Top 10 Web Hosting France 🔟

OVH

OVHCloud is a large, vertically integrated provider founded in 1999 that serves ~1.5M customers with a very broad catalog spanning Shared Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers, Public/Hosted Private Cloud, domains, email, and SSL. They operate on an in-house global backbone (quoted ~20 Tbit/s capacity) and run infrastructure across dozens of locations on four continents. The overall value proposition blends scale, price/performance, and control: anti-DDoS is standard, bandwidth is generous (often unmetered in EU/US/CA), and many products include backups and automation while keeping costs predictable.

Product lineup at a glance

• Shared Web Hosting – PHP hosting with anti-DDoS, daily backups, databases, 1-click CMS installers, and a free domain for the first year on many plans. They advertise 99.99% availability on the platform (no formal SLA on shared).
• VPS – NVMe-backed instances with daily automatic backups, 1-click scaling, integrated KVM console, IPv4/IPv6, optional managed databases, 99.9% SLA, and optional cPanel/Plesk images.
• Dedicated Servers (Bare Metal Cloud) – multiple ranges:
  • Rise (best price/performance; 1 Gbps guaranteed public bandwidth in EU/US/CA; 500 GB backup space).
  • Advance (versatile AMD EPYC, 3 Gbps guaranteed public + 25 Gbps private, 99.95% SLA, rich storage/backup options, Network Security Dashboard, Carbon Calculator).
  • Storage (SAS/NVMe, hot-swap, HA-NAS and file-storage add-ons).
  • Game (high-freq AMD EPYC, Game DDoS protection, NVMe/DDR5).
  • Scale (up to 256 cores, 4×25 Gbps NICs, 50 Gbps vRack).
  • High Grade (Xeon Gold/EPYC 9004, dual PSUs, hot-swap SSDs, 99.99% SLA, up to 100–200 Gbps internal with OLA).
  • Wholesale/white-label rack options and the budget Kimsufi line for low-resource projects.
• Public Cloud – OpenStack/Kubernetes-based compute, storage, networks, managed databases, analytics, AI/ML, and a growing Local Zones footprint; API calls and egress are included in many price points to keep costs predictable.
• Hosted Private Cloud – VMware SDDC in dedicated environments (Essential/Premier).
• Email/Exchange, CDN (Basic/Security/Advanced), and SSL (Sectigo DV/EV) round out the web stack.
  

Security and compliance are a core theme (built-in anti-DDoS; certifications; SecNumCloud for sensitive EU workloads). The manufacturing/supply chain is unusually integrated (servers built in France/Canada, custom water-cooling, component reuse), supporting both sustainability and cost control. [visit website ovhcloud.com]

Gandi

Gandi.net is a long-standing French provider (founded 1999) known first as an ICANN-accredited registrar and later as a multi-product host. They report management of 2.5M+ domains in 192 countries, plus large email volumes and a sizeable corporate domain portfolio. Their catalog spans Domain Names (750+ TLDs), Web Hosting (including WordPress, Nextcloud, PrestaShop variants), GandiCloud VPS, Email, SSL certificates, DNS & Premium DNS, and business-focused Corporate Services and Reseller tools.

Web Hosting (PaaS). Instances include a domain, automatic CMS installers (WordPress/PrestaShop), free SSL/TLS, daily snapshots, Varnish acceleration, and dedicated resources (not classic shared hosting). Supported stacks include PHP, Node.js, Python with MySQL/PostgreSQL. Plans can scale power and storage (up to 1 TB on Business tiers) and are hosted in Europe (France or Luxembourg).

WordPress / Nextcloud / PrestaShop Hosting. One-click deployments pair the included domain with auto-install, SSL, and email options. Nextcloud packages emphasize data control, app extensibility, and scalability; PrestaShop targets small stores with quick setup and module compatibility.

GandiCloud VPS (IaaS). OpenStack-based VPS with public API access, full root, Linux/FreeBSD images, flexible CPU/RAM/disk scaling, UI/CLI/API management (Terraform/Ansible/Cloud-init), hourly/monthly style billing, and positioning for professional workloads and automation.

