Tiscali Start Up, € 49.90/yr. on Linux Shared

Start Up has been updated on May 15, 2026 (added August 6, 2020)

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	1
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
🔧 Category :	Wordpress
✍️ Support Options :	Help Desk
⚑ Targeting :	IT

Original plan URL was https://hostingdomini.tiscali.it/index.php/store/shared-hosting

---

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Tiscali Italia S.p.A. is one of the best-known Italian telecom and internet brands, headquartered in Cagliari, Sardinia. The wider Tiscali story began in 1998 with founder Renato Soru, and the brand became especially visible in Italy after launching free internet access in 1999. Today, Tiscali Italia operates under the Tessellis corporate umbrella, following the Tiscali / Linkem Retail combination that became effective in 2022.

For hosting customers, Tiscali is not a global low-cost cPanel host or a developer-first cloud provider. Their profile is more local and Italian-business oriented, with domains, shared hosting, WordPress hosting, email, site builder services, and simple e-commerce tools connected to a broader telecom provider. This makes them more suitable for Italian SMEs, sole traders, professionals, small shops, and organizations that prefer a known national brand with Italian-language assistance rather than an international hosting-only company.

The current product ecosystem includes Domain Registration and Transfer, Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Tiscali My Site, and e-commerce functionality through My Commerce. The business hosting offer includes a domain, web space with PHP and MySQL, email, and WordPress. WordPress is available preinstalled, which is useful for customers that want a basic CMS without manually installing the platform.

Tiscali My Site is the more modern website-builder side of the portfolio. It includes ready-made templates, drag-and-drop editing, mobile adaptation, SEO tools, statistics, blog features, booking tools, custom domain support, hosting, and email boxes. The platform is clearly built for users without technical skills, especially businesses that want a quick Italian-language website.

The e-commerce side supports unlimited products, product categories, payment features, coupons, shipping options, customer communications, and synchronization with Facebook and Google Merchant tools. This makes it practical for small shops that need a simple online presence without managing a complex e-commerce stack.

A practical limitation is that the hosting/domain ecosystem is fragmented across several URLs. The business page is clear, and the My Site website is more polished, but parts of the hosting customer-area and order flow feel older and less streamlined. The direct hostingdomini.tiscali.it endpoint can also be inconsistent, so customers may need to use the business page, MyTiscali area, support guides, or phone/callback assistance when checking current hosting/domain checkout details.

The hosting and My Site customer experience is mainly in Italian. This is normal for a provider focused on the Italian market, but it is a drawback for English-speaking customers. The corporate Tessellis website has an English section, while the hosting and website-builder purchase journey remains strongly Italian-focused.