Greenhost key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Greenhost BV
- Headquarters
- Netherlands (NL)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Data hosting
- Netherlands
- Infrastructure
- Self-hosted
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Low (no US parent)
- Replaces
- AWS EC2, Google Cloud Compute Engine, DigitalOcean, Gmail, Microsoft 365
About Greenhost
Greenhost is an Amsterdam-based hosting provider that emphasizes sustainability and digital rights. They offer a range of infrastructure services including virtual private servers (VPS), shared web hosting, and domain registration, all hosted on hardware they own and control within the Netherlands. Beyond basic hosting, Greenhost provides managed services for open-source collaboration tools such as Zimbra, Jitsi Meet, and Etherpad. They are known for their commitment to privacy by design and their involvement in projects supporting global digital security and whistleblowing infrastructure.
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