Hosting provider of the year 2025: The winners are confirmed!

There is a new frontrunner this year in the Category Web hosting. Here ALL-INKL.COM takes the lead and is at the top of the podium for the first time. In second place is lima-city, which has occupied the top spot several times in recent years and once again counts among the most popular providers. netcup completes the podium this year in third place.

In the Category Domains netcup secures first place this year, underlining its strong position in the market. In second place is the Swiss provider METANET, which is represented in this category for the first time and immediately reaches one of the top positions. do.de takes third place and thus once again counts among the most popular domain providers in the German-speaking region.

A similar picture emerges in the Category VPS hosting. Here netcup successfully defends its first-place position from the previous year and thus remains at the top. METANET also manages to make the podium here for the first time, securing second place. webgo takes third place this year.

In the Category Dedicated Server there is a new winner this year. webgo takes the top position, replacing last year's winner. IONOS rises to the podium for the first time, immediately taking second place. IP-Projects, a regular on the podium in recent years, takes third place this time.

There was also considerable movement among the top positions in the other categories. In the Managed Server category Profihost is at the top for the first time this year, taking the lead. In the Cloud servers category the top spot this year goes to Alfahosting, which prevailed against the competition in this category. In the Shop hosting categories and CMS hosting webgo secures first place in each this year, while the Exchange & E-mail hosting category goes to goneo. In the Colocation category the top spot again this year goes to vServer.site.

In the Managed WP Hosting category WPspace successfully defends its first place from last year. raidboxes again takes second place this year, while STRATO joins the podium in third.

For the first time this year the Website builder category was awarded. webgo takes first place immediately and prevails against strong competition. STRATO follows in second, while IONOS takes third place.

For the second time this year the Web hosting Austria category was awarded – and there was an exciting change at the top. World4You and easyname swap places this year: World4You takes first place for the first time, while easyname, last year's winner, drops to second this time. WUKOTEC newly makes the podium and takes third place.

This year the Category: Web hosting Switzerland makes its debut. METANET takes first place and tops the ranking. In second place is Hosttech Schweiz, while Hostpoint comes third. The new category thus celebrates a successful start and shows how diverse and competitive the Swiss hosting market is.

The competition was intense across all categories. Therefore, all second- and third-placed web hosts of the year also deserve special recognition. Our warm congratulations go to WebhostOne, VC Server Network, Rainbow-Web.com and dogado.

An overview of all placements can be found at: Winners — Web hosts of the Year 2025

At this point we would also like to thank all sponsors who make the vote possible every year and provide generous prizes. Supporters include, among others, Webgo, Netcup, PixelX, Hosttech and Resellerinterface. This year our sponsors have also donated the equivalent value of the prizes to charitable organisations, for which we are particularly grateful.

We are already looking forward to the 2026 vote!

The draw for the prizes will take place within the next 14 days. Winners will be notified by e-mail.