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Every provider in the directory, side by side. Entry prices are the lowest advertised rate — often introductory and often requiring a multi-year prepayment. Scroll the table sideways for the full set of columns.
| Provider | Base | From | Types | UK data centre | Backups | Staging | Uptime | Support | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify est. 2006 |
🇨🇦 Canada | £19.00 | Ecommerce, Site builder, Fully hosted | No | Platform-managed | No | Forwarding only | 99.98% | 24/7 chat and email | 4.5 |
| Hostinger est. 2004 |
🇱🇹 Lithuania | £2.49 | Shared hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS | Yes | Weekly (Premium) / daily (Business) | Yes | Included | 99.9% | 24/7 chat, AI-first then human | 4.3 |
| WordPress.com est. 2005 |
🇺🇸 US | Free tier | WordPress hosting, Managed hosting, Site builder | No | Automatic; real-time on Business | Yes | Forwarding free; mailboxes extra | 99.99% | 24/7 chat and email on paid plans | 4.2 |
| Squarespace est. 2003 |
🇺🇸 US | £13.00 | Site builder, Ecommerce, Domains | No | Automatic versioning | No | Google Workspace bundled first year | 99.9% | 24/7 email, live chat weekdays | 4.1 |
| Wix est. 2006 |
🇮🇱 Israel | Free tier | Site builder, Ecommerce, Free tier available | No | Automatic site history | No | Google Workspace upsell | 99.9% | 24/7 phone callback and chat | 4.0 |
| IONOS est. 1988 |
🇩🇪 Germany | £1.00 | Shared hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS | Yes | Included on most plans | Yes | Included | 99.9% | 24/7 with personal consultant | 3.8 |
| GoDaddy est. 1997 |
🇺🇸 US | £3.99 | Shared hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS | Yes | Paid add-on on cheaper plans | Yes | Microsoft 365 upsell | 99.9% | 24/7 phone and chat | 3.4 |
How to read this table
- From is the cheapest advertised monthly rate. For Hostinger, IONOS, Bluehost and GoDaddy this depends on paying for two to four years in advance, and renewal is typically two to three times higher.
- UK data centre means you can have your site served from the UK — sometimes only if you select it at signup, as with Namecheap, Hostinger and SiteGround.
- Email matters more than people expect: most premium managed WordPress hosts (Kinsta, WP Engine, Flywheel, Rocket.net) include no mailboxes at all, so budget separately for Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
- Uptime figures are the provider's own commitment. A "99.9% guarantee" permits nearly nine hours of downtime a year and usually refunds only that month's fee.
- Rating is our editorial judgement based on infrastructure, pricing honesty, support reputation and exit options. It is not a paid placement — see how we rate.