Acens Inicio, € 4.90/mo. on Linux/Windows Shared

Inicio has been updated on March 5, 2025 (added December 1, 2016)

🔌 Hosted domains :	unlimited
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔧 Category :	BackupWordpress
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Spain
⚑ Targeting :	ES

See also initial Inicio plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Acens is one of the oldest and most credible hosting and cloud providers in Spain. They have been active since 1997, later became part of Telefónica, and today sit inside Telefónica Tech, which gives the business a much stronger backbone than the average independent hosting company. That larger structure is visible in the way the platform is built: not as a narrow entry-level host, but as a provider that can cover everything from a simple company website to dedicated infrastructure, managed cloud, business email, backup, and network services.

The service range is broad enough to suit both smaller businesses and more demanding corporate projects. Alongside shared hosting, they also handle domains, SSL certificates, dedicated servers, cloud servers, cloud datacenter services, cloud backup, Exchange email, website creation tools, online stores, colocation, and related business services. That wider ecosystem is one of the company’s strongest advantages because customers can start with an ordinary hosting plan and grow into more advanced infrastructure without moving elsewhere.

The shared hosting plans are better equipped than the usual low-cost starter package. They include NVMe storage, daily backups, security layers such as Imunify360, anti-DDoS protection, two-factor authentication, flexible email, multiple PHP versions, MySQL and PostgreSQL, Git integration, and an AI website builder inside Plesk. In practice, this makes the shared platform suitable not only for personal sites, but also for small company websites, local businesses, and agency projects that need a more stable base.

The more advanced side of acens is where the company stands out most. Dedicated servers are built on Dell PowerEdge hardware and include Linux or Windows options, hardware RAID, root or administrator access, unlimited transfer, anti-DDoS protection, and optional Plesk. Their cloud range goes further with ONE CLOUD virtual servers and Cloud Datacenter environments that support private networks, VPN IPSec, load balancing groups, SSD storage, and flexible resource scaling. Cloud Backup and Exchange Online also fit naturally into the portfolio, so the company feels much more like a full business infrastructure provider than a host focused only on websites.

The commercial focus is mainly on the Spanish-language market, and pricing is shown in EUR. acens does not feel like a bargain international brand built around constant discounting. It feels like a mature Spanish provider with serious infrastructure, a clear business focus, and enough technical depth to support long-term growth.