Vote for Web Host of the Year

What is the Web Host of the Year award?

The Web Host of the Year award is an annual public award organised by hosttest. Users have the opportunity to vote in several categories for their preferred hosting providers. The vote shows which companies particularly convince the community — through quality, support and fair terms.

Since when has the award been held?

The Web Host of the Year award has been held annually on hosttest since 2015 and has since established itself as a fixture of the German-speaking hosting landscape.

Who can participate in the vote?

All visitors to hosttest country pages who wish to share their experiences with providers on the hosting market are eligible to vote. Participation is open to everyone and does not require registration. In recent years, regularly over 20,000 people have cast their vote — a clear sign of the high level of interest and the growing importance of the award within the hosting community.

Which categories are voted on?

In the Web Host of the Year awards, the most popular providers are currently recognised in 14 categories. From the start, classic areas such as Web hosting, domains, VPS hosting and Dedicated Servers have been a fixed part of the voting. Over the years, further specialised categories have been added to reflect current developments and trends in the hosting market — for example Managed WordPress hosting, website builders, cloud servers or Exchange & E-mail hosting. In this way the awards continuously adapt to changes in the industry and cover the full spectrum of modern hosting services.

With hosttest.co.uk and hosttest.es we are now also represented in the UK and Spain and are expanding the awards beyond the German-speaking region with the categories Web Host United Kingdom and Web Host Spain.

Who is nominated?

In each category, a selection of hosting providers who have distinguished themselves on the market through quality, performance and customer satisfaction are nominated each year. These providers then compete against each other in the vote. The nominations reflect the diversity of the hosting market — from established companies with many years of experience to innovative newcomers that impress with modern concepts.

What makes the Web Host of the Year award so special?

The Web host of the Year award differs from traditional industry prizes because it is not decided by a jury, but by the users themselves. As a genuine audience award, it places the experiences and opinions of users at the centre. This independence lends the voting particular credibility and makes it one of the most significant user votes in the German-speaking hosting industry.

Furthermore, taking part not only gives you the opportunity to support your chosen favourite: each year attractive prizes are drawn among all participants. At the same time, sponsors regularly support charitable projects, so the award not only highlights the best hosting providers but also makes a positive contribution to society.

Take part now in the Web host of the Year vote