Specialist .NET hosting that doesn't compromise
Real SQL Server 2025 & 2022. Dedicated IIS Application Pools. Full Blazor support. FREE SSL on every site. The Windows + IIS stack tuned by engineers who actually run it. Plans from $9.49/mo.
We charge $9.49/mo, not $2.99. Here's why that's a feature.
Cheap Windows hosting isn't really $2.99 — it's $2.99 + an SSL upsell + a backup upsell + bandwidth overage + a production incident that eats a Saturday. The math stops looking cheap pretty fast.
What "cheap" actually means in production
From $9.49/mo, or $8.07/mo billed annually. Real production hosting.
IIS Application Pools
Shared pool with 200-500 other sites. One crashing app recycles everyone's worker process.
Dedicated 1–4 GB IIS Application Pool per site. Your worker process is yours alone.
SQL Server
Often MariaDB or SQLite marketed as 'SQL Server compatible'. Limited to 100-200 MB total. Or shared SQL Server with hundreds of other tenants.
Real Microsoft SQL Server 2025 & 2022 with Always Encrypted, ledger tables, Query Store. 2–10 databases included per plan, 2 GB each.
.NET Runtimes
Single 'latest version' the host happens to support — often 1-2 versions behind. Migrating between versions means moving hosts.
All current runtimes installed side-by-side: .NET 10 LTS, .NET 9, .NET 8 LTS, ASP.NET 2.0–4.8. Mix and match per site.
Blazor Support
'Should work' — WebSockets often disabled or capped, SignalR backplane unsupported. Stateful circuits drop randomly.
Full Blazor Server (SignalR circuits sized into app pool RAM), Blazor WebAssembly with .wasm MIME + compression, Blazor Auto with all three render modes.
FREE SSL
$9–19/yr per certificate per site. Manual renewal. 4 sites = ~$75/yr just for SSL.
Let's Encrypt FREE SSL on every site, every domain, every subdomain. Auto-renewing. Always.
Support
Tier-1 ticket queue measured in days. Tier-2 escalation behind paywalls. Scripts. "Did you clear your cache?"
Same-business-day response on general tickets. High-priority production tickets monitored 24/7, including weekends. Real .NET engineers, not call-center staff.
Bandwidth
1–10 GB caps with overage fees up to $0.50/GB. One viral post = surprise invoice.
50–250 GB included per plan. No overage fees, no surprise invoices. Cloudflare in front handles spikes.
POP3 mailboxes that get IP-blacklisted because the shared server sends spam from other tenants.
SmarterMail Pro available ($1.99/mo for 5 users) on isolated infrastructure. Or bring your own (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365) — your call.
The math: cheap is expensive
$2.99/mo × 12 + $19/yr SSL × 4 sites + $5/mo backup addon + 1 weekend lost to a production incident = roughly the cost of a year on our Business plan, except your app actually runs.
Three plans. No surprises.
Pay monthly, or pay annually and save 15%. No setup fees, no surprise upsells. 30-day money-back guarantee for new accounts.
ASP.NET Developer
Built for developers who need actual Windows and .NET infrastructure. Perfect for development environments, staging sites, and smaller production apps that still require SQL Server and proper IIS isolation.
- 2 Websites
- 30GB High-Performance SSD
- 50GB Bandwidth
- Dedicated IIS Application Pools (1 GB RAM)
- Plesk Control Panel
ASP.NET Business
For business applications that need dedicated resources, real SQL Server databases, and consistent performance. When your client's site needs to stay fast at 2pm on a Tuesday, this is the plan that delivers.
- 5 Websites
- 50GB High-Performance SSD
- 100GB Bandwidth
- Dedicated IIS Application Pools (2 GB RAM)
- Plesk Control Panel
ASP.NET Professional
For agencies and SaaS builders managing multiple applications that need guaranteed resources. With 10 sites, 200GB storage, and top-priority scheduling, you get infrastructure that scales with your business.
- 10 Websites
- 200GB High-Performance SSD
- 250GB Bandwidth
- Dedicated IIS Application Pools (4 GB RAM)
- Higher Priority Resource Scheduling
What customers told us
Selected comments customers left when rating a closed support ticket, quoted word for word.
