easyname Review 2026: Affordable Austrian Hosting, Tested and Rated

Easyname does plenty of things well. SSH access on every shared hosting plan, including the entry level. Backups every two hours. Three EU data centres. Carbon-neutral operations. For a developer or agency based in Austria, that’s a genuinely strong package.

The catch is the pricing structure. Easyname’s promotional window is three months, the shortest of any provider reviewed on TSH. The Medium plan goes from €0.99 to €7.90 per month after those three months. On the Cloud Server S plan, the jump is from €0.99 to €10.90 per month, a 1,001% increase. Those numbers are not buried in the footnotes. They’re the first thing you need to understand before looking at anything else.

This review covers who easyname is, what the technical package actually includes, what the pricing looks like from month four onward, and who it makes sense for.

About easyname

Easyname was founded in 2005 by Florian Schicker, with the brand launching in 2006 as part of Nessus GmbH. The original focus was domain registration, specifically building the fastest domain search with the simplest interface in Austria. The company grew steadily and became the second largest Austrian hosting provider by customer count, reaching the 100,000 domain mark in 2016 before expanding into Slovakia in 2019.

In December 2020, easyname took over Sprit.org, the third largest Austrian web host at the time, adding around 8,000 customers. That same year, easyname was acquired by dogado GmbH, a German hosting group. In April 2026, Cinven and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan completed an acquisition combining group.ONE and dogado into a pan-European online presence provider. Florian Schicker, who remained as a shareholder following the 2020 sale, fully exited with the Cinven deal, reportedly achieving a double-digit million exit. He continues to run Nessus GmbH separately, which operates two data centres in Vienna and a 250km fibre network.

Easyname sits within the Cinven/OTPP structure today. For buyers who prefer independently owned hosting, this is relevant context. The consolidation story in European hosting is worth understanding before you commit to any provider, and easyname’s acquisition chain is a clear example of how quickly ownership can change.

Today, easyname has 230,000+ client projects and over 750,000 domains under management. The company operates in Austria since 2006, holds ISO/IEC 27001 certification, and runs carbon-neutral, nuclear-free operations. World4You ranked first in Austria for 2025 on HOSTtest, with easyname in second place.

The Pricing Structure You Need to Understand

Before looking at any specific plan, there’s one thing about easyname’s pricing that needs to be stated clearly: the promotional rates apply for the first three months only.

Not the first year. Not six months. Three months. After that, billing switches to the standard rate. This applies to web hosting, cloud servers, VPS, OpenClaw hosting, and n8n server hosting. Domains run a 12-month promo, which is more standard. Everything else is three months.

The small print at the bottom of every easyname pricing page reads: “Prices incl. 20% VAT. Offers are only valid for a limited time and are partly dependent on minimum contract periods.” That’s the disclosure. It’s there, but it’s not prominent. The headline price you see advertised applies for roughly one quarter of your first year.

The reasons renewal prices are so much higher than advertised apply across the hosting industry. Easyname’s promo window is the shortest of any provider reviewed on TSH. Three months is barely enough time to finish building a site before the price changes.

Web Hosting Plans

Four plans cover the standard shared hosting range. Small and X-Large have no promotional rate, flat pricing throughout. Medium and Large carry the 3-month promo.

All prices include 20% Austrian VAT. All four plans include SSH access, backup every 2 hours with 7-day retention, unlimited email accounts, unlimited data transfer, free Let’s Encrypt SSL, 30+ Easy Install Apps including WordPress, Joomla, and Magento, and PHP versions from 5.2 through 8.4.

The Medium plan is easyname’s recommended tier and the one most buyers will gravitate toward. At €0.99/mo for the first three months it looks like the best value in Austrian hosting. At €7.90/mo from month four, it costs €94.80 per year at the standard rate. That’s a 698% gap. The Large plan goes from €1.99/mo to €10.70/mo, a 438% increase, also after three months.

The Small plan at a flat €4.40/mo with no promotional discount is actually the most honest pricing in the web hosting range. What you see is what you pay. For buyers who want cost predictability from day one, Small is a better entry point than Medium regardless of the storage difference.

Worth noting: easyname has no uptime guarantee on any shared hosting plan. Most reputable providers offer at least a 99.9% SLA. The absence of any formal uptime commitment is worth factoring in, particularly for business-critical sites. On the practical side, user reviews on HOSTtest and WebsitePlanet report reliability above 99.7% in extended use, but the lack of a contractual guarantee means no compensation path if performance falls short.

Prices correct at time of publication. Easyname’s promotional rates are limited-time offers subject to change. Always verify the current rate and the renewal price before purchasing.

Cloud Server and VPS Plans

Three Linux cloud server tiers are available, all with servers physically located in Vienna, Austria. The same 3-month promotional structure applies.

