United Kingdom · 1 year
Lowest shared hosting service cost in the United Kingdom over 1 year, renewals included
Ranked by the service cost allocated to 1 year, the lowest we can compute from published prices is Fasthosts Grow at £12, which is £0.99 a month averaged across the whole period.
The cash actually charged by the end of 1 year on that plan is £12, because the host bills a whole term at a time.
The ordering is that service cost and nothing else. It is not a quality ranking and no host pays to appear here or to be placed higher.
| Host | Plan and its published condition | Advertised | Renewal | 1 year service cost | Cash paid through 1 year | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasthosts | Grow 12-month prepaid term. 99p/month for 12 months then GBP8/month, ex VAT. Renewal billing term not stated. | £0.99 | £8.00 8.1x | £12 £0.99/month | £12 | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| IONOS | Plus 12-month prepaid term. GBP1/month for 12 months, then GBP9/month excl. VAT. Renewal billing term not stated. | £1.00 | £9.00 9.0x | £12 £1.00/month | £12 | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| Hostinger | Single 48-month prepaid term. 48-month prepay, host-stated total GBP71.52 charged today. Renewal billing term not stated. Prices listed with | £1.49 | £7.99 5.4x | £18 £1.49/month | £72 | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| SiteGround | StartUp 12-month prepaid term. Prepaid for 12 months, renews at GBP13.99/mo, ex VAT. Renewal billing term not stated. | £1.99 | £13.99 7.0x | £24 £1.99/month | £24 | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| HostPresto | NANO 1-month prepaid term. The pricing page now states GBP1 for the first month renewing at GBP4.00/month, down from GBP4.50 on 2026-08-2 | £1.00 | £4.00 4.0x | £45 £3.75/month | renewal term not published | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| GoDaddy | Web Hosting Economy 12-month prepaid term. GBP3.99/mo for the first 1-year term, regular price GBP8.99/mo. No VAT wording appears on the host's UK page. | £3.99 | £8.99 2.3x | £48 £3.99/month | £48 | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| Web Hosting UK | Starter no term commitment. Renamed by the host to 'Starter'. GBP1.99/month against a published regular price of GBP4.99, which the host l | £1.99 | £4.99 2.5x | £60 £4.99/month | renewal term not published | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| Heart Internet | Plus 1-month prepaid term. The brand is still trading and selling to new customers. GBP1 for the first month, or GBP3.00/month under its | £1.00 | £5.99 6.0x | £67 £5.57/month | £67 | Figures checked 2026-09-06 |
| None of these yet | you are not sure how long you will keep the site, or you have not checked whether your plan's limits fit | — | — | — | — | Run your own period |
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Why this order is not the order you see elsewhere
On this particular list the cheapest advertised price and the cheapest 1 year total happen to be the same host. That is not usually the case — it is worth checking rather than assuming.
Where the ordering changes
- If you will move again within the first term, Fasthosts is the cheapest way in at £0.99 a month.
- If you expect to stay past the introductory term, HostPresto carries the lowest renewal rate at £4.00 a month equivalent, and after that term the renewal rate and its billing period are the main cost inputs.
- If none of that applies cleanly, do not pick from this page. Put your own period into the calculator and read the two closest hosts' own pages before deciding.
Service cost and cash paid are not the same number. A 48-month offer compared over three years has 36 months of service cost but a four-year invoice already paid. We show both and never call either one the total. No domain renewal, migration or overage charge is added to either. The full method is at Method.
What is not on this page
Domain renewal after the free first year, migration fees, overage charges, and anything a host quotes only on request. It is also not a judgment of quality — we have not run a site on any of these.
Related
- Fasthosts in full
- Fasthosts against IONOS
- The calculator, with your own period
- Where the rest of the money goes
Written by Kaz, independent publisher. No commercial relationship with the companies named unless it is listed on the disclosure page.
Sources: hosts' own pricing and renewal pages only. Figures last verified 2026-09-06. I have not used these products. Nothing here is a personal test result.
Ranking method and formulas: Method. Listing position on this site is not for sale.
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