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Website hosting in the UK with a free SSL certificate, automatic backups, business email on your domain and support by email. We move your website across for free, with no downtime.

Cheap web hosting UK plans

Choose the hosting plan for your business, with your website included, email on your domain and a free SSL certificate.

Basic

Your landing page built for you, or hosting for the website you already have.

£5.99/ month + VAT

Your website live in 3 to 5 working days.

Choose Basic
  • Landing page built by us
  • 5 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 5 business email accounts
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Daily backups
  • Free migration of your current site
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Starter

Your first website, ready to be found.

£12.99/ month + VAT

Your website live in 3 to 5 working days.

Choose Starter
  • Website of up to 5 pages, built by us
  • Free .co.uk domain
  • 5 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 10 business email accounts
  • Free SSL certificate
  • 1 content change a month
  • Live in 3 to 5 working days

Business

For established businesses: more space, more mailboxes and more changes.

£19.99/ month + VAT

Your website live in 3 to 5 working days.

Choose Business
  • New website or a redesign of your current one
  • Free .co.uk domain
  • Up to 10 pages of content
  • 15 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • 15 business email accounts
  • Free SSL certificate and daily backups
  • Migration from your current host included
  • Unlimited content changes

Ecommerce

For selling online: catalogue, basket and online payments.

£34.99/ month + VAT

Your online shop live in 10 working days.

Choose Ecommerce
  • Complete online shop, built by us
  • Free .co.uk domain
  • We upload your first 30 products
  • 40 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • Unlimited business email accounts
  • Payments by Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay
  • Unlimited content changes
  • Priority support

No contract. Cancel anytime.

Industry-standard technology behind every plan, set up and maintained by our team.

Small business web hosting services

Not every site needs the same thing: a lightweight business website doesn't use resources like an online shop with hundreds of products. That's why each plan reserves real resources for your project, instead of cramming thousands of sites onto one overloaded server.

We size the plan for you and move it up as your project grows. No need to decode spec sheets: tell us what you're working on and we'll tell you what you need, with the price up front.

  • SSD storage so your site loads quickly
  • Resources allocated to your project, with no noisy neighbours
  • PHP and database versions always up to date
  • Upgrade whenever you need, with no paperwork or downtime

Which hosting is best for WordPress?

Most small business websites run on WordPress, and our servers are tuned for exactly that: caching, database and PHP configured so your site responds quickly without you touching a single setting.

  • WordPress installed in minutes
  • Core and plugin updates overseen by our team
  • Caching set up so pages load in seconds
  • Protection against brute-force attacks and spam

User-friendly control panel

Managing your hosting shouldn't require a course. The control panel is organised by task, so you find what you need in two clicks, on your mobile or your computer.

Rather never log in? That's fine too: email us and we'll make the change for you. That's what a managed service is for.

  • Create business email accounts in two clicks
  • Check and download your backups whenever you like
  • Manage your domains and SSL in one place
  • Step-by-step guide included

Free migration

Already have a website but your current provider is giving you grief? We bring the whole thing across (files, database and email) at no cost and without a minute of downtime. You give us the logins; we handle the rest.

Website safety & security

A file deleted by mistake, an update that goes wrong or an attack shouldn't cost you your website. Every plan includes automatic backups of your site, database and email, stored away from the main server.

  • Automatic daily backups
  • One-click restore from your control panel
  • Backups stored away from the main server
  • If you prefer, we restore it for you at no cost

Domain hosting for small business

If you run more than one business, or manage websites for your clients, you don't need an account for each site. We can host several projects in one control panel, each with its own domain, email and backups.

You pay one monthly plan for everything, and adding a new site takes minutes: email us, we set it up and let you know when it's live.

  • All your domains managed from one account
  • Separate email and backups for each business
  • One monthly payment for all your sites

Web hosting for growing businesses

A campaign that takes off, a mention on social media or your busy season can multiply your visitors overnight. Your hosting has to cope at exactly that moment, because that's when customers are won or lost.

We monitor our servers around the clock and spread the load before anyone notices. If your project starts running tight, we'll tell you and suggest moving up a plan in good time.

  • Resources reserved for your site, with no surprises from neighbours
  • Consistent speed, even at peak times
  • Constant monitoring and a heads-up before you run short

Personal service

What you see is what you pay: no surprise charges for extra resources and no inflated renewal prices in year two. And when you email us, you get a reply from someone on the team who knows your site, not a bot with canned answers.

Can I switch my WordPress hosting provider?