Email & SSL. Email hosting adds webmail, sync, filters (Sieve), aliases/forwarding, and admin tools. SSL/TLS options range from standard DV to OV/EV with up to $250k warranty; a standard certificate is free with hosting and free for one year with a domain.
DNS. LiveDNS Anycast with DNSSEC, fast propagation, zone templates, AXFR, API, and an optional Premium DNS layer via Cloudflare for higher resilience.

For organizations. Corporate Services provide portfolio audits, transfers, defensive registrations, sunrise/TMCH, homoglyph coverage, acquisitions under NDA, API-driven ops, and multi-currency invoicing—suited to brands and agencies. A dedicated Reseller interface offers bulk/domain lifecycle management, rights delegation, and packaged add-ons. [visit website gandi.net]

Netim

Netim is an independent French-based registrar created in 2004 (founder & charmain Bruno Vincent) and headquartered in Lille. Instead of being a classic "hosting-first" company, they built the business around domain name management and registration, then added a compact set of complementary services: email hosting, DNS and security options, SSL certificates and a reseller ecosystem. The company remains fully owned by its founders, with a small team of a few dozen people and more than twenty years of experience in the domain industry.

The core of the platform is clearly domain names. Netim is accredited with hundreds of registries and offers more than 1,300 TLDs, including over 200 country-code extensions. That breadth is useful both for small site owners who simply want a .com or .fr and for agencies or brands that need a mix of generic and local domains. Domains registered through Netim come with several built-in features at no extra cost: a secure account interface, domain and email forwarding, one free email address via the Lite hosting plan, DNSSEC support, and optional extras like Whois privacy, premium DNS and brand-protection blocks.

For customers who want to build everything around email rather than full web hosting, Netim’s email hosting has become the main "hosting-like" product. There is a free Lite option (1 address, 1 GB storage, included with each domain) and paid plans that scale up to 50 addresses and 250 GB of shared storage. These plans include IMAP/POP/SMTP access, secure webmail with two-factor authentication, antivirus and anti-spam filtering, aliases, forwarding and autoresponders. Data and mail servers remain hosted in France, which is attractive for customers with a preference for EU data residency and strict GDPR compliance.

An important point for anyone looking specifically for web hosting: Netim decided in mid-2025 to end its own web hosting business and refocus on domains and email. Existing website customers have been transitioned to a partner provider (hosting.fr, a subsidiary of the German group hosting.de GmbH) while Netim concentrates on registry accreditations, domain operations and email services.

Someone coming to Netim today will find domain registration, email hosting and SSL certificates directly on their platform, but not classic shared hosting, VPS or dedicated servers sold under the Netim brand.

Netim also invests quite a bit in DNS and security services around domains. Beyond the standard DNS included with every domain, there is Premium DNS and an announced Premium+ DNS tier aimed at very high availability, plus DNSSEC support on compatible TLDs. Domain theft protection, auto-renewal, Whois privacy and abuse-handling procedures round out the picture for customers who care about brand protection more than raw server resources.

On top of that, Netim targets agencies, resellers and integrators through a reseller program, SOAP/REST API, and ready-made modules for billing platforms such as Blesta, ClientExec, HostBill, WHMCS and WISECP. For users building their own hosting or SaaS platforms, this allows domain registration, renewal and DNS management to be tightly integrated into their own systems while still relying on Netim as the backend registrar.

Overall, Netim is a good fit for customers who prioritize domain portfolio management, email reliability and DNS/security over running heavy server workloads. Anyone who wants an all-in-one stack including full web hosting will either need to rely on the external partner they recommend or combine Netim with a separate hosting provider. Their website still offers English support/localization, along French. [visit website netim.com]

Scaleway

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]

LWS

Founded in 1999, Lws is a major French web hosting company, managing over 800,000 domains, 680,000 hosted websites, and more than 1.9 million email addresses. With over two decades of experience, the company positions itself as a 100% French provider, ensuring that all staff, servers, and data remain located within France. Lws serves individuals, professionals, associations, public institutions, and businesses with a wide portfolio of hosting and related services.

