RU-CENTER

RU-CENTER – is one of the largest registrars and hosting providers on the Russian market and the rest of the world, which has been operating since 2000. The service provides registration and renewal of domain names, website hosting, mail creation, server rental, virtual server, ssl-certificates. The company also has a website and store builder, online resource monitoring and promotion service. The company works online, offering to order hosting or other options on their website, as well as in the offices, which are in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

More than 7.4 million domains are registered by the company, and hosting services are in no less demand from Nic.ru. The services of Nic.ru are used by major companies: banks, mobile operators, online stores and libraries. Favourable discounts – up to 60% are waiting not only for the company’s regular customers, but also for those who are registering for the first time. Everything looks quite profitable and professional, but is it really so? Is it profitable to use the services of RU-CENTER, or is it just a scam? Let’s find out.

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Why RU-CENTER?

On the service website nic.ru you can read a detailed description of services, tariffs, licenses and certificates of the company, the text of the contract and contact information. There are also sections with information about cooperation and interesting articles.

Registration on nic.ru

To register at nic.ru, click on the “Become a client” button in the upper right corner, after which the system will redirect you to a form. In the form, you have to choose one of three options: individual, sole proprietorship or a legal entity. Next, enter your full name, country, e-mail and password, click “Continue” and complete the next step to sign an agreement with RU-CENTER.

Personal Cabinet of RU-Center

A personal account with a control panel, detailed statistics and analytics is offered for work. Your personal cabinet on the company website is a control panel with all the services you ordered. You can register new services and extend the old ones, choose new tariffs, add information and much more. Also, all the data necessary for work is stored in the personal office, and you won’t need to re-enter the payment data or details every time you need to generate an invoice for payment of services through the bank.

 

RU-CENTER services

Hosting

At RU-CENTER, you can order SSD virtual hosting for Internet resources of any complexity: from personal pages to high-load projects. There are 6 pricing plans that differ in the number of sites, disk space, and additional services. The advantages of working with virtual hosting:

• a modern platform with powerful processors, distributed infrastructure and SSD storage;
• statistics on resource consumption, which is provided in the form of graphs and detailed reports;
• extensive configuration options;
• handy file manager;
• the latest versions of popular control systems;
• unlimited traffic;
• An unlimited number of databases.

What can the company offer its customers in addition to basic services:

• Own website builder and a separate constructor of online stores;
• The company’s services can be used by both legal entities and individuals;
• Constantly updated discounts and promotions;
• Virtual server services for web projects of any complexity;
• Profitable affiliate and club program;
• Internet security certificates for websites;
• Automatic backup of data from servers. Through the control panel you can set up your own backup frequency;
• Free domain mail;
• Antivirus for websites;
• Assistance in migrating sites to new hosting;
• Monitoring and SEO-promotion of sites.

The company’s portal is made very professionally, and it is easy to find all the necessary information. In addition, by subscribing to the newsletter from Nic.ru, you can find out not only the news of the company, but all the news of the world of Internet technology.

With an order of one year or more, the company gives you a .rf, .site, .ru, .online, .store domain, a Symantec Starter SSL certificate and the transfer of up to 20 Internet sites. It is possible to order a test hosting for 14 days, which then can be easily transferred to the working mode in the personal cabinet.

The company also offers CMS-hosting. This is a modern server hardware with SSD configuration for quick start, high speed and continuity. Such hosting differs from the usual virtual version with more resources, more powerful equipment and special site settings, which ensures reliable work with the site. There are several options, each of which offers a number of rate plans for different programs:

• WordPress. CMS without the need for special knowledge and programming skills;
• 1C-Bitrix. A popular commercial platform with the option to buy a license;
• Joomla. Common CMS for stores and simple sites;
• Drupal. An option for projects that need complex data organization and advanced functionality;
• OpenCart. Ideal for online stores;
• MODX. For the development of websites and applications.

