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30,927 companies · Sorted by HRI™ · Updated October 2026

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Servers in

#HostSegmentTrustpilotScore

6313

Spiders and Milk Digital Ltd.

HQ: Teignmouth, UK

Agencies

Agencies59 6314

Squareone Software Ltd

HQ: Bishops Cleeve, UK

Tech + Hosting

Tech + Hosting59 6315

Squeaky Wheel Marketing

HQ: Marble Falls, USA

Storm Scotland Limited

HQ: St. Petersburg, USA

Supreme Systems - #1 Website Design, SEO, Social Media & Digital Marketing Agency

HQ: Fayetteville, USA

HQ: South Burlington, USA

The KH Studio | Brands, Websites & Socials

HQ: Bendigo, Australia

Agencies

Agencies59 6328

Tinker Graphics & Marketing

What is a web hosting directory?

A web hosting directory is a catalogue of hosting providers organised so you can browse, filter, and compare them in one place. HostList.io is an independent directory that lists 30,000+ hosting company across 120+ countries and ranks each one by HRI, an algorithmic 0 to 100 rating built from public review, completeness, freshness, and performance signals, with no paid placements.

How many web hosting companies exist?

There is no official count, because thousands of resellers and white-label operators are not always treated as separate companies. HostList tracks over 30,000 active hosting providers across 120+ countries, including pure-play web hosts, technology companies that offer hosting as a core product, and design and dev agencies offering managed hosting. New providers are added daily by the enrichment pipeline.

Where is the complete list of hosting companies?

The complete list of hosting companies is at hostlist.io/directory. You can filter the list by country (UK, USA, India, Australia, Germany and 120+ others) and by segment (pure web hosts, hosting + tech, agencies). The list dedupes by brand, so a provider with multiple office locations only takes one slot. The same companies are also ranked by HRI at hostlist.io/rankings.

How does HostList decide which hosting companies are best?

HostList does not editorially pick winners; the one editorial input is the known-host infrastructure tier list that sets the Performance baseline for hosts without measured data, which measured CrUX overrides. Every host is ranked by HRI, a 0 to 100 algorithmic rating with four equally-weighted 25-point components: Trust (Google reviews, Trustpilot, G2, verified-claim status), Completeness (profile detail), Freshness (data recency), and Performance (uptime and response-time data where available). No hosting company can pay to rank higher, and the methodology is published in full at hostlist.io/hri.

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