Japanese web hosting provider Speever was founded in 2004. The entry point for its website is incredibly uninviting, but if you click one of the textual links (in this case for shared server rental) you get to something that’s a bit better presented.
Although this provider’s logo says “Speever,” its web tab reads “Speaker,” as does much of the website text when translated from Japanese into English. It may well be that Speever means the same as Speaker, phonetically, but I can’t be sure.
Features and Ease of Use
Speever offers shared hosting, dedicated server rentals, Windows servers, VPS packages, and more. Its shared hosting plans come with these core features:
- Paid backup options available
- Free domain for life
- Multidomain and subdomain packages
- Free SSL certificate included
- Up to 50 GB SSD storage
- Unlimited monthly data transfer
You get a one-click installer for popular programs such as WordPress, Movable Type, Joomla!, and Drupal, as well as e-commerce options like ZenCart and EC-Cube. Beginners can also benefit from a website building tool (at extra cost) or can pay the company to create a bespoke website.
For storage, the use of SSDs means greater reliability and disk read/write speeds up to ten times as fast as traditional HDDs, and the RAID 10 configuration means less chance of a disk data disaster (thanks to replication). Clustered servers and load balancers reduce the risk of server failures. For security, you get SpamAssassin and a few other things.
Pricing and Support
Like most Japanese hosts, Speever is expensive in international terms but is comparable with its direct competitors. You have to pay annually, which makes the prices seem even higher, and you have to pay extra for several add-ons such as a website builder, support, backups, and a domain name.
The package you pick determines the level of support you get, with remote support only available on the top-tier packages:
Apart from the paid support options, you can contact this company (e.g., for pre-sales assistance) via telephone or email during working hours on weekdays. To get you started, there are some useful online manuals.
