Hosting That’s Boring—in the Best Possible Way
Good hosting should feel almost invisible. Your site stays fast, secure, and online, and when something does go wrong, you already know who to call. Fractal Design provides managed hosting tailored to small organizations that need solid, dependable infrastructure without a full IT department.
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Need reliable hosting without having to become your own IT department?
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Tired of slow, unreliable shared hosting that breaks when you get real traffic?
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Want one partner who can handle design, development, and hosting together?
Fractal Design · Managed Hosting
Built for dependability, not drama.
We think about backups, updates, and recovery plans so that your website can quietly support your day-to-day work.
Practical, reliable uptime targets for small organizations.
Clear communication and realistic options when issues appear.
Pricing That Grows With You
These example plans are here to give you a sense of scope and investment. We’ll help you right-size hosting around your actual traffic, risk, and budget.
Starter Hosting
Ideal for small sites, landing pages, and simple brochure-style websites.
- Managed Canadian cloud hosting
- Free TLS/SSL certificate
- Daily automated backups
- Basic performance tuning
- Email support during business hours
Managed Hosting
Our most popular option for active organizations and growing websites.
- Everything in Starter Hosting
- Proactive monitoring and uptime checks
- Staging environment for safe updates
- Priority support for incidents
- Lightweight content and plugin updates
Custom / High Traffic
For mission-critical sites, applications, or higher traffic requirements.
- High-availability or multi-region setup
- Advanced monitoring and alerting
- Performance and capacity planning
- Disaster recovery considerations
- Close collaboration with your internal team
What “Managed” Actually Means Here
Different providers mean very different things when they say “managed hosting.” At Fractal Design, it means we’re actively involved in keeping your site healthy, not just renting you space on a server.
Fully Managed Infrastructure
We handle updates, security patches, backups, and monitoring so you can focus on running your organization.
Right-Sized for Small Teams
Hosting plans designed around small businesses and non-profits—not giant enterprises with giant budgets.
Security Best Practices
TLS certificates, hardened configuration, and sane defaults baked in from day one.
Transparent Support
Clear points of contact and straightforward language—no ticket mazes or mystery fees.
- • Automated uptime checks and basic health monitoring
- • Alerting when something looks wrong—before most visitors notice
- • Lightweight monthly summaries so you know what’s happening
- • Coordinated updates for your site platform and key dependencies
- • Use of staging environments for riskier changes when appropriate
- • Rollback plans so we’re not making changes without a safety net
- • Managed TLS certificates and secure-by-default configuration
- • Regular automated backups with tested restoration paths
- • Guidance on sensible access control and user management
- • Direct contact information for support—not a giant anonymous queue
- • Plain-language explanations of issues and options
- • Reasonable response expectations set up front
Ready to simplify your web hosting?
Share a bit about your site, and we’ll help you figure out a hosting approach that matches your traffic, risk, and budget.