Alwaysdata
alwaysdata is a web hosting provider based in Paris, France. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 84/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
AlwaysData, located in Paris, France, specializes in managed cloud hosting and public cloud services. Established in 2006, the company offers a range of hosting products including shared hosting, VPS, and dedicated servers, along with application hosting and support. Their infrastructure emphasizes data security and uptime, making them suitable for businesses and developers seeking reliable and flexible hosting services. The Plus public cloud service caters to websites, web applications, and databases, while a free tier provides basic resources for smaller projects. AlwaysData's offerings are particularly well-suited for users who require full management under a single account.
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What alwaysdata 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
- Certifications
- Data centre model
- Backups
- Support
- Support languages
- Published plans
- Resource limits
- Renewable energy
- Description
- Logo
- Founded
- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
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What Customers Say About alwaysdata
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What people are saying
Trustpilot★★★★★I dont have any word to express my gratitude....“I dont have any word to express my gratitude towards alwaysdata. It is the best solution for students, start ups. I am a student and use to host projects sush as amarevents bd here and can avoid the hosting expense as my project is mainly free to use. Not only its supportive nature its design, ui is too friendly i'd…”
Trustpilot★★★★★Hands down, the best free hosting provider“The free tier Alwaysdata provides is simply incredible. I use it to run APIs that get almost 100K daily requests and they've always been super fast and reliable. No other free service comes even close to this. It's amazing.”
Trustpilot★★★★★Really great uptime“Really great uptime, Unbelievable, low prices, the free plan is also really great for that amount of resources. This is a company that I highly recommend.”
Trustpilot★★★★☆cool expreince“cool expreince. could be very slightly better but cool. cool free tier, cool they even have rg (ripgrep) on their servers. they even have free tier. it could be better if they have multiple location and the ssh lag not suck, because my ssh lag kind of sucks but ok enough”
Trustpilot★★★★★Unusually good“I haven't had problems with this service yet. Servers are fast and even free accounts have great features. The only issue I would mention is that there is no built-in UI for uploading files, there is really only SFTP/FTP. Since it's shared hosting, you'd think the security would be pretty bad, but alwaysdata has…”
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alwaysdata holds 4U across 1 rack. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
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Where alwaysdata Ranks
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Is alwaysdata a good web hosting company?
alwaysdata has a HRI™ of 84/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.9/5 from 63 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 alwaysdata?
alwaysdata 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 alwaysdata.
Where is alwaysdata based?
alwaysdata is headquartered in Paris, France. Hosting companies based in France are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/france.
How does alwaysdata compare to other web hosting companies?
alwaysdata 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. alwaysdata has a current HRI of 84/100.
Does alwaysdata offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
alwaysdata 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.
- HostList verified Security contact (security.txt) for alwaysdata from alwaysdata.com
- alwaysdata HRI 67 to 83, Trust up 5, Performance up 11
- alwaysdata HRI 53 to 67, Trust up 2, Completeness up 6, Performance up 6
What's Happening at alwaysdata
Blog. Upgrading the Cloud: From Jessie to Buster. A reliable system is a carefully maintained one. That’s why we are upgrading our Cloud to its new architecture! On the way to the Great Migration
Blog. New Year 2021. Not all years are the same. In 2021, alwaysdata is still standing by your side to guarantee your online presence! We previously wrote about Hosting Provider taxonomies, and t
Blog. From 2017 to 2018, hosting under hyperl∞p at alwaysdata! We are more than halfway through January, and it’s time to wish you the best for 2018! We hope that the new year brings you … Keep r
How alwaysdata'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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