Confronta SiteGround e Swissnode su capacità, giurisdizione, garanzie e idoneità per acquirenti europei.
Bulgaria· Web Hosting and Cloud Computing
Needs review
Shortlist when you want managed WordPress or PHP hosting with an EU or UK contract, a named European Google Cloud region, and Site Tools. Skip when you need EU-owned metal with no US-group cloud. Consider IONOS, OVHcloud, Scaleway, or Hetzner instead in that case.
Switzerland· Email Services
Le righe evidenziate differiscono tra i due prodotti.
| Caratteristica | SiteGround | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| Paese di origine | Bulgaria | Switzerland |
| Categoria | Web Hosting and Cloud Computing | Email Services |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hosted | No | No |
| Sede | Bulgaria | Non indicato |
| Soggetto giuridico | SiteGround Hosting EOOD (BG UIC 204181297). EU: Spain S.L. B-87194171. UK: Hosting Ltd 09348602. US storefront: SG Hosting Inc. | Non indicato |
| Capogruppo / controllo USA | Nessuna capogruppo USA nota | Non indicato |
| Esposizione CLOUD Act (indicativa) | Medio | Non indicato |
| Hosting / residenza | Primary hosting: Google Cloud Platform in customer-chosen SiteGround regions (Europe: Madrid, Eemshaven, Frankfurt, Paris, London; plus US and APAC). CDN: SiteGround CDN on the Google Cloud edge network (global, including US). Backups: vendor says geographically separate / offsite on Cloud. No public dated subprocessor register found. Payments, analytics, and third-party AI models are mentioned in privacy/TOS. | Non indicato |
| Riassunto | Sofia-origin managed web and WordPress hosting on Google Cloud, with Site Tools, SuperCacher, and EU or UK contracting entities depending on storefront. | European cPanel email, shared web hosting, and KVM VPS under the Swissnode brand—vendor-stated Spain data center after Swiss DC closure, with optional Cloudflare CDN on web plans. |
| Tag |
| A colpo d'occhio | SiteGround | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| HQ / origin | Sofia, Bulgaria (founded 2004, privately owned) | Non indicato |
| EU contract | SiteGround Spain S.L. (CIF B-87194171, Madrid) | Non indicato |
| UK contract | SiteGround Hosting Ltd (09348602) | Non indicato |
| BG operating company | SiteGround Hosting EOOD (UIC 204181297) | Non indicato |
| US storefront | SG Hosting Inc. (Delaware) | Non indicato |
| Infrastructure | Google Cloud (customer-chosen region + global CDN) | Non indicato |
| Control panel | Site Tools (not cPanel) | Non indicato |
| Open source / self-host | No / no | Non indicato |
| Commercial model | Prepaid subscription (shared StartUp/GrowBig/GoGeek and Cloud). Confirm live site. | Non indicato |
| Key capabilities | SiteGround | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| EU-operated (BG origin, ES/UK contracts) | Sì | Non indicato |
| Managed WordPress / PHP hosting | Sì | Non indicato |
| Google Cloud regions (not EU-only) | Sì | Non indicato |
| Site Tools control panel | Sì | Non indicato |
| SuperCacher | Sì | Non indicato |
| DPA in TOS pack | Sì | Non indicato |
Customer-chosen Google Cloud data center
You pick a SiteGround location at signup and can relocate later from the Client Area (per site on shared plans, per plan on Cloud). Documented European data-center cities include Madrid, Eemshaven, Frankfurt, Paris, and London. US and APAC locations exist on the same map. The fleet runs on Google Cloud. This is not an EU-only host.
SuperCacher (NGINX, Dynamic Cache, Memcached)
SiteGround's own caching stack: NGINX Direct Delivery for static files, Dynamic Cache in RAM for generated pages, and Memcached for database and API objects. All clients manage it in Site Tools > Speed > Caching. It is a host-level accelerator, not a substitute for application-level cache plugins when you need custom rules.
Site Tools instead of cPanel
The company replaced cPanel with its in-house Site Tools panel for DNS, email, PHP, SSL, Git, backups, and caching. Useful if you want a single vendor UI. Poor fit if your runbooks assume WHM/cPanel, standard cPanel plugin hooks, or reseller WHM.
WordPress staging on mid-tier and Cloud plans
A one-click staging copy, edit, and push-to-live flow is documented for GrowBig, GoGeek, and Cloud. The company says it takes an automatic backup before a staging push. StartUp is not listed as including this tool. Pair with the SiteGround Security plugin if you want the vendor's WP hardening pack.
