Xneelo
xneelo is a web hosting provider based in Durbanville, South Africa, founded in 1990. As of 2026 it holds an HRI of 85/100, a strong signal, ranked independently by HostList with no paid placements.
Founded in 1999, xneelo is a South African web hosting company headquartered in Durbanville, near Cape Town. It offers a range of hosting services including shared hosting, dedicated servers, and cloud services. The company operates data centers in Samrand, Gauteng, and Newlands, Cape Town, providing resilient infrastructure for its services. xneelo caters primarily to the Southern African market, supporting small to medium enterprises with its hosting products. The company is known for its customer service, having received multiple awards in this area. Originally known as Hetzner South Africa, it rebranded to xneelo in 2019.
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What xneelo 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
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- Social profiles
- YouTube
- Changelog
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What Customers Say About xneelo
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What people are saying
Trustpilot★★★★★Seymone O, Thank You!“I would really like to give Seymone O a special shoutout. Thank you for helping me, and for being efficient. You helped make a stressful situation seamless and easy. Thank you once again for all your help. Shannon”
Trustpilot★★★★★I have had a very positive experience…“I have had a very positive experience with Xneelo. Their technical support team is responsive, hands-on, and consistently willing to assist in a thorough and patient manner. Recently, I was assisted by David, who was particularly helpful, kind, and attentive. He took the initiative to engage with an external company…”
Trustpilot★★★★★Xneelo - Hands down THE BEST!“Xneelo is without a doubt, hands down THE BEST company. From using their products and online dashboards to their expertise, support, patience and all round excellent service. I will recommend them every time. I have used them for years and am never disappointed.”
Trustpilot★★★★★Jonathan & David SUPERSTAR CUSTOMER SERVICE“I got assistance from Jonathan and David when I inadvertantly setup a customer account for a client and got it confused with my own account. David is a superstar and I am so grateful for his patience in assisting me to not only fix the mess I created, but also in setting up the client account properly. This kind of…”
Trustpilot★★★★★David from Xneelo“David assisted me earlier and provided outstanding service and so I wanted to give him a shout-out for his professionalism and support today! :)”
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xneelo holds 10U across 1 rack. Rack space is allocated by rank alone and cannot be bought.
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Where xneelo Ranks
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Is xneelo a good web hosting company?
xneelo has a HRI™ of 85/100 on HostList.io with a Google rating of 4.7/5 from 254 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 xneelo?
xneelo 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 xneelo.
Where is xneelo based?
xneelo is headquartered in Durbanville, South Africa. Hosting companies based in South Africa are listed at hostlist.io/hosting/south-africa.
How does xneelo compare to other web hosting companies?
xneelo 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. xneelo has a current HRI of 85/100.
Does xneelo offer coupons or discounts in September 2026?
xneelo 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.
- xneelo HRI 40 to 89, Trust up 25, Completeness up 2, Freshness up 5, Performance up 17
- HostList verified Founded year for xneelo
- xneelo added to the directory, Durbanville, South Africa
What's Happening at xneelo
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How xneelo'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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