Web hosting / domain is a huge market and the industry as a whole is expected to reach $267.1 billion by 2028. Players large and small are constantly in a gridlock as they battle for the competitive edge. With technologies generally stable in a mature market, companies will on occasion resort to mergers or acquisitions to either get ahead or simply survive.
We at HostingGuruReviews keep a finger on the pulse of the industry and maintain this resource listing the many significant transactions over the course of the past few years.
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Acquisitions & Mergers in Web Hosting Industry
| Date | Mergers / Acquistions | Transaction (US$) | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr-20 | GoDaddy buys Neustar Registry | Undesiclosed | https://www.hostinggurureviews.com/news/godaddy-buys-domain-name-registry-that-registers-zoom-amazon-snapchat-twitter-volvo/ |
| Jan-20 | Cloudflare acquires stealthy startup S2 Systems, announces Cloudflare for Teams | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/07/cloudflare-acquires-stealthy-startup-s2-system-announces-cloudflare-for-teams/ |
| Jan-20 | Equinix to acquire Bare Metal Leader Packet | $36,600,000 | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equinix-to-acquire-bare-metal-leader-packet-300986405.html |
| Jan-20 | InMotion acquires WordPress theme vendor Elegant Marketplace | Undisclosed | https://www.hostjury.com/blog/view/844/inmotion-acquires-wordpress-theme-vendor-elegant-marketplace |
| Jan-20 | Hivelocity acquires Swiftway’s dedicated server and colocation business | Undisclosed | https://www.hostjury.com/blog/view/834/hivelocity-acquires-swiftway-s-dedicated-server-and-colocation-business |
| Jan-20 | Hosting company Alphamega has been taken over for an unknown amount by PCextreme, part of Total Webhosting Solutions. | Undisclosed | http://engnews24h.com/hosting-company-alphamega-to-pcextreme-sitebytes-to-realhosting/ |
| Jan-20 | Google to acquire AppSheet to bring no-code development to Google Cloud | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/14/google-acquires-appsheet-to-bring-no-code-development-to-google-cloud/ |
| Jan-20 | Carbon60 has acquired Cirrus9 to expand Eastern Canada | Undisclosed | https://cloud7.news/cloud/carbon60-has-acquired-cirrus9-to-expand-eastern-canada/ |
| Jan-20 | GoDaddy acquires social content startup Over | Undisclosed | https://cloud7.news/hosting/godaddy-acquires-social-content-startup-over/ |
| Nov-19 | Google acquires CloudSimple | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/18/google-acquires-cloudsimple/ |
| Dec-19 | TWS to acquire KPN web hosting company Argeweb | Undisclosed | https://data-economy.com/tws-now-acquires-kpn-web-hosting-company-argeweb/ |
| Dec-19 | Technology intelligence solutions Snow Software has acquired hybrid cloud management company Embotics. | Undisclosed | https://data-economy.com/where-snow-software-meets-hybrid-cloud-management-solutions/ |
| Dec-19 | Miss Group has announced that it has acquired Hostek and a Canadian shared web hosting company. | Undisclosed | https://cloud7.news/hosting/miss-group-makes-a-double-acquisition/ |
| Dec-19 | Summit Hosting acquires cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ | Undisclosed | https://www.summithosting.com/acquires-insynq/ |
| Dec-19 | PCextreme takes over Flexwebhosting | Undisclosed | https://www.technite.nl/pcextreme-neemt-flexwebhosting-over/ |
| Jan-20 | RealHosting to acquire web hosting provider Sitebytes | Undisclosed | https://hostingjournalist.com/web-hosting/web-hosting-provider-sitebytes-acquired-by-realhosting/ |
| May-19 | F5 Networks completes acquisition of NGINX | Undisclosed | https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-completes-acquisition-of-nginx |
