BlueGenesis Basic, $ 6.99/mo. on Linux Shared

Basic has been updated on August 28, 2025 (added June 9, 2020), Aggregate Rating (3 out of 10 from 8 reviews)

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
🔧 Category :	BackupWordpressWebsite Builder
✍️ Support Options :	EmailPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Canada
⚑ Targeting :	CA US
💰 Money-back guarantee :	99 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

See also initial Basic plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Blue Genesis, a Canadian-based hosting company now operating under HostPapa, provides online services tailored to small and medium-sized businesses worldwide. With a customer base in the thousands, the company offers a straightforward lineup of hosting, email, domain, and e-commerce solutions. Over time, BlueGenesis has positioned itself as a dependable provider, though its offerings have not evolved much in recent years.

Hosting Services

Cloud Hosting (Shared Hosting)

BlueGenesis promotes its hosting as "cloud," but in practice these are shared hosting packages. Plans start affordably, from around $6.99 per month, and include access to a built-in Website Creator with over 175 templates, unlimited email accounts, unmetered data transfer, website backups, MySQL databases, and support for applications such as WordPress, Joomla, and phpBB.

The service is supported by features like firewall protection, RAID storage for redundancy, and load-balancing hardware designed to minimize downtime. Customers also receive an instant setup option, allowing them to launch projects immediately after purchase.

Website Creator

The integrated site builder allows users to create responsive, mobile-friendly websites using drag-and-drop tools. Ecommerce functionality, galleries, forms, maps, and other design elements can be added with ease. While useful for newcomers, it remains a basic tool compared to more modern website-building platforms.

Business Email

BlueGenesis offers customizable email hosting plans, starting at $6.99 per month for 3 GB of storage per mailbox. Features include virus and spam filtering, POP/IMAP and webmail access, autoresponders, forwarding, shared calendars, and task management. Multi-inbox support allows external accounts like Gmail or Outlook to be managed within a single interface. The service is ad-free and designed for small business productivity.

Fax-to-Email

An additional service is Fax-to-Email, which allows customers to send and receive faxes directly from their inbox. With support for common file formats, online storage, and a toll-free fax number, this feature targets businesses that still rely on fax communications.

Limitations

Despite offering reliable basic hosting, BlueGenesis has not kept pace with industry trends. Plans have largely remained unchanged for more than five years, with incremental price increases but no introduction of VPS or dedicated server options. For businesses seeking scalability or advanced hosting environments, the platform may feel outdated.