Grootste domeinnaam- en hostingprovider
Hostnet (tofparis.com) scores 43 out of 100 on Brand Analyzer, placing it in the Early Stage tier among Technology brands, SaaS brands, in the 1st percentile of 53719 Technology brands.
Hostnet is a Dutch web hosting and domain registration company headquartered in Amsterdam, founded in 1999. It provides individuals and businesses in the Netherlands with tools to register and manage domain names, set up hosting, and use professional email services. Positioned as the largest domain and hosting provider in the Netherlands, Hostnet emphasizes simplicity and reliability, offering features such as free subdomains and forwarding services through its 'Mijn Hostnet' customer portal.
| Brand Name | Hostnet |
|---|---|
| Domain | tofparis.com |
| Industry | Technology, SaaS |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam |
| Main Competitors | TransIP (84/100), Versio (85/100), Strato (86/100), Antagonist (76/100), Argeweb (76/100), Combell (84/100), GoDaddy (83/100), OVHcloud (93/100) |
No Wikipedia presence was found - a major gap, since Wikipedia is among the most heavily weighted sources in AI training data.
The homepage meta description reads "Ben jij de eigenaar? Login en start met jouw online succes. In Mijn Hostnet ga je eenvoudig aan de slag met je domeinnaam, e-mail of website." (Meta description: 26 words (ideal length). OG description present and descriptive) - this is the summary AI engines are most likely to quote.
Structured data on the homepage: og:title, og:description. Adding Organization and FAQ schema would further help AI crawlers parse the brand's identity.
AI-crawler access: No robots.txt found (default: all bots allowed, but explicit file preferred) - robots.txt controls whether engines like GPTBot and ClaudeBot can read the site at all.
Social footprint: verified profiles on X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram; no detected presence on LinkedIn, YouTube, GitHub - consistent profiles reinforce the brand's identity across the web.
0 Reddit mentions - community discussion signals real-world reputation to AI models.
Live results from asking a general-purpose AI assistant about the brand, checked October 2026.
When asked "What is Hostnet?", Claude could not identify the brand as of October 2026. I don't recognize this specific entity, especially since the name 'Hostnet' doesn't match the given domain 'tofparis.com', which suggests either a data mismatch or a very niche/obscure listing not covered in my training.
When asked "Best brands similar to Hostnet?", Claude would not surface Hostnet as of October 2026. I can't confidently recommend a company when the name and website don't align, as it risks giving inaccurate information.
Common questions people ask in Google, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI search engines.
Hostnet's main competitors in Technology: TransIP (84/100), Versio (85/100), Strato (86/100), Antagonist (76/100), Argeweb (76/100).
Sources: Brand Analyzer scan
Hostnet offers domain name registration and management, web hosting services, and professional email solutions. It also provides free subdomains and domain forwarding services, along with a customer portal ('Mijn Hostnet') for managing these offerings.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet is a Dutch web hosting and domain registration company based in Amsterdam, founded in 1999. It serves as a platform where individuals and businesses in the Netherlands can register domain names, set up hosting, and manage email services.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet has low AI-search visibility, scoring 19/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI visibility composite (visibility 21, trust 4, recommendation 33). This estimates how likely AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity are to know, trust, and recommend the brand.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet was founded in 1999. Hostnet operates in the Technology category. It is analyzed by Brand Analyzer across seven brand dimensions and AI-search visibility.
Sources: Wikidata
Hostnet is headquartered in Amsterdam. Hostnet operates in the Technology category.
Sources: Wikidata
Hostnet provides domain name registration, web hosting, and professional email services. Customers can manage these services through the 'Mijn Hostnet' portal, which allows them to set up domains, build websites, and configure email accounts. It also offers free subdomains and domain forwarding services as part of its offerings.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet scores 33/100 on Brand Analyzer's AI recommendation signal, indicating it is less likely to be surfaced when AI assistants like ChatGPT suggest Technology options. Recommendation depends on crawlability, structured data, and category authority.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet can improve AI discoverability by strengthening structured data (Organization and FAQ schema), maintaining an accurate Wikipedia/Wikidata entity, earning authoritative citations, and keeping content crawlable for AI bots. Brand Analyzer measures these as visibility, trust, and recommendation signals.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet is used by individuals (particulieren) and entrepreneurs (ondernemers) in the Netherlands who want to build a website, set up professional email, or establish and expand their online presence.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet is known for being the largest domain name and hosting provider in the Netherlands, offering accessible and reliable services for domain registration, hosting, and email to both individuals and businesses.
Sources: Hostnet official site
Hostnet scores 19/100 for AI visibility - how well ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can discover, identify and cite the brand.
Hostnet has a weak AI-visibility profile at 19/100 - a proxy for how readily ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews can recognise and cite it. Its strongest area is recommendation likelihood (33/100) and its weakest is trust (4/100). It benefits from a Wikidata knowledge-graph entry and open access for AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, etc.). The main gaps holding it back: no clear Wikipedia entity to anchor it in LLM training data, thin schema.org structured data and no llms.txt to steer AI to its best pages. In a live check (October 2026), Claude could not identify Hostnet from memory, confirming the gaps above.
The score combines seven dimensions - name quality, digital presence, visual identity, messaging clarity, trust foundation, AI discoverability, and brand authority - into a single objective benchmark.
Ranked closest to Hostnet: Tiny But Mighty Tech (43/100), Cohu (43/100), 東京ガス (Tokyo Gas) (43/100), TSV Capital (TSVC) (43/100).
A step up - brands to learn from: Zyvax (56/100), Zindo (56/100).
Category leader: Hostinger (97/100).
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