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Servebolt

High performance WordPress hosting from Norway

NorwayEEA♻ Ownership reviewed, controller unresolvedHigh non-EU dependency

Scope verdict

Ownership reviewed, controller unresolved

This service remains visible for context, but it is not counted or recommended as a European-controlled option.

How we classify services

Operational dependency warning

Relies heavily on non-European providers

Current public evidence shows 7 non-European infrastructure or email dependencies across 6 providers: Cloudflare, Google, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Mailchimp Mandrill, Twilio SendGrid. The reviewed operational path is therefore not entirely European.

Review dependencies ↓

Servebolt is a web hosting company from Norway that offers managed WordPress hosting, as well as hosting for other systems such as Drupal and frameworks like Laravel. Plans are sized by requests rather than by storage alone, which points at sites with real traffic.

Servebolt runs its servers on renewable energy and compensates other emissions by planting trees, making it a European alternative to American managed hosts. It suits busy shops and publishers that need speed more than cheap disk space.

Pricing

The first plan costs 99 euro per month for three sites and one million requests, with 4 GB of storage.

Data and operations

Infrastructure and email path

Verified operational dependencies, shown separately from ownership and from the service's core data hosting.

Public website

Cloudflare

Non-European provider
Observed
A 162.159.152.23, 162.159.153.241 · AS13335

Why this matters

Public DNS routes website visits through Cloudflare. Visitor IP addresses and request metadata can reach this non-European provider; this does not identify the core service's data location.

Incoming business email

Google Workspace

Non-European provider
Observed
MX 1 mx1.smtp.goog · 5 mx2.smtp.goog · 5 mx3.smtp.goog · 10 mx4.smtp.goog

Why this matters

Published MX records route incoming business email through Google Workspace. Correspondent details and message content can therefore enter this non-European provider's systems; MX does not reveal the configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Google Workspace

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF _netblocks.google.com

Why this matters

This domain authorises Google Workspace to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

_netblocks2.google.com

Provider control not verified
Observed
SPF _netblocks2.google.com

Authorised outbound email

_netblocks3.google.com

Provider control not verified
Observed
SPF _netblocks3.google.com

Authorised outbound email

Mailchimp Mandrill

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF spf.mandrillapp.com

Why this matters

This domain authorises Mailchimp Mandrill to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

eu.transmail.net

Provider control not verified
Observed
SPF eu.transmail.net

Authorised outbound email

stspg-customer.com"

Provider control not verified
Observed
SPF stspg-customer.com"

Authorised outbound email

Mailchimp

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF servers.mcsv.net

Why this matters

This domain authorises Mailchimp to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

Twilio SendGrid

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF sendgrid.net

Why this matters

This domain authorises Twilio SendGrid to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Authorised outbound email

HubSpot

Non-European provider
Observed
SPF 146123161.spf05.hubspotemail.net

Why this matters

This domain authorises HubSpot to send email. If active, recipient details and message content can be processed by this non-European provider. SPF does not reveal its configured storage region.

Public DNS records identify visible providers and routes, not every backend location or private data-region setting.

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