The product range includes:

• Shared Hosting (Linux and Windows) – Comes with a free domain, automatic application installer, backup guarantee, and site creation software. Linux packages support multiple PHP and MySQL versions, while Windows hosting includes 80 pre-installed applications and the latest versions of ASP, ASP.NET, and Silverlight.
• VPS Hosting – Managed servers with DDoS protection, SSH access, free domain, dedicated IP, and Vswap SSD storage.
• Dedicated Servers – Featuring a 100 Mbps network, backup options, and firewall protection against malware attacks.
• Cloud Servers – Powered by Intel Xeon processors, SSD storage, and located in Tier 3 or 4 data centers with Dell and Supermicro hardware.
• Reseller Hosting – Available with cPanel/WHM options.
• Domain Registration – Covers a wide range of TLDs.
• Website Builder – Integrated tools to create and publish sites easily.
• Email Hosting – Business and personal email services with anti-spam protection.

While the selection is extensive, the large number of overlapping plans (e.g., some VPS and Cloud packages having identical specifications and pricing) can cause confusion, especially for beginners. The company does provide guidance on selecting plans, but the similarity between certain products—such as "LWS Reseller S" and "Cloud cPanel S", or "VPS S" and "Cloud S"—can be misleading.

Lws emphasizes reliability, security, and innovation, with servers replaced every two years, continuous software and hardware updates, and a multi-operator network for optimal routing performance. [visit website lws.fr]

IONOS.fr

IONOS stands as Europe’s largest hosting provider and a flagship member of the United Internet group, bringing over 30 years of experience to the table. Originally established in 1988 under the name 1and1 ( 1&1 ), the company set out with a clear vision: to deliver powerful, secure, and user-friendly hosting solutions tailored primarily for small and medium-sized businesses. In 2018, a strategic merger with ProfitBricks (based in Berlin and founded in 2010) transformed the company into IONOS, integrating advanced cloud infrastructure with its already robust suite of hosting products. This evolution has enabled the company to offer a wide spectrum of solutions—from traditional shared hosting and WordPress-specific packages to cutting-edge VPS, cloud, and dedicated hosting services.

At its core, IONOS is built on the principles of innovation, reliability, and customer empowerment. The company continuously refines its technology and service offerings to keep pace with a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Its product portfolio is designed to accommodate a diverse range of users, from individual bloggers and small startups to large enterprises requiring mission-critical solutions. By merging high-end hardware with user-centric software tools, IONOS has cultivated a reputation for delivering an exceptional digital experience.

Despite occasional critiques regarding the somewhat fragmented purchasing process (with multiple upsell prompts across several pages), the overall user experience is significantly enhanced by clear pricing information, intuitive navigation, and a well-integrated suite of management tools. In an industry where transparency and reliability are paramount, IONOS consistently rises to the challenge, offering both a high degree of customization and an unwavering commitment to uptime and security.

The company uses different websites/offices for other countries like: ionos.de for Germany / ionos.es for Spain / ionos.co.uk for UK/ ionos.it for Italy / ionos.fr for France / ionos.ca for Canada. [visit website ionos.fr]

iKoula

Ikoula is a long-standing French hosting provider that has been operating since 1998. The company was founded by Jules-Henri Gavetti and Caroline Mertens and is part of the Sewan Group ( sewan.eu ) from 2021, but it still presents itself clearly as a 100% French expert in web hosting, cloud computing and managed services, with the ambition to be "the hosting company you want to recommend." Ikoula positions itself between classic web hosting and full IaaS: they own and operate their own data centres in France, run a 100 Gbps network core, and back that with managed services, cybersecurity and collaboration tools for businesses.

Their catalogue is broad but fairly well structured. For classic web hosting, Ikoula offers Linux and Windows shared hosting with low-cost packages aimed at personal sites, blogs and small business projects. Linux hosting is positioned for open-source developers (PHP, MySQL, popular CMS), while Windows hosting targets ASP.NET/SQL Server projects and is advertised as one of the cheapest options on the market in that niche. Shared plans include 1-click installers for CMS such as WordPress, Drupal and Joomla, multi-domain support on a single account, and a built-in web interface where customers can manage sites, statistics and basic backups. Domain registration is integrated, with more than 150 extensions available and at least one domain name free for the first year when combined with web hosting. SSL certificates (including free Let’s Encrypt and paid options) round out the basic web stack.