All cloud server plans include root access, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and full control over the server environment. Windows templates are available at equivalent pricing.

The Cloud Server S at €0.99/mo for three months rising to €10.90/mo is a 1,001% increase. That’s the steepest renewal gap of any plan across any provider reviewed on TSH. At the standard rate of €10.90/mo, the S plan costs €130.80 per year. Budget accordingly.

Easyname specifically markets these cloud servers for running OpenClaw and n8n on Vienna infrastructure. For readers looking to self-host AI agents or workflow automation tools on Austrian servers, this is a practical option. The XS plan at a flat €6.90/mo with no promotional pricing is the most predictable option in the range.

If you’re unsure whether shared hosting or a VPS is right for your site, the shared vs VPS guide covers the decision in full.

Domain Pricing

Domains are easyname’s original product and the range reflects that depth. Over 480 extensions are available with easyname acting as a direct registrar. Domain promotional pricing runs for 12 months rather than 3, which is more in line with industry standard.

The .at extension is the one most Austrian businesses will want and it carries the steepest domain renewal gap: €10.68 in year one rising to €36 per year from year two. That’s a 237% increase on the domain that defines an Austrian online presence. The .de renewal at 49% is by far the most reasonable in the range.

Annual Cost Comparison

Because easyname’s promotional window is three months rather than twelve, year one costs are calculated as three months at the promo rate plus nine months at the standard rate. This table uses that methodology.

The year-on-year increase is actually moderate once the 3-month promo math is done correctly. The shock is month four, not year two. A buyer who budgets on the headline rate for twelve months will pay significantly more than expected in months four through twelve of year one.

What You Get

The feature set across easyname’s web hosting plans is stronger than most providers at comparable price points, particularly on the technical side.

SSH access is included on all four plans, from the entry Small tier upward. Most shared hosting providers restrict SSH to mid-range or premium plans. Having it available from the cheapest plan matters for developers who need terminal access for deployments, git operations, or server-side scripting.

The backup frequency is genuinely the best in its class. Easyname backs up your data and databases every two hours, retaining restores for seven days at no extra charge. Most shared hosting providers offer daily backups. A 2-hour backup interval means you’re never more than two hours away from a restorable point, which is meaningful for any site that publishes regularly or processes orders.

Database support is broader than average. MySQL 5.7 and 8 are standard across the industry, but easyname also includes PostgreSQL 9.6. PostgreSQL is uncommon on shared hosting and useful for developers building on frameworks that prefer it over MySQL.

PHP versions range from 5.2 through 8.4. The range is wide enough to cover almost any legacy application. Versions 5.2 through 8.1 require the PHP Extended Support add-on, which is a paid extra. Check the current add-on cost if you’re running an application on an older PHP version. It’s not free.

Easyname also includes a website builder across all plans. It comes with templates and integrations but is limited to five pages on the free tier. Additional pages are available at an extra monthly cost. For basic sites, it’s a useful option; for anything more complex, the Easy Install Apps with one-click WordPress, Joomla, and Magento installs are the more capable route.

Easyname uses its own control panel rather than cPanel or Plesk. For users migrating from a cPanel environment there will be a learning curve. For first-time hosting buyers, the interface is reportedly clean and the Vienna support team is available to help.

There’s no live chat support on any plan. Support runs via phone at +43 1 353 2222 and email at support@easyname.com. Both German and English are handled. Phone support is available during business hours, not 24/7.

Data Centres and Infrastructure

Easyname operates three EU data centres: Vienna (primary), Frankfurt, and Zurich. The Vienna location is ISO/IEC 27001 certified with 24/7 video surveillance, biometric access control, uninterruptible power supply, and redundant fibre-optic connections. HP Proliant servers are used throughout.

The spread across three EU jurisdictions is a genuine advantage over providers with a single location. Frankfurt adds German-market latency coverage; Zurich adds Swiss coverage. For most Austrian customers, the Vienna DC is the relevant location. VPS and cloud server plans specifically market Vienna as the server location.

For Austrian businesses with strict data residency requirements, confirm at signup which data centre your workload will be assigned to. With three EU locations available, the default may not always be Vienna.

Green Credentials

Easyname runs carbon-neutral and nuclear-free operations. The data centres use exclusively carbon-neutral electricity with free cooling to maximise energy efficiency. This is confirmed on the easyname website and across all product page footers.

TSH ran easyname through the Green Host Checker before publishing. The result will be added here once confirmed. For a broader look at which hosts have independently verified green credentials, the eco-friendly hosting guide covers the full picture, and the Green Web Foundation glossary entry explains what independent verification actually means.

Support

Easyname’s support team is based in Vienna. Phone support is available at +43 1 353 2222 and email at support@easyname.com. Both German and English are handled. The company describes its support as “a real person in Vienna answers you, someone who takes the time to explain until it’s clear”, which reflects a personal approach rather than tiered scripted responses.

