Cafe24
Cafe24 is a web hosting provider based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1999. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 87/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
Cafe24, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, offers a full range of web hosting services including shared, VPS, dedicated, cloud, and colocation hosting. The company also provides domain registration, SSL certificates, and a suite of e-commerce services. Cafe24's platform supports both Linux and Windows environments, catering primarily to the Korean market. It integrates various business tools such as webmail, bulk email services, messaging, groupware, and payment gateways, making it suitable for small to mid-sized businesses seeking an all-in-one online operations service. The company is notable for its integrated approach, positioning itself as more than just a traditional web host.
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What Cafe24 Discloses
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29 of 30 questions unanswered
- Entry plan price
- Refund window
- Site migration
- Verified coupon
- Status page
- Incident history feed
- Uptime SLA
- Ownership
- Legal entity
- Data residency
- GDPR DPA
- Datacenter regions
- Server stack
- Storage
- Security included
- Security contact
- Certifications
- Data centre model
- Backups
- Support
- Support languages
- Published plans
- Resource limits
- Renewable energy
- Description
- Logo
- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
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What Customers Say About Cafe24
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What people are saying
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆Scam type company that used a qr code…“Scam type company that used a qr code to fake overlay a product registration on Yeti website leading to an unauthorised subscription. Bank informed and company blocked”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆This is a scam company“This is a scam company”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆This is a scam company“This is a scam company. Do not invest.”
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Cafe24 holds 16U across 1 rack, leading every one. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
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Where Cafe24 Ranks
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Is Cafe24 a good web hosting company?
Cafe24 has a HRI™ of 87/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.4/5 from 24 reviews, placing it among the better-rated providers in its category. HRI (HostList Ranking Index) is calculated algorithmically from trust signals, profile completeness, data freshness, and performance data, no provider can pay to improve it. A score of 80–89 indicates a strong, well-reviewed provider.
What type of hosting company is Cafe24?
Cafe24 is classified as a dedicated web hosting company on HostList.io. Use the HostMatch™ tool at hostlist.io/match to describe your project requirements and get a ranked recommendation from 30,000+ hosting providers including Cafe24.
Where is Cafe24 based?
Cafe24 is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Hosting companies based in South Korea are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/south-korea.
How does Cafe24 compare to other web hosting companies?
Cafe24 can be compared to any other hosting provider using HostList.io's side-by-side comparison tool at hostlist.io/compare. The tool shows both providers' HRI™ breakdowns, sub-scores (Trust, Completeness, Freshness, Performance), and review data side by side. Cafe24 has a current HRI of 87/100.
Does Cafe24 offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
Cafe24 has no HostList-verified coupon code right now. Hosting providers commonly discount the first term of shared and WordPress plans, with the lowest prices on longer billing cycles. For codes checkout-verified across the market this month, see hostlist.io/deals/web-hosting-coupons, updated continuously.
What's Happening at Cafe24
Cafe24 hosts webinar with Wish on 25th to show how brands can sell to multiple countries worldwide at once. Press release. Jan 24, 2022.
How Cafe24's Score Is Calculated
HRI is calculated algorithmically based on publicly available data. It considers trust signals (reviews, ratings), data completeness, freshness of information, and technical performance. No host can pay to improve their score.
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