On the server side, Ikoula covers both virtual and physical infrastructure. Their dedicated servers are grouped into several ranges:

• Agile – versatile servers for a broad set of projects,
• Power – business-oriented, high-performance AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon machines,
• Xtreme – dual-processor servers for heavy workloads,
• GPU servers for AI, rendering or other compute-intensive tasks,
• Synology NAS servers for storage-centric deployments,
• Proxmox servers for those who want a turnkey virtualization platform,
• and a Classic range built around refurbished hardware for better price/performance.

Most of these dedicated servers include at least software RAID (with hardware RAID available on higher-end models), KVM over IP, 1 Gbps bandwidth, IPv4 plus IPv6 on request, and fast delivery, typically in under two hours.

For VPS and cloud-style virtual instances, Ikoula divides its offer into several business-oriented lines:

• Standard Linux and Windows VPS as flexible, customizable virtual machines.
• High Availability VPS, backed by SAN storage and designed for business continuity and disaster recovery scenarios. This product explicitly includes an SLA with 99.999% availability, as well as BCP/DRP features and 7/7 technical support in France.
• Platform VPS, a simpler virtual machine line with local storage and the same 7/7 support and monitoring via a secure extranet.
• Managed Plesk VPS, targeted at agencies and web professionals who want Plesk-based hosting without managing the underlying system themselves; these plans bundle CPU, RAM and SSD storage with Plesk Web Pro licenses and Veeam-based backup quotas.
• A 3CX VPS line that packages 3CX telephony on a high-availability VPS for companies needing VoIP PBX in the cloud.

Beyond raw hosting, Ikoula has invested in storage and backup services. The iKeepinCloud cloud storage platform allows users to synchronize, back up and restore websites and other data via FTP and APIs, and is offered as an add-on to shared hosting and server products. They also resell and operate Veeam BaaS and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, focusing on professional backup and replication scenarios. For on-premise-style storage in the data centre, the Synology NAS range offers turnkey storage servers housed in Ikoula’s facilities.

On the collaboration and email side, Ikoula offers Microsoft 365 and Zimbra as managed collaborative suites, plus VOIP/3CX hosting. This makes them attractive to SMEs that want to centralize web hosting, applications, email and communications with a single partner.

Security and managed operations are another pillar. Ikoula promotes managed services with different service levels, from simple monitoring to fully managed infrastructures, plus "à la carte" assistance and operational account management for larger customers. For cybersecurity, they integrate Fortinet firewalls, ESET antivirus, Cyberwatch for vulnerability and compliance scanning, and Mantra training/awareness solutions.

Overall, Ikoula comes across as a technically serious, infrastructure-centric host: they own their data centres, operate a redundant European network, and combine classic shared hosting with dedicated servers, VPS, colocation, cloud storage, backup and managed services. The site is available at least in French and English, and the product positioning clearly targets European businesses that value data residency in France, environmental commitments and a human support team rather than a fully self-service hyperscale model. [visit website ikoula.com]

Hosterfy

Hosterfy is a French hosting provider created in 2020 (NETFY SASU, Tours), very focused on performance, anti-DDoS and a community/gaming audience. The site and panel are available in French, English, German and Spanish, with all prices in euro VAT included.

The core product is a single unlimited cPanel web hosting plan: one account with 5 vCores, 5 GB RAM and 100 GB storage by default, but unlimited sites, domains, emails, databases, bandwidth and SSD storage (with the option to raise limits if needed). It includes free SSL, cPanel, Softaculous (380+ one-click apps), multi-PHP and standard tools (cron, DNS editor, stats).

