BlackSun 🆚 1&1 IONOS Canada - Apr, 2024

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BlackSun (blacksun.ca) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2018.
1&1 IONOS Canada (ionos.ca) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2020.

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blacksun.ca logo
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👉 Total Reviews: 1
🙌 Average Rating: 10 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 0
👈 Official Responses: 0
10 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

1 user reviews
ionos.ca logo
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Company address location is complete
Company phone/fax is added
Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
"About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
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👉 Total Reviews: 6
🙌 Average Rating: 2.5 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 1
👎 Bad Reviews: 5
👈 Official Responses: 0
2.5 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

6 user reviews
 
108 – 116 Research Drive
Saskatoon, SK s7n 3r3
CA

blacksun.ca
701 Lee Rd
Chesterbrook, Usa 19087
CA
Part of United Internet
ionos.ca
📧 Emailsupport@b...support@i...
☎ Phone1-866-933-9800+1-866-991-2631
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 2,205,284▲1,271,477 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 4,819▼-8 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in CA 63,920
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 26/45🔗 Links 11,941
🏆 Alexa Rating 64,434▲32,480 (lower is better)
Alexa Rank in CA 1,099
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 36/48🔗 Links 2,591
Languages en-US en-CA
📄 InfoBlackSun is a privately owned Canadian web hosting company located in the heart of the Canada and a division of VDC Virtual Data Corp. We’ve worked hard to deliver fast and reliable web hosting to Canada and around the world since BlackSun first started hosting websites in 1998. Our Hosting plans are affordable and scalable to fit any hosting need from basic sites to intricate e-commerce storefronts. BlackSun prides itself for being able to provide the key components of online business [...] Read full review1&1 IONOS is the hosting and cloud partner of choice for small and medium-sized businesses. We are experts in IaaS and offer a portfolio of solutions to get businesses present online and working in the digital space. As the largest hosting company in Europe, we manage more than 8 million customer contracts and host more than 12 million domains in our own regional data centers around the globe. We serve entrepreneurs taking their first steps online, business owners scaling up, large companies, [...] Read full review
📡 Established1998-
🏁 Site speedFast, load time 1.0 seconds 75% sites are slower
SEO Links count 73
Slow, load time 3.9 seconds 15% sites are slower
SEO Links count 115
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media

🔃 User Shares
blacksun.ca IconBlackSunInc
Started from: March, 2009
  • Tweets: 798
  • Followers: 777
  • Friends: 1,123
  • Last activity:

ionos.ca Iconionos_com
Started from: May, 2009
  • Tweets: 6,088
  • Followers: 25,744
  • Friends: 2,117
  • Last activity:

blacksunwebhostingionos.ca Icon1&1 IONOS
  • Likes:
  • People talking about them:
  • Last activity:

BlackSun Inc.
  • Followers: 69
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 1998
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Internet

company/ionos
BlackSun Blog
  • Blog Posts: 45
  • Software Wordpress version 6.5.2
  • First post from: Sep, 2017
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

1&1 IONOS Canada Blog
  • Blog Posts: 0
  • Blog added on: Oct, 2018

🔧 Shared Hosting - 4/6
💡 Plan NameBasic [Linux]WordPress Hosting Essential
[Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 4.99/mo.CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 9.00 after 6 mo.)
💿 Disk Space25 GB25 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains11
🆓 Free Domain11
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel[In-house]
🌏 Server LocationCanadaCanada
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Free SSL Certificate
One Click WordPress Installation
cPanel
Full Daily Backups
Multi-layer Security
Friendly Canadian Support
INFO (mouse over)Domain free for first year
SSL certificate
24/7 support
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Mar 2019
💡 Plan NameStandard [Linux]WordPress Hosting Business
[Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 7.49/mo.CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 11.00 after 12 mo.)
💿 Disk Space100 GB100 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited2
🆓 Free Domain11
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel[In-house]
🌏 Server LocationCanadaCanada
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansSame as previous plans
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Mar 2019
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Linux]WordPress Hosting Pro [Linux]
💰 PriceCAD 12.49/mo.CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 15.00 after 6 mo.)
💿 Disk Space250 GB200 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited5
🆓 Free Domain11
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel[In-house]
🌏 Server LocationCanadaCanada
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansSame as previous plans
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Mar 2019
💡 Plan NameEnterprise [Linux]Business [Linux/Windows]
💰 PriceCAD 24.95/mo.CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 8.00 after 12 mo.)
💿 Disk Space1000 GB100 GB SSD
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited1
🆓 Free Domain11
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control PanelCPanel[In-house]
🌏 Server LocationCanadaCanada
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansINFO (mouse over)Free domain for first year
Wildcard SSL Certificate
24/7 support
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Mar 2019
💡 Plan Name-Pro [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 10.00 after 6 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-250 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-5
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2019
💡 Plan Name-Expert [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 14.00 after 6 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-500 GB SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-50
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2019
🔧 Domains - 2/2
💡 Plan Name.ca.ca Domain
💰 PriceCAD 9.99/yr.CAD 10.00/yr.
(CAD 15.00 after 12 mo.)
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over).ca
$9.99 / year

.org
$14.99 / year

.net
$19.99 / year

.info
$22.99 / year

.biz
$24.99 / year

.mobi
$25.99 / year
INFO (mouse over)Free email address, private registration, and Wildcard SSL Certificate included.
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Mar 2019
💡 Plan Name.com.com Domain
💰 PriceCAD 14.99/yr.CAD 11.00/yr.
(CAD 15.00 after 12 mo.)
📜 DescriptionSame as previous plansSame as previous plans
📅 Date PlanFeb 2021Mar 2019
🔧 Website Builder - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Essential
💰 Price-CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 7.00 after 6 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-unlimited
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Optimized for all devices
All the webspace you need
24/7 support
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2019
💡 Plan Name-Business
💰 Price-CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 10.00 after 12 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-unlimited
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2019
💡 Plan Name-Pro
💰 Price-CAD 1.00/mo.
(CAD 20.00 after 6 mo.)
💿 Disk Space-unlimited
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains- 
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-[In-house]
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan-Mar 2019
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • Website Builder
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • Available 24/7
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Check Payments
  • Money Order
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
marko (marko@o...)
on 📆 Jan 26, 2012
blacksun.ca is friendly
😁 we like blacksun, they are friendly and offer service with a smile, I would highly recommend using their services

-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Dec 28, 2019
😁 I am running a small scale business and I am using their web hosting services from them. NO problem with their service. They respond quickly to my tickets and give assistance as soon as possible. From my experience I really want to suggest Ionos [...]

-hidden- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Feb 04, 2021
WORST OF THE WORS
😠 WORST TECH SUPPORT EVER, DONT WAIST YOUR TIMETECH SUPPORT don't T SPEEK ENGLISH, NO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ANY THING

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