Infomaniak is the host people mention when they want to move away from the big groups: an independent Swiss company that builds its own management console and hosts everything in its data centres in Switzerland. Its reputation is excellent, its entry price less so. This review answers the question that matters before you order: what you will pay, and what you get on top of a cheaper French host.
To price your own case (number of sites, duration, VAT), use our real web hosting cost calculator over 1 to 5 years, where Infomaniak sits next to o2switch and PlanetHoster.
How this review was put together
We did not run a benchmark on an Infomaniak account. This review is documentary: it relies on the Web Hosting plan page checked on 23 October 2026, and compares its prices and features with those of o2switch and PlanetHoster, checked on 18 and 22 October. The host's own claims (environmental footprint, share of staff in R&D) are quoted as such, without verification on our side.
Infomaniak plans in 2026
| Plan | Displayed price | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Web Hosting | from CHF 10.91/month | 250 GB SSD, 20 sites, unlimited databases and traffic, 100+ CMS, 30 free days |
| Web + Mail | from CHF 13.20/month | web hosting plus 5 email addresses on your domain |
| Managed Cloud Server | from CHF 38.41/month | guaranteed resources, up to 32 vCPU and 128 GB of RAM |
Three details sit in the small print. A valid credit card is required to start the free trial, which you can cancel at any time. Infomaniak also shows a 30-day money-back guarantee and a discount from your second web hosting plan. Finally, billing is yearly or monthly depending on the configuration: check the billing period in the cart before you confirm.
Price: Swiss francs, and no first-year promotion
The French page shows prices in Swiss francs and does not say whether they include VAT. At the ECB rate of 16 October 2026 (CHF 1 = EUR 1.0785), CHF 10.91 is about EUR 11.77 a month, or EUR 141 a year. The amount actually charged depends on your bank and your billing country.
The upside is clarity: there is no teaser price that triples at renewal. Apart from the free month, you pay the same rate in year one and year three. At o2switch, the Cloud plan goes from EUR 22.32 excl. VAT in year one to EUR 192 excl. VAT afterwards; at PlanetHoster, the EUR 5.49 a month promotion over 24 months goes back up to EUR 19.99 a month.
Over three years, with one free month then 35 paid months, Infomaniak comes to about EUR 412. That is more than o2switch Grow (EUR 252 excl. VAT, or EUR 302.40 incl. VAT for a private customer in France) and PlanetHoster Standard (EUR 287.64). Whether the gap is justified depends on what follows.
What the price buys: Switzerland, space and support
Hosting in Switzerland. Infomaniak states that its infrastructure and products are developed and hosted in Switzerland. For a business, a practice or a non-profit that wants to keep its data away from the large US groups and in a country with demanding data protection law, this is often the deciding argument.
Space. 250 GB of SSD and 20 sites on the entry plan is comfortable for a developer or an agency running several client sites. o2switch goes further with unlimited storage; PlanetHoster Standard stops at 10 GB of NVMe.
Backups. Automatic restore puts a site back the way it was up to 7 days earlier, with a copy in another data centre. That is shorter than the 30 days of o2switch Grow or the 45 days of PlanetHoster: if you want a longer history, plan your own external backup.
Support. Infomaniak advertises phone and email support 7 days a week from Geneva and Zurich, and a 24/7 premium support option. We did not measure response times.
The ecosystem. Mail, kDrive, kChat, kMeet, SwissTransfer: if you want your site, email and collaboration tools with a single European provider, Infomaniak is one of the few to offer it all under the same console.
Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere
Pick Infomaniak if you are a business or a non-profit that cares about hosting in Switzerland, if you run several sites and need space, or if you want a stable price with no surprise at renewal.
Look elsewhere if you are launching one small site and want the lowest price: o2switch Grow costs EUR 84 excl. VAT a year with no increase (see our o2switch review), and PlanetHoster gives you 60 days to get a refund (see our PlanetHoster review).
Our verdict
Infomaniak is not the cheapest host, and it does not claim to be. It sells Swiss hosting, a price that does not triple at renewal, plenty of space and support you can reach every day. For a professional who values those points, the extra cost of about EUR 110 over three years against o2switch is reasonable. For a personal blog, it is not: start with the 30-day free trial, and compare with your own usage in the calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is Infomaniak a good web host?
For a professional site that wants hosting in Switzerland, phone support and plenty of space, yes: the Web Hosting plan includes 250 GB of SSD, 20 sites, unlimited databases and traffic, and automatic restore up to 7 days back with a copy in another data centre. The weak point is price: from CHF 10.91 a month, about EUR 11.77 at the ECB rate, it costs clearly more than o2switch or PlanetHoster for a single small site.
How much does Infomaniak cost in 2026?
Checked on 23 October 2026 on infomaniak.com: Web Hosting from CHF 10.91 a month, Web + Mail from CHF 13.20 a month (5 email addresses included), Managed Cloud Server from CHF 38.41 a month. The French page shows prices in Swiss francs and does not say whether VAT is included.
Is the Infomaniak 30-day free trial commitment-free?
Infomaniak advertises 30 free days on Web Hosting and states that a valid credit card is needed to start the trial, which you can cancel at any time. A 30-day money-back guarantee is also displayed.
Where are Infomaniak sites hosted?
In Switzerland: Infomaniak states that its infrastructure and products are developed and hosted in Switzerland, and that its support answers 7 days a week from Geneva and Zurich.