Where to host a web app in Belgium in 2026

For servers that physically sit in Belgium, look at Combell, a Ghent-based host with a data centre in Brussels, or Kinamo, an Antwerp company whose infrastructure uses two Brussels data centres. If you're happy with a US-owned cloud, Google Cloud runs its europe-west1 region in St. Ghislain and Microsoft Azure runs Belgium Central in Brussels. When your contract only asks for the EU, Eurobase deploys a web app from Git with no server to run, but its infrastructure isn't in Belgium.

Belgian hosting options at a glance

Platform	Company	Belgian location	What you get	Starts at
Combell	Combell nv, part of team.blue, Ghent	Brussels data centre, plus sites in the Netherlands	VPS, Node.js on web hosting, managed Kubernetes	€4.99 a month excl. VAT for an unmanaged VPS, first year
Kinamo	Kinamo NV, Antwerp	Two data centres in Brussels	Managed cloud servers and managed services	Not stated, by quote
Google Cloud	Google, US parent	Region europe-west1, St. Ghislain	Full public cloud, including Cloud Run	Billed by use
Microsoft Azure	Microsoft, US parent	Region Belgium Central, Brussels	Full public cloud	Billed by use
Eurobase	Warsaw, Poland	None, European infrastructure elsewhere	Managed Git deploys for web apps	Free, then €10 a month + VAT

Prices are from each provider's own page, checked on 10 November 2026.

What to settle before you compare

• What the contract actually says. "Hosted in Belgium" and "hosted in the EU" lead to very different shortlists. Get the exact clause from your client or tender before you rule anyone out.
• The legal owner, not just the building. A Belgian region of a US cloud keeps the hardware in Belgium, while your contract is with a US group. Read EU region vs EU company if a buyer has asked about the CLOUD Act.
• Who runs the server day to day. A VPS hands you root access and every update. A managed offer moves patching to the provider, usually at a higher monthly price.
• How code reaches production. Some Belgian hosts sell servers and people, not a push-to-deploy pipeline. If your team expects Git deploys, check that first.
• Certificates on paper. Ask for the ISO 27001 certificate itself and its scope, not a logo on a page.

1. Combell

Combell nv belongs to team.blue, a European hosting group headquartered in Combell's Ghent office. Its about page counts 41 data centres in the group, five of them in Belgium and the Netherlands, and its data centre page offers tours of its Brussels site. Combell says it became ISO 27001 certified in 2011 and also holds ISO 9001. You can rent a self-managed VPS, a VPS that Combell maintains with Plesk installed, managed Kubernetes, or add Node.js to a web hosting package as a beta feature.

• Best for: Belgian businesses that want a local provider with 24/7 phone support and a range from small VPS to managed Kubernetes.
• Price: unmanaged VPS from €4.99 a month in the first year for 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM and 50 GB SSD, then €7.15 a month. Managed VPS from €22.02 a month for the first 3 months, then €49.07. Node.js add-on from €1.99 a month in the first year on top of web hosting. Managed Kubernetes from €279 a month plus a €129.60 setup fee. All excl. VAT.
• What it lacks: the VPS page doesn't say which data centre a server lands in, so ask if Belgium specifically matters. The Node.js option is still marked beta.

2. Kinamo

Kinamo NV is a Belgian company based in Antwerp, and it says its network and infrastructure use two data centres in Brussels. It has held ISO 27001 since December 2024. Kinamo sells managed cloud servers on its own platform, and its engineers can also manage environments on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, along with CI/CD pipeline work.

• Best for: teams that want a Belgian partner to design and run their infrastructure rather than a self-service console.
• Price: cloud servers aren't priced on the page. You contact a specialist for an offer.
• What it lacks: a self-service app platform. Its cloud servers are sold as a managed service, so you buy the expertise along with the machine.

3. Google Cloud in Belgium

Google's europe-west1 region sits in St. Ghislain, Belgium, with three zones: europe-west1-b, -c and -d. Cloud Run, Google's managed container service, is available there, so you can deploy a container image to Belgium without managing virtual machines.

• Best for: teams already on Google Cloud, or apps that need managed containers and other cloud services inside Belgium.
• Price: billed by use, priced per service.
• What it lacks: an EU parent company. You also set up the build pipeline, networking and permissions yourself.

4. Microsoft Azure in Belgium

Azure lists Belgium Central as a region in Brussels with three availability zones. It has no paired region, so plan any cross-region backup yourself.

• Best for: companies standardised on Microsoft that need a Belgian region.
• Price: billed by use, priced per service.
• What it lacks: an EU parent company. Not every Azure service is offered in every region, so confirm the ones you need are available in Belgium Central before you commit.

5. Eurobase, when any EU location works

Eurobase has no servers in Belgium. It's a business registered in Warsaw, Poland, and runs on European infrastructure operated by Scaleway, a French provider. Each push to a linked GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, Forgejo or Gitea repository ships a new deployment. Next.js, Astro, Nuxt and similar frameworks run on V8 isolates, while Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP and .NET servers run as containers. An MCP server and a CLI let coding agents such as Claude Code or Cursor ship changes too.

• Best for: Belgian founders, freelancers and agencies who need EU hosting for a web app and don't want to maintain a server.
• Price: a Free plan, then €10 or €20 a month + VAT per workspace. Nothing is billed by usage today: requests over a limit are refused, apps on V8 isolates and Functions pause until the monthly reset, and containers and static sites carry on serving.
• What it lacks: a Belgian location, managed Postgres, MySQL or Redis, preview deployments and Dockerfile builds. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certification are under way but not yet granted.

To see where your app, functions, files and logs live on Eurobase, read Host a web app in the EU.

How to choose

• Your client wants servers in Belgium and you'll manage them yourself: a Combell VPS, after confirming the site.
• You want a Belgian company to design and operate the whole setup: Kinamo.
• You need managed containers or databases inside Belgium and accept a US parent: Google Cloud europe-west1 or Azure Belgium Central.
• Any EU location is fine and you'd rather push code than patch servers: Eurobase. For nearby countries, see hosting in France and hosting in Germany.

Frequently asked questions

Does GDPR require me to host data in Belgium?

No. GDPR applies across the EU and doesn't name a country where data must be stored. A client contract, a sector rule or a public tender can still require Belgium, so read those. Data residency vs data sovereignty covers where data sits versus who can be compelled to hand it over.

Does AWS have a region in Belgium?

AWS doesn't list a Belgian region in its regions documentation. Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure both do, in St. Ghislain and Brussels respectively.

Which Belgian hosting companies have data centres in Brussels?

Kinamo says its infrastructure uses two data centres in Brussels, and Combell runs a Brussels data centre that it opens for tours. Combell's group also has sites in the Netherlands, so ask where your specific server will run.

Can I host a Node.js app with a Belgian provider?

Yes. Combell sells a Node.js add-on for its web hosting, currently in beta, starting at 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB RAM. For more control you can run Node.js on a Combell or Kinamo server, or deploy a container to Google Cloud Run in Belgium.

Is a Belgian host enough for a public-sector project?

It depends on the tender. Some ask for a Belgian or EU company, some for specific certificates, some for both. Check the requirements first, then ask the provider for the certificate and its scope. Our public sector cloud guide covers the usual questions.

Sources

• Combell about page, Combell data centres and Combell ISO certificates
• Combell VPS, Combell unmanaged VPS, Combell Node.js hosting and Combell managed Kubernetes
• Kinamo and Kinamo cloud servers
• Google Cloud regions and zones and Cloud Run locations
• Azure regions list
• AWS Regions
• Eurobase pricing, Eurobase subprocessors and Host a web app in the EU