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hosting.ca (hosting.ca) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2020.
WebNames (webnames.ca) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2019.

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✓ Company descriptions is fine
✓ Company address location is complete
✓ Company phone/fax is added
✓ "About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added
✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
✓ Products (plans) are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years
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Profile completion status:
Things done
✓ Company descriptions is fine
✓ 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
✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added
✓ Products (plans) are added, but some are not updated from over 2 years
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👉 Total Reviews: 8
🙌 Average Rating: 4.8 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 4
👎 Bad Reviews: 4
👈 Official Responses: 0 4.8 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

8 user reviews
 
hosting.ca
1500 - 701 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y1C6
CA

hosting.ca
WebNames
Suite 333 - 333 Terminal Ave
Vancouver, BC v6a 4c1
CA

webnames.ca
📧 Emailsupport@h...support@w...
☎ Phone1-877-366-0516+1-866-221-7878
Ranks🏆 Alexa Rating 5,674,667▲3,545,894 (lower is better)
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 21/35🔗 Links 5,078		🏆 Alexa Rating 218,587▲27,880 (lower is better)
📈 Domains 35,658▲31 (higher is better)
Alexa Rank in CA 13,194
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 38/70🔗 Links 26,561,037
Languages en-US en-US
📄 InfoA true Canadian company, hosting.ca was started by a group of web developers in 1997 when we decided that there were not enough companies who knew how to do web hosting properly. So we went to work on things, all from the users point of view since that is what we were first–users. One of the first items we worked to improve was local control and access, and reliable redundancy. All of our equipment is on Canadian soil and we take care of it all ourselves, nothing is outsourced overseas. We [...] Read full reviewFounded in 2000, WebNames offers domain and hosting services for individuals, small and medium-sized companies, as well as corporations.

The company specializes in the following web hosting solutions:Shared Hosting;E-mail Hosting;WordPress Hosting;Domain Registration;SSL Certificates;
Shared hosting packages run on both Linux and Windows OS. These are configured on SSD drives and include a free domain name. You benefit from industry-standard features, such as: 1-click install [...] Read full review
📡 Established-2000
🏁 Site speedVery fast, load time 0.9 seconds 85% sites are slower
SEO Links count 10		Fast, load time 1.5 seconds 63% sites are slower
SEO Links count 219
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media
🔃 User Shares
hosting.ca Iconhostingca
Started from: November, 2010
  • Tweets: 14
  • Followers: 8
  • Friends: 7
  • Last activity:
webnames.ca Iconwebnames
Started from: September, 2008
  • Tweets: 12,908
  • Followers: 5,212
  • Friends: 4,775
  • Last activity:
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-Webnames.ca
  • Followers: 173
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2000
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Internet
-WebNames Blog
  • Blog Posts: 113
  • Software Wordpress version 6.5.2
  • First post from: Aug, 2019
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Emails - 1/1
💡 Plan NameSimple Email Hosting [Linux]Business Email [Windows]
💰 PriceCAD 5.00/mo. VAT excCAD 0.90/mo.
💿 Disk Space1 GB2 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains  
🆓 Free Domain  
🔨 Control PanelCPanel, Plesk, Hosting ControllerPlesk
🌏 Server LocationCanadaCanada
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Starting from $5 per month, host your Canadian email services with us.INFO (mouse over)CAD$0.90per account/month
Number of email accounts 10

Business Email that’s Professional, Secure, Supported

Email for individuals, small businesses and enterprises:

Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird & Windows Mail support
Android, Samsung & iOS support
Custom email addresses [...]
📅 Date PlanOct 2020Feb 2020
🔧 Shared Hosting - 0/4
💡 Plan Name-WordPress Value [Linux]
💰 Price-CAD 7.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-1
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Plesk
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Perfect for simple websites & blogs.
15 Webnames hosted email
Free domain
Unlimited SSD storage & bandwidth
Pre-installed WordPress
Malware monitoring and removal
BoldGrid WordPress website builder (premium)
Plesk WordPress toolkit
WordPress security features
Subdomain Websites 25
MySQL [...]
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
💡 Plan Name-Value [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-CAD 4.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-1
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Plesk
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Great for small business, bloggers and starter websites
15 email accounts
10 MySQL 5 databases
Expert support
Throughput 1000 kb/s
Server Uptime Guarantee 99.9%
Money-Back Guarantee 30 Days

Try Web Hosting free for 3-months — Call us at 1-866-221-7878
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
💡 Plan Name-Advantage [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-CAD 8.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-5
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Plesk
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)2x faster, more memory and supports multiple websites

25 email accounts
25 MySQL 5 databases
Expert support
Daily backups & easy restore
Website builder & templates
2x faster site speed
Throughput 2000 kb/s
Server Uptime Guarantee 99.9%
Money-Back Guarantee 30 Days
Website Builder

Try [...]
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
💡 Plan Name-Pro [Linux/Windows]
💰 Price-CAD 16.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space-unlimited SSD
📶 Data Transfer-unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains-10
🆓 Free Domain-1
📌 Dedicated IPs-0
🔨 Control Panel-Plesk
🌏 Server Location-Canada
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)High performance hosting for advanced needs and complex websites
50 email accounts
Unlimited MySQL 5 databases
Expert support
Daily backups & easy restore
Website builder & templates
3x faster site speed
Throughput 3000 kb/s
Server Uptime Guarantee 99.9%
Money-Back Guarantee 30 [...]
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
🔧 Domains - 0/1
💡 Plan Name-.com .net
💰 Price-$ 15.00/mo.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over).ca CAD $23.00/year
.info USD $17.50/year
.co USD $29.50/year
.link USD $12.50/year

Search more extensions at https://www.webnames.ca/domain-registration/search/

Your Domain Includes

Hosted 1-page website, email and SSL**
Forwarding to social media
Two-Step Verification

[...]
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
🔧 SSL Certificates - 0/3
💡 Plan Name-Sectigo PositiveSSL
💰 Price-CAD 17.50/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Domain Validation (DV)
Static site seal
Up to 256-bit encryption
Issued in minutes
$10k warranty

Every website needs an SSL certificate, and we have an option for every budget. Secure one website with industry standard 256-bit encryption. Choose your preferred certification [...]
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
💡 Plan Name-Rapid SSL
💰 Price-CAD 20.00/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Domain Validation (DV)
Browser padlock icon
Up to 256-bit encryption
Issued in minutes
$10k warranty
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
💡 Plan Name-GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium
💰 Price-CAD 100.00/yr.
📜 Description-INFO (mouse over)Domain Validation (DV)
Dynamic site seal
Up to 256-bit encryption
10 min issuance
$500k warranty
📅 Date Plan-Feb 2020
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Linux/Windows
📤 List of products
  • Emails
  • Emails
  • Shared Hosting
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Live Chat
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Wire Transfer
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • Wire Transfer
  • Check Payments
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
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-anonymous- (-no email-)
on 📆 Dec 13, 2021
😁 I've had a several, very small (low traffic) business and personal websites for well over 20 years now. To host these sites I've used space provided by various ISPs (a long time ago), Just Host, HostPapa (an absolutely terrible service in [...]

-anonymous- (-hidden-)
on 📆 Feb 13, 2021
😠 DO NOT purchase anything from this company. As soon as our domain was registered we overwhelmed with emails from various scammers, phishers that they had SOLD our information to. When questioned about it they said 'OH, you need to purchase the [...]

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