Servers

RU-CENTER has a new KVM-based solution. It is a hybrid server that offers a monopoly use of resources and the ability to customize to the needs of sites and administration. This option provides high performance with a 100 Mb/s network connection and unlimited traffic, cost effectiveness (no additional server maintenance costs), easy management in the web interface and 24/7 technical support. There are two tariffs to choose from:

Server rental

Renting a physical server is a reliable way to store data on a separate device in a data center in Moscow with 24-hour support. The user gets full access to the management of hardware and software components of the server.

The company uses TIER 3 data centers with high equipment reliability and 24/7 infrastructure monitoring. PCI DSS 3.0 certification means that the data center is suitable for stores, processing centers, banks, and other organizations where data of payment card holders is processed. RU-CENTER also offers quick server installation and automatic OS installation. There are 3 tariff plans:

Domains

The company has the opportunity to register and renew a domain, choosing from 700 zones. On the website of the service nic.ru there is a section with the names of the offered domain names, which are conveniently divided into categories. It is also possible to check the name the client wants to use by entering the name of interest in the search bar. The results will show free domains with a price for 1 year – from cheap to expensive. After receiving money from the user, the domain is registered in the registry, and the administrator is a person or organization that has signed an agreement with RU-CENTER.

In order to select a domain name, you will need to go to the domain directory, select there the national zone and check the domain through the search bar. To select a domain name, you can use the thematic directory. The company provides services for registration of domain names in more than 700 domain zones: thematic, national and international.

When you register a domain, you can get one month of free hosting for your site as a gift. To check the domain name you have chosen is very simple – enter it into the search box and click “Check”. In the list of results will appear all the free names in domain zones, and you can immediately see the price of registration for a year. By entering the name of the entire site into the search box, you can see if the domain is busy or not.

To find a free domain through the service, you can use the search bar. To check the domain name you need, you can use the Whois service, where just as by entering the name of the site in the search box you can get all the public information about the domain: registration date, registration period, open contacts of the owner of the domain, with whom you can contact if you want to buy this domain. You can order and buy several domain names. Data about them will be stored in your personal cabinet. You can also create and register different levels of domains for your web project.

Once you have chosen domains, you add them to the order basket, and at the same time you can choose all the related services: DNS, hosting, website builder, and so on. Once all services appear in your cart, you place and pay for your order. If you have not decided what additional services you need, you can click “continue without selecting a service”. The domain will appear on your list of domains when the amount of your order is deducted from your account. Once your domain is paid for and registered, you can order yourself a certificate of ownership of the domain name, if you need it. Please note that it takes 2 to 24 hours to register a domain name. It depends on the zone of your chosen domain.

There are also several services that the service provides for the operation of the domain. These are DNS hosting required for editing, zone maintenance and name management, DNS Secondary to guarantee zone availability and the ability to redirect traffic from the domain to the site. There are several services that simplify the work with domains. These include:

• Whois – allows you to get information about registration or find out contacts in order to contact the legal and natural person whose name is of interest to the client;
• protection of contact information, which is entered into the domain name registry and becomes available for viewing;
• the possibility of liability insurance;
• transfer of the domain name from the contract to the contract or to another registrar;
• creating a domain zone is a tool for online branding, as well as a business opportunity for name registration;
• transfer of rights to the domain name;
• negotiation services for the acquisition of occupied domains on behalf of the user;
• free domain name monitoring;
• protection against cybersquatting;
• trademark verification.

The company offers 6 tariffs for name renewal with a set of necessary options depending on the use of the domain. Renewal under one of the tariff plans is an opportunity to reduce the cost of using a domain name. Each includes additional services and options. You can change the tariff on the domain page 60 days before the end of the registration period.

VPS

RU-CENTER offers a VDS/VPS virtual server with powerful hardware, server SSDs, and Hyper-V and KVM virtualization. It combines the benefits of server rental with the flexibility of shared hosting. It is ideal for busy projects and to support the maximum number of Internet sites on one service. There are 15 pricing plans to choose from, which differ in disk space, RAM size, number of processor cores and control panel. Advantages of VDS/VPS virtual server:

Seven tariffs offer the ISPmanager control panel. It has a user-friendly interface where you can add domains, sites, create DNS servers, mailboxes, backups, and install programs. When ordering from 3 months, the client is given 30 free days of a month as a part of the special offer “One month free VDS”. What VDS/VPS is suitable for:

Email

For its customers, the service offers 4 rates for mail, necessary for business and personal correspondence. Each of them is different:

• A high level of security – Kaspersky’s anti-spam solution is used;
• functionality – the number of mailboxes is not limited, POP3, SMTP, IMAP and DNS protocols are used;
• Versatility – there is support for Cyrillic domain names, customization for an email client or a suitable interface for access from any gadget.

