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About HostPapa

HostPapa is a privately held Canadian web hosting company founded in 2006 by Jamie Opalchuk and based in Burlington, Ontario. Its customer-facing services include shared hosting, managed WordPress hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, reseller hosting, domain registration, business email, and the PapaCare+ managed support service.

The company has expanded aggressively through acquisitions. After acquiring CloudBlue from Ingram Micro in 2025, HostPapa added Tailor Made Servers and Hostwinds within two days of each other in April 2026. These deals extended the wider HostPapa group beyond small-business hosting into dedicated infrastructure, cloud VPS, white-label services, and subscription commerce technology.

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HostScore Take on HostPapa

HostPapa is one of our preferred options for Canadian buyers. Performance has been good in our tests, and we appreciate its clearly specified dedicated-server plans. The hardware and pricing details make those plans easier to evaluate.

Pricing is our main reservation. HostPapa can be expensive, so the plan's resources and service scope need to justify the cost. We would keep it on the shortlist for suitable Canadian projects while comparing the full ongoing expense carefully.

Independent commentary from HostScore.net, our editorial sister site. Not influenced by listing status.

What Stands Out

  • Acquired CloudBlue, Tailor Made Servers, and Hostwinds between August 2025 and April 2026
  • Expanded its wider group across shared hosting, cloud VPS, dedicated servers, white-label services, and subscription commerce
  • Canadian PROFIT 500 honoree founded by Jamie Opalchuk in Burlington, Ontario

HostPapa Pricing Ranges

Hosting type Signup (per month) Renewal (per month)
Dedicated $59.95 – $574.95 $59.95 – $574.95
Shared $2.95 – $9.95 $8.99 – $30.99
VPS $5.95 – $86.95 $9.99 – $126.95

Prices are approximate, shown in USD per month, and taken from our latest published record. Always confirm current pricing on the provider's website.
Record updated: Jul 2026.

HostPapa Uptime Record

The HostPapa endpoint HostVeritas monitors has not responded since 14:30 UTC on October 24. HostPapa recorded 58.91% uptime over the 30 days ending November 5, 2026, based on 4,303 HostVeritas checks of the monitored endpoint at roughly 10-minute intervals from our US location. Average response time was 379 ms, and 1 incident was logged.