Daily backups with self-serve restore
Site Tools > Security > Backups lists automatic daily copies: up to 30 on shared plans, up to 7 on Cloud. Restores can be full or files/database only. Academy copy says shared backups are stored in a geographically separate location. Premium Backup is a paid add-on. Destination cloud for those copies is not published as a separate provider list.
Server-level WAF and AI anti-bot
The company describes a custom WAF with rules written by its security team for common CMS exploits, plus an AI anti-bot layer that it says blocks large volumes of brute-force traffic before it hits customer sites. These are vendor-operated controls, not a customer-auditable WAF appliance you can export rules from.
Residenza dati svizzera
Posta e dati web restano in strutture svizzere, supportando narrative dei clienti su giurisdizione e diritto di accesso distinti dai provider USA.
Hosting email su dominio
Indirizzi professionali sul proprio dominio con filtraggio antispam, webmail e assistenza migrazione da host legacy.
Pacchetti hosting web
Hosting condiviso e gestito per siti aziendali, WordPress e piccole impronte e-commerce con contatti di supporto locali.
Supporto locale e orientamento compliance
Supporto in tedesco e contratti orientati alle aspettative svizzere di privacy (nFADP) e clienti UE che necessitano sub-processori documentati.
| Assurance & compliance | SiteGround | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| Independent security / no-logs audit | Not found No public independent security or no-logs audit PDF found. Vendor describes in-house WAF and AI anti-bot. | Non indicato |
| ISO 27001 | Not found No current SiteGround ISO 27001 certificate found. 2021 staff comment: not certified; rely on Google Cloud certifications. | Non indicato |
| SOC 2 / SOC 3 | Not found No SiteGround SOC 2/3 report found. Historical support replies pointed customers at Google Cloud documentation. | Non indicato |
| GDPR / EU data protection | Vendor claimed EU/UK entities and public DPA in the TOS pack. Controller depends on storefront (Spain SL vs UK Ltd vs US Inc). | Non indicato |
| US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Partial European HQ and contracting for EU/UK, no known US parent, but primary infrastructure is Google Cloud (US-group) with optional US regions and a global GCP CDN. Not legal advice. | Non indicato |
| Data processing agreement (B2B) | Vendor claimed DPA is incorporated in the TOS pack for EU/UK storefronts. | Non indicato |
| EU AI Act | Not found Product includes Coderick AI and AI Studio. No public AI Act classification or compliance statement found. TOS says third-party providers may use Inputs/Outputs to improve models. | Non indicato |
| Considerations & known limitations | SiteGround | Swissnode |
|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud as primary infrastructure | Medium Since 2020 SiteGround has run hosting on Google Cloud. A European region does not remove US-group cloud exposure. Badging this product as EU-only infrastructure would be wrong. | Non indicato |
| Contracting entity depends on storefront | Medium The same brand signs as Spain S.L., UK Ltd, or Delaware Inc. depending on scid/region. US privacy.htm names SG Hosting Inc. as controller. Procurement must capture the entity on the order, not the brand name. | Non indicato |
| Vendor can relocate data centers | Medium TOS 4.2 allows SiteGround to move accounts between data centers or jurisdictions for quality, continuity, or security. Non-emergency jurisdiction changes have a 10-day objection window. Emergency moves may happen without prior notice. | Non indicato |
| No public SiteGround ISO/SOC certificate | Medium Assurance for many RFPs will be Google Cloud's reports plus SiteGround's DPA and internal WAF, not a SiteGround ISO 27001 or SOC 2 badge. | Non indicato |
| Third-party AI may retain Inputs and Outputs | Medium TOS 4.6.3: third-party AI providers may store and use Inputs and Outputs to provision and improve models. SiteGround advises against putting confidential or personal data in prompts. | Non indicato |
| No standalone public subprocessor register | Low Google Cloud is named. A dated annex listing backup, email, support, analytics, and payment subprocessors was not found as a standalone page. | Non indicato |
When: You need EU-owned infrastructure with no Google Cloud or other US-group IaaS underneath
Consider: IONOS, OVHcloud, Scaleway, or Hetzner
Those peers are closer to metal or EU public cloud. SiteGround is a managed host on GCP.
When: You want a European-origin shared host comparison rather than IaaS
Consider: Hostinger (catalog incumbent) or Swissnode
Different panels and footprints. Confirm each operator's contracting entity and hoster.
When: You need a current ISO 27001 or SOC 2 report from the hosting brand itself
Consider: IONOS or another certified EU host after checking their live trust center
SiteGround staff said in 2021 they were not ISO certified. Relying on GCP certs is not the same as a SiteGround cert.
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