Around this base, Hosterfy offers cPanel/WHM reseller hosting (10–1000 cPanel accounts, up to 2 TB storage), KVM VPS (Intel SSD line and Ryzen 9 NVMe "Extreme" line, 4–32 GB RAM, 1–6 vCores, unlimited traffic, Linux/Windows OS), and a broad game hosting line (Minecraft, ARK, Rust, FiveM, CS2, Valheim and others) tuned for low latency with inline anti-DDoS. They also sell domains, colocation/housing, custom dedicated servers and managed/sysadmin services, positioning themselves as a small but complete French infrastructure provider with a strong gaming flavor. [visit website hosterfy.com]

Oui Heberg

OuiHeberg is a French hosting provider that started as a budget-friendly game and VPS host and has since expanded into a broader cloud and web hosting platform. The company operates under OuiHeberg S.A.R.L., is based in Paris, and has been active since 2018, with founder and CEO Frédéric Douillet at the helm. The whole positioning is built around making hosting "accessible to all" while still running on a serious infrastructure stack: own ASN, multiple datacenters, permanent DDoS protection, and 24/7 support.

The catalog is wide for an independent host. For classic website projects, there are cPanel-based shared hosting plans (Web Discovery, Web Start, Web Personal) running on modern Ryzen nodes with NVMe storage in Marseille. These plans are aimed at individuals, bloggers, and small businesses that want straightforward PHP/MySQL hosting with one-click CMS installers, a built-in WordPress Manager, daily backups, and free SSL certificates. Even the entry plan includes dedicated vCPU/RAM slices, unlimited traffic, and a free domain name on annual billing, which makes it attractive for small sites that still want decent performance.

Above the standard shared offers, there is a single Premium Web Hosting plan sold annually. It behaves more like a semi-dedicated environment: up to 24 CPU cores, 48 GB RAM and 300 GB NVMe, unlimited sites, unlimited email accounts, daily JetBackup snapshots and an explicit 99.98% uptime guarantee for hosted websites. This option suits heavier WordPress instances, busy e-commerce stores or agencies hosting multiple client sites that need a lot more headroom without moving straight to a VPS.

On the cloud side, the core is a family of KVM VPS servers. Linux VPS plans start at very accessible price points and scale with RAM, NVMe disk, and port speed. Alongside them there are Windows VPS, VPS Plesk, VPS Storage and VPS Nextcloud lines that cover typical application hosting, panel-driven management, backup/archive storage, and private collaboration stacks. VPS instances can be deployed in three datacenter locations – France (Marseille), Germany (Frankfurt) and the United States (New York), with bandwidth options up to several Gbps, always-on Anti-DDoS protection and discounts for longer billing cycles.

For customers that grow beyond VPS, OuiHeberg offers dedicated servers on Ryzen and Xeon platforms, as well as colocation (housing) for organisations that prefer to bring their own hardware. Dedicated and housing services focus on high-availability power and cooling, multiple redundant uplinks, DDoS protection and SLAs including 99.9% service availability with compensation if that threshold is not met. There is also a layer of professional services around managed IT, cybersecurity and Anti-DDoS IP transit for more complex needs.

The portfolio is completed by professional email hosting, domain registration, a website builder, bot hosting (Python/NodeJS), and a large gaming segment: OuiBox multi-game packs, dedicated Minecraft servers, and individual game servers (FiveM, Garry’s Mod, Palworld, Hytale and many others) are all managed through the in-house OuiPanel control panel. A significant part of the documentation and community presence revolves around low-latency, always-on game workloads, which shows how central gaming is to the brand.

From an infrastructure point of view, OuiHeberg is quite advanced for a smaller European host. The company operates its own autonomous system (AS208226), exposes a public Looking Glass for network tests, and has concentrated most of its modern platform in Digital Realty’s MRS2 datacenter in Marseille after migrating away from earlier locations in Montpellier and Toulouse. The move toward Marseille is tightly linked to access to submarine cables, improved connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and to a highly efficient, green-energy-driven facility.

One important historical point: in late 2025, OuiHeberg faced a significant security incident affecting parts of its VPS infrastructure, widely discussed in the hosting community. The company acknowledged the breach, took impacted services offline, and embarked on a major infrastructure rebuild and migration, including the consolidation around Marseille and a tighter operational model. Anyone considering the platform for critical workloads should be aware of this background; at the same time, much of the current infrastructure and security stack has been refreshed in the wake of those events. [visit website ouiheberg.com]