Endpoint down as of 1 minute ago
Nov 6 UTC days Nov 5
No failed checks Degraded Below 99% Not enough data
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Daily uptime for HostPapa, UTC days, oldest first
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Jul 29 100% 64 / 115 133 ms
Jul 30 100% 80 / 143 143 ms
Jul 31 100% 79 / 143 150 ms
Aug 1 100% 74 / 143 115 ms
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Aug 16 100% 79 / 143 156 ms
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Aug 20 100% 79 / 143 200 ms
Aug 21 100% 74 / 143 168 ms
Aug 22 100% 77 / 143 162 ms
Aug 23 100% 77 / 143 156 ms
Aug 24 100% 78 / 143 186 ms
Aug 25 100% 78 / 143 176 ms
Aug 26 100% 81 / 143 174 ms
Aug 27 100% 78 / 143 161 ms
Aug 28 100% 79 / 143 171 ms
Aug 29 100% 77 / 143 151 ms
Aug 30 100% 76 / 143 157 ms
Aug 31 100% 78 / 143 179 ms
Sep 1 100% 119 / 143 168 ms
Sep 2 100% 144 / 144 177 ms
Sep 3 100% 144 / 144 192 ms
Sep 4 100% 144 / 144 191 ms
Sep 5 100% 141 / 143 402 ms
Sep 6 100% 144 / 144 341 ms
Sep 7 100% 144 / 144 277 ms
Sep 8 100% 144 / 144 372 ms
Sep 9 100% 144 / 144 351 ms
Sep 10 100% 144 / 144 400 ms
Sep 11 100% 144 / 144 461 ms
Sep 12 100% 144 / 144 355 ms
Sep 13 100% 144 / 144 324 ms
Sep 14 100% 144 / 144 377 ms
Sep 15 100% 144 / 144 461 ms
Sep 16 100% 144 / 144 448 ms
Sep 17 100% 144 / 144 423 ms
Sep 18 100% 144 / 144 375 ms
Sep 19 100% 144 / 144 355 ms
Sep 20 100% 144 / 144 342 ms
Sep 21 100% 144 / 144 386 ms
Sep 22 100% 144 / 144 408 ms
Sep 23 100% 144 / 144 421 ms
Sep 24 100% 144 / 144 433 ms
Sep 25 100% 144 / 144 424 ms
Sep 26 100% 144 / 144 311 ms
Sep 27 100% 144 / 144 332 ms
Sep 28 100% 144 / 144 351 ms
Sep 29 100% 144 / 144 338 ms
Sep 30 100% 144 / 144 364 ms
Oct 1 100% 144 / 144 359 ms
Oct 2 100% 144 / 144 373 ms
Oct 3 100% 144 / 144 291 ms
Oct 4 100% 144 / 144 307 ms
Oct 5 100% 144 / 144 318 ms
Oct 6 100% 144 / 144 343 ms
Oct 7 100% 144 / 144 383 ms
Oct 8 100% 144 / 144 393 ms
Oct 9 100% 144 / 144 355 ms
Oct 10 100% 144 / 144 285 ms
Oct 11 100% 144 / 144 283 ms
Oct 12 100% 144 / 144 288 ms
Oct 13 100% 144 / 144 329 ms
Oct 14 100% 144 / 144 359 ms
Oct 15 100% 144 / 144 449 ms
Oct 16 100% 144 / 144 326 ms
Oct 17 100% 144 / 144 301 ms
Oct 18 100% 144 / 144 315 ms
Oct 19 100% 144 / 144 373 ms
Oct 20 100% 144 / 144 374 ms
Oct 21 100% 144 / 144 477 ms
Oct 22 100% 144 / 144 505 ms
Oct 23 100% 144 / 144 549 ms
Oct 24 60.42% 144 / 144 529 ms
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Response time, daily average peak 549 ms · mean 281 ms
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no data May 5 — no data May 6 — no data May 7 — no data May 8 — no data May 9 — no data May 10 — no data May 11 — no data May 12 — no data May 13 — no data May 14 — no data May 15 — no data May 16 — no data May 17 — no data May 18 — no data May 19 — no data May 20 — no data May 21 — no data May 22 — no data May 23 — no data May 24 — no data May 25 — no data May 26 — no data May 27 — no data May 28 — no data May 29 — no data May 30 — no data May 31 — no data Jun 1 — no data Jun 2 — no data Jun 3 — no data Jun 4 — no data Jun 5 — no data Jun 6 — no data Jun 7 — no data Jun 8 — no data Jun 9 — no data Jun 10 — no data Jun 11 — no data Jun 12 — no data Jun 13 — no data Jun 14 — no data Jun 15 — no data Jun 16 — no data Jun 17 — no data Jun 18 — no data Jun 19 — no data Jun 20 — no data Jun 21 — no data Jun 22 — no data Jun 23 — no data Jun 24 — no data Jun 25 — no data Jun 26 — no data Jun 27 — no data Jun 28 — no data Jun 29 — no data Jun 30 — no data Jul 1 — no data Jul 2 — no data Jul 3 — no data Jul 4 — no data Jul 5 — no data Jul 6 — no data Jul 7 — no data Jul 8 — no data Jul 9 — no data Jul 10 — no data Jul 11 — no data Jul 12 — no data Jul 13 — no data Jul 14 — no data Jul 15 — no data Jul 16 — no data Jul 17 — no data Jul 18 — no data Jul 19 — no data Jul 20 — no data Jul 21 — no data Jul 22 — no data Jul 23 — no data Jul 24 — no data Jul 25 — no data Jul 26 — no data Jul 27 — no data Jul 28 — no data Jul 29 — 133 ms average Jul 30 — 143 ms average Jul 31 — 150 ms average Aug 1 — 115 ms average Aug 2 — 124 ms average Aug 3 — 148 ms average Aug 4 — 145 ms average Aug 5 — 144 ms average Aug 6 — 164 ms average Aug 7 — 134 ms average Aug 8 — 152 ms average Aug 9 — 125 ms average Aug 10 — 153 ms average Aug 11 — 159 ms average Aug 12 — 147 ms average Aug 13 — 168 ms average Aug 14 — 142 ms average Aug 15 — 140 ms average Aug 16 — 156 ms average Aug 17 — 175 ms average Aug 18 — 162 ms average Aug 19 — 166 ms average Aug 20 — 200 ms average Aug 21 — 168 ms average Aug 22 — 162 ms average Aug 23 — 156 ms average Aug 24 — 186 ms average Aug 25 — 176 ms average Aug 26 — 174 ms average Aug 27 — 161 ms average Aug 28 — 171 ms average Aug 29 — 151 ms average Aug 30 — 157 ms average Aug 31 — 179 ms average Sep 1 — 168 ms average Sep 2 — 177 ms average Sep 3 — 192 ms average Sep 4 — 191 ms average Sep 5 — 402 ms average Sep 6 — 341 ms average Sep 7 — 277 ms average Sep 8 — 372 ms average Sep 9 — 351 ms average Sep 10 — 400 ms average Sep 11 — 461 ms average Sep 12 — 355 ms average Sep 13 — 324 ms average Sep 14 — 377 ms average Sep 15 — 461 ms average Sep 16 — 448 ms average Sep 17 — 423 ms average Sep 18 — 375 ms average Sep 19 — 355 ms average Sep 20 — 342 ms average Sep 21 — 386 ms average Sep 22 — 408 ms average Sep 23 — 421 ms average Sep 24 — 433 ms average Sep 25 — 424 ms average Sep 26 — 311 ms average Sep 27 — 332 ms average Sep 28 — 351 ms average Sep 29 — 338 ms average Sep 30 — 364 ms average Oct 1 — 359 ms average Oct 2 — 373 ms average Oct 3 — 291 ms average Oct 4 — 307 ms average Oct 5 — 318 ms average Oct 6 — 343 ms average Oct 7 — 383 ms average Oct 8 — 393 ms average Oct 9 — 355 ms average Oct 10 — 285 ms average Oct 11 — 283 ms average Oct 12 — 288 ms average Oct 13 — 329 ms average Oct 14 — 359 ms average Oct 15 — 449 ms average Oct 16 — 326 ms average Oct 17 — 301 ms average Oct 18 — 315 ms average Oct 19 — 373 ms average Oct 20 — 374 ms average Oct 21 — 477 ms average Oct 22 — 505 ms average Oct 23 — 549 ms average Oct 24 — 529 ms average Oct 25 — no data Oct 26 — no data Oct 27 — no data Oct 28 — no data Oct 29 — no data Oct 30 — no data Oct 31 — no data Nov 1 — no data Nov 2 — no data Nov 3 — no data Nov 4 — no data Nov 5 — no data
58.91%
30 days
84.384%
90 days
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365 days
tracking 100d
379ms
avg response (30d)
Recent incidents
  • Oct 24, 2026 14:30 UTC — ongoing

HostVeritas-monitored uptime for a single endpoint, checked every 10 minutes from our US location — not total company infrastructure uptime. Days are UTC, and a day with too few checks is shown as no data rather than counted. Methodology

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