WEB HOSTING
SOUTH KOREA
34 hosting companies in South Korea, ranked by HRI™. No paid placements. No sponsored results.
HostList tracks 34 active web hosting companies based in or serving South Korea. As of 2026, the highest-scoring providers are Cafe24 (87/100), hostway.co.kr (79/100), Gabia (79/100), ranked by HRI, an independent 0 to 100 algorithmic rating combining trust signals (Google reviews, Trustpilot, G2), profile completeness, data freshness, and performance. No host can pay to rank higher.
Coverage includes pure-play web hosts (30) and technology companies offering hosting as a core product (4), deduped by brand so a provider with multiple office locations only takes one slot, plus 0 agency listings tracked separately on the MSP directory. Full methodology at hostlist.io/hri. Compare related markets in the global directory, or browse the live HRI rankings.
WEB HOSTING
COMPANIES
Cafe24, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, offers a full range of we…
Hostway offers a range of IT infrastructure services, including data center construction, …
Gabia, established in 1998, is an IT company located in Seoul, South Korea, offering a ran…
IT Easy, located in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in web hosting and IT consulting servi…
Nayana provides a range of web hosting services including shared hosting, domain registrat…
EHost IDC offers dedicated server hosting, colocation, and security services in South Kore…
Blue Web, located in Seoul, South Korea, offers a range of hosting products including shar…
Daou IDC, located in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in enterprise IT services, web hostin…
Doregi provides shared hosting, VPS, and WordPress hosting, along with domain registration…
Dothome, established in 2002 and located in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, provides a range of …
Hanbiro, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, offers a range of hostin…
Host Center KR, located in Seoul, South Korea, provides a range of hosting services includ…
Hosting.kr, founded in 1998 and located in Seoul, South Korea, offers a range of hosting p…
KINX, founded in 2000 and located in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in Internet exchange …
MiReeNe is a web hosting company located in Seoul, South Korea, offering a range of hostin…
Smileserv is a web hosting company located in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in cloud se…
Whois.kr, founded in 1999, is a South Korean internet service company that offers a range …
Dotname.co.KR offers a range of web hosting services including shared hosting, VPS, and Wo…
HHosting, established in 2003, is a web hosting company located in Seoul, South Korea. It …
IBI.net provides a range of web hosting services from Seoul, South Korea, including Linux …
Inames Co., Ltd. provides a range of web hosting services, including shared hosting, VPS, …
iwinv offers a range of hosting services, including dedicated and shared web hosting, virt…
Maru.net provides a range of web hosting services including shared hosting, reseller hosti…
MOACK specializes in dedicated servers and co-location services in South Korea. Their dedi…
Founded in 1999, XYnet is a web hosting company located in Daejeon, South Korea. The compa…
Asadal, founded in 1998 and located in Seoul, South Korea, provides a range of web hosting…
Direct.co.kr provides a variety of web hosting services in Seoul, South Korea, including W…
Internet Brothers, founded in 1999, is a web hosting company based in Seoul, South Korea. …
Purple Stones.co.kr operates as a web hosting provider in Seoul, South Korea, specializing…
Woobi.kr provides free web hosting and domain services, including a complimentary.woobi.co…
TECH + HOSTING
Technology companies in South Korea that offer hosting as a core product alongside other services. Ranked separately from dedicated web hosts so you compare like for like.
NAVER Cloud Platform, located in Seongnam, South Korea, provides a variety of cloud servic…
KT Cloud, founded in 2022, is a cloud service provider located in Seoul, South Korea. It o…
NHN Cloud, based in Seongnam, South Korea, provides cloud services designed for business n…
Kakao Cloud provides cloud computing services tailored to industries like gaming and finan…
Web Hosting in South Korea
HOSTLIST tracks 34 web hosting companies in South Korea, from dedicated hosting providers to tech companies and digital agencies with hosting offerings.
All rankings use HRI™, based on profile freshness, completeness, trust signals, and performance. No company pays for a higher position.
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Web Hosting in South Korea: What You Need to Know
South Korea has some of the fastest average internet speeds and highest broadband penetration on earth, and Korean users expect fast, locally served sites. For a Korean audience, in-country hosting is close to essential: latency and local trust signals matter more here than in most markets, and Korean buyers strongly prefer local providers and payment methods.
Cafe24 is the largest Korean-headquartered host and doubles as a major e-commerce platform; Gabia is the other giant, combining domain registration and hosting. EHost IDC, Hosting.kr, Hostway Korea, Smileserv, Dothome and moack.co.kr are other established names, and KINX operates carrier-neutral data centres and the national internet exchange. The large domestic clouds are NAVER Cloud Platform, NHN Cloud, kt cloud and Kakao Cloud, and all three global clouds run Seoul regions, so Korean workloads can stay onshore across the full range of managed services.
The Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), enforced by the Personal Information Protection Commission, is one of the strictest privacy regimes in the world, with tight rules on consent and cross-border transfer. Hosting Korean personal data inside Korea takes PIPA's cross-border transfer rules out of scope, though its consent and handling duties apply regardless of location. HostList.io ranks Korean hosting companies by HRI™ based on verified trust signals, completeness and performance. No provider pays for placement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best web hosting companies in South Korea?
Cafe24 is the largest Korean-headquartered host and doubles as a major e-commerce platform, and Gabia is the other giant, combining domain registration with hosting. Other established names include Hostway Korea, EHost IDC, Smileserv, Dothome, Asadal, iwinv and the carrier-neutral data-centre operator KINX. The large domestic clouds are NAVER Cloud Platform, NHN Cloud and KT Cloud. HostList ranks Korean providers by HRI™, with no paid placement.
Do I need local hosting for a Korean website?
It is strongly advisable. South Korea has some of the fastest average internet speeds in the world and Korean users expect fast, locally served sites, while local trust signals and payment preferences run high. In-country hosting minimises latency and aligns with PIPA. AWS, Google Cloud and Azure all run Seoul regions, so onshore hosting is straightforward at any scale.
What is PIPA and does it affect hosting?
PIPA, the Personal Information Protection Act, is South Korea's main privacy law and one of the strictest globally, with tight consent and cross-border-transfer rules enforced by the Personal Information Protection Commission. Hosting Korean personal data inside Korea removes PIPA's cross-border transfer requirements from the picture, though the law's consent and handling duties apply wherever the data sits.
Is there an AWS or Azure region in South Korea?
Yes. AWS runs an Asia Pacific (Seoul) region, Google Cloud runs a Seoul region, and Microsoft Azure runs Korea Central and Korea South. Domestic alternatives include NAVER Cloud Platform, whose Chuncheon and Sejong data centres serve the local market, plus NHN Cloud and KT Cloud. Korean workloads can therefore stay fully onshore across compute, managed databases and storage.