz
🔋 RAM-16 GB
📌 Dedicated IPs-30
🔨 Control Panel-XEN
🌏 Server Location-Switzerland
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Sep 2019
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Managed Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Website Builder
  • Dedicated Hosting
  • Colocation Hosting
  • Cloud
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Online: Skype, Whatsapp ...
  • Available 24/7
  • 1 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Live Chat
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Wire Transfer
  • Western Union
  • Bitcoin
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Apr 15, 2021
😁 My need was to buy and manage some domains for both professional and personal use, and after a significant amount of research I settled on Hostpoint. The deciding factors were that it must be based in Switzerland, must have a good control panel [...]

-hidden- (-hidden-)
on 📆 May 03, 2017
Hostpoint = Horrible
😠 Cannot login. Payment needs to go by FAX. What a horror company. Sight lists "Your server is suspended."


Alexis (-hidden-)
on 📆 Aug 16, 2015
Sick support
😠 support never answers on my tickets and I lose money, times and visitors until on waiting him to fix the hardware problem..the phone number on their website is not working!

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