Hosting Provider Friend Hosting
Bulgaria
1 review
Friend Hosting is a European company registered in Bulgaria, in the city of Burgas. Since 2009, it has been providing virtual server rental services, positioning itself as hosting for a friend. Among the hoster's key values are providing quality services and striving to become a reliable partner for every client.
Security
Friend Hosting employs several key aspects in security, which serves as a guarantee for the hoster's clients regarding data safety and constant project availability. First and foremost is account isolation. The KVM hypervisor is utilized, ensuring effective VPS/VDS isolation.
Active DDoS protection is also used – all tools and technologies are implemented at the hoster's infrastructure level. The technical support specialists monitor the servers; in case a problem is detected, engineers and cybersecurity experts take timely measures.
The client retains the option, after ordering a virtual server, to choose the IP access restriction feature, and using SSH keys only enhances the effectiveness of protective measures. At the same time, regular backups are configured, and data copies are stored in a secure location.
Pricing Policy
Friend Hosting offers a variety of tariff plans to best meet the needs of a wide range of clients. Both owners of small personal websites, blogs, and large corporate resources will be able to rent a virtual server with the necessary specifications.
The price for virtual hosting here:
- Small plan for 1.99 euros/month – 2 websites, 5 GB on NVMe disk, free SSL.
- Medium plan for 2.99 euros/month – 5 websites, 10 GB on NVMe disk, free SSL.
- Large plan for 4.99 euros/month – 10 websites, 15 GB on NVMe disk, free SSL.
- Super plan for 7.49 euros/month – 15 websites, 20 GB on NVMe disk, free SSL.
All plans include the ability to order additional IP addresses, sFTP/FTP access, DNS record management. Tariffs for Progressive NVMe VDS, High CPU, Storage HDD VPS/VDS are offered separately.
You can familiarize yourself with the tariffs for other services on the hoster's official website.
Infrastructure
The data center infrastructure is equipped with the latest technology, including backup power supply and ventilation systems. Also, 24/7 video surveillance is conducted in the data centers.
Data Centers
Server equipment is located in advanced European data centers. In 2024, the company placed Supermicro server equipment in Frankfurt. The geography is gradually expanding.
Advantages
- wide selection of tariff plans (for every taste and color);
- variety of locations (Japan, USA, Brazil from other parts of the World);
- convenient ISPmanager control panel, also has alternatives;
- popular CMS are installed in 2 clicks;
- regular backups;
- SSL certificate as a gift;
- 24/7 technical support;
- promotions for new and regular clients.
Disadvantages
- support does not always respond quickly;
- in case of scaling and transitioning from a virtual server to a dedicated one, it is requi
- data migration is required;
- not all plans offer the ability to change server configuration "on the fly";
- a limited selection of European locations compared to other major hosting providers;
- some options are paid separately – enhanced DDoS protection.
Technologies Used
- unlimited traffic, 1 Gbit/s;
- IPv6 support;
- KVM virtualization;
- Intel processors, Xeon Gold, NVMe drives;
- ISPmanager control panel + Lite version and others;
- PHP, Python, Node.js;
- Nginx, Apache;
- MariaDB, MySQL;
- SSL certificates, including Let’s Encrypt.
Customer Support
The website operates 24/7 technical support in Russian and English. You can contact a support specialist via the following channels: email, the online system on the website in your personal account.
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Jonas Knudsen
February 24, 2026
Performance
5/5
Support
5/5
Price
5/5
Reliability
5/5
Micro+ NVMe
$3.80
CPU
1 vCore
RAM
0.5 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
1.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Micro+ NVMe
$4.35
CPU
1 vCore
RAM
0.5 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
1.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Start NVMe
$4.89
CPU
1 vCore
RAM
1 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
1.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Start NVMe
$5.44
CPU
1 vCore
RAM
1 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
1.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Start NVMe
$5.98
CPU
1 vCore
RAM
1 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
1.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
PLUS NVMe
$9.25
CPU
2 vCore
RAM
2 GB
Storage
20 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
2.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
PLUS NVMe
$10.34
CPU
2 vCore
RAM
2 GB
Storage
20 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
2.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Plus NVMe
$11.98
CPU
2 vCore
RAM
2 GB
Storage
20 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
2.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Profi NVMe
$18.80
CPU
4 vCore
RAM
4 GB
Storage
25 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
5.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Profi NVMe
$20.70
CPU
4 vCore
RAM
4 GB
Storage
35 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
5.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Profi NVMe
$23.97
CPU
4 vCore
RAM
4 GB
Storage
35 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
5.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Business NVMe
$37.59
CPU
8 vCore
RAM
8 GB
Storage
70 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
7.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Business NVMe
$40.60
CPU
8 vCore
RAM
8 GB
Storage
70 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
7.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Business NVMe
$47.95
CPU
8 vCore
RAM
8 GB
Storage
70 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
7.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Corporate NVMe
$59.94
CPU
8 vCore
RAM
16 GB
Storage
120 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
8.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Corporate NVMe
$65.39
CPU
8 vCore
RAM
16 GB
Storage
120 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
8.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Corporate+ NVMe
$81.74
CPU
10 vCore
RAM
24 GB
Storage
180 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
9.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Corporate+ NVMe
$87.19
CPU
10 vCore
RAM
24 GB
Storage
180 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
9.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Corporate NVMe
$87.19
CPU
8 vCore
RAM
16 GB
Storage
120 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
8.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Corporate++ NVMe
$108.99
CPU
12 vCore
RAM
32 GB
Storage
240 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
10.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
Corporate++ NVMe
$114.44
CPU
12 vCore
RAM
32 GB
Storage
240 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
10.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Corporate+ NVMe
$125.34
CPU
10 vCore
RAM
24 GB
Storage
180 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
9.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
[JP] [BR] Corporate++ NVMe
$163.49
CPU
12 vCore
RAM
32 GB
Storage
240 GB SSD NVMe
Network
1000 Mbps
Bandwidth
10.00 TB
IP
1 IPv4
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