Locaweb
Locaweb is a web hosting provider based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1998. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 86/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
Locaweb, founded in 1998 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, is a prominent provider of web hosting and cloud services. The company offers a diverse range of hosting services, including shared, VPS, cloud, and dedicated hosting, alongside domain registration, email services, and IT outsourcing. Locaweb operates its own data center infrastructure in Brazil, which supports its extensive client base of over 200,000 customers and 500,000 hosted domains. The company is well-suited for businesses, developers, and e-commerce operators in need of local infrastructure, Portuguese-language support, and billing in Brazilian reais. Locaweb's services cater to a wide array of users, from individuals to large corporations.
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What Locaweb 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 Locaweb
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What people are saying
Trustpilot★★★★★Esperienza ottima“Esperienza ottima , persone disponibili e molto preparate”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆O pior serviço de hospedagem do universo“A Locaweb é, de longe, o pior serviço de hospedagem que já usei. E olha que já trabalhei com Hostgator, Hostinger, GoDaddy e vários outros. Nenhum chega perto do nível de frustração que a Locaweb oferece. O painel é lento, confuso e extremamente limitado. Praticamente nada pode ser feito por conta própria. Tudo…”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆Pessima azienda e pessimi servizi“Pessima azienda e pessimi servizi Ti stipulano un contratto dove in pratica ti dicono che non puoi rescindere dal contratto una volta accettato, solo per obbligarti poi a pagare per tre anni un servizio inutile Stare alla larga”
Trustpilot★★★★★Ottimo servizio clienti di Gesica“Ottimo servizio clienti di Gesica 4/12/2024”
Trustpilot★☆☆☆☆Escperenzia bruttissima“Escperenzia bruttissima. Assillante, vi fanno firmare continui contratti con costi assurdi , che poi non hanno nessun riscontro economico positivo , solo negativo . State attenti vendono i loro contratti una volta firmati non se ne esce più. Da denuncia .”
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Locaweb holds 16U across 1 rack, leading every one. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
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<a href="https://hostlist.io/server-room" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://hostlist.io/api/server-room/badge?slug=locaweb-sao-paulo-brazil" alt="Locaweb holds 16U in the HostList Server Room" width="340" height="80" loading="lazy"></a>Longest hold: Brazil, held 33+ days. The wall moves on the nightly HRI recompute, never on payment.
Where Locaweb Ranks
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Is Locaweb a good web hosting company?
Locaweb has a HRI™ of 86/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.1/5 from 949 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 Locaweb?
Locaweb 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 Locaweb.
Where is Locaweb based?
Locaweb is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Hosting companies based in Brazil are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/brazil.
How does Locaweb compare to other web hosting companies?
Locaweb 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. Locaweb has a current HRI of 86/100.
Does Locaweb offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
Locaweb 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.
- Locaweb HRI 45 to 86, Trust up 22, Completeness up 2, Performance up 17
- HostList verified Founded year for Locaweb
- Locaweb added to the directory, São Paulo, Brazil
How Locaweb'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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