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HostPapa
Your Business's Reliable Web Host
4.3
(143)
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HostPapa Reviews & Product Details

HostPapa Overview
What is HostPapa?

HostPapa is a one-stop shop for businesses that want to bring their business online with an online store builder. The platform is affordable which makes it very popular among smaller businesses. HostPapa servers are notably fast and reliable, with data centers located in very strategic locations. As expected, the entire platform is user-friendly with access to 24/7 support.

Company HostPapa Inc.
Year founded 2006
Company size 51-200 employees
Headquarters Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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HostPapa Product Details
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
HostPapa Pros and Cons
Pros
  • Servers are fast and reliable
  • Data centers are located in strategic locations
  • Excellent customer service support
  • User-friendly, especially for new users
Cons
  • Doesn’t offer a speed enhancing software
  • Doesn’t offer free automatic backups
  • Confusing and unreliable checkout process
HostPapa Features
Backup and Restore
Bandwidth Allocation
CDN Integration
CMS Integration
Caching Options
Control Panel Integration
Cron Job Scheduling
Custom Error Pages
Customer Support
DNS Management
Data Center Locations
Database Support
Developer Tools
Domain Registration
E-commerce Capabilities
Email Hosting
FTP Access
Multi-domain Hosting
Resource Monitoring
SSH Access
SSL Certificates
Scalability Options
Security Features
Server Configuration Options
Site Migration Assistance
Staging Environment
Storage Space
Subdomain Management
Uptime Guarantee
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Last updated: September 16, 2024
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143 HostPapa Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 19, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.0
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"Decent experience"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

I like the support. It is fine most of the time.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

I need to wait for several hours (at least 24 hours) for each email reply.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hosting

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 16, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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"Loyal customer since 10years"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

It's a reliable and solid provider. Never had any issues since the beginning.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Nothing worth saying. Had a great experience so far.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am looking for an unlimited space and zero downtime server solution.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 15, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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"Great Hosting!"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

I like that the servers are quick, and the rare times that I have needed support, they have been all over it!

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

I don't really have a bad thing to say about Lunarpages!

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was looking to have a decently priced hosting company that would provide 99.9% uptime!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 11, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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Founder
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"Very reliable web hosting"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Reliable up-time web hosting at a reasonable price.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

I had a brief problem with PHP pages working, but Lunarpages help support was excellent in providing a quick fix.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

It gives my web site up-time reliability.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 10, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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"Been with them a long time -- that says something"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Actually, it says two things: One, that LunarPages has been doing this successfully for a while (avoiding the option of selling out to large conglomerates with a reputation for bad customer service). And, two, that they offer a product that is fairly-priced, nicely-featured, and well-supported.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Being a shared environment host, sometimes performance dips before they step in and fix it. But generally performance for my sites has not been a problem.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

LunarPages offers my businesses a wide variety of options -- the number of email accounts I need in one domain, with the option of spam filtering; the number of subdomains and the throughput I need; etc. And it's done at a good price. Most small businesses don't make Web hosting the reason they exist, so they shop for hosting as they would for office supplies and raw materials. LunarPages has been a solid choice in that regard.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 10, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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Founder
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"Strong support, reliable service"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Standard tools for working with hosting. Staff are technically astute and respond rapidly and thoroughly.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Some challenges with instrumentation and external security challenges.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to manage a wide swath of webpages for myself and others.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 09, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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"Very responsive"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

I really appreciate the callback feature when the support phone line is busy. I feel like I rarely have to wait too long for a callback

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Not much I dislike, except the current ticket/problem I'm experiencing. They are unable to give an ETA on how long the fix will take. Also, the temporary fix I had to do was a little challenging.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

None at the moment, mostly just use them for email and website hosting.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 24, 2020
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Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
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"Great service"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Overall Lunar pages provides good quality and little downtime

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Occasional issues with email blacklisting which gets a quick response from technical support

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Good presence on web for clients to find my company

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 15, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
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"Not bad"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Good selection of reliable products. The customer service is pretty good and responsive. They provide lots of details when instructing on how to fix problems.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Not the best products and service. They're a reputable company though and trustworthy.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Web hosting and email. Good customer support with fast response times.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 15, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
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"Solid economical hosting solution"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

