Absolute Hosting
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|3|5 Reviews (last 12 months)|This business does not respond to reviews
Absolute Hosting
Claimed Business
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5 Reviews (last 12 months)
Does not respond to reviews
Performance(last 12 months):
NPS Score
-34Unlikely
NPS Score
-34
Recommended: Unlikely
Review Distribution
3|5 Reviews
Sep '25 - Aug '26
Recent reviews (5)
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pieter F
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2017
28 Apr 2026, 08:35
Avoid for business use: Premature server termination and obstructed domain transfers.
1. Premature Service Termination: I had a server with Absolute Hosting for 2 years. Despite paying for the full month, they unannouncedly shut down my server 5 days before the end of the term. This took my clients' websites offline without warning. When I contacted support, they refused to restart the services, claiming the "term had ended" despite the calendar month not being over. 2. Bureaucratic Obstacles: Every simple request required a minimum of 4 emails and exhaustive "detailed explanations" for why I wanted to make changes to my own services. The level of red tape for basic administrative tasks is unacceptable for a modern hosting provider. 3. Obstructing Domain Transfers: After I renewed three .co.za domains (paying them in full), they immediately app**** a clientTransferProhibited lock to prevent me from moving them to a new provider. There is no Registry-level requirement for this lock on renewals; it was a manual hurdle placed by the ISP. I only managed to get the lock removed by threatening a formal complaint to the ZARC (ZA Registry Consortium). Final Verdict: If you value your uptime and your right to own your data, look elsewhere. Their "security" is used as a tool for customer retention rather than customer protection.
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pieter F
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2017
28 Apr 2026, 08:35
Avoid for business use: Premature server termination and obstructed domain transfers.
1. Premature Service Termination: I had a server with Absolute Hosting for 2 years. Despite paying for the full month, they unannouncedly shut down my server 5 days before the end of the term. This took my clients' websites offline without warning. When I contacted support, they refused to restart the services, claiming the "term had ended" despite the calendar month not being over. 2. Bureaucratic Obstacles: Every simple request required a minimum of 4 emails and exhaustive "detailed explanations" for why I wanted to make changes to my own services. The level of red tape for basic administrative tasks is unacceptable for a modern hosting provider. 3. Obstructing Domain Transfers: After I renewed three .co.za domains (paying them in full), they immediately app**** a clientTransferProhibited lock to prevent me from moving them to a new provider. There is no Registry-level requirement for this lock on renewals; it was a manual hurdle placed by the ISP. I only managed to get the lock removed by threatening a formal complaint to the ZARC (ZA Registry Consortium). Final Verdict: If you value your uptime and your right to own your data, look elsewhere. Their "security" is used as a tool for customer retention rather than customer protection.
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Timothy N
1 reviews | Active since Jul 2012
27 Feb 2026, 12:22
Ludacris low prices, and ridiculous good service
I have been using this hosting company for a year, after moving from a Web host that did not support DotNet Core. They're so low - I wish to pay more. Their response to customer tickets is very fast. I have logged many support tickets, and their support team has consistently resolved them. I can't wait for when they have GPU machines as well so I can crunch data on their good services.
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Timothy N
1 reviews | Active since Jul 2012
27 Feb 2026, 12:22
Ludacris low prices, and ridiculous good service
I have been using this hosting company for a year, after moving from a Web host that did not support DotNet Core. They're so low - I wish to pay more. Their response to customer tickets is very fast. I have logged many support tickets, and their support team has consistently resolved them. I can't wait for when they have GPU machines as well so I can crunch data on their good services.
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Ewald H
1 reviews | Active since Aug 2010
19 Feb 2026, 15:34
Feel a bit mislead by the support
Friendly enough staff but rather disappointed in that I have to pay for hosting, after support told me they can help me transfer my settings etc. only to find out that no, they can't, I have to do everything myself anyway. So now I've prepaid for a month of hosting while I cancelled within minutes as I found out I have to migrate everything myself anyway and their setup is very confusing.
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Ewald H
1 reviews | Active since Aug 2010
19 Feb 2026, 15:34
Feel a bit mislead by the support
Friendly enough staff but rather disappointed in that I have to pay for hosting, after support told me they can help me transfer my settings etc. only to find out that no, they can't, I have to do everything myself anyway. So now I've prepaid for a month of hosting while I cancelled within minutes as I found out I have to migrate everything myself anyway and their setup is very confusing.
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