Top 10 Web Hosting France 🔟

Founded in 1999 by Pierre Beyssac, Laurent Chernla and Valentin Lacambre, Gandi is a hosting provider that prides in hosting over 50,000 websites, over 2.5 million domains and it has recognition around the world in 192 countries. They offer services for all types of projects: individuals, small companies, medium-sized companies or corporations.

They were one of the first ICANN accredited domain registrars in France and they offer over 750 domain extensions.

The company provides the following web hosting solutions:

• Shared Hosting;
• Cloud Hosting;
• Email Hosting;
• WordPress Hosting;
• Domain Registration;
• SSL Certificates;

Shared hosting plans are secured with free TSL/SSL certificates and support for PHP, Python or Ruby. Customers find included databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and servers are Node.JS ready. You can also upgrade your resources by expending the default features of your plan.

Cloud servers run on private networks and offer extendable resources, so customers can boost their server configuration. You get full root access and servers that run on Linux OS (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS) or FreeBSD. [visit website gandi.net]

1&1 IONOS is the biggest hosting company in Europe and a member of the United Internet group. The company is focused on providing everything needed in order to set up small and medium-sized businesses. Starting with 1988 when it was established (firstly named 1and1), the objective of this company was clearly structured from the beginning [visit website ionos.fr]

Founded in 1999, Lws is a top French web hosting provider managing over 280,000 domains or websites.

The company offers a wide range of products including:

• Shared Hosting;
• VPS Hosting;
• Dedicated Servers;
• Cloud Servers;
• Reseller Hosting
• Domain Registration;
• Website Builder;
• Email Hosting;

There is a wide range of packages to choose from, but one good thing Lws does is to try to orient customers on what package of a specific web hosting solution would fit their needs. This might not be a problem for people with experience in the hosting field, but beginners might find it slightly confusing.

Shared hosting packages are available on both Linux and Windows. All packages are equipped with app auto-installer, free domain name, backup guarantee and site creation software. They support the several versions of PHP and the latest versions of MySQL, plus other scripts as well. Windows shared hosting solutions support 80 pre-installed software app and the latest versions of ASP, ASP.NET or Silverllight.

Virtual private servers are protected against vulnerabilities by DDoS protection. These are managed servers and include SSH access, free domain name, IP address and Vswap SSD storage. Just like VPS plans, dedicated servers benefit of a 100Mbs network, backup and firewall protections in case of malware attacks.

Cloud servers operate on Intel Xeon processors, SSD storage and they are monitored by their Tier 3 or 4 data centers powered by Dell and Supermicro servers. [visit website lws.fr]

Part of the Iliad SA Group, Scaleway is a European cloud service that has been a pioneer service provider in the hosting industry. They have partnered with companies like Le Bon Coin, Vente-Privée (Veepee), Le Monde or Safran.

Depending on the digital solution you are looking for, Scaleway offers:

• Public cloud services with Scaleway Elements;
• Private infrastructure with Scaleway Datacenter;
• Dedicated servers with Scaleway Dedibox;

Besides these services, Scaleway also offers colocation. Given their experience in the field, they have become a global brand and offers solutions for customers based in more than 150 countries.

When it comes to cloud solutions, customers have the possibility to choose from:

• Enterprise instances: configured on AMD Epyc 7003 series, these cloud services are designed for demanding workloads;
• General purpose instances: scalable solutions based on NVMe SSD and designed for websites/apps;
• Development instances: these cloud solutions are designed for personal websites;
• Stardust instances: based on 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM (limited stock);
• GPU instances: these servers are powered by NVIDIA Tesla P100;
• Bare metal cloud servers: based on dedicated hardware, these bare metal servers are provided on demand;

[visit website scaleway.com]

The company was established in France in 2004 and it has grown to various achievements in the hosting or domain registrar industry. In 2006, Netim managed to get European recognition when the company launched the .eu extension whereas in 2009, they became an ICANN-accredited company ( see https://icannwiki.org/NETIM ). This made them part of the most popular domain registrars on the market.

