Ultra is on its own hardware, in its own racks, run by an on-site team in the Pacific Northwest. 10,000+ customers, 24+ years, still independent, still here.
Ultra Web Hosting started out as Flux Services back in 2002, born from a simple frustration: hosting companies at the time did not care enough about the people they served. We set out to build something better, and we are still independently owned and operated more than two decades later.
Started in Seattle from a simple frustration with hosting companies that did not care about their customers.
The Ultra brand launched alongside our first industry awards. Same team, same independent ownership.
Crossed the 10,000-client milestone and rolled out CloudLinux account isolation and Nginx reverse-proxy caching fleet-wide.
UltraSpeed Optimized went live across the shared fleet with LSAPI PHP and fleet-wide Imunify360 malware defense.
Still independent, still on owned hardware, still answering tickets in twelve minutes. Tens of thousands of customers later.
Onsite technicians, owned Dell PowerEdge hardware, and a 24/7 in-house support team. No third-party datacenter staff. No outsourced call center. When you get help from Ultra, you are talking to someone who can walk over to the rack.
Talk to the TeamAnd we do not outsource what matters. Eight things separate Ultra from the big-box hosts, and they have not changed since 2002.
Xeon servers, 64GB+ RAM, SSD in RAID, redundant power. We bought it, we racked it, we run it.
Not EIG. Not Newfold. Not a private-equity rollup. Independently owned since 2002 and not for sale.
Our staff works in the same building as our servers. If something breaks, we walk over and fix it.
Through the rise of WordPress, mobile, SSL everywhere, and modern security. We have seen it.
12-minute average ticket response, live chat usually answered immediately. Real engineers, not a script.
Independently owned and operated in the United States since 2002. Same engineers, same servers, same priorities.
Our team moves your site, databases, and email at no charge. You do not touch a thing.
Weekly remote backups on a dedicated backup server we own. Up to 5GB free on every shared and reseller account.
Hardware we own. Support we answer ourselves. Prices we hold the line on. Security we run, not resell.
Most hosting companies rent space on servers they do not own or control. Ultra is different. We purchase, configure, and maintain every server in our fleet. Dual Xeon multi-core, 64GB+ RAM, SSD and high-capacity drives in redundant arrays, redundant power supplies with dual feeds. We know every piece of hardware in the rack because we put it there.
Every shared hosting account runs on our UltraSpeed Optimized platform: Nginx reverse proxy caching in front of Apache, CloudLinux resource isolation, and LiteSpeed-compatible LSAPI for faster PHP. Result: page loads 2x to 12x faster than a standard shared setup. Cloudflare CDN integration is a couple of clicks from the control panel.
Security is not an upsell. Every server runs Imunify360 for real-time malware scanning, ModSecurity with the OWASP Core Rule Set, and CageFS via CloudLinux to isolate each account from its neighbors. CSF / LFD handles network-level intrusion detection and brute-force prevention. An active, layered posture we manage every day.
Our staff works in the same building as our servers. If something goes down, we do not wait for a third-party datacenter to dispatch a tech. We walk over and fix it. Average ticket response is 12 minutes, live chat is typically answered immediately. You talk to real people who know the systems you are running on.
Ultra is not a fly-by-night hosting company. We have been at this since 2002 and have accumulated real-world experience with just about every scenario you can imagine. We were there for the rise of WordPress, the shift to mobile, the explosion of SSL, and the growing complexity of web security. Tens of thousands of clients later, the depth of knowledge only comes from doing this work every day.
Every hosting account comes with cPanel, the industry's most popular hosting control panel. Manage files, databases, email accounts, DNS records, backups, and more from an interface millions of website owners already know. If you have managed a website before, you will feel right at home.
There are no setup fees on any shared hosting plan regardless of billing term. Pay month to month for flexibility, or pay for up to three years in advance for a bigger discount. Either way, the price you see is the price you pay. Our price guarantee beats any competitor's published price by 10%.
Install WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, phpBB, and dozens of other popular applications in under a minute with Softaculous. No command line, no FTP uploads. Want AI to help build or edit a site? Code with AI is built in and lets you plan, build, and refactor through natural-language prompts using Claude, GPT, Gemini, or other supported providers.
Try Ultra for 45 days and if you are not happy with any shared hosting plan, we will refund your hosting charges. No questions, no hassle. Most hosts give you 30 days. We give you 45 because we know you are going to like what you see. Check out what our clients have to say.
Ultra Web Hosting started out as Flux Services back in 2002, born from a simple frustration: hosting companies at the time did not care enough about the people they served. We set out to build something better. More than two decades later, Ultra is still independently owned and operated. We handle every aspect of running a website, from hosting and domain registration to design consultation and ongoing support.
Over the years we have hosted everything from small personal blogs to MTV television shows, and our client base has grown to tens of thousands of satisfied customers. We have won multiple industry awards (WebHostDir, HostReview, GoldStarHost, HostSearch, and more), and we are still here because we never stopped doing the thing that got us started: caring about our customers more than the other guys. Our servers live in racks we own, our support staff works in the same building, and our company is still controlled by the same people who started it.
If you want a host that picks up the phone, owns its own hardware, and has been doing this longer than most of the internet has existed, you have found one. Browse our shared hosting plans, see what real customers say on our testimonials page, or contact our team if you want to talk through what makes sense for your site.
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Twenty-four years of independent operation, owned hardware, on-site support, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. Plans start at $3.95/mo.
