IONOS review (UK, 2026)
Rock-bottom entry prices with big storage allowances.
£3.60/mo inc VAT, renews at £7.20/mo · £238 over 3 years on the Standard plan. Affiliate link: we may earn a commission, which never changes a score. Disclosure
Our verdict
IONOS: 6.2/10, #7 of the hosts we track
IONOS competes on entry price and storage: Plus is £1/mo for 12 months, then £9/mo ex VAT, with 200 GB NVMe. Support is 24/7 by phone, chat and email. We couldn't verify a UK data centre for shared hosting on its UK pages, and higher-tier features vary by plan, so check the plan table.
The overall score is our all-round score. Buying guides re-weight the same components for each job, so IONOS's rank can differ in a guide (see "Rank in our buying guides" below). Methodology.
- Entry plan
- Standard: £3/mo for 6mo → £6/mo ex VAT
- 3 years inc VAT
- £238
- UK data centre
- No UK data centre verified
- Support
- 24/7 chat · phone 24/7 · tickets
- Trustpilot
- 4.7 / 5
- Top score in
- Email, VPS & cloud, Business email
IONOS plans and prices
| Plan | Intro /mo | Renews /mo | Year 1 | 3 years | Storage | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StandardMonthly after promo | £3.60£3/mo for 6mo | £7.20£6/mo | £65 | £238 | 100 GB NVMe | Unlimited | 1 |
| PlusMonthly after promo | £1.20£1/mo for 12mo | £10.80£9/mo | £14 | £274 | 200 GB NVMe | Unlimited | 2 |
| PremiumMonthly after promo | £9.60£8/mo for 6mo | £19.20£16/mo | £173 | £634 | 350 GB NVMe | Unlimited | 4 |
| UltimateMonthly after promo | £14.40£12/mo for 6mo | £28.80£24/mo | £259 | £950 | 500 GB NVMe | Unlimited | 5 |
As advertised (small print) and converted per month. "All prices exclude VAT charged at 20%" We add VAT at 20% for inc-VAT figures. Prices verified 2026-11-01 on www.ionos.co.uk/hosting/web-hosting. Try other terms in the cost calculator.
IONOS web hosting: what you get
- Standard: £3/mo for 6mo, renews at £6/mo (ex VAT); 100 GB NVMe, Unlimited sites, 1 mailbox.
- Plus: £1/mo for 12mo, renews at £9/mo (ex VAT); 200 GB NVMe, Unlimited sites, 2 mailboxes.
- Premium: £8/mo for 6mo, renews at £16/mo (ex VAT); 350 GB NVMe, Unlimited sites, 4 mailboxes.
- Ultimate: £12/mo for 6mo, renews at £24/mo (ex VAT); 500 GB NVMe, Unlimited sites, 5 mailboxes.
- UK data centre: not verified (Shared hosting data centre location in UK not stated (existing record)).
- Email hosting: Email Basic (5 accounts), 5 mailboxes, 2 GB each, £1/mo for 12mo then £2.50/mo (ex VAT). Compared in best email hosting UK.
- Green hosting: renewable claim independently listed by the Green Web Foundation (source). See green web hosting UK.
IONOS is #4 of 7 in our Cheap Web Hosting UK guide. IONOS is #3 of 7 in our Green Web Hosting UK guide. IONOS is #1 of 4 in our Best Email Hosting UK guide.
Pros
- Very cheap first year (Plus £1/mo for 12 months)
- Huge NVMe storage allowances
- 24/7 phone, chat and email support
- Free domain and SSL
- 30-day trial
Cons
- Renewal jump after promo
- UK data centre for shared hosting not stated
- Few mailboxes on lower plans
Verified features and support
What we could confirm on IONOS's own pages (verified 2026-10-26). "Not stated" means the provider doesn't say it on the pages we checked, not that it's missing.
| Feature | IONOS | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Managed WordPress | Yes | source |
| Staging | Not stated | |
| WP auto-updates | Yes | Automatic updates source |
| LiteSpeed/caching | Not stated | |
| Email included | Yes | 1 email address on Standard source |
| Free SSL | Yes | Domain, email, SSL always included source |
| Daily backups | Yes | Daily backup source |
| UK support line | Yes | UK freephone 0808 number, 24/7 source |
| Site builder | Yes | AI Website Builder for WordPress source |
| Free domain | Yes | Free domain for 1 year source |
| 1-click installer | Yes | source |
| Renewable energy | Yes | Data centres "powered by 100% green energy" (IONOS web hosting page). IONOS SE is listed by the Green Web Foundation with its 2025 sustainability report source |
| Managed option | Not stated | |
| 24/7 live chat | Yes | 24/7 by phone, chat or email source |
| Phone support | 24/7 | source |
| Tickets / email | Yes | email support source |
IONOS score breakdown
Rank in our buying guides
- Cheap Web Hosting UK: #4 of 7 (6.1/10)
- Green Web Hosting UK: #3 of 7 (7.8/10)
- Best Hosting for Beginners: #2 of 5 (7.9/10)
- Best Email Hosting UK: #1 of 4 (8.8/10)
- Best VPS & Cloud Hosting UK: #1 of 10 (7.5/10)
- Cheapest .co.uk Domains & UK Registrars: #2 of 7 (7.1/10)
- Business Email UK: #1 of 7 (6.3/10)
Who IONOS suits
- Budget buyers
- Storage-heavy sites
- Multiple sites on one plan
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