Alternatives · Web Hosting
20i alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, the highest-graded 20i alternative is Cloudways (2.2 GPA).
20i compared with 4 alternatives: Krystal, SiteGround, IONOS and Cloudways.
20i is a paid product, starting at £10 per month at renewal (Startup), after a first month for £1. None of the alternatives has a free plan. One more offers a free trial.
Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from
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At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20iThis tool | From £10/mo | No | Web |
| Krystal | From £7/mo | No | Web |
| SiteGround | From $14.99/mo | No | Web |
| IONOS | From $8/mo | No | Web |
| Cloudways | Free trial · from $11/mo | Trial only | Web |
Price against what you get
20i starts at about $13.40 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 1 of the 4 alternatives on this chart scores higher and starts lower: Cloudways.
SiteGround scores higher without starting lower. Krystal and IONOS start lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from 20i
Krystal
UK cPanel web hosting on its own cloud, with phone support
- Krystal starts at £7 per month, billed monthly (Amethyst).
Suits: UK businesses that want a phone number to call
SiteGround
Shared and WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with its own Site Tools
- SiteGround starts at $14.99 per month prepaid for 24 months; 12 months is $2.99 a month in year one.
Suits: WordPress sites that want daily backups and staging without plugins
IONOS
Shared and WordPress hosting with a domain, wildcard SSL and email
- IONOS starts at $8 per month at renewal (Essential), after a first year at $4 a month.
Suits: Small businesses running several sites on one shared plan
Cloudways
Managed cloud hosting on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google
- Cloudways starts at $11 per month for a 1 GB DigitalOcean server, billed hourly.
- Cloudways does not cover managed WordPress, which 20i does.
Suits: Sites that have outgrown shared hosting but do not want to run a server
Limits worth knowing in 20i
- Prices are in pounds sterling. The £1 first month applies to the first month only; after that the plan renews at its monthly price.
- Startup and Plan 1 host a single website; the Startup plan has 50 GB of bandwidth.
- Each step up the price ladder is large, from £10 a month to £300 a month at Plan 5.
- The page does not say how a plan is refunded or whether the £1 month can be cancelled before it renews.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to 20i?
The alternatives to 20i in this directory are Krystal, SiteGround, IONOS and Cloudways. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with 20i.
Is there a free alternative to 20i?
None of the alternatives listed here has a free plan. Cloudways offers a free trial.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 17, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.