Heart Internet vs WebHosting UK: which is better for UK websites?
Short answer
WebHosting UK wins on our overall score
WebHosting UK scores 8.6/10 against 6.1 for Heart Internet, mainly on support and renewal price (inc vat).
Choose Heart Internet for small businesses or UK data residency. Choose WebHosting UK for UK small businesses or users wanting transparent renewals.
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Side by side (entry plans)
| Item | Heart Internet | WebHosting UK |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Plus | Starter |
| Intro price /mo | £3.60£3.00/mo ex VAT | £3.95£3.29/mo ex VAT |
| Renewal /mo | £7.19£5.99/mo | £3.95£3.29/mo |
| Term | 12 months paid yearly (50% off first year; renews £71.88/yr) | Monthly |
| Year 1 cost | £43 | £47 |
| 3-year cost | £216 | £142 |
| Storage | 25 GB NVMe | 10 GB SSD |
| Sites | 1 | 2 |
| 2 (5 GB each) | Unlimited | |
| UK data centre | UK data centre | UK data centre |
| 24/7 live chat | Not stated | Yes |
| Phone support | Not stated | 24/7 |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Email included | Yes | Yes |
| Daily backups | Not stated | Not stated |
| 1-click installer | Yes | Yes |
| Staging | Not stated | Yes |
| Free domain | Yes | Not stated |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Prices verified 2026-11-01 (Heart Internet) and 2026-11-01 (WebHosting UK). Highlighted = cheaper. "Not stated" means the pages we checked don't say.
Score breakdown
| Component (weight) | Heart Internet | WebHosting UK |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal price (inc VAT) (25%) | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| Intro price (inc VAT) (10%) | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Trustpilot (15%) | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Support (15%) | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| Guide features (20%) | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| UK data centre (15%) | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Total | 6.1 | 8.6 |
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)
WebHosting UK
Leeds-based host with transparent pricing and 24/7 UK support
- UK host with UK data centres
- 24/7 support by phone, chat and tickets
- No renewal price jump
- cPanel with 1-click installer
- Not the cheapest in year one vs promo deals
- No multi-year prepay discounts
- Smaller storage allowances (10 GB Starter)