hosttech
Web hosting, domains and virtual servers from own data centres in Switzerland.
- Swiss CompanyThe operating company is headquartered and legally incorporated in Switzerland.
- Swiss OwnedThe ultimate controlling owner is Swiss (Swiss persons, companies, foundations or public bodies).
- Swiss DevelopedThe product is primarily developed by a team operating from Switzerland.
- Hosted in SwitzerlandCore customer data and workloads are hosted in Switzerland by default.
- Swiss InfrastructureHosted in Switzerland on infrastructure operated by a Swiss-owned provider (or the company itself) — not a foreign hyperscaler.
hosttech.ch
Overview
hosttech is a web hosting provider founded in 2004 in Richterswil on Lake Zurich. Its portfolio includes shared hosting with Plesk, WordPress hosting, domain registration, email and Hosted Exchange, SSL certificates, a website builder, virtual and dedicated servers, managed servers, reseller hosting and colocation. The company reports more than 60,000 customers.
hosttech operates its own data centres in Switzerland, including DATAROCK, an underground former Swiss Army hospital in Nottwil (Lucerne) opened in 2018, and DATAPARK in Wädenswil (Zurich). It states that its data centres are ISO 27001 certified, that it is PCI DSS certified and that it uses certified renewable electricity. Separately registered companies of the same name run hosttech’s websites for Germany and Austria.
Prices are listed in CHF including VAT. Web hosting plans run for 12 months, carry a one-time setup fee and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee; the website builder can be tested for 30 days free of charge.
Why it may be a Swiss alternative
hosttech is operated by hosttech GmbH, which is headquartered in Richterswil, Zurich. Swiss-headquartered, Swiss-owned company; product developed (wholly or largely) in Switzerland.
According to the information we found, core customer data is hosted in Switzerland.
May replace
- GoDaddyGoDaddy Inc. · US
- NamecheapNamecheap, Inc. · US
- IONOSIONOS SE · DECovers web hosting, domains and servers; hosttech has no public cloud platform comparable to IONOS Cloud.
Foreign products with overlapping functionality. An alternative is not necessarily a one-to-one replacement.
Swiss footprint
Five independent questions. A Swiss company is not automatically Swiss-hosted — and vice versa. How the footprint is assessed
Swiss native. Swiss-headquartered, Swiss-owned company; product developed (wholly or largely) in Switzerland.
- HeadquartersIs the operating company headquartered in Switzerland?
- Richterswil, Zurich (ZH), SwitzerlandVerified[3]
- Legal jurisdiction
- OwnershipIs the company ultimately Swiss-owned?
- YesVendor claim[2]
The imprint names the founders Manuel Kälin and Marius Meuwly as the partners (Gesellschafter) of the GmbH; according to the company they serve as CEO and CTO. The commercial register lists Manuel Kälin, a Swiss citizen, as a partner. Separate companies named hosttech GmbH are registered in Salzburg (AT) and Berlin (DE) for those markets. No acquisition has been reported.
- DevelopmentIs the product developed in Switzerland?
- YesVendor claim[1]
Headquarters and data storage are in Switzerland; hosttech states that its Website Creator site builder was developed by its Swiss team.
- HostingIs customer data hosted in Switzerland?
- Yes — SwitzerlandVendor claim[2]
Web hosting is advertised with server location Switzerland. The swiss made software profile states that hosting, WordPress and email data and backups are stored in hosttech's own data centres in Switzerland.
- InfrastructureIs the hosting infrastructure operated by a Swiss-owned provider?
- Yes — hosttech GmbH (own data centres) · SwitzerlandVendor claim[5]
The company page also states that part of the server infrastructure runs in data centres of selected partners, without naming them. Data-centre facility: DATAROCK, Nottwil LU, and DATAPARK, Wädenswil ZH (both operated by hosttech)
Features & platforms
- Platforms
- Deployment
- Made for
- Interface languages
- Unknown / not verified
Privacy & security
- Not verified
- End-to-end encryption, Encryption at rest, Encryption in transit, Multi-factor authentication, Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC), SCIM provisioning, Public API and Data export
- Certifications
- None listed
Pricing
Paid plans fromCHF 6.90 / monthHosting Smart Deal (50 GB), incl. VAT, 12-month contract, plus one-time setup fee of CHF 9.90
- Pricing model
- Subscription
- Free plan
- Unknown / not verified
- Free trial
- Unknown / not verified
- Enterprise plan
- Unknown / not verified
- Billing in CHF
- Yes
Prices checked 16 Oct 2026. Always confirm on the vendor’s site. Pricing page ↗
Sustainability
Company
Web hosting and domain provider founded in 2004 in Richterswil, run by its two founders and operating its own data centres in Switzerland.
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Sources & verification
Every claim on this page is marked as verified, vendor claim or inferred. Unknown means we could not confirm it — not that the answer is “no”.
- Verified Confirmed by an independent or official source such as the commercial register.
- Vendor claim Stated by the vendor in its own documentation, website or legal terms.
- Inferred Derived by the editors from indirect evidence — see the note.
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