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title: 'HostPapa: managed and fully managed VPS hosting'
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  published: '2026-09-07T11:10:24+00:00'
  updated: '2026-09-07T11:10:24+00:00'
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      title: 'Best Managed VPS Hosting Providers (2026)'
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---

HostPapa is a hosting company founded in 2006 by Jamie Opalchuk in Burlington, Ontario, where it keeps its headquarters. In April 2026 it completed its acquisition of Hostwinds, which keeps its own brand.

Its VPS hosting comes in self-managed, managed and fully managed versions. On the managed version, the team sets up and maintains the server; the fully managed version adds a dedicated team of server administrators.

## What its managed VPS includes

- Operating system updates and patching
- Server backups
- Firewall configuration and SSL installation
- cPanel and WHM licences
- With full management: dedicated server administrators, DNS setup and content migration

## Who it suits

Small businesses that want to choose how much of their server administration they hand over.