HostEurope.de review

First impression

Established in 1997 in Germany, Host Europe has become and remained rather successful since, continuing to offer web hosting solutions for individuals, small and medium-sized businesses. They say that their primary objective is to provide their customers with internet and server hosting with the highest quality possible. This rings true if we consider that they’ve collected more than a couple of rewards throughout the years.

Host Europe was one among the brands of HEG (Host Europe Group), a web hosting, email, and domain name registrar giant founded in 1997, same as its subsidiary. In December 2016, HEG was acquired by GoDaddy, and its name is slowly being phased out if the news holds true. However, this shouldn’t impact Host Europe in any significant way.

Their web hosting comes with a free Website builder tool and it is very easy to use with. You can also choose dozens of free pre-made website templates from their Template library. Whether you're building a website to show off your portfolio or setting up a store to sell anything from cookies to digital recipes to baking classes, you can do it all with Websites + Marketing and AI.

Trial period

They don’t really offer free trials on any of their services.

While Host Europe doesn’t offer a money-back guarantee, you can cancel your contract with them within four weeks.

As for payment methods, Host Europe accepts all major credit cards, PayPal, and SEPA direct debit.

Billing cycle

Although Host Europe's hosting plans are affordable in general, which of them you get to choose from depends on whether you want to pay on a monthly or an annual basis. The price is identical but if you want to commit for one month only you’ll also have to pay a €14.99 ($17.30) one-off setup fee.

Regardless of the billing cycle, for €4.99 ($5.75) per month, the “Basic” plan will supply you with one annual domain, SSL, 50GB of storage space, two MySQL databases, one automated mailbox migration (included in the first 30 days).

They only offer Monthly and Yearly plans on all of their hosting services. You have the option to do a month to month no contract or a 12 month contract that comes with additional features and options that are not available to their no contract members.

Control panel

With their shared web hosting service, it comes with a free cPanel features which you can have a full access to your very own server and manage your website files, Email accounts, FTP accounts etc. 

As for website building, in addition to a whole variety of CMS options (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and so on), ecommerce apps (Magento, Blestan, OpenCart, and more), community building tools (phpBB, Booked, Dada Mail, and so forth) and other useful apps you can easily install via Installatron, you’ll also get a bare-bones version of a beginner-friendly website builder. To get more of everything (sites, webspace per site, templates, email accounts, and so forth) you’ll have to purchase one of the bigger website builder plans as an add-on.

Limits

Host Europe's solutions include shared hosting, WordPress hosting, ecommerce hosting, VPS, reseller hosting, and dedicated server hosting, as well as domain name registration, SSL certificates, backup storage, site security, Microsoft 365 tools, professional email, and a website builder.

They have four plans to choose from. Each plan comes with a number of space and storage depending on the size of your website or project. You can easily manage how much storage, databases, email accounts and FTP accounts you need depending on your current project. Prices range from €5.99 - €16.99 per month starting with their basic plan.

Standard plan can host 1 website only, 25GB SSD Storage, 1GB Professional Email, and 10 Databases. While the Maximum plan can host up to 50 websites, 100GB SSD Storage, 10GB Professional Email, and up to 100 Databases.

Security

You can rely on Hosteurope.de to ensure the security of your data and the reliability of our performances. In their Service Level Agreement they contractually guarantee minimum availability for your system. The Response times of their support and restoration periods at errors are also clearly defined in their documents.

They have Sucuri Website Security Protection against hacker attacks and malware threats. Also they have SSL certificates for extra security and improved trust for your website. Price starts at €4.99 to €29.99.

OS

Hosteurope.de hosting services only offer Linux, and Windows operating service servers.

Support

There are three ways in which you can reach a HostEurope.De representative. If you are in need of technical assistance, you can reach a representative by phone. You can also submit a support ticket or email a member of their staff with any questions you have regarding your account. HostEurope.De also has an area where you can find answers to frequently asked questions or receive advice about one of their hosting products.

If you find yourself in need of a helping hand, you can try reaching Host Europe's team via email, fax, live chat, and, if you’re in a rush, around-the-clock telephone number. The toll-free numbers are available for users from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as the “order hotline” which is reachable Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Unfortunately their live chat support isn’t available 24/7.

Conclusion

HostEurope.De.com is a great choice for any size business. They are a great international alternative to overseas hosting solutions.  They offer full line hosting plans and services with a number of additional features and accommodations. Their prices are competitive and inexpensive compared to more major label hosting providers and their packages provide more features and applications than other companies do. HostEurope.De strives to be the best by offering flexible hosting solutions with maximum stability and accountability at a low cost.

Host Europe is a strong, stable, and feature-packed web hosting provider geared towards German-speaking customers. If you fall into this category, don’t hesitate to give them a chance.