Hivelocity
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Hivelocity is a US-based bare metal dedicated server and infrastructure hosting provider with over 20 years of experience operating data centers across 6 continents. The company offers dedicated servers, virtual private servers, colocation, and managed services backed by a 2+ Tbps global network and 24/7/365 human support. Their infrastructure is designed for workloads including AI, gaming, streaming, healthcare, fintech, and SaaS applications.
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Ideal Customer
- Hivelocity's sweet spot is small-to-mid-market technically sophisticated businesses: approximately 90% of its customers are companies with fewer than 100 employees, with another ~7% in the 101–1,000 employee range.
- Their buyer personas center on infrastructure engineers, DevOps teams, and IT decision-makers at SaaS companies, fintech startups, gaming studios, healthcare technology vendors, streaming platforms, hosting resellers, MSPs, and agencies who need dedicated bare metal performance without the capital expense of owning hardware.
Key Differentiators
- Hivelocity's primary differentiators are its industry-leading transactional Net Promoter Score of 79 (well above the data center industry average), 24/7/365 US-based human engineering support with a 15-minute average ticket response time, and rapid automated bare metal provisioning averaging 7–10 minutes per deployment.
- The company positions itself as a carrier-neutral, geo-diverse bare metal cloud provider capable of reaching 80% of the world's internet population in under 25 milliseconds across 50+ global data center locations.
Industries Served
- Hivelocity explicitly targets and has purpose-built infrastructure bundles for fintech, healthcare, gaming, streaming, SaaS, and AI inference workloads, along with support for crypto validators, blockchain node operators, media, and CDN-adjacent businesses.
- The company holds HIPAA-aligned infrastructure for healthcare organizations handling PHI and EHR systems, and PCI DSS-validated facilities for fintech cardholder data environments.
Service Coverage
- Hivelocity operates a global network of data centers spanning 6 continents, with over 50 international locations including core and edge sites across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Africa.
- In the United States alone, Hivelocity maintains approximately 30 data center locations in cities including Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Ashburn, Philadelphia, and others.
Partnerships
- Hivelocity holds a Premier Tier VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) designation within Broadcom's Advantage Partner Program, enabling delivery of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based private cloud solutions.
- Hardware infrastructure leverages Dell and Supermicro servers, with network and data center equipment from Cisco, Juniper, Emerson, and SolarWinds.
Company Size & Ownership
- Hivelocity was founded in 2002 in Tampa, Florida, and currently employs approximately 125–156 people across multiple continents, with employee count estimates varying by source between 100 and 250.
- Revenue is estimated between $38 million and $100 million annually depending on the source, with LeadIQ citing a $50M–$100M range.
Compliance & Certifications
- Hivelocity's core data center facilities are certified for SOC 1 (SSAE-16) and SOC 2 Type II, with HIPAA-aligned infrastructure and PCI DSS-validated facilities available at select locations including Tampa.
- The company also maintains ISAE-3402 certification across its data centers.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 13, 2026
Offerings
13 offeringsBackups
Backup services for dedicated servers listed as a standalone service offering in Hivelocity's services menu. Referenced alongside server management and firewall services as an available add-on for hosted infrastructure.
Cloud Object Storage
Cloud object storage service listed as a distinct service offering under Hivelocity's services portfolio. Available as an add-on service alongside server management, firewall, and backup services.
Colo-Cloud Backup Solution
A backup solution service offered as part of Hivelocity's services portfolio, specifically listed under services alongside colocation and cloud offerings. Described as a distinct service option available to customers.
Colocation
Colocation services allowing customers to house their own hardware in Hivelocity's secure, carrier-neutral data centers across 13 US locations. Facilities include redundant power with diesel generator backup, precision cooling, fire suppression, and on-site engineers available 24/7. Core facilities are certified for SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS compliance with flexible deployment options from a single fractional cabinet to a full private cage suite.
Custom Bare Metal Quote
A custom configuration service allowing customers to request tailored bare metal server architectures beyond standard product configurations. Customers work with Hivelocity's sales team to design a hosting strategy that matches their specific workload, traffic, and growth requirements.
DDoS Protection and Packet Scrubbing
Network-level DDoS protection that blocks over 90% of malicious traffic at the edge of Hivelocity's network before it reaches customer servers. Includes optional data scrubbing to ensure every packet of data reaching a server is valid. Protection is delivered via Hivelocity's Noction Intelligent Routing Platform.
Dedicated Servers
Bare metal dedicated servers providing full control, high performance, and maximum security with resources that are 100% dedicated to the customer. Available for deployment across 34 global data center locations spanning 6 continents. Designed for workloads including AI inference, gaming, streaming, fintech, healthcare, and SaaS applications.
Firewall
Juniper hardware firewall service for dedicated servers that offloads security processing so servers do not consume resources protecting themselves from malicious traffic. Features include stateful firewall, antivirus, antispyware, antiphishing, antiadware, IPsec VPN, intrusion prevention system, web filtering, and policy-based management. A single firewall can be used to protect multiple servers.
Hivelocity Private Network
A private network backend offering up to 10Gbps connectivity designed to support fast, scalable, clustered infrastructure deployments. Allows customers to communicate quickly and securely across servers without relying on public internet routing. Intended as a foundation for cluster and multi-server solutions.
Partner Program
A partner program enabling referral agents, resellers, and alliance or service providers to earn commissions or resell Hivelocity's bare metal cloud services and infrastructure. Referral agents receive monthly commissions for referring new customers, while resellers can resell Hivelocity's bare metal cloud services to their own customers. Alliance and service provider partners can team up to offer cost-effective, globally distributed infrastructure solutions that complement public cloud environments.
Server Management
Managed services for dedicated servers including OS updates and patches, security hardening and monitoring, proactive service monitoring, malware scanning, and instant remediation during hardware or service failures. Available in Linux, cPanel, and Windows server management plans at Free, $49/mo, and $149/mo tiers. On-site managed server technicians are available 24/7/365 within feet of customer servers.
Solution Portability Program
A program allowing existing Hivelocity customers to transfer their current contract terms to a new agreement tailored for upgraded or different services without starting from scratch. Eligibility requires the new service monthly recurring cost to be equal to or greater than the current contracted amount, and a minimum committed term of 12 months. Designed for customers who are out of colocation space, migrating to cloud, or seeking greater performance and efficiency.
VPS and VDS
Virtual Private Servers and Virtual Dedicated Servers offering scalable resources and affordability for growing projects that do not require fully dedicated resources. VDS products provide the flexibility of a VPS with dedicated resources for more consistent performance. Available at select data center locations including Los Angeles, Tampa, and New York City.
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