HOW DOES IT WORK?
HostSens is produced using statistical analysis on a very large sample size of domains registered in each one of the monitored countries.
Using a proprietary technology, we create and maintain a very large sample of the ccTLD zone file of each country monitored by HostSens. These samples are used to keep up-to-date the HostSens domains database. The process ensures a statistical significant sample with 35% to 70% of all the domains registered in the target country. With such a huge sample we can produce data with a high confidence level and low margin of error.
Each of the domains of the HostSens database is attributed to a hosting location using DNS and HTTP analysis. Data is aggregated into parent companies so that a ranking of companies controlling the largest number of domains is produced.
The process is performed monthly, allowing us to detect any changes in the company responsible for the domain or if a certain domain is no longer available. HostSens includes data for the most recent six months, along with a twelve-month view, providing a detailed analysis of company and market trends.
Using cctld zone files samples we can count real domains not hostnames nor sites, doing so we can provide a more realistic snapshot of the market in each monitored country.
Limitations
Since the estimates are based on a sample, they may differ from the information that would have been obtained if all the country ́s domains had been taken.
The Identification of the companies where the domains are hosted is performed through the HTTP and DNS servers that account for the domain. Occasionally errors may occur that influence the identification results;
There are companies that use outsourced services and infrastructure to provide their own services. There are others, usually small companies, which act as resellers of larger companies. In both cases the domains may be identified as belonging to the company that provide the real infrastructure.
Starting from
$149per month