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Encirca (encirca.com) has been added on 📅 Jan 15, 2018 and last updated on 📆 Jul 21, 2022. Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2022.
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Encirca

400 West Cummings Park, Suite 1725
Woburn, MA 01801
US

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10 Corporate Drive Suite #300
Burlington, MA MA 01803
US

Part of Newfold Digital

📧 Email	support@e...	sales@n...
☎ Phone	+1.781-942-9975	866-317-4678
Ranks	🏆 Alexa Rating 511,193▲188,238 (lower is better) Alexa Rank in US 115,192 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 24/57🔗 Links 270,261	🏆 Alexa Rating 46,881▲10,395 (lower is better) 📈 Domains 195,282▼-311 (higher is better) Alexa Rank in CA 2,364 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 48/57🔗 Links 256,625
Languages	en-US	en-CA en-US
📄 Info	EnCirca is one of the few ICANN Registrars to complete a SOC 2 Type II Audit, an Independent Service Auditor’s Report on Controls Placed in Operation Relevant to the Trust Principles of Security, Availability and Confidentiality. In addition, EnCirca’s website receives an A+ in third-party vulnerability scans. Unlike most ICANN Registrars, we are willing to roll up our sleeves and dive down into specialized solutions for vertical marketplaces. Contact us if you have a unique opportunity. Read full review	Established in 1998, Netfirms provides hosting solutions for individuals, small and medium-sized businesses all around the world. They specialize in the following set of products: Shared HostingDomain Registration;SSL Certificates;Website Builder;Email Hosting; Shared hosting plans include free SSL protection, FTP logins (from 5 to unlimited) and databases (starting from 10 for the cheapest plan up to unlimited databases for the most expensive one). All hosting plans include: eCommerce [...] Read full review
📡 Established	2001	September, 1998
🏁 Site speed	Fast, load time 1.9 seconds 51% sites are slower SEO Links count 205	Average, load time 2.2 seconds 42% sites are slower SEO Links count 20,997

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📣 Social Media
🔃 User Shares	Facebook Shared Count:	Facebook Shared Count:
	encirca Started from: April, 2009 Tweets: 7,894 Followers: 1,691 Friends: 1,178 Last activity: Jul 6, 2023	netfirms Started from: January, 2009 Tweets: 4,235 Followers: 3,544 Friends: 2,682 Last activity: Mar 16, 2020
	-	Netfirms Likes: People talking about them: Last activity: Sep 25, 2019
	company/encirca	Netfirms Followers: 676 Entity type: Privately Held Founded: 1998 Employee Count: 51-200 Industry: Internet
	Encirca Blog Blog Posts: 16 First post from: Aug, 2017 Language: en-US Last written post: Jul 30, 2018	-

🔧 Shared Hosting - 4/3
💡 Plan Name	Quick Start [Linux]	Plus [Linux]
💰 Price	$ 3.00/mo.	$ 4.45/mo.
💿 Disk Space	32 GB	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	1
🆓 Free Domain	0	0
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	0
🔨 Control Panel		CPanel
🌏 Server Location	United States	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 10 100MB POP and Webmail FTP Manager Easy Site Pro Website Creator Included with our shared hosting, we have both a Wordpress easy install option or an Easy Website Builder, a professional template program with no need for coding. Whichever you choose, you can have an online [...]	INFO (mouse over)FREE domain name* with web hosting plans Coupon code: DOMFREE1 Key Features Drag and Drop Builder Ready-to-go Websites™ Personal & Business 1-Click Applications Customer Support 24/7 E-mail, Chat, Phone Clustered Hosting Multi-Website Hosting Unlimited E-commerce [...]
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	Weblite [Linux]	Advantage [Linux]
💰 Price	$ 12.36/mo.	$ 8.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space	3 GB	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	0	0
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	0
🔨 Control Panel		CPanel
🌏 Server Location	United States	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 23 3GB POP, IMAP and Webmail WordPress Installer Site.Pro Website Creator File Manager FTP PHP mySQL Database Included with our shared hosting, we have both a Wordpress easy install option or an Easy Website Builder, a professional template program with no need for coding. [...]	Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	Bronze [Linux]	Business [Linux]
💰 Price	$ 16.50/mo.	$ 12.95/mo.
💿 Disk Space	6 GB	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	0	0
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	0
🔨 Control Panel		CPanel
🌏 Server Location	United States	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 30 3GB POP, IMAP and Webmail WordPress Installer Easy Site Website Creator File Manager FTP PHP mySQL Database Included with our shared hosting, we have both a Wordpress easy install option or an Easy Website Builder, a professional template program with no need for coding. [...]	Same as previous plans
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	Silver [Linux]	-
💰 Price	$ 21.95/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	12 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	-
🔨 Control Panel		-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 45 3GB POP, IMAP and Webmail WordPress Installer Easy Site Website Creator File Manager FTP PHP mySQL Database Included with our shared hosting, we have both a Wordpress easy install option or an Easy Website Builder, a professional template program with no need for coding. [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-