Netim offers the following services:

• Shared Hosting;
• Domain Registration;
• SSL Certificates;
• Website Builder;
• Email Hosting;

As a domain registrar, Netim claims that they have over 15 years of experience and they have grown to provide worldwide domain names (946 global extensions) with the mention that they include free services for each domain.

Shared hosting plans are for both individual and organizational purposes. Their plans are based on Linux OS. Shared hosting plans support both static (HTML, Javascript) and dynamic pages (PHP, MySQL) but they do not provide support for JAVA, ASP or Microsoft Windows features (i.e. Frontpage, Sharepoint Designer, Expression Web). The plans available at Netim also come with common features for shared hosting (database, mailbox, SSL support). At the same time, customers can customize the DNS (not always an included specification for web hosting plans).

Email hosting works with permanent antispam and antivirus solutions. Purchasing an email hosting plan also comes with unlimited email, between 5 to 50 mailboxes or between 5000 and 20000 outgoing emails per day. Autoresponder, catchall, custom quota and other features that contribute to the optimization of email management are also included.

Website builder plans are created in such a way that they suit both beginners and experts in building up a website. Purchasing one plan will open the possibility for you to customize your website by using their templates; you can optimize your website and add features from your very own codes through script module.

In terms of SSL certificates, Netim provides a wide range of options (Single domain, Multi-domain or Wildcard) as well as plans with different validation levels (Domain Validation and Extended Validation).

In 2012 the they created a subsidiary Business FranceDNS, a registrar dedicated to French speaking countries’ extensions. [visit website netim.com]

O2Switch is a green French-based hosting provider. They have focused their activity on designing one shared hosting solution running on cutting-edge technology suitable for a variety of projects.

Therefore, the company only specializes in shared hosting services. Unfortunately, customers who look for something else, such as VPS, dedicated servers or reseller hosting, won’t find these here.

Their shared hosting package includes multiple unlimited features:

• Unlimited storage;
• Unlimited data traffic;
• Unlimited subdomains;
• Unlimited FTP accounts;
• Unlimited multi-domain hosting;
• Unlimited email accounts;
• Unlimited MySQL / MariaDB / PostgreSQL databases;
• Unlimited domain aliases;
• Unlimited multi-sites by hosting;

Customers also benefit from one domain name, security guaranteed by SSL management, support for scripts (multiple versions of PHP, Perl, Python), over 300 scripts available on automatic installation and speed is made sure with multi-gbps BGP4 networks. [visit website o2switch.fr]

Starting their activity in 2008, Amen.fr is a hosting provider that is a subsidiary of Dada.pro SpA (leader of website/mobile content provision and management). The Dada Group is present in countries, like Italy, France, Spain, UK, Ireland and the Netherlands through Nominalia, Namesco, Register365 or Amen. Their website is available in French, Portuguese and Dutch.

They provide the following web hosting solutions:

• Shared Hosting;
• Reseller Hosting;
• VPS Hosting;
• Dedicated Servers;
• Email Hosting;
• WordPress Hosting;
• Domain Registration;
• Website Builder;
• SSL Certificates;
• Web Design;

Available on both Linux and Windows, shared hosting packages support a load of features for website management and control. Linux shared hosting offer unlimited bandwidth and FTP users on SSD infrastructure with cron included. They support scripts: multiple versions of PHP and Softaculous app-installer (WordPress, Joomla, Prestashop, Drupal). Windows shared hosting plans include MySQL and SQL Server 2016 databases, as well as IIS remote administration and Webmatrix for website publishing via open source apps (both features are available on request).Both Linux and Windows plans include one free domain name and one site domain, available for the first year.

With reseller packages at Amen.fr, customers benefit from unlimited domains and unlimited cPanel accounts. With the option of multi-domains, customers can add unlimited domains to the plan they choose from Amen.fr. Data is protected through Let’s Encrypt SSL and their plans run on Intel processors.