Website antivirus

Antivirus protection, which can be ordered from the hoster, will identify the slightest security threats and take measures to neutralize them. This will minimize the negative consequences even in the case of infection. The company offers 4 tariffs for a different number of sites. Once a month check is free on all hosting tariffs, but the additional service “Antivirus” allows you to increase the level of security. Differences between free and paid services:

Additional services

Nic.ru has many additional services that will make your task as a system administrator of a legal entity and as a developer of your own Internet project much easier. You can host a site of any complexity. In addition, you can order hosting with any additional services: CMS, virtual server, and so on. You can also rent a physical server in one of the company’s data centers. In this case, you get unlimited traffic and a full package of related services. You can also order a certificate of any level of protection for your site from Nic.ru. In addition, you can order any services for the development of your site: website builder, promotion, monitoring, mail, and more.

SSL certificate

RU-CENTER offers digital signatures that guarantee a secure connection. An SSL certificate provides the most reliable data protection because the information is transmitted in encrypted form. They can only be decrypted using a key known only to the owner of such a certificate. It confirms the authenticity of the site and helps, ensures the security of interception. Sites with such certificates occupy higher positions in search engine rankings.

Digital signatures differ in the level of information verification and the number of domains. They are usually issued for a single domain name. Certificates that protect multiple domains are called SANs. They are less expensive to buy than a few standard ones, so they are ideal for companies with many sites. The Wildcard category is used to protect an unlimited number of subdomains. Certificates are divided into three categories according to the level of verification:

The service line includes solutions for businesses and individuals. The price range is quite wide, so every client can choose a suitable option for him. In most cases, the price is reduced when purchasing a certificate for 2 years.

Website and store builder

The company offers three website builders, which differ in characteristics:

The offer from RU-CENTER is distinguished by the professional design of 140 ready-made templates, easy management, full adaptability and integration with popular services. Website builder includes hosting, so it is not necessary to order it. If the client already has a domain, he can specify at the stage of ordering or after purchasing the designer. The service can be tested for 14 days. Four constructors for stores are offered separately:

Universal templates make it easy to choose the right option for the specifics of a particular business. The designer has everything you need for sales, including a catalog of products, the ability to manage, orders several methods of payment and delivery. There are also automatic notifications to customers, SEO optimization and processing of comments from social networks. The store adapts to any gadget. Automatic reporting on the dynamics of sales in the designer’s panel and the connection to Google Analytics are available. PayPal and Yandex.Kassa can be connected to the store or accept payments by bank transfer.

Ready-made solutions

The company has a ready-made solution “Internet-shop Plus” – an offer for the most efficient operation of an online store. It includes a constructor, domain, certificate, mail and contact information protection.

Also offered is a package “Business Start”, which includes a basic set of services for starting a business: domain, certificate and hosting.

Monitoring sites

To avoid inaccessibility of the site, you can order monitoring of the Internet site. This is a constant monitoring of performance and alerting the owner in case of problems. Inaccessibility of the resource makes it unreachable, reducing its position in search engines. Therefore, it is important to respond to failures promptly. Site monitoring service instantly sends an email and SMS notification of the problem. The client also receives reports on the results of the checks. There are 3 tariff plans that differ in the number of checks, SMS-alerts and channels for them.

