Who we are

We started off with a simple and convincing idea and have developed into the leading Swiss web hosting provider and domain registrar.

Our timeline

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employees

To make the technology of the future even faster, to offer an even greater range of products and to make sure we are able to deliver competent support to our customers, we reinvest the proceeds from our business success in new technologies, innovations and in our staff.

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managed domains

We are the largest web hosting provider in Switzerland and the registrar for all of your domains. But that's just a big number. What we're really proud of is our customers - the big fish and the numerous small gems.

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years of experience

As an online company, we've made a big contribution to the development of new technologies that have left their mark on web hosting and the internet. We look toward the future with great curiosity and are excited about providing our customers with an even better service tomorrow.

Our mission

Our mission is to offer our customers a simple environment that lets them create and manage both simple and complex internet projects independently. In order to achieve this goal, you need creative, motivated and helpful specialists. And to allow our employees to evolve in the best way possible, we do everything we can to ensure they enjoy working for us.

Our values:

Friendliness

For us, friendliness and a readiness to help others are a given. And not only toward our customers. That's why we also take specific measures to cultivate the working environment at our company.

Environment

The electricity we use to operate and cool our data center comes exclusively from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and hydro.

Sustainability

We invest the proceeds from our business success in new technologies and innovations. As employees, we participate in ongoing training and further education, which benefits both us and our customers.

Innovation

We want our customers to be a shaping and driving force for the internet. This is why we are so fervently exploring and developing new solutions that help you make your vision a reality.

Teamwork

The closely interwoven elements of our company ensure "coexistence" is something that is always palpable. This sense enlivens our team spirit and recognizes the importance of each individual.

Passion

Our passion for our work comes from the drive to make what we already have even better and to turn visions of a better online future into reality.

Milestones of Hostpoint
and the digital world since 2001

Our history

Partnerships with leading manufacturers and
service providers are an important success factor:

NetApp develops and produces high-quality storage products. Hostpoint uses products from NetApp for all of its data storage needs and modifies them to meet the high expectations of our customers.

Ascio is one of the leading domain registrars in Europe. Ascio relieves us of the considerable effort required for international domain registration, allowing us to focus on our customers and their needs.

Interxion operates several data centers throughout Europe. One of them is located in Glattbrugg near Zurich, where we have accommodated our infrastructure. Interxion specializes exclusively in data center services.

Symantec - In today's interconnected world, it is important to know and trust your partners and customers. For this reason, Hostpoint offers its customers SSL certificates from Symantec and from GeoTrust, which belongs to the Symantec group.

Hewlett-Packard is a technology developer and one of the most profitable IT companies in the world. Private and corporate customers are mostly familiar with the company's computers and printers, but HP also manufactures servers. We use powerful, reliable HP servers in our data centers.

sedo is the world's leading domain marketplace. Over 250,000 members use sedo to buy and sell web addresses worldwide. This partnership allows us to offer our customers added value in the area of domain names.

fotolia is the global marketplace for royalty-free images. The fotolia community brings photographers and illustrators together with buyers - without the complex licensing system of conventional image agencies.

PostFinance is the partner of choice for all Hostpoint webshops with integrated e-payment systems. The partnership between Hostpoint and PostFinance ensures that these shops are efficiently connected to a payment service provider. This payment solution allows webshops to meet their customers' expectations without being exposed to any financial risks.

Migros Club School is the largest further education institution in Switzerland. There are many reasons for why it is so popular, one of which is the hands-on, diverse range of courses it has to offer. Hostpoint supports Migros Club School with servers for all technical IT courses, such as for web training sessions.

audriga, Karlsruhe-based, develops and operates a simple, highly scalable migration service for emails, contacts and calendars. The company was founded in October 2011 as a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Research Center for Information Technology (FZI).

NetApp develops and produces high-quality storage products. Hostpoint uses products from NetApp for all of its data storage needs and modifies them to meet the high expectations of our customers.

Networking and quality labelling –
We are member of these associations and labels:

The quality seal swiss hosting was developed by the label “swiss made software” and may only be used by Swiss hosting providers with headquarters and data location in Switzerland. This is to mark the Swissness and quality of the local hosting industry. Hostpoint has been bearing the label since its launch in 2020. Declaration: With the exception of a few components of rankingCoach, all data relating to our products and services are stored on our servers in Switzerland.

SWISS LABEL is the trademark-protected seal of origin and quality for the promotion of Swiss products and services domestically and internationally. The “swiss made” label and the crossbow symbol stand for Swiss values such as quality, safety and reliability. Hostpoint has been wearing the SWISS LABEL since 2010.

Hostpoint is a member of Swico, the business association of the Swiss ICT and online industry. Swico represents the interests of established companies and start-ups towards politics, business and society. Since 2013 Hostpoint has already been a member of Simsa, the former professional association of the Swiss Internet industry, which merged with Swico in 2018. Within Swico we also take on a leading role in the "IG Hosting", the members specialist committee on hosting-related topics.

swissICT is the largest professional association in the Swiss ICT industry and connects providers, users and professionals. The association promotes the image of the Swiss ICT industry as well as good framework conditions and encourages the exchange of ideas and the professional know-how of its members. Hostpoint has been a member of swissICT since 2010.

The Swiss Internet Security Alliance (SISA) is group consisting of companies, authorities and associations, that regularly launches various awareness campaigns for cyber security under the "iBarry" brand. Hostpoint has been a member of SISA since 2014.