VPS servers run on 100 Mb/s high speed and are available on Linux distributions (CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian) and Windows. They also provide their own recommendations by stating the uses of each VPS plan and thus, to whom each VPS server is indicated.

Dedicated servers are powered by Dell PowerEdge hardware. There are two options to choose from: pre-configured servers and custom solutions for personalization. These servers run on SATA drives and include an option for customers where operating systems can be selected from the control panel area. [visit website amen.fr]

With customers from over 60 countries and 5 international locations, IKoula has been around since 1998 and it gained a strong reputation for their services and speed performance. IKoula also prides in being an environmentally friendly company.

They have registered 350 peering agreements and fast loading times up to 50 Gbps network availability. The website is available in multiple languages, including French, English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Chinese.
Here, customers can choose from the following range of services:

• Shared Hosting;
• VPS Hosting;
• Dedicated Servers;
• Cloud Hosting;
• Colocation;
• Domain Registration;
• SSL Certificates;

Shared hosting packages are available for both Linux and Windows and offer support for Open Source developers (PHP, Python, MySQL) and ASP.NET. All plans include one domain name, e-mail accounts, MySQL databases and apps (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal) included for free. One inconvenience that appears when we compare the offers displayed at IKoula with other great hosting companies is that some features implemented in the plans are unlimited whereas here they are limited.

You can get pre-configured, tailor-made or high availability VPS plans. These work with Hyper-V technology and operate on 100 Mbps full duplex. Backup is made through iKeepinCloud provided by your Extranet. You get the freedom to upgrade resources at any time.

Dedicated servers come in a variety of configurations but you also have the possibility to build your own server. All servers run on Intel Xeon processors and these are configured on hardware RAID. Server monitoring, KVM over IP system and variety regarding the choice of your operating system (Linux/Windows) as well as virtualization systems (Hyper-V, CoreOS, VMWare) are all included. [visit website ikoula.com]

The Village is established in 1997 in Rennes (Brittany, France). Our team maintains and develops the site LeVillage.Org serving all its hosted.

Source: http://hebergement.levillage.org/docs/apropos.cbb

Technical infrastructure
LeVillage.Org owns all its infrastructure and offers its customers access to high-speed internet with a fully based on an optical fiber network connection. This technology highly reliable currently offers the best performance.

Data center: The technical infrastructure of the village is hosted in the data center Telecity Paris, located outside Paris in Aubervilliers (93) - France. This building is constructed according to the highest safety standards at the level of access, electricity, IP network, air conditioning and fire safety defined by the holding Télécity.

Security: Access the data center is fully secure and under constant surveillance. Cameras are positioned at strategic locations.

Cooling / Temperature Control: Ambient air is maintained [...] [visit website levillage.org]

Founded in 2010, First Heberg is a rather new web hosting provider, but they do specialize in high-end solutions. The website was initially created in 2007 by their registered trademark, TECHCREA SOLUTIONS.

Their website is available in both English and French. They are proud to state that they have around 2000 machines hosted at their data center in Valenciennes.

The company offers the following array of products:

• Shared Hosting;
• VPS Hosting;
• Dedicated Servers;
• Domain Registration;

With shared hosting plans, you will find included remote management tools and benefit from high performance. The downside is that you there is no free domain included in the plans.

VPS servers are configured on KVM virtualization and SSD drives. These can be upgraded according to preferences and needs. Servers run on Linux/Unix distributions (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS) and Windows OS. Among all these, you will also find VNC console, the possibility to reboot/reinstall and reverse DNS.

Based on both SSD/HDD, you can choose from their pre-built dedicated servers configured on Xeon Gen 1 and Xeon Gen 2 processors. Both powered by Dell PowerEdge. These use high-quality technology and they are designed for business projects. [visit website firstheberg.com]