XServer Basic, JPY 0.00/mo. on Linux Shared

Basic has been updated on May 3, 2026 (added September 3, 2021)

🔌 Hosted domains :	1
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔨 Control Panel :	[In-house]
✍️ Support Options :	EmailPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Japan
⚑ Targeting :	JP

See also initial Basic plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

XServer Inc. is one of Japan’s most established hosting providers, with roots going back to the launch of the XServer rental server service in July 2003 and corporate establishment on January 23, 2004. The company is headquartered in Osaka, Japan, with additional offices in Osaka and Tokyo. XServer operates under the Japanese corporate name エックスサーバー株式会社 and has grown from a classic rental-server provider into a wider Japanese hosting, cloud, domain, SSL, security, and web-services group.

The main service remains XServer Rental Server, a Japanese shared hosting platform suitable for WordPress sites, business websites, email hosting, blogs, small e-commerce projects, and general web publishing. Plans include large NVMe SSD storage, unlimited MySQL databases, unlimited domains and subdomains, free SSL, email functions, automatic backups, malware checks, web defacement detection, spam filtering, and performance optimization through technologies such as nginx, RAID10, and X Accelerator.

For business customers, XServer Business is the more advanced managed hosting line. It includes business-grade shared hosting and managed dedicated server options, with both virtual and physical server types. This service is better suited to companies that need stronger operational support, migration assistance, setup help, higher reliability, and more formal service guarantees.

The VPS portfolio is broad and well segmented. XServer VPS covers Linux-based virtual private servers, while XServer VPS for Windows Server targets Windows workloads, remote desktop environments, and Windows applications. XServer VPS for Game and XServer GAMEs focus on multiplayer game servers, including Minecraft-style use cases. XServer VPS for GPU is aimed at AI, GPU processing, and other compute-heavy workloads. The broader product family also includes XServer VPS for FX Premium, XServer Cloud PC, XServer SNS, XServer shop, XServer Drive, XServer Static, and XServer for WordPress.

The domain and security side is also important. XServer Domain provides domain registration and DNS management, while XServer SSL includes both free SSL options and paid DV, OV, and EV certificates. Additional security-related services include XServer Site Security, CloudSecure WAF, CloudSecure SSL, and WordPress-focused protection tools.

A major corporate development took place on October 1, 2025, when Shin Cloud Inc. and Netowl Inc. services were integrated into XServer Inc. This brought services such as Shin Rental Server, Shin Domain, Shin VPS, Star Rental Server, Star Domain, SSL BOX, Star Server, and registrar operations into a more centralized XServer structure. This makes XServer more than a single shared-hosting brand; they now operate as a broad Japanese hosting, cloud, domain, security, and web infrastructure group.

Their services are primarily oriented toward the Japanese market. The website and customer environment are mainly in Japanese, and pricing is listed in Japanese yen (JPY). This makes XServer especially attractive for Japan-based businesses, Japanese-language websites, domestic agencies, bloggers, and companies targeting Japanese visitors.