| Nov-19 | Rackspace to acquire Onica, a cloud-native consulting and managed services company | Undisclosed | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/11/04/1940334/0/en/Rackspace-to-Acquire-Onica-a-Cloud-Native-Consulting-and-Managed-Services-Company.html |
| Aug-19 | VMware acquires Pivotal and Carbon Black | $4,800,000,000 | https://www.dailyhostnews.com/vmware-acquires-pivotal-and-carbon-black-for-4-8-billion |
| Sep-19 | Amazon buys cloud startup INLT to help merchants import goods | Undisclosed | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-m-a/amazon-buys-cloud-startup-inlt-to-help-merchants-import-goods-idUSKBN1W936W |
| Sep-19 | Google to acquire Nutanix to further its cloud ambitions | $9,000,000,000 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/09/10/google-could-acquire-nutanix-for-9-billion-to-further-its-cloud-ambitions/ |
| Jun-19 | Google to acquire analytics startup Looker | $2,600,000,000 | https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/06/google-to-acquire-analytics-startup-looker-for-2-6-billion/ |
| Jul-19 | Amazon acquires enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage | $50,000,000 | https://www.geekwire.com/2019/amazon-acquires-enterprise-flash-storage-startup-e8-storage/ |
| Jul-19 | Google will acquire cloud storage company Elastifile | Undisclosed | https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/google-to-acquire-cloud-storage-company-elastifile.html |
| Aug-19 | DatacenterNext joins Total Specific Hosting to accelerate growth | Undisclosed | https://www.strikwerdainvestments.nl/en/datacenternext-joins-total-specific-hosting-to-accelerate-growth/ |
| Sep-19 | Endurance International to acquire Ecomdash | $9,600,000 | https://investingnews.com/daily/tech-investing/fintech-investing/endurance-international-to-acquire-ecomdash-for-us9-6-million/ |
| Jun-19 | AmazonÂ’s Twitch acquired social networking platform Bebo. | $25,000,000 | https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/18/amazon-twitch-bebo-esports/ |
| Jun-19 | WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel | Undisclosed | https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-to-acquire-flywheel/ |
| Jan-19 | Axarnet Group joins Total Webhosting Solutions | Undisclosed | https://www.strikwerdainvestments.nl/en/press-release-axarnet-group-joins-total-webhosting-solutions/ |
| Feb-19 | Google acquires cloud migration platform Alooma | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/19/google-acquires-cloud-migration-platform-alooma/ |
| Mar-19 | Total Web Hosting Solution (TWS) to acquire hosting company, PCextreme, VIP Internet and Savvii | Undisclosed | https://www.webhosters.nl/blog/tws-neemt-hosting-bedrijven-pcextreme-vip-internet-en-savvii/ |
| Apr-19 | Exabytes acquires hosting company, Master Web Network | Undisclosed | https://www.exabytes.my/blog/exabytes-acquires-indonesia-hosting-firm-master-web-network/ |
| Apr-19 | AlphaRack acquires hosting company, Woot Hosting | Undisclosed | https://www.hostsearch.com/news/iaas-provider-alpharacks-acquires-hosting-provider-woothosting.asp |
| Jan-19 | Amazon confirms CloudEndure acquisition | $250,000,000 | https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-cloudendure-confirms-acquisition-by-amazon-1001268504 |
| Jan-19 | Amazon to acquire tech company, CloudEndure | $200,000,000 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cloudendure-m-a-amazon-com/israeli-tech-firm-cloudendure-says-it-was-bought-by-amazon-idUSKCN1P40UQ |
| Dec-18 | Google Cloud to acquire research company, Dora | Undisclosed | https://www.hostsearch.com/news/google-cloud-to-acquire-research-startup-dora.asp |
| Dec-18 | Cinven to acquire hosting company, One.com | Undisclosed | https://www.cinven.com/media/news/cinven-to-acquire-european-web-hosting-provider-onecom/ |
| Dec-18 | ServerCentral acquires AWS Cloud Partner, Turing Group | Undisclosed | https://www.servercentral.com/blog/servercentral-acquires-aws-partner-turing-group/ |
