Our pick: IONOS · 7.5/10 in this guide
Check IONOS price£2.40/mo inc VAT · £205 over 3 years. Affiliate link: we may earn a commission, which never changes a score. Why this pick?
Which UK host is best for sites and apps that have outgrown shared hosting? We rank 10 hosts with a published score built from prices (inc VAT) and features verified on each provider's own site. Commission is never an input.
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7.5/10 in this guide
IONOS has the highest score in this guide. £2.40/mo for the intro period, then £6.00/mo inc VAT. 1 vCore, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe. About £205 over 3 years.
Advertised by the host as £2/mo for 3mo, then £5/mo (ex VAT).
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Why scores differ from the homepage. Every guide uses the same six score components but weights them for the job. This one counts guide features (35%) and renewal price (25%) most; the homepage's all-round score gives renewal price the biggest share. So IONOS scores 7.5 here and 6.2 overall (#7 on the homepage, where WebHosting UK is #1). See this guide's weights · Methodology
Lowest 3-year cost is not the same as the top score. 123 Reg has the lowest 3-year total in this guide (£172 inc VAT, against £205 for IONOS) but scores 5.2/10 here, because the guide score weighs more than the 3-year total. Check the terms on its plan before you buy: some of the lowest prices need a long term paid upfront.
| # | Host & plan | Intro /mo | Renews /mo | 3-yr cost | Specs | UK data centre | Score | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our pick IONOSVPS S+ | £2.40£2/mo for 3mo | £6.00£5/mo | £205 | 1 vCore, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe | UK data centre | 7.5/10 | See IONOS plans |
| 2 | FasthostsVPS 1 | £2.40£2/mo for 3mo | £6.00£5/mo | £205 | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe | UK data centre | 6.6/10 | See Fasthosts plans |
| 3 | WebHosting UKVPS H1 (managed) | £22.97£19.14/mo | Not published | n/a | 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe | UK data centre | 6.4/10 | See WebHosting UK plans |
| 4 | KrystalCloud VPS K1 | £12.00£10/mo | £12.00£10/mo | £432 | 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk | UK data centre | 5.8/10 | See Krystal plans |
| 5 | 123 RegLinux 1 vCPU | £4.79£3.99/mo | £4.79£3.99/mo | £172 | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe | No UK data centre verified | 5.2/10 | See 123 Reg plans |
| 6 | HostingerKVM 1 | £5.99£4.99/mo | £13.19£10.99/mo | £302 | 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe | UK data centre | 4.5/10 | See Hostinger plans |
| 7 | DigitalOceanBasic Droplet (Regular) 2 GB | £10.79£8.99/mo · $12 USD/mo ($0.01786/hr) | £10.79£8.99/mo | £388 | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD, 2 TB transfer | UK data centre | 4.2/10 | See DigitalOcean plans |
| 8 | Akamai Cloud (Linode)Shared CPU · Linode 2 GB | £10.79£8.99/mo · $12 USD/mo ($0.018/hr) | £10.79£8.99/mo | £388 | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD | UK data centre | 4.0/10 | See Akamai Cloud (Linode) plans |
| 9 | VultrCloud Compute (Regular Performance) 2 GB | £8.99£7.49/mo · $10 USD/mo ($0.014/hr) | £8.99£7.49/mo | £324 | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 55 GB SSD, 2 TB bandwidth | UK data centre | 3.8/10 | See Vultr plans |
| 10 | HetznerCloud CPX12 (Regular Performance) | £12.06£10.05/mo · from €11.99/mo excl. VAT (EU locations) | £12.06£10.05/mo | £434 | 1 AMD vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe | No UK data centre verified | 2.4/10 | See Hetzner plans |
Small print under each price is exactly as the provider advertises it. Buttons are affiliate links (disclosure). Converted figures add VAT at 20% where prices are quoted ex VAT (or the basis isn't stated). 3-yr cost = intro price for the promo period then renewal. Providers that bill in US dollars or euros are converted to pounds for scoring at the ECB reference rate for 26 Oct 2026 ($1 = £0.7492, €1 = £0.8382; source: Frankfurter/ECB). Advertised foreign-currency prices are shown next to every converted figure.
Each component is scored 0–10 and weighted as shown. Commission is never an input. Full methodology.
| Host | Renewal price (inc VAT) 25% | Intro price (inc VAT) 5% | Trustpilot 10% | Support 15% | Guide features 35% | UK data centre 10% | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IONOS | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 7.5 |
| Fasthosts | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 6.6 |
| WebHosting UK | 2.1 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 6.4 |
| Krystal | 4.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 5.8 |
| 123 Reg | 10.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| Hostinger | 3.6 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 4.5 |
| DigitalOcean | 4.4 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 4.2 |
| Akamai Cloud (Linode) | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 4.0 |
| Vultr | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 |
| Hetzner | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Guide features: Specs per £, Managed option. Only features verified on the provider's own site count. WebHosting UK: Renewal price not published: scored as the highest renewal in this guide.