SEO promotion

You can order automated promotion in popular search engines Yandex and Google in order to improve the position of your site. To do this you need to specify the address, get a budget calculation and run the promotion. The system will select keywords and pages, running immediately after the definition of a list of words and payment by the client. The user will receive:

 

Payment for RU-CENTER services

The following payment methods are possible:

• via the Internet and electronic cash: Visa, EuroCard/MasterCard, Sberbank Online, WebMoney, PayPal, Yandex.Money, QIWI, VTB24, Promsvyazbank, Alfa Bank;
• through terminals and cash acceptance points: CyberPlat. The following are the most popular ways of using the cards in the office of RU-CENTER, OSMP – “QIWI”, Sberbank terminals;
• Bank transfers: you can request a new account or use the details of the company RU-CENTER or pay in cash at a Sberbank branch.

You can pay for the domain and other services on Nic.ru online in many convenient ways: via bank card, web wallet, payment terminal, sberbank online and other selected methods. Or through the control panel and personal account of your bank, by contract number. In addition, for payments to legal entities in the personal cabinet you can request the service of generating an invoice for payment.

For ease of payment, you can put an amount in your personal account with a reserve, and it will be used to pay for all necessary services. If you pay online, the money comes into your account almost immediately. For the convenience of paying for domain renewal and other services, you can connect the service “Autopayment”, and the money will be deducted from your account automatically.

How do I pay for my order online?

You can pay online with Visa, EuroCard/MasterCard, Sberbank Online, WebMoney, PayPal, Yandex.Money, QIWI, VTB24, Promsvyazbank, Alfa-Bank. Payment by all methods, except WebMoney, is made without commission. Paying from WebMoney, you must remember that the commission payment system is 0.8%.

 

Ru-Center bonuses

The company has many different promotions and special offers. Let’s look at them in more detail.

Discount promo code

The company is currently offering its customers a 20% discount by promo code NEWMINUS20.

Stocks

The company offers its customers favorable discounts on many services. All company promotions and bonus offers are available in a special section. Most often, discounts are on domains and hosting. In addition, nic.ru has its own club program. By becoming a member of the club you can enjoy additional discounts and benefits throughout the year. The amount of your discounts on services depends on the purchased status and can reach up to 70% for various services.

In addition, the company has a program of seasonal promo codes, through which you can get a good discount or up to two months of hosting. If you become a client of Nic.ru, you get the opportunity to use additional discounts from the company’s partners. Most of the submitted specials will be beneficial more for legal entities, but private clients can find something profitable. The choice of services is quite wide: from registering a patent to discounts on the site of the online bookstore Litres.

On the site nic.ru has a separate page for promotions and special offers. It describes all the domains that are offered at a reduced price, the rules of these promotions and their validity periods. When placing an order for a period of 3 months and more, the client will get 30 free days a month as part of the special offer “One month free VDS”. By becoming a partner of the company, through your resource, you can perform the functions of providing hosting, domain registration, etc., in fact, becoming a reseller, the company, and to receive for this discounts up to 90% for all services.

Club program

Members of the club program once a year pay for the selected status of 5 options and enjoy discounts for 12 months on domains, contact data protection, the first year of registration of the subject domain name, hosting, certificates and other services.

SSL certificate as a gift

You can get a digital signature of the site as a gift:

• when purchasing hosting for a period of one year or more;
• If you purchase a website or store builder for 12 months or more;
• when you renew your hosting for a year or more;
• when registering a domain in some zones, the list of which is specified on the company’s website in the rules of the action.

Free site transfer

Service employees are free to transfer files from the site and content on the hosting RU-CENTER:

• If you buy hosting for a year or more, it is possible to transfer up to 20 sites from another provider. In the action involved rate plans virtual hosting “300” and above, and rates 2 and 3 hosting CMS;
• If you renew from one year of hosting at one of the participating rates.

Affiliate Program

Participation in the program suits users who want to become a reseller: register and renew domains and hosting for their clients on their own behalf, using service technology and partner software. Anyone can sign a contract with RU-CENTER: individuals, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.

Partners purchase services at retail prices. To receive discounts, you must become a member of the program. To become a partner, you need to fill out a contract form or start working on the offer. Statuses for partners are not provided. The client decides which status to choose depending on the services purchased.

