Heart Internet vs Hostinger: which is better for UK websites?
Short answer
Hostinger wins on our overall score
Hostinger scores 6.3/10 against 6.1 for Heart Internet, mainly on intro price (inc vat) and support. Heart Internet is stronger on renewal price (inc vat) and Trustpilot.
Choose Heart Internet for small businesses or UK data residency. Choose Hostinger for beginners or small blogs.
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Side by side (entry plans)
| Item | Heart Internet | Hostinger |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Plus | Single |
| Intro price /mo | £3.60£3.00/mo ex VAT | £1.79£1.49/mo ex VAT |
| Renewal /mo | £7.19£5.99/mo | £9.59£7.99/mo |
| Term | 12 months paid yearly (50% off first year; renews £71.88/yr) | 48 months |
| Year 1 cost | £43 | £86 |
| 3-year cost | £216 | £86 |
| Storage | 25 GB NVMe | 10 GB SSD |
| Sites | 1 | 1 |
| 2 (5 GB each) | 1 (free) | |
| UK data centre | UK data centre | UK data centre |
| 24/7 live chat | Not stated | Yes |
| Phone support | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Email included | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups | Not stated | No |
| 1-click installer | Yes | Yes |
| Staging | Not stated | Not stated |
| Free domain | Yes | Yes |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Prices verified 2026-11-01 (Heart Internet) and 2026-11-01 (Hostinger). Highlighted = cheaper. "Not stated" means the pages we checked don't say.
Score breakdown
| Component (weight) | Heart Internet | Hostinger |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal price (inc VAT) (25%) | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| Intro price (inc VAT) (10%) | 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Trustpilot (15%) | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Support (15%) | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Guide features (20%) | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| UK data centre (15%) | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Total | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Same overall score as our homepage and reviews, calculated across all hosts we track. How it works.
Heart Internet
Long-running UK host with cPanel plans on UK data centres, bundled mailboxes and a free .uk domain for year one
- UK data centres on every web hosting plan
- Free .uk domain for the first year on yearly plans
- Mailboxes bundled for the life of the plan
- Free SSL (AutoSSL), backups and one-click app installer in cPanel
- Renewal is double the first-year price
- Best price needs a year paid upfront
- No phone support line listed (ticket, live chat and call-back)
Hostinger
Cheapest multi-year intro prices, with a selectable UK server location
- Very low entry price on 48-month prepay
- Free domain on Single (Premium+: free for 1 year)
- UK server location selectable
- Free SSL, CDN and 1-click WordPress
- Big renewal jump (Single £1.49 → £7.99/mo ex VAT)
- Lowest prices need 48 months paid upfront
- Single plan: 1 site, weekly backups