“Excellent support, thanks for the fast replies!”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
September 2026 · rated 10/10
“This ticket was taken up quickly and resolved very well.”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
June 2026 · rated 10/10
“Adaptive Team is always great to work with whenever I have a question or issue. Great support!”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
April 2025 · rated 10/10
“Fast turn around to get my site back up and running, it was my fault in the first place, but these guys rocked”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
January 2024 · rated 10/10
“The team was prompt, courteous and very knowlegable on my issues. I was extremely happy with the service and result.”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
December 2023 · rated 10/10
“As my first ticket, I was anxious to see how quickly it would be resolved. There were several issues... you came through though.”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
January 2023 · rated 10/10
“Fast, clear response that fixed the problem & helped me understand the issue.”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
January 2023 · rated 10/10
“I'm new to Adaptive Hosting and it was a pleasant surprise how prompt and professional my support request was handled. Thank you very much.”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
November 2022 · rated 10/10
“Response and repair was quick considering the medium priority I placed on the ticket. I'm very happy with the support team.”
A customer
Comment left when rating a support ticket
September 2022 · rated 10/10
Common questions
The most frequent questions from new visitors, answered up front.
What makes you different from $2.99/mo Windows hosts?
Dedicated IIS Application Pools (not shared with 500 other sites), real SQL Server 2025 & 2022 (not a substitute), FREE SSL on every site (not a $19/yr upsell), and same-business-day written support from real .NET engineers. See the comparison above.
What .NET runtimes are supported?
.NET 10 LTS, .NET 9, .NET 8 LTS, plus classic ASP.NET 2.0–4.8 — all installed side-by-side on every plan. C# 14 (ships with .NET 10 LTS) is supported.
Microsoft supports .NET 8 until November 10, 2026. Microsoft supports .NET 9 until November 10, 2026. For new and upgraded apps we recommend .NET 10 LTS, supported until November 14, 2028.
Is this the same as .NET Core hosting?
Yes — Microsoft consolidated the naming at version 5 (November 2020). What was once ".NET Core 3.1" became just ".NET 5", then 6, 7, 8 LTS, 9, and now 10 LTS. Same cross-platform runtime family — just dropped the "Core" suffix. So when you see "ASP.NET hosting" or ".NET 10 hosting" on our site, that's the modern successor to what you may remember as "ASP.NET Core" or ".NET Core". The legacy .NET Framework 4.8 (the Windows-only stack) is a separate product and is also installed on every plan.
What's the difference between .NET and .NET Core in 2026?
Nothing — they're the same thing. ".NET Core" was the cross-platform reboot of .NET that ran from 2016–2020. Microsoft merged it back with the broader .NET ecosystem at version 5 and dropped "Core" from the name. Every version since (5, 6, 7, 8 LTS, 9, 10 LTS) is technically the continuation of .NET Core, just rebranded. If a tutorial or NuGet package mentions ".NET Core 3.1+", ".NET 5+" works the same way (often better).
How does support work?
Sales and general inquiries: same business day via the contact form (Mon–Fri 9-6 EST). Existing customer support tickets: typically 2-6 hours during business hours. High-priority production-impacting tickets: monitored 24/7, including weekends. No phone calls — written tickets preserve technical detail.
Do I need to migrate from my current host?
If your app already runs on Windows + IIS + SQL Server, deployment is usually a copy-deploy-update-connection-strings exercise. We don't offer hands-on migration as a paid service — the platform is designed to make self-migration straightforward.
Is there a contract or setup fee?
No long-term contracts. No setup fees. Pay monthly, or pay annually and save 15%. New accounts get a 30-day money-back guarantee on their hosting plan.
Question not here? Ask the team directly — same business day response.
Ready to deploy on Adaptive?
Real SQL Server 2025 & 2022, dedicated IIS Application Pools, full Blazor support, FREE SSL, 30-day money-back guarantee for new accounts. Three plans from $9.49/mo.
Or read the blog to see how we think about .NET hosting.
