Safenames RapidSSL, (on request) on SSL Certificates

RapidSSL has been updated on February 11, 2026 (added December 1, 2017), Aggregate Rating (3.3 out of 10 from 4 reviews)

🔐 Domains protected :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalAliPayWire TransferSkrill (Moneybookers)Check Payments
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
✍️ Support Options :	EmailPhone / Toll-Free
⚑ Targeting :	UK
💰 Money-back guarantee :	7 days

See also initial RapidSSL plan location on their website!

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*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Safenames is a UK-based corporate domain registrar and hosting provider headquartered in Milton Keynes. The company dates back to the late 1990s and was founded by Simon (Sam) McManus. Over time it has evolved into a specialised operator focused on global domain portfolios, brand protection, and enterprise-grade infrastructure, rather than mass-market shared hosting. The group holds numerous registry accreditations, runs its own International Domain Portal (IDP) for domain management, and operates a Tier 3–enhanced data centre in the UK that underpins its hosting and colocation services.

The core business revolves around corporate domain management and online brand protection. Safenames centralises large domain portfolios (often hundreds or thousands of names), handling registrations and renewals across a wide range of gTLDs and ccTLDs, while also providing SSL certificate management, DNS hosting, and legal/UDRP support. The IDP portal gives corporate teams a single console where they can manage domains, redirects, DNS records, renewals and contact data with automation and granular control suitable for large organisations.

On the hosting side, Safenames positions itself as an infrastructure partner for companies that need more than simple web space. Under the hosting umbrella they provide Virtual Servers (VPS / "Virtual Dedicated Servers"), Dedicated Servers, Colocation Hosting, a dedicated Data Centre offering, and Disaster Recovery solutions. The overall hosting portfolio clearly targets business workloads, with a strong emphasis on high availability, security and compliance instead of low-cost shared hosting.

Their Virtual Servers function as a managed VPS platform. There are three standard levels, all based on SAN storage, dedicated vCPU and RAM, and dedicated IP addresses, running in a high-availability environment:
Level 1 VPS – 4 vCPUs, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB SAN storage, 1 dedicated IP. / Level 2 VPS – 6 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 200 GB SAN storage, 1 dedicated IP. / Level 3 VPS – 8 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM, 300 GB SAN storage, 2 dedicated IPs.

These virtual servers are designed for applications that have outgrown shared hosting but are not yet at the point of requiring a full physical server, combining predictable performance with isolation and privacy.

For customers that need full hardware isolation, Safenames offers Dedicated Servers in three pre-defined configurations, built on enterprise HP hardware. The entry-level dedicated server uses dual quad-core CPUs, 16 GB RAM and 2×146 GB disks, suitable for smaller businesses or projects. Higher tiers increase storage and memory up to 64 GB RAM and larger disk capacities, making them appropriate for bigger e-commerce sites or corporate applications. Dedicated packages include Windows or Linux, support for Microsoft SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL, server monitoring, backup and restore options, a dedicated account manager, and a stated 99.999% server uptime backed by a formal SLA and 24/7 customer support.

Companies that want to run their own hardware can use the Colocation Hosting service. This allows them to place servers, firewalls and switches inside Safenames’ own facility, benefiting from a Tier 3–enhanced data centre, a 99.999% uptime guarantee, hot-desk and disaster-recovery desks, and the option of managed colocation where Safenames engineers handle installation, monitoring and changes. This model fits organisations with mission-critical IT workloads that still want physical ownership of their equipment without the burden of operating a data centre.

Beyond raw compute and rack space, Safenames integrates security and performance services such as CDN, DDoS mitigation, bot management, Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DNS hosting, together with a long-running partnership with Cloudflare. This combination makes the platform particularly attractive for brand-sensitive, high-traffic websites where uptime, performance and protection from abuse are front-line requirements.