sweethome.co.il Geotrust Rapid SSL, ILS 98.00/yr. on SSL Certificates

Geotrust Rapid SSL has been added on Jul 5, 2022

🔐 Domains protected :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
⚑ Targeting :	IL

See also initial Geotrust Rapid SSL plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Sweethome is a privately owned Israeli web hosting, cloud infrastructure and managed IT provider founded in 1998 by systems specialist Justin Grindea. The current legal operator is Effective Hosting Ltd., an Israeli private company incorporated in 2022.

The company developed from a traditional web hosting business into a broad infrastructure provider serving private customers, developers, web agencies, online stores, educational organizations and companies with demanding server requirements. Its history includes several early developments in the Israeli hosting market, including local PHP hosting, VPS services and internet radio servers. Since 2014, the company has also operated the established Webgate hosting brand for private users and small businesses.

Its service portfolio includes Linux Hosting, Windows Hosting, Managed WordPress, Reseller Hosting, Node.js Hosting, Moodle Hosting, SEO Hosting, Business Email, VPS, Private Cloud, Storage Servers, Dedicated Servers, Cloud Backup, Internet Radio and Streaming, Domains and SSL Certificates. More advanced services cover Linux and Windows system administration, DevOps, server security, monitoring, disaster recovery and public-cloud management.

The Linux Hosting environment combines cPanel with CloudLinux isolation, LiteSpeed, Imunify360, free SSL certificates, selectable PHP versions, Python, Perl, MySQL or MariaDB, WordPress management and automated application installation. Entry plans suit individual websites, while the larger packages accommodate multiple sites, databases and email accounts. CPU and memory allocations remain controlled even when storage or traffic is offered without a fixed limit.

Windows Hosting runs on Plesk Obsidian and supports ASP, ASP.NET, MVC, .NET Framework, .NET Core, PHP, MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server. It is a practical local option for Israeli companies maintaining traditional Microsoft applications as well as newer .NET projects. Packages range from basic single-site hosting to larger plans supporting dozens of websites, databases and mailboxes.

Managed WordPress Hosting includes LiteSpeed, LSCache, Redis, WP Toolkit Deluxe, malware protection, free SSL and daily backups. The smaller package is intended for one website, while the larger shared and private-server configurations suit agencies, online stores and resource-intensive WordPress installations. Private WordPress servers combine dedicated virtual resources with cPanel and full server administration.

The Reseller Hosting range is available on Linux with cPanel and Windows with Plesk. Packages include branded DNS, separate customer accounts, private IP options, application installation tools and customer-level backup access. These services are well suited to Israeli web designers and development agencies that want to provide hosting without operating their own server infrastructure.

Several specialist products separate Sweethome from basic shared-hosting providers. Node.js Hosting is available on Linux and Windows, Moodle Hosting covers shared and private-cloud environments, and SEO Hosting provides websites with addresses from different IPv4 C-class networks.

Business email services range from individual mailboxes to private mail servers with spam filtering, antivirus protection, webmail, SSL/TLS encryption and secondary MX options. Private email systems can be customized for companies that need greater storage capacity, administrative control or integration with an existing network.

The infrastructure catalog begins with VPS Hosting on Proxmox. Linux virtual servers include root access, SSD storage and optional full management. Windows virtual servers and some private-cloud deployments can use VMware. Customers can add control-panel licenses, backups, extra IP addresses, monitoring and managed administration.

Private Cloud services are aimed at businesses that want isolated infrastructure in Israel rather than a conventional shared public cloud. Configurations can include VMware or Proxmox virtualization, private networks, dedicated firewalls, backup systems, managed operating systems and customized application or database environments.

The Cloud Storage and private file-server products support hybrid work, shared company data, user permissions, VPN access and daily backups. Capacity begins at approximately one terabyte and extends to larger multi-terabyte systems. Both Linux and Windows implementations are available, depending on the required file-sharing, authentication and application environment.

Dedicated Servers use IBM, Dell and HP enterprise hardware installed in Israeli data-center racks. Available systems generally include at least 128 GB RAM, SSD storage or mixed SSD and SATA configurations, and 50 Mbps connectivity. Some lower-cost configurations use older enterprise processor generations, making them better suited to workloads that need large memory or storage capacity rather than maximum current-generation CPU performance.

Hardware maintenance remains Sweethome’s responsibility, while full operating-system administration, monitoring, security and backup can be added separately. This arrangement provides the control of dedicated equipment without requiring customers to maintain physical server hardware themselves.

Managed infrastructure services also extend beyond the company’s own environment. Its administrators handle architecture, migrations, monitoring, security, cost optimization and ongoing administration for Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.

The wider system-administration and DevOps service covers CI/CD processes, infrastructure automation, Linux and Windows administration, databases, web servers, virtualization, firewalls, WAF, IDS/IPS, anti-DDoS protection and CDN integration, including Cloudflare.

Backup services include network storage, dedicated backup servers, virtualization backup, database-aware agents, Arcserve systems and tape-robot infrastructure. Disaster-recovery plans can use a secondary Israeli facility or a public-cloud destination. Organizations requiring long retention periods can also arrange encrypted and compressed tape copies outside the main server environment.

The radio and streaming division uses Centova Cast with ShoutCast or IceCast. Packages range from entry-level internet-radio accounts with listener limits to managed streaming VPS systems with substantially greater storage and monthly traffic.

Domain services cover Israeli extensions such as .co.il and .org.il, international extensions such as .com and .net, and many newer generic extensions. DNS hosting, transfers, renewals, ownership changes and record management are also available.

SSL services include free Let’s Encrypt certificates for hosting customers and commercial GeoTrust or Sectigo certificates. Paid options include wildcard, business-validation and extended-validation certificates.

The website is primarily available in Hebrew, and the ordering process is focused on customers in Israel. Support can be provided in Hebrew and English. Billing uses Israeli new shekels, and displayed prices include VAT. The website has a contemporary, mobile-compatible design, although the extensive catalog and occasional differences between older and newer package information can make direct comparisons more complicated.