| Dec-18 | Inflexion Private Equity to acquire 30% of hosting company, UKFast | $147,000,000 | https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/digital/2018/12/private-equity-firm-acquires-30-stake-ukfast |
| Dec-18 | Ubisoft to acquire i3D.net | Undisclosed | https://www.i3d.net/about/news-events/ubisoft-to-acquire-i3dnet/ |
| Nov-18 | Hiveocity to acquire IaaS provider, Incero.com | Undisclosed | https://www.hivelocity.net/blog/hivelocity-acquires-dallas-iaas-provider-incerocom/ |
| Oct-18 | IBM closes acquisition of source company, Red Hat | $34,000,000,000 | https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/ibm-closes-landmark-acquisition-red-hat-34-billion-defines-open-hybrid-cloud-future |
| Sep-18 | GoDaddy to acquire software company, Plasso | Undisclosed | https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/technology/sd-fi-plasso-godaddy-20180924-story.html |
| Jan-17 | Wix buys Flok to add loyalty and mobile CRM to its business tools | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/19/wix-buys-flok-to-add-loyalty-and-mobile-crm-to-its-suite-of-business-tools/ |
| Sep-18 | GoDaddy acquires blockchain startup, Cognate | Undisclosed | https://hostingjournalist.com/cloud-hosting/cloud-services-provider-godaddy-buys-blockchain-trademark-startup-cognate/ |
| Aug-18 | MacStadium acquires software company, Virtual Command. | Undisclosed | https://www.prweb.com/releases/macstadium_acquires_cloud_orchestration_software_company/prweb15719586.htm |
| Aug-18 | Oakley Capital to acquire cPanel | Undisclosed | https://news.cpanel.com/oakley-capital-to-invest-in-cpanel-acquisition-will-accelerate-the-next-phase-of-product-development-for-cpanel/ |
| Jul-18 | Box acquires Butter.ai to fuel better search results | Undisclosed | https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/10/box-acquires-butter-ai-to-fuel-better-search-results/ |
| Mar-17 | Google buys Kaggle and its gaggle of AI geeks | Undisclosed | https://www.cnet.com/news/google-buys-kaggle-and-its-gaggle-of-ai-geeks/ |
| Mar-17 | AmazonÂ’s AWS buys Thinkbox Software, maker of tools for creative professionals | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/06/amazons-aws-buys-thinkbox-software-maker-of-tools-for-creative-professionals/ |
| Apr-17 | GoDaddy completes acquisition of hosting company, Host Europe Group | $1,800,000,000 | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/godaddy-completes-acquisition-of-host-europe-group-300433276.html |
| May-17 | IBM Acquires Verizon’s Cloud and Hosting Business | Undisclosed | https://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/ibm-acquires-verizons-cloud-and-hosting-business.html |
| May-17 | IBM Acquires TIMETOACTÂ’s XCC to Launch IBM Connections Engagement Center | Undisclosed | https://connections-apps.com/ibm-acquires-timetoacts-xcc-to-launch-ibm-connections-engagement-center/ |
| May-17 | Rackspace acquires TriCore, adds enterprise applications to cloud management mix | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/25/rackspace-acquires-tricore-adds-enterprise-applications-to-cloud-management-mix/ |
| Jun-18 | Box acquires workflow automation company | Undisclosed | https://seekingalpha.com/news/3361109-box-acquires-workflow-automation-company |
| Jun-18 | WP Engine acquires StudioPress WordPress solutions Including Genesis Framework | Undisclosed | https://wpengine.com/blog/wp-engine-acquires-studiopress/ |
| Jun-18 | Box acquires Progressly to drive business process transformation | Undisclosed | https://wire19.com/box-acquires-progressly-to-drive-business-process-transformation/ |
| Jun-18 | Plesk acquired SolusVM: Plesk, a leading web hosting control panel | Undisclosed | https://sysally.com/blog/plesk-acquired-solusvm/ |
| May-18 | Rackspace acquires RelationEdge | Undisclosed | https://www.rackspace.com/newsroom/rackspace-acquires-relationedge-to-broaden-application-services-portfolio |
