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Independently-tested fastest hosting in Europe — Dutch-hosted with LiteSpeed, QUIC.Cloud CDN, and a 2-minute support response, trusted by 40,000+ customers.
Dutch hosting on LiteSpeed servers with QUIC.cloud CDN, run entirely from Netherlands data centres. Independent tests have ranked it the fastest host in Europe.
Cloud86 is a Dutch web hosting provider marketed as "the fastest hosting in Europe", a claim independently verified by tests from Start24, Hostingvergelijker, and Webhosters. The company runs all infrastructure from Dutch data centres, making it a fully GDPR-native alternative to US-based hosts like Bluehost and DigitalOcean.
With 40,000+ customers, a 4.8/5 Trustpilot score across 2,100 reviews, and a 2-minute average live chat response time, Cloud86 has built a reputation for performance and support quality among European SMEs and WordPress agencies.
Key features:
- Fastest hosting in Europe thanks to LiteSpeed + QUIC.Cloud CDN + CloudLinux + Imunify360
- Web hosting from €1.95/month on entry-level plans with the full feature set
- Managed WordPress & WooCommerce with optimised stacks from €7.95/month
- Managed VPS starting at €189.95/month for high-performance workloads
- AI website builder for no-code site generation from €2.95/month
- Domain registration with free migration service
- Plesk Control Panel with WordPress Toolkit pre-installed
- Automated daily backups including 7-day retention
- 24/7 monitoring and malware scanning
- Dutch EU infrastructure that is GDPR-compliant by design
Trusted by 40,000+ customers with 98% satisfaction. A strong pick for European WordPress agencies and SMEs prioritising speed and EU data residency.
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