Yes. Switching hosts is nerve-racking for one reason: nobody wants their website or email to go down along the way. Our method removes that risk, because your current site keeps running while we prepare everything in parallel.

  • We copy your whole site and test it on our servers
  • Only once everything works do we point your domain
  • Your website stays online throughout the move

How do you ensure a website performs well and loads fast?

A cheap server on the other side of the world is no use if your customers are in London, Manchester or Glasgow: every click takes longer and Google takes note. Our setup is designed to get your website to UK visitors as quickly as possible.

And if you also sell abroad, the content delivery network keeps copies of your site in different countries so it loads quickly wherever your visitors are.

  • Quick loading for visitors across the UK
  • Global CDN included for visitors from abroad
  • Optional dedicated IP for projects that need one

Reliability

We work to a 99.9% availability target: constant monitoring, automatic backups and a team that reacts within minutes if anything goes wrong. Your website is your shop window, open 24 hours a day, and our job is to make sure the shutters never come down.

Guarantees included in every hosting plan, at no extra cost.

SSL included

99.9% uptime

Daily backups

Real human support

Web hosting FAQs

What is web hosting and how does it work?

Hosting is the server where your website's files live: text, images, database and email. When someone types in your domain, their browser connects to that server and loads the site. Without hosting, your website simply doesn't exist.

Ours is managed: we don't just give you the space, we also look after the technical side (updates, security, backups and monitoring) so you can have a website without needing to know anything about servers.

Will I receive a domain name with my web hosting?

On the Starter, Business and Ecommerce plans, a .co.uk, .uk or .com domain is included free. We register it, point it to our servers, set up SSL and email, and keep an eye on it so nothing is left misconfigured.

Already have a domain? We connect it at no cost, without interrupting your email.

Can you migrate us from our existing platform?

Yes. We host sites built by us or by others: WordPress, WooCommerce shops and HTML websites. We look at yours, tell you which plan suits its size and traffic, and move it across from your current provider for free.

And if you don't have a website yet, we can build one for you the way we always do: you see it finished before you pay.

How do I transfer my website to another host?

Send us the logins for your current hosting and we do all the work: we copy your files, database and email, set the site up on our servers and test it carefully while the original keeps running. Only once we've checked everything works do we point the domain.

Your visitors won't notice the switch: the website stays up during the process and email keeps arriving. Migration is included in every plan.

How often should I backup my website?

At least once a day, and with us it happens automatically: every plan includes daily backups. Each backup stores your files, database and email, and is kept away from the main server, so your data survives even a serious hardware fault.

There are two ways to restore: do it yourself from the control panel in one click, or email us and we'll do it at no cost. Either way, your website goes back to exactly how it was in the backup you choose.

Do you provide email hosting with my pay monthly website?

Yes. Each plan includes mailboxes like [email protected] up to its limit: 5 on Basic, 10 on Starter, 15 on Business and unlimited on Ecommerce. They work on your mobile and computer, and come with webmail so you can check them from any browser.

When your plan goes live, we hand over the mailboxes you need, already created and set up. After that you can add more from the control panel, or email us and we'll set them up for you.

How much storage space do I need for hosting?

5 GB is enough for most business websites; an online shop with hundreds of products needs more. That's why plans go from 5 GB on Basic and Starter to 15 GB on Business and 40 GB on Ecommerce. We monitor each account's usage and let you know before you reach the limit; the upgrade happens live, without moving your website, and you only pay the difference from then on.

We never suspend a site over a one-off spike in storage or traffic without talking to you first. Limits are there to size the service, not to give you a nasty surprise on your invoice.

How fast should my website load?

Our servers use SSD storage, configured caching and up-to-date versions of PHP and MySQL, so a well-built site loads in seconds anywhere in the UK. Speed isn't just about convenience: it has a direct effect on your Google rankings and on sales.

Final speed also depends on how the website is built: image sizes and the number of plugins. If it's slow with your current provider, we'll tell you what can be optimised and how much faster it could be when we migrate it.

Do you offer support?

Email [email protected] and a real person from our team will reply the same working day, not a bot or a form that disappears into the void. Because we monitor our servers constantly, we often spot and fix problems before you notice them.

Support is included: we don't charge to help you, to check your site when it's playing up, or to give you a hand with your email or domain.

How do I pay you?

The plan is paid monthly by PayPal subscription, keeps its price and always includes the same things: space, email, backups and support. No contract. Cancel anytime.

And if you decide to leave, your data is yours: we give you a full copy of your site, database and email to take wherever you like, with no hold-ups or obstacles. We'd rather you stayed for the service than because you feel locked in.