HostPapa

HostPapa is an international web hosting Provider founded in 2006 by Canadian entrepreneur Jamie Opalchuk. The legal entity is HostPapa, Inc., headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, Canada (5063 North Service Road, Suite 102). The company operates in 13 countries across 4 continents, with offices in Canada, the US (Niagara Falls NY, Las Vegas NV), the UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), and Australia (Sydney).

From a small startup, HostPapa grows into a company with around 250-300 employees across 37 countries, serving over 500,000 website owners. In 2013, the company ranks #51 on the PROFIT 500 list of Canada’s fastest-growing companies.

Infrastructure is built on data centers in Toronto (Canada), Los Angeles, Dallas, and Buffalo NY (USA), and Amsterdam (Netherlands). The BUF1 data center in Buffalo was acquired in January 2023 through the ColoCrossing acquisition. All servers use NVMe storage, and the shared environment runs on CloudLinux OS with LVE isolation per account.

A standout feature of HostPapa is its commitment to 100% renewable energy green hosting. The company fully offsets its energy use by buying Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), funding wind and solar energy initiatives. For every megawatt used, HostPapa buys an equivalent green energy certificate.

The lineup covers the full range: shared hosting (from $2,95/month), WordPress hosting (including Managed WP with Cloudflare Enterprise CDN, from $19,95/month), reseller hosting with WHM/WHMCS (from $14,95/month), VPS hosting unmanaged and managed (from $5,95/month), dedicated servers (from $59,95/month), and business email (from $1/user/month), plus Google Workspace ($6,99) and Microsoft 365 ($7,99).

The tech stack includes NVMe storage on all plans, CloudLinux OS, cPanel/WHM, SolusVM for unmanaged VPS, Softaculous with 400+ apps, HTTP/2, PHP 5.6-8.1, MySQL 8.0, plus support for Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, and Git. Security is covered with Imunify360, ModSecurity WAF, DDoS protection, and brute-force detection. Managed WordPress plans include Cloudflare Enterprise CDN.

Tech support is one of the strong points, available 24/7 via chat, email, and phone with local numbers in 15+ countries. Support is offered in 4 languages (English, French, German, Spanish), with a 97% satisfaction rate and a Trustpilot rating of 4,8/5 from 1,000+ reviews.

Between 2019 and 2023, HostPapa makes several strategic acquisitions: Lunarpages, MezzoHost, Silicon Valley Web Hosting, Deluxe Corporation’s hosting division, and ColoCrossing (the BUF1 data center). In 2025, the company signs a deal to acquire Ingram Micro’s CloudBlue business, strengthening its market position.

All plans include a free domain for the first year, an SSL certificate, Cloudflare CDN, and free migration. The uptime guarantee is 99.9%, and the money-back guarantee is 30 days. Deal pricing is for 36-month terms, with renewals that are significantly higher.

HostPapa mainly targets small and mid-sized businesses, offering a full ecosystem of web services — hosting, domains, business email, custom web design (DIFM), and marketing tools. With nearly 20 years in the industry, a commitment to green hosting, and quality multilingual support, HostPapa stays a solid pick for the SMB segment.