VPS plans are scored on specs per pound and whether a managed option exists (35%), renewal price (25%), support, Trustpilot and UK data centre. Entry-level VPS plans vary widely in what's included, so check the specs column as well as the price. IONOS scores highest at 7.5/10.
This guide now includes the developer clouds (DigitalOcean, Vultr, Akamai Cloud/Linode and Hetzner) alongside UK hosts' VPS plans. We score each on a comparable 1 vCPU / 2 GB plan where one exists. The clouds bill in US dollars or euros by the hour with a monthly cap, so we convert to pounds at a published exchange rate; the amount you pay will move with the rate.
Comfortable running your own server? Unmanaged VPS providers such as Contabo offer far more vCPU and RAM per pound, but price in euros and add a UK location surcharge; see also worth a look below. If you'd rather not manage a server, a managed option (marked in the specs and score) costs more but includes help with the OS and security.
Rock-bottom entry prices with big storage allowances
Scored plan: VPS S+, 1 vCore, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe. Monthly (+£10 setup). UK data centre selectable (also DE/ES/US). Trustpilot 4.7/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
British brand, UK data centres, strong small-business hosting
Scored plan: VPS 1, 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe. 1 or 12 months. UK data centres (Worcester). Trustpilot 4.8/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Leeds-based host with transparent pricing and 24/7 UK support
Scored plan: VPS H1 (managed), 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe. Monthly. Managed; renewal price not published. Trustpilot 4.9/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
UK-based, renewable-powered host with flat pricing (no renewal jump)
Scored plan: Cloud VPS K1, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk. Monthly. London location. Trustpilot 4.9/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Established UK brand with cheap 3-year lock-in deals
Scored plan: Linux 1 vCPU, 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe. 1-year term (renews £47.88/yr). "Global data centres" (Europe/N. America/Asia); UK location not stated. Trustpilot 3.8/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Cheapest multi-year intro prices, with a selectable UK server location
Scored plan: KVM 1, 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe. 24 months. UK is a selectable VPS location. Trustpilot 4.6/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Developer cloud with simple Droplet pricing, a London region and per-second/hourly billing
Scored plan: Basic Droplet (Regular) 2 GB, 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD, 2 TB transfer. Hourly billing, monthly cap. Converted from US dollars at the ECB reference rate for 26 Oct 2026 ($1 = £0.7492); you are billed in USD, so the pound figure moves with the exchange rate; unmanaged. Trustpilot 4.6/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Akamai's developer cloud (formerly Linode) with two London regions and round-the-clock phone and ticket support
Scored plan: Shared CPU · Linode 2 GB, 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD. Hourly billing, monthly cap. Converted from US dollars at the ECB reference rate for 26 Oct 2026 ($1 = £0.7492); you are billed in USD, so the pound figure moves with the exchange rate; unmanaged (Managed service is $100/instance/mo extra). Trustpilot 2.3/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Developer cloud with London and Manchester locations and low-cost hourly instances
Scored plan: Cloud Compute (Regular Performance) 2 GB, 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 55 GB SSD, 2 TB bandwidth. Hourly billing, monthly cap. Converted from US dollars at the ECB reference rate for 26 Oct 2026 ($1 = £0.7492); you are billed in USD, so the pound figure moves with the exchange rate; unmanaged. Trustpilot 1.5/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
German cloud with strong specs per pound, but no UK location (EU locations are Germany and Finland)
Scored plan: Cloud CPX12 (Regular Performance), 1 AMD vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe. Hourly billing, monthly cap. Converted from euros at the ECB reference rate for 26 Oct 2026 (€1 = £0.8382); you are billed in EUR, so the pound figure moves with the exchange rate; unmanaged; no UK location. Trustpilot 3.0/5. Verified 2026-11-01.
Contabo publishes VPS prices in euros (GBP is only shown at checkout) and adds a monthly UK location surcharge at checkout, so we can't verify a UK inc-VAT price in pounds to score it on the same basis as the other hosts.
| Plan | Price (as advertised, EUR) | Specs | Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud VPS 4 | €4.40/mo (regular €5.50/mo) | 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD | 200 Mbit/s |
| Cloud VPS 6 | €6.00/mo (regular €7.50/mo) | 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM, 200 GB SSD or 100 GB NVMe | 300 Mbit/s |
| Cloud VPS 8 | €11.20/mo (regular €14.00/mo) | 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB SSD or 150 GB NVMe | 600 Mbit/s |
Verified 2026-11-01 on contabo.com/en/vps-uk/.