That said, there’s no live chat on any plan. If you’re used to instant live chat access, that’s a genuine limitation.

User reviews are mixed in a specific way. Positive reviews cluster around hosting quality and the responsiveness of knowledgeable agents. Negative reviews have two recurring themes: response times that are slower than the personal support positioning suggests and a requirement for identity verification documents when registering certain domain extensions. The ID verification requirement is a regulatory norm for some European domain registries rather than an easyname policy, but the complaint pattern suggests it catches buyers off-guard because it isn’t disclosed clearly upfront.

HOSTtest 2025 ranked easyname second in Austria behind World4You. For an Austrian hosting provider, that’s a meaningful endorsement from the community most likely to have lasting experience with both.

Who Should Use easyname?

Easyname makes the most sense for Austrian developers and agencies who want SSH access from day one without paying for a premium plan, 2-hour backup frequency, and Vienna-based infrastructure with carbon-neutral credentials. The dual PostgreSQL and MySQL database support and wide PHP version range also make it a good fit for teams managing a mix of older and newer applications. The OpenClaw and n8n VPS marketing adds a practical angle for readers who want to run AI agents or workflow automation tools on Austrian servers and prefer to keep that infrastructure within Austria.

Easyname is harder to justify for buyers who want pricing certainty from the start. The 3-month promotional window is the shortest of any provider reviewed on TSH. Anyone who budgets on the headline rate and doesn’t read the footnotes will be surprised by month four. It’s also not the right choice for readers who specifically want an independently owned Austrian provider. Easyname has been part of a PE-backed acquisition chain since 2020. For those priorities.

Common Questions About easyname

Is easyname a good hosting provider?
For Austrian developers and technical users, yes. Particularly for the SSH-on-all-plans inclusion and the 2-hour backup frequency. For buyers focused on pricing predictability, the 3-month promotional window and steep month-four price jump require careful attention before signing up. Read the renewal rates, not the headline rates, before committing.

Where are easyname’s data centres?
Easyname operates three EU data centres: Vienna (primary, ISO/IEC 27001 certified), Frankfurt, and Zurich. VPS and cloud server plans specifically use the Vienna location. Web hosting workloads may be distributed across the three locations. Confirm your location at signup if Vienna is a requirement.

Who owns easyname?
Easyname has been part of the dogado group since June 2020. In April 2026, Cinven and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan completed an acquisition combining group.ONE and dogado into a pan-European online presence provider. Founder Florian Schicker fully exited following the Cinven deal. Easyname is now part of a large PE-backed group. For buyers who prefer independent ownership.

Does easyname include SSH access?
Yes, on all web hosting plans including the entry Small v2. SSH access is included from the cheapest plan upward with no upgrade required. This is uncommon among shared hosting providers and a genuine advantage for technical users.

How long does easyname’s promotional pricing last?
For web hosting and VPS plans, promotional pricing applies for the first three months only. After that, billing switches to the standard rate. Domain promotional pricing runs for the first twelve months. The standard rate is shown alongside the promotional price on the pricing page. Always check both before purchasing.

Does easyname use renewable energy?
Easyname states it operates carbon-neutral and nuclear-free data centres using exclusively carbon-neutral electricity with free cooling for energy efficiency. ISO/IEC 27001 certification covers the Vienna data centre. Independent verification status via the Green Web Foundation will be confirmed and added to this review.

What is easyname’s money-back guarantee?
Easyname offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on VPS and cloud server plans. Web hosting money-back terms are listed in the general terms and conditions. Check before purchasing.

Does easyname have live chat support?
No. Support runs via phone (+43 1 353 2222) and email (support@easyname.com). Phone support is available during business hours, not 24/7. Both German and English are handled by the Vienna team.

Final Verdict

Easyname’s technical package is genuinely strong. SSH on every shared hosting plan, 2-hour backup frequency, three EU data centres with Vienna infrastructure, carbon-neutral operations, and PostgreSQL support alongside MySQL. These are features that most shared hosting providers don’t offer at this price point. For a developer or agency based in Austria who reads the pricing footnotes and budgets on the standard rate, easyname is a capable choice with a solid technical foundation.

The 3-month promotional window is the honest counterweight, and it deserves to be the last thing you read before signing up. The headline prices are aggressive because they only apply for one quarter. Month four reveals what easyname actually costs, and on the popular Medium plan, that number is nearly eight times the advertised rate. Sign up knowing month four’s figure, not month one’s.

For a full picture of Austrian hosting options, including independently owned alternatives, the Austria hosting guide is the right place to start. And if you’re weighing up whether the renewal gap makes easyname poor value in the long run.