🔧 VPS - 3/0
💡 Plan Name	VPS Regular [Linux]	-
💰 Price	$ 28.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	25 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	1 TB	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
💪 CPU	1 vCPU	-
🔋 RAM	1 GB	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	1	-
🔨 Control Panel	Plesk	-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Disk Space: 25GB RAM: 1GB Monthly Transfer: 1 TB IP Addresses: 1 1 vCPU Ubuntu LTS SSL Encryption Plesk Control Panel File Manager FTP WordPress/Joomla Compatible Access to Log Files Web Stats PHP / Perl / CGI mySQL Database	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-
💡 Plan Name	VPS Advanced [Linux]	-
💰 Price	$ 70.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	60 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	3 TB	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
💪 CPU	2 vCPU	-
🔋 RAM	2 GB	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	1	-
🔨 Control Panel	Plesk	-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Disk Space: 60GB RAM: 2GB Monthly Transfer: 3 TB IP Addresses: 1 2 vCPUs Ubuntu LTS SSL Encryption Plesk Control Panel File Manager FTP WordPress/Joomla Compatible Access to Log Files Web Stats PHP / Perl / CGI mySQL Database	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-
💡 Plan Name	VPS Ultimate [Linux]	-
💰 Price	$ 140.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	160 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	5 TB	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
💪 CPU	4 vCPU	-
🔋 RAM	8 GB	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	1	-
🔨 Control Panel	Plesk	-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Disk Space: 160GB RAM: 8GB Monthly Transfer: 5 TB IP Addresses: 1 4 vCPUs Ubuntu LTS SSL Encryption Plesk Control Panel File Manager FTP WordPress/Joomla Compatible Access to Log Files Web Stats PHP / Perl / CGI mySQL Database	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-

🔧 DNS - 2/0
💡 Plan Name	Standard DNS	-
💰 Price	on request	-
💿 Disk Space		-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain		-
🔨 Control Panel		-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Every domain comes with standard DNS for free. Add and update your TXT, A, CNAME records and more to publish your site and email. In order to add DNS to your domain: Log in to your account at https://manage20.encirca.com and go to the "Manage Domains" page Next to your domain, click on the [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-
💡 Plan Name	Secure DNS	-
💰 Price	$ 200.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space		-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain		-
🔨 Control Panel		-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)EnCirca’s new DNS service is ISO 27001-certified, providing the ‘Carrier-Grade’ technical stability, fast performance and high-availability demanded by security-conscious organizations. Our highly redundant and scalable Anycast network protects against Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-

🔧 SSL Certificates - 4/3
💡 Plan Name	Comodo SSL DV Certificate	Domain Validated SSL
💰 Price	$ 84.63/yr.	$ 39.99/yr.
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)This domain validated certificate can be issued in minutes. On top of encryption, this certificate will show your customers that your site has been vetted by a leading internet security specialist, so they’ll know it’s safe to do business with you. This certificate comes with dynamic site seal and [...]	INFO (mouse over)Features $10,000 warranty Secure customer information May help boost Google rankings Seal of Trust Logo Why get an SSL certificate? An SSL reduces your risk by keeping sensitive data collected on your website safe. The data is encrypted and backed by a warranty worth up to $1.75M to protect the [...]
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium	Wildcard SSL
💰 Price	$ 104.16/yr.	$ 119.99/yr.
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)The most convenient and cost effective solution that covers one fully qualified domain name (www or non www). These certificates are domain validated and can be issued within minutes. This certificate offers a dynamic site seal and unlimited server licensing.	INFO (mouse over)Features $250,000 warranty Secure customer information May help boost Google rankings Protect multiple subdomains Seal of Trust Logo Why get an SSL certificate? An SSL reduces your risk by keeping sensitive data collected on your website safe. The data is encrypted and backed by a warranty worth [...]
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	Comodo Elite OV SSL	Enhanced E-commerce Protection
💰 Price	$ 128.03/yr.	$ 299.99/yr.
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)This certificate delivers 99% browser and server recognition while securing transactions on your website. This budget-friendly organization validated certificate is great for small- to medium-sized businesses interested in going beyond standard encryption and beefing up their customer trust.	INFO (mouse over)Features Enhanced e-commerce conversion Green "trust" visual bar $1,750,000 warranty Secure customer information May help boost Google rankings Seal of Trust Logo Why get an SSL certificate? An SSL reduces your risk by keeping sensitive data collected on your website safe. The data is encrypted [...]
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	GeoTrust True BusinessID	-
💰 Price	$ 128.03/yr.	-
📜 Description	Same as previous plans	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-