| May-18 | IBM acquires data tech firm Armanta | Undisclosed | https://www.fintechfutures.com/2018/05/ibm-acquires-data-tech-firm-armanta/ |
| May-18 | Google Buys Israeli Cloud Migration Startup Velostrata | $150,000,000 | https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2018/05/09/google-buys-israeli-cloud-migration-velostrata/ |
| Apr-18 | Square is acquiring website builder Weebly | $365,000,000 | https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/26/square-acquires-weebly/ |
| Jan-18 | AWS beefs up threat detection with Sqrrl acquisition | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/24/aws-beefs-up-threat-detection-with-sqrrl-acquisition/ |
| Jan-18 | GoDaddy to acquire social media marketing platform Main Street Hub | $125,000,000 | https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/23/godaddy-is-acquiring-social-media-marketing-platform-main-street-hub-for-125m/ |
| Nov-17 | Rackspace announces completion of Datapipe acquisition | Undisclosed | https://www.rackspace.com/newsroom/rackspace-announces-completion-datapipe-acquisition |
| Nov-17 | Cloudflare Acquires Neumob to Supercharge the Network Experience End-to-End | Undisclosed | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/11/14/1185907/0/en/Cloudflare-Acquires-Neumob-to-Supercharge-the-Network-Experience-End-to-End.html |
| Oct-17 | Google acquisition boosts AIMatterÂ’s efforts to revolutionize image processing | Undisclosed | https://venturebeat.com/2017/10/03/google-acquisition-boosts-aimatters-efforts-to-revolutionize-image-processing/ |
| Sep-17 | IBM acquires Israeli data center networking startup Cloudigo | Undisclosed | https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ibm/ibm-acquires-israeli-data-center-networking-startup-cloudigo |
| Aug-17 | Cloud Equitiy Group acquires hosting company, Innohosting | Undisclosed | https://www.cloudequitygroup.com/cloud-equity-group-acquires-innohosting.html |
| Jul-17 | Amazon acquires Santa Barbara start-up Graphiq to try to bolster Alexa | Undisclosed | https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-graphiq-amazon-20170719-story.html |
| Mar-17 | GoDaddy Acquires Sucuri to Advance Digital Security for Customers | Undisclosed | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/godaddy-acquires-sucuri-to-advance-digital-security-for-customers-300427537.html |
| Mar-17 | AWS acquires media rendering outfit Thinkbox Software | Undisclosed | https://venturebeat.com/2017/03/06/aws-acquires-media-rendering-outfit-thinkbox-software/ |
| Mar-17 | Amazon’s AWS acquired meeting producitivty startup Do to expand Chime | Undisclosed | https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/08/amazon-can-do-chime/ |
| Feb-17 | IBM closes acquisition of Agile 3 Solutions | Undisclosed | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibm-closes-acquisition-of-agile-3-solutions-300402098.html |
| Feb-17 | Website builder Wix acquires art community DeviantArt | $36,000,000 | https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/23/website-builder-wix-acquires-art-community-deviantart-for-36m/ |
| Feb-17 | Web.com Completes Donweb.com Acquisition | Undisclosed | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/02/01/912883/0/en/Web-com-Completes-Donweb-com-Acquisition.html |
| Jan-17 | Liquid Web acquires hosting company WiredTree | Undisclosed | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/liquid-web-acquires-web-hosting-company-wiredtree-300392956.html |
| Jan-17 | AWS acquired cybersecurity Firm Harvest.ai | $20,000,000 | https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2017/01/11/report-aws-quietly-acquired-cybersecurity-firm-harvest-ai |
| Jun-16 | GoDaddy acquired WordPress company, ManageWP | Undisclosed | https://managewp.com/blog/managewp-joins-godaddy |
