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With 24/7 customer support and scalable hosting options, Bluehost helps individuals and businesses grow their online presence. 31,868 Ratings Visit Website ScalaHosting • Simple website management with our own SPanel control panel - a free cPanel/WHM alternative • Free and effortless migration - we will migrate all your websites and mailboxes at no additional cost and without any downtime • Unconditional anytime money-back guarantee - just to show you how certain we are about the quality of our services • 24/7/365 "Ask anything" expert support you can rely on - get help whenever you need it via live chat (instant) or by ticket (15 min. response time) • We always use the latest hardware to make your websites ultrafast - with All-NVMe storage and the latest Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y processors across all our cloud clusters, you can expect nothing but lightning-fast website performance • Ecommerce-ready Managed Cloud hosting - an all-in-one solution with all the features and capabilities you need to run and grow your business—completely free of charge • Joomla exclusive VPS provider - endorsed by Joomla's founder, Brian Teeman 2,387 Ratings Visit Website Google Cloud Platform Google Cloud is a cloud-based service that allows you to create anything from simple websites to complex applications for businesses of all sizes. 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About Your partner for secure, cloud-led digital transformation and managed services. Public or private, our scalable, bespoke cloud solutions are built on enterprise-grade tech. Stay one step ahead with robust protection against the ever evolving cyber-threat landscape. Optimize your website, prevent downtime or enhance your remote working capabilities. Our specialist experts are qualified in all major platforms and have years of experience giving over 5,000 customers sound, useful advice. 24/7 support 365 days a year, a dedicated account manager and an industry leading NPS score of 86.96 means you will always receive the highest level of service. With full compliance for all major private and public sector standards, you can rest assured that your data is in the safest possible hands. As a 100% certified carbon neutral business with sustainable practices throughout, you can sleep soundly knowing you are doing right by the planet.	About Stackscale’s Private Cloud is a hybrid solution between the traditional environment, robust and secure, and Public Cloud services, functional, flexible and scalable. In combination with our oversized network, our state-of-the-art data centers in Europe and our 24/7 specialized technical support team, our private cloud environments offer great performance, availability and security. We can consolidate two full racks housing networking gear and servers in just two nodes using network storage, reducing power usage by up to 95%. Designing a private cloud environment meant to be run at Stackscale is an easy task, as there are by far less variables to play with. Important design parameters are RAM and persistent storage size. IOPS, bandwidth and CPU requirements are less critical, since these are prevented from becoming a bottleneck in most scenarios. Our bare-metal servers are fully configurable and offer a level of control that matches in-house solutions.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Companies that need a cloud management, cloud hosting, and managed hosting provider	Audience IT integrators, web hosters, and managed servers looking for a solution to optimize their digital services
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $75 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing €199 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 1.0 / 5 ease 1.0 / 5 features 1.0 / 5 design 1.0 / 5 support 1.0 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros There are zero pros to using ANS. I cannot stress enough how much you should not use this service. I am an IT Director at a SME. Cons I advised the company 2 years ago that I did not want to continue with their service. They applied a contract for 2 years from 2023-2025. Out of good faith I continued to use the service and found the customer service poor. However, the account management is a disgrace. I then sent an email to their accountmanagement team (replying to a conversation about cancelling the service). It was received. It was not actioned. Then I received a bill after the end of my contract. I advised them that I had cancelled the service, in writing 2 months ago. They then said that my contract would apply for another year. It will not. I am beyond disgusted by this. It is dishonest. It is not the way business should be done. Do not go to ANS. There are reputable hosting companies out there. This is not one of them.	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Among its advantages are the possibility of 2 zones (data centers) in Madrid, synchronous storage solutions with RTO=0 and RPO=0, and allows bare-metal as well as private cloud Proxmox, vmware, etc. 24x7 support in English and Spanish with direct access to technicians. Cons They only have locations in Madrid and Amsterdam (Europe) at the moment.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Supported
Company Information ANS Founded: 1996 United Kingdom www.ans.co.uk	Company Information Stackscale Founded: 2013 Netherlands www.stackscale.com
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Categories Bare Metal Server Supported Cloud Hosting Supported Colocation Supported Dedicated Server Hosting Supported Managed Hosting Supported Web Hosting Supported	Categories Bare Metal Server Supported Colocation Supported Managed Hosting Supported

Integrations Amazon S3 Not Supported Bacula Enterprise Not Supported Cloud Gateway Supported Docker Not Supported Drupal Supported Kubernetes Not Supported Magento Supported Microsoft 365 Supported Microsoft Exchange Supported Microsoft Hyper-V Not Supported Microsoft SharePoint Supported NAKIVO Backup & Replication Not Supported Proxmox Backup Server Not Supported Proxmox VE Not Supported Rackspace OpenStack Not Supported VMware Cloud Not Supported VMware Cloud Director Not Supported VMware Cloud Foundation Not Supported VMware ESXi Not Supported Veeam Data Platform Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 7 Integrations	Integrations Amazon S3 Supported Bacula Enterprise Supported Cloud Gateway Not Supported Docker Supported Drupal Not Supported Kubernetes Supported Magento Not Supported Microsoft 365 Not Supported Microsoft Exchange Not Supported Microsoft Hyper-V Supported Microsoft SharePoint Not Supported NAKIVO Backup & Replication Supported Proxmox Backup Server Supported Proxmox VE Supported Rackspace OpenStack Supported VMware Cloud Supported VMware Cloud Director Supported VMware Cloud Foundation Supported VMware ESXi Supported Veeam Data Platform Supported Show More Integrations View All 14 Integrations
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