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Blacknight

Blacknight

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Blacknight is listed in the Wptr verified hosting list. It is ranked #135 in the Global Hosting Companies list and #1 in the ie rankings. You can find detailed information about Blacknight on this page.

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Global
#135
ie
#1
WPTR Score™
723ms
Grade A+
2/25/2026
1MB Load
148ms
TTFB
368ms
Quick Facts
Verified technical data.
Founded
2001
Last Tested
2/25/2026
Server
nginx
Location
ie
Features
HTTPS
Blacknight

Blacknight

Est. 2001
Target Audience
Everyone, SMEs
Location
Carlow, Ireland
Status
Verified

Quality & Security Audit

Technical Analysis
HSTS (Strict Security)
Brotli Compression
HTTP/3 (QUIC) Protocol
Result
1/3 Passed
Overview

What is Blacknight?

Blacknight is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the Irish hosting industry and an ICANN accredited registrar.

Based in Carlow, they are 100% Irish-owned and operate multiple data centers. Blacknight is famous for its outspoken CEO and active involvement in the global internet governance community. They offer everything from basic shared hosting to complex enterprise colocation, serving as the default choice for Irish businesses.

Latency
Server Analysis
368ms
Total Response Time

The total time taken for the server to send the first byte. Lower values mean a faster website.

62ms

DNS Lookup

Time to resolve domain name to IP address.

61ms

TCP Connection

Time to establish initial connection.

129ms

SSL Handshake

Time to negotiate secure encryption.

116ms

Server Processing

Time for server to process and respond.

Advantages

Industry standard
Huge portfolio
Trustworthy
Local expert

Disadvantages

Can be rigorous
Complex interface
Performance History

Performance Trends

TTFB Trend

Score Trend

Our Verdict

Based on our independent testing using the Wptr Lab methodology, Blacknight achieved a Real-Load Score of 723ms (TTFB: 368ms), placing it at #135 in our global hosting rankings.

Recent Benchmarks

DateServerTTFBScore
January 10, 2026nginx
942ms
1165
January 10, 2026nginx
1107ms
1364
January 10, 2026nginx
676ms
964
January 11, 2026nginx
771ms
1028
January 11, 2026nginx
692ms
980

Coefficient Applied

This hosting provider's website did not return full HTML content due to bot protection. HTML size was measured as 84KB (under 100KB). Since reliable "Time to 1MB" data could not be obtained, a +49ms coefficient was applied to maintain ranking fairness.

Coefficient Calculation Formula
penalty = (100 - 84) × 2 = +49ms

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