Security Review

Is transip.nl legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 94/100

TransIP is a highly reputable Dutch hosting provider and domain registrar operating since 2003 with over 150,000 customers.

transip.nlScanned 8h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 91·MT 95
Technical red flags (1)
Impersonates OpenAI / ChatGPT
Warning signals (1)
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
23 years old
Registered Mar 5, 2003
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain has been active for over 23 years, which is a very strong indicator of legitimacy. Our analysis confirms it is the official site for TransIP B.V., a registered Dutch company and part of the large team.blue group. While some automated signals flagged a potential impersonation of AI brands, this is a false positive; the site simply offers legitimate self-hosted AI server solutions. The infrastructure is clean, with no malware detections across 92 security engines. Global traffic rankings place it among the top websites worldwide, further confirming its status as a major service provider.
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Page Content

The website offers professional hosting services, including domain registration, VPS, and cloud storage. It features a comprehensive Dutch-language interface with clear pricing and technical documentation.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on its own network (AS20857) with a valid SSL certificate and a clean IP reputation. It loads resources from trusted internal CDNs and standard social media platforms.

Domain History

Registered in 2001, the domain has a continuous history of operation. It is managed by team.blue nl B.V., a well-known registrar in the Netherlands.

Web Reputation

The site maintains a significant presence on independent review aggregators with thousands of entries. While some users report typical service complaints, there is no evidence of the site itself being a scam.
Risk Factors
3
  • Automated systems may misinterpret the 'AI VPS' offerings as brand impersonation.
  • As a large hosting provider, their infrastructure is occasionally abused by third parties for phishing, though the main site is safe.
  • Fake phishing emails often impersonate this brand to target Dutch consumers.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of over 8,500 days (23+ years).
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines.
  • Verified business registration with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK).
  • High global traffic ranking and established brand reputation.
  • Part of a major European technology group (team.blue).
AI Recommendation
This is a safe and legitimate website. You can proceed with domain registrations or hosting purchases without concern.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for transip.nl, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
23 yrs
Registered Mar 2003
Business registration
Active · Netherlands
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 scam reports · 3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Established Dutch hosting, domain registrar and VPS/cloud provider founded in 2003 by Ali Niknam in Leiden; KvK 24345899; part of team.blue group.
  • Claims >150,000 customers on homepage; group-wide >3.3 million customers and 3600 employees across 22 countries (per Wikipedia).
  • Trustpilot score approximately 3.5/5 from ~2,000 reviews; mixed feedback with complaints about support and some mentions of phishing/malware handling.
  • Actively maintains abuse@transip.nl for reporting spam/phishing hosted on their network (AS20857) and has dedicated pages on phishing awareness.
  • Page content matches official hosting services (domains, webhosting, VPS from €1/month) and promotes self-hosted open-source AI apps (Ollama, Open WebUI) — not an impersonation of OpenAI/ChatGPT.
  • No direct scam reports targeting transip.nl itself; some phishing sites are hosted on their infrastructure as a large provider, and fake TransIP phishing emails exist (as documented by Fraudehelpdesk).
  • Domain age 8511 days (~23.3 years) aligns with founding date; verified company on Crunchbase, Wikipedia, and official registries.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Fraudehelpdesk.nlopen

    "TransIP - Fraudehelpdesk. Actuele valse e-mails · TransIP Services: Actie vereist · Accountbeheer: Verifieer TransIP-toegang · Domein verlopen – onmiddellijke verlenging vereist"

  • phish.reportopen

    "Report phishing to TRANSIP-AS Amsterdam, the Netherlands, NL is a hosting provider. ... Found a phishing site (or other fraudulent/malicious content) registered with TRANSIP-AS"

  • Trustpilotopen

    "phishing links, and malware. When presented with evidence, their response ..."

Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Tweakers.net (GoT forum)open

    "Ik werk al jaren met TransIP. Ze zijn redelijk prijzig maar van alle hostingproviders ben ik over TransIP het meest te spreken."

  • WHTop.comopen

    "TransIP is a long-standing Dutch domain and hosting provider based in Leiden, active since 2003 and founded by internet entrepreneur Ali Niknam."

  • Wikipediaopen

    "TransIP is een domeinnaamregistratie- en webhostingbedrijf opgericht in 2003 door Ali Niknam. ... meer dan 150.000 klanten (page claims), part of team.blue with >3.3M customers group-wide."

Business registration
Status: active · Netherlands

TransIP B.V., KvK-nummer 24345899, address Vondellaan 47, 2332 AA Leiden. Founded 2003 by Ali Niknam. Part of team.blue group.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We found that TransIP is a well-documented Dutch company (KvK 24345899) based in Leiden. Independent review sites show a large volume of feedback consistent with a major hosting provider. While there are reports of phishing emails that impersonate the brand, these are external threats and not a reflection of the site's own safety. The company is recognized on Wikipedia and major tech forums as a leading registrar in the Netherlands.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious61Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles4
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Page impersonates OpenAI / ChatGPT on a non-official domain.
  • Links to 4 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age23 years old
Registrarteam.blue nl B.V.
RegisteredMar 5, 2003
ExpiresUnknown
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresNov 4, 2026 (133d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingSignet B.V.
Server locationNL
Web servernginx
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://transip.nl/
  • 2302https://transip.nl/
  • 3200https://www.transip.nl/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score1%
Reports on file3
ISPSignet B.V.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on transip.nl and not a lookalike like t-ransip.nl.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on transip.nl. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • transip.nl passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 94/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. transip.nl presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 133 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • transip.nl is 23.3 years old, registered on 3/5/2003 through team.blue nl B.V.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report transip.nl as clean.
  • No. transip.nl is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • transip.nl resolves to an IP operated by Signet B.V. in NL (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • Yes. transip.nl sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·transip.nl
SAFE

TransIP is a legitimate and long-established Dutch hosting provider and domain registrar. It is a major industry player with over 20 years of history and no evidence of fraudulent intent. You can safely use their services.

This is a safe and legitimate website. You can proceed with domain registrations or hosting purchases without concern.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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