NFOrce is a provider of web hosting, cloud hosting, collocation, and dedicated servers. Based in Roosendaal (Netherlands), the company also offers several other internet solutions as well. The company’s server hosting data centers and core PoP (point of presence) data centers are in the Netherlands while its passive PoP data centers are in Frankfurt, London, and Paris. NFOrce is a RIPE NCC member. The company’s website is in English.
Features and Ease of Use
NFOrce offers six Linux shared web hosting plans, three of which come with Plesk control panel while the rest three come with DirectAdmin control panel. These plans differ in terms of:
- Storage (2.5GB – 10GB)
- Bandwidth (50GB – 100GB)
- MySQL databases (one – 50)
- Number of Mailboxes (10 – 500)
- Number of FTP accounts (10 – 500)
- Number of mailing lists (10 – 500)
The company also offers three email shared hosting plans, four colocation server hosting plans, six VPS plans, and several high-end custom dedicated servers. NFOrce offers a 99.9% guaranteed monthly network uptime backed by SLA credits, though it’s lower than the industry average of 99.99%.
NFOrce offers an extensive line of high-end dedicated servers, every part of which can be customized – right from the chassis, to the network, hardware, configuration (OS, control panel, RAID, etc.), and more.
NFOrce uses the Idera software for your server backups. With it, the company is capable of backing up parts of or entire servers, or for example, just MySQL databases. Thanks to the use of high compression technologies (up to 2:1), the company offers extremely small-sized backups, can replicate entire disks, and create recovery points. It also offers possibilities for encrypted backups.
The company offers installation for several base operating systems such as Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu, Fedora, FreeBSD, and VMware ESXi. It also offers hard disk partitioning services, which you can use to create additional storage space. Since each partition is independent of the others, the data you store on each won’t interfere with the data on the others. Thus, you can enjoy improved security, performance, and flexibility with your data storage.
Pricing and Support
NFOrce’s hosting plans are cheap. You can pay for these plans in EUR via Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, PayPal, Bitcoin, Skrill, iDEAL, and Paxum. You may even use Mollie to make your online payment as Mollie supports several payment options such as bank transfer, Bancontact, Giropay, Belfius Direct Net, etc.
The billing periods available are monthly, yearly, and biennial. However, opting for the monthly billing period would mean paying the one-off setup fee. You can save on the setup fee by opting for the yearly or biennial billing term and enjoy a 10% and 20% price discount respectively.
You can reach NFOrce’s customer support through various channels. In case of emergencies, they can be contacted by phone. For general inquiries, you have the options of email, an online contact form, live chat, and a ticketing system (reserved for existing clients). Although the live support wasn’t available when I tried, they promptly responded to my email within twenty minutes.
Though the company has a knowledge base, a couple of searches returned no result. Perhaps you can use it after logging into your account. NFOrce also has a “News” section though it’s all about news related to the company’s achievements and won’t help those seeking self-help.
How much does NFOrce cost?
NFOrce offers plans from $2 to $9. The price depends on which type of hosting plan you choose. You can see the updated pricing table (updated weekly) below.
Which NFOrce plan should I get?
My recommendation is to start with a cheaper plan. You can always upgrade later on. NFOrce can help you with the migration to a more expensive plan. The increase in visitors many times takes longer than expected and you shouldn’t pay a lot of money until the need arises. Of course, your needs may vary, and you can consult with a hosting expert from NFOrce.
How good is NFOrce’s customer support?
NFOrce is not ranked as one of our top web hosts. But that can also be a result of NFOrce being a small, under the radar, hosting provider. There are advantages to a small hosting company – as a customer, you are more important to them. You can also check out our comparison of the most popular web hosting services here.