 

Complaints against RU-CENTER

To complain about the work of the services of RU-CENTER, you can call the phone numbers listed on the website of the company, as well as write a letter to e-mail, which is listed on the company website. In addition, you can contact the hoster’s staff in the communities on Facebook and VKontakte or leave your complaint on this page. As for reviews about the company, there are both positive and negative comments. Among the positive, customers praise the stable operation of services, new favorable offers and reasonable prices for services. Many praise the competent work of the support service.

Negative feedback, however, refers to upward changes in renewal prices and the connection of additional services without the clients’ knowledge. There are also complaints about the technical support, the responses with delays and rudeness of employees. Also, customers complain about the outdated interface of the control panel, the fact that it is very difficult to add to sites hosted by the company, services purchased from other companies, such as security certificates.

Often there are technical difficulties, which are great obstacles for developers when loading modules written by them, rather than ready-made from the website builder. But it’s worth noting that the support service always responds quickly and tries to fix the technical difficulties and malfunctions, including if they arise during the integration of modules.

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Supervisory bodies of RSIC JSC

The company is registered in the unified state register of legal entities by Interdistrict Inspectorate 46 of Moscow, number 1067746823099 of 07.2006. A full list of all licenses and certificates can be found on nic.ru under “Help – General – About the Company”. Its license from Rospotrebnadzor №164100 for the provision of data communication services can be seen in the data card of the company on the website of Rospotrebnadzor itself.

User agreement nic.ru

On the site nic.ru you can sign a service agreement (NIC-D) and a partnership agreement for comprehensive services (NIC-REG). There are different forms for legal entities, individuals and IEs. The documents spell out all the services and the rules for their provision, as well as the rules for shares. There are also the texts of the following documents on the site:

You can choose to view any of the types of contracts you enter into for services, or you can view the general paragraphs of interest separately.
For example – “The procedure for making changes to the contract”. Please note that the data you change is not updated immediately, for example, registration data can be updated within 2 days, e-mail address for notifications of a technical nature, is also removed from the database within 2 days. But many changes you can not make yourself, through the control panel and need to send an official email to support.

RU-CENTER Support

Working hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 – 19:00, Sat – Sat – days off. Technical support is available 24 hours a day. It is provided in the following ways:

• phones: +7 495 009-13-33, +7 495 994-46-01;
• by e-mail: [email protected];
• in the Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/rucenter/;
• in the VKontakte group: https://vk.com/ru_nic.

 

RU-CENTER is a Scam?

RU-CENTER – is an experienced service that has been in operation since 2000. It is one of the largest domain name registrars and hosting providers in Russia and the rest of the world. Its extensive experience allows the service to offer popular services and additional solutions for its customers. For convenience, the service has a website nic.ru with easy navigation and detailed information for users. All services are described in detail, features and tariff plans, there is an opportunity to order additional services. It is possible to read detailed contact information and the company’s affiliate program. The site has all the necessary texts of contracts and agreements.

In addition to domains, hosting, servers, RU-CENTER is engaged in monitoring and promotion of websites, offers to use store constructors and SSL-certificates. Despite this, there are many negative comments about the project. Clients have noted that often the technical support is delayed with the answers. In addition, in some cases the administration connects users to additional services, for which they then charge a fee. There are also complaints of price increases and domain renewal, which differ from those listed on the site. There is almost no information about technical failures, only a few customers complain that sometimes the sites are unavailable.

If you take into account all these points, we can say that RU-CENTER is not a scam, but its work today does not please some customers. The administration should take care to solve the problems that arise.

 

Conclusion

RU-CENTER – is a registrar and provider that has been on the hosting services market for a long time. Service offers its customers a lot of basic and additional services, constant promotions, participation in the club and affiliate program. Average prices, but the quality of services is good. The provider provides stable operation of sites and provides a good protection. Find your ideal hosting, not so easy, just like a content management system and website builder. Domain registrar and hosting provider RU-CENTER is a company with a well-known name and good reputation.

RU-CENTER also has nice discounts and bonus offers for both new and regular customers. If you have been a client of the hoster or are still a client, tell us about your cooperation with the project on this page. Share the negative or positive moments in the work, so that other users can decide whether to apply for services to this company.