The flexibility of plan to set up sub-domains. System is up most of the time.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Support is sometimes not consistently knowledgeable about issues , especially those pertaining to wordpress sites. My site was hacked several times and sometimes it took weeks for LP to help me get it back up.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

I now only host html sites on LP as other options are better for wordpress hosting.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 10, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
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Founder
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"My 10 year relationship with Lunarpages"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

I think the tech support is top notch. They know when someone is a complete novice and need some hand holding or when a cutomer know what their talking about and they don't have to dumb it down or be condecending. I always get right through to a real person, no call backs or long wait times.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

I think some of the prices for registering domains and hosting are too high.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have had all my web based needs under one roof.It's very easy to control and even troubleshoot from the control panel. I can set up my email system anyway I like it. I can set up auto response when I'm away.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 15, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Webpage hosting"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Everything that you need to see in a menu is one place.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

A new window opens up from each different application.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it for our organizations website. It helps keep all of our members up to date and information all in one place.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 15, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.0
AG
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Founder
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"inconsistency of reliability and tech support quality over the past 8 years"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Price, flexibility, ease of use through WHM control panel

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

There have been too many ups and downs over the years with Lunarpages hosting. As a reseller, I have had concerns regarding their network security, their ability to recover from attacks quickly and efficiently.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am reselling hosting space through LunarPages

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 09, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.0
AG
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"Good for years, recent trouble."
What do you like best about HostPapa?

The product of lunarpages hosting I find is Reliable. I feel that the lunarpages hosting solution is easy to use for my company's needs at this time.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Handling updates, sending passwords through unsecure email, asking for personal information through unsecure email. security concerns, not keeping servers up to date.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Many sites for promotion.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 13, 2019
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Overall Rating:
2.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Call for Managed Shared Hosting Support"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Gentleman was knowledgeable and helpful and support was effective

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Waiting 20 minutes on hold for a paid support service is absurd.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Website and email hosting

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 28, 2021
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Overall Rating:
2.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"reasonable service, but the salesperson tries to upsell aggressively"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Good service, with a very accessible support team. Super easy to speak to a human.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

The sales team tries to sell expensive plans very aggressively. They offer plans worth 100$ for new WordPress websites!

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

The VPS service is very reasonable. Most of the hostings have the same service / technology these days. For novice users, HostPapa hasn't the best user interface, but they balance it by keeping the human touch.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 25, 2019
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Overall Rating:
1.5
AG
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Founder
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"Frustrated and disappointed"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

No Comment. Only had one experience that I was involved in and it was not a good one.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

It was very disappointing to have our account cancelled over $110 after being such a loyal customer. Trying to get it up and running again was frustrating and extremely lengthy - this impacted our business for multiple days which is really unacceptable. One would think an internet company would be able to get the web page and email working within minutes instead of days. Multiple people from our company had to make numerous calls in order to get our company up and working again. That is extremely frustrating and disappointing.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

N/A

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 16, 2020
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Overall Rating:
1.0
AG
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Founder
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"Terrible Service"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

There is really nothing to like about this company.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

Very poor customer service. Chat feature was very slow and could not answer questions. they told me to call customer service so I called. They didn't answer. I left a message and they didn't call me back.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hosting for a client. I would not use this company ever again.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 18, 2018
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Overall Rating:
1.0
AG
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Founder
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"Server was down for 4 days"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

I only used it for email. They have good support, they answer the phone right away.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

When stuff goes wrong, it takes forever to fix it and they don't seem to care.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

None

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 17, 2018
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Overall Rating:
1.0
AG
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Founder
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"Mixed bag - steady state was mostly good, upgrades and transitions were terrible"
What do you like best about HostPapa?

Current service is quick response time and no issues. Sufficient memory, disk space, email hosting.

What do you dislike about HostPapa?

I recently migrated from Basic service to Business service. At almost every step along the way, the technicians implementing the transition caused unnecessary outages and I had to spend a lot of time trying to guess what had happened and alert Lunar Pages support to it.

What problems is HostPapa solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have a WooCommerce store with both a retail and wholesale websites.

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