🔧 Emails - 4/3
💡 Plan Name	3 [Linux]	Email Essentials [Linux]
💰 Price	$ 11.82/mo.	$ 1.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space	3 GB	15 GB
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains
🆓 Free Domain
🔨 Control Panel
🌏 Server Location	United States	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 3 Email Space: 3GB each POP3, IMAP & WebMail Catch-All/Forwarding Spam Filtering Auto Responders	INFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar 15 GB of Exchange Online storage The familiarity of Outlook A direct path to easily establish a matching email address for your domain name.
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	10 [Linux]	Business Plus [Linux]
💰 Price	$ 37.58/mo.	$ 4.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space	3 GB	50 GB
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains
🆓 Free Domain
🔨 Control Panel
🌏 Server Location	United States	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 10 Email Space: 3GB each POP3, IMAP & WebMail Catch-All/Forwarding Spam Filtering Auto Responders	INFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar 50 GB of Exchange Online storage Microsoft Office Online 1 TB OneDrive For Business cloud storage Private and internal social networking and portals The familiarity of Outlook The core cloud services for running your business and access your Office files on any [...]
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	1 [Linux]	Business Pro [Linux]
💰 Price	$ 82.00/mo.	$ 9.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space	1 GB	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains
🆓 Free Domain
🔨 Control Panel
🌏 Server Location	United States	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 1 Email Space: 1GB each POP3, IMAP & WebMail Catch-All/Forwarding Spam Filtering Auto Responders	INFO (mouse over)Business-class email & calendar Microsoft Office for desktop Office 365 apps for tablets & smartphones Automatic syncing across all devices Book appointments online with Bookings Additional tools like Invoicing and MileIQ Microsoft Office Online 1 TB OneDrive For Business cloud [...]
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	100 [Linux]	-
💰 Price	$ 357.50/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	3 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains		-
🆓 Free Domain		-
🔨 Control Panel		-
🌏 Server Location	United States	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Email Accounts: 100 Email Space: 3GB each POP3, IMAP & WebMail Catch-All/Forwarding Spam Filtering Auto Responders	-
📅 Date Plan	Jul 2022	-

🔧 Domains - 0/1
💡 Plan Name	-	.com
💰 Price	-	$ 9.99/yr.
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)Lowest domain price anywhere Free Webmail account Free basic hosting Satisfaction guaranteed Domain .com, .net and .org sale pricing is $9.95/year for the first year. Domain will renew at $13.49 each year thereafter. Why register through Netfirms? We know there is a lot of choice out there, but [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Mar 2020

🔧 Website Builder - 0/3
💡 Plan Name	-	Starter
💰 Price	-	$ 1.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	-
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-
🌏 Server Location	-	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)Build up to 6 pages Over 550k images available for use Pre-built sections and page layouts SEO tools Chat and email support
📅 Date Plan	-	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	-	Business
💰 Price	-	$ 6.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	-
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-
🌏 Server Location	-	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)Over 550k images available for use Pre-built sections and page layouts SEO tools Chat and email support Build unlimited pages for your site Revision history for pages Analytics integration Telephone support
📅 Date Plan	-	Mar 2020
💡 Plan Name	-	eCommerce
💰 Price	-	$ 12.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	-
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-
🌏 Server Location	-	CanadaUnited States
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)Build up to 6 pages Over 550k images available for use Pre-built sections and page layouts SEO tools Chat and email support Build unlimited pages for your site Revision history for pages Analytics integration Telephone support Sell products online Inventory management and tracking PayPal [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Mar 2020

💻 Supported Operating Systems
	Linux	Linux

📤 List of products
	Shared Hosting VPS DNS SSL Certificates Emails	Shared Hosting SSL Certificates Emails Domains Website Builder

✍️ Support Options
	Email Help Desk Phone / Toll-Free Live Chat 0 *WHTop* support responses	Email Help Desk Phone / Toll-Free Available 24/7 4 *WHTop* support responses

💰 Payment Options
	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards PayPal

👪 Last positive / negative customers review
	-anonymous- (jenniferawithey@g...) on 📆 Mar 04, 2022 😠 Avoid using this servie. I had to move off of their site for my email and hosting. The platform is not at all user friendly.On the upside, customer service was polite and somewhat helpful, though reaching them is difficult.	-anonymous- (-hidden-) on 📆 Dec 09, 2019 😃 I am satisfied by their service as I didn’t face any technical issue or server down issues with net firms. They really provide what they have promised. It is best to be with them because I find them good as other hosting providers like Bigrock, [...] -anonymous- (-hidden-) on 📆 Feb 17, 2023 😠 I have been a customer of theirs's for the last 20 years. They were good at the beginning when you could actually phone them. Their support is completely worthless where the support person/chatbot spews out canned responses. I had issues with one [...]

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