123 Reg vs Heart Internet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 123 Reg and Heart Internet share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and 123 Reg starts cheaper, at about $2.67 a month against about $8.03 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
123 Reg
UK domain registrar with shared cPanel web hosting plans
Heart Internet
UK cPanel web hosting with NVMe storage and bundled email
Which one is for you
Pick 123 Reg if
- Fits if you want a UK host with domain and email bundled for the first year
- Works for small sites that fit within 25GB to 100GB on shared hosting
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you stay past the term: £71.64 for 3 years of Economy becomes £251.64 on renewal
- Watch out: all prices exclude VAT
- Watch out: the free domain and free email apply to the first year only
- Tight if your site gets busy: 512MB to 2GB of shared RAM and 1 to 2 CPUs
- Watch out: phone and some other support are open only in UK office hours
Pick Heart Internet if
- Fits if you want UK-based shared hosting with 5GB mailboxes included
- Works for one to a few small sites that stay under the bandwidth caps
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you host many sites, as Plus allows 1 website and the top plan 10
- Tight if you get traffic: bandwidth is capped at 50GB to 300GB a month
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT, and the 50% off and free UK domain are for year one on yearly billing
- Watch out: support is live chat and tickets, with no phone line stated
How we grade them
| 1.6GPA123 RegWeak | 1.6GPAHeart InternetWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEconomy is £1.99 a month for the first 3 years, then £6.99 at renewal, roughly $9 and above the $5 where the cheaper quarter of hosting starts. Higher plans reach £15.99. | CPlus is £5.99 a month, about $7.70 and above the $5 where the cheaper quarter of hosting starts. Year one is half price on yearly billing, then it renews at £71.88. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial. The 14-day money-back guarantee isn't a trial. | FNo free plan or trial. A £1 first month is advertised for Plus, and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies, but neither is a free trial. |
| Features | CcPanel, NVMe storage, one-click apps, backups, DDoS protection and a CDN. Shared RAM runs 512MB to 2GB, so busy sites may need Premium or VPS. | CcPanel, NVMe storage, backups, a firewall, malware scans, one-click apps and AutoSSL. Websites are capped at 1, 2, 3 or 10, and bandwidth at 50GB to 300GB. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. cPanel and app installers mean accounts and settings to work through. | CNo store rating on record. cPanel and app installers mean accounts and settings to work through. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb control panel. WordPress, Magento, Joomla and Microsoft 365 are listed, with no apps or API. | CWeb control panel with WordPress and Joomla installers. No apps and no API. |
| Best for | UK shared hosting bundled with a domain | UK shared cPanel hosting with mailboxes and backups |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: 123 Reg and Heart Internet. How we grade
Price against what you get
123 Reg starts at about $2.67 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Heart Internet starts at about $8.03 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and 123 Reg starts $5.36 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 7 score higher than 123 Reg for less, and 21 score higher than Heart Internet for less.
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
Where they differ
At a glance
| 123 Reg | Heart Internet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | £6.99 per month at renewal (excluding VAT), after a first 3-year term at £1.99 per month | £5.99 per month, or £71.88 a year (excluding VAT), with 50% off the first year |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | 123 Reg | Heart Internet |
| Price read from | 123-reg.co.uk | heartinternet.uk |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
123 Reg
- The headline monthly price is a 3-year-term price that renews at roughly three times as much; the renewal figures are £6.99 to £15.99 a month.
- All prices exclude VAT, and the free domain and free email apply to the first year only.
- Shared plans have 512MB to 2GB of shared RAM and 1 to 2 CPUs, so busy sites may need Premium or VPS hosting.
- Phone and some other support channels are only open during UK office hours; the plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Heart Internet
- Plans are limited to 1, 2, 3 or 10 websites, and bandwidth is capped at 50GB to 300GB a month.
- Prices exclude VAT, and the 50% first-year discount and free UK domain apply to yearly billing for the first year only.
- Monthly billing renews at the same £5.99 to £15.99 a month; a £1 first month is advertised for the Plus plan.
- The money-back guarantee is 30 days and support is by live chat and tickets rather than a stated phone line.
Key features
123 Reg
- cPanel control panel
- The shared plans are managed through cPanel, with email accounts, subdomains, file uploads, SSL and resource usage in one dashboard.
- NVMe storage
- Plans range from 25GB to 100GB of NVMe storage, with bandwidth described as unmetered under the acceptable use policy.
- One-click app installs
- The page says more than 80 apps, including WordPress, Magento and Joomla, can be installed in one click, with site cloning and automatic updates.
- Domain and email included
- Annual plans include a domain for the first year and professional mailboxes of 1GB each. The Economy plan includes a one-year SSL certificate and the higher plans unlimited SSL.
- Backups and security
- Daily automated backups, DDoS protection and monitoring are listed on every plan, along with a CDN for faster delivery.
- Other hosting types
- Managed WordPress hosting, Premium Hosting, VPS (including Windows VPS with Plesk) and a website builder are sold alongside the shared plans.
Heart Internet
- cPanel control panel
- Files, databases, domains, email and SSL certificates are managed in cPanel, with single sign-on from the Heart Internet account.
- NVMe storage
- Shared plans offer 25GB to 100GB of NVMe U.3 storage, with bandwidth capped at 50GB to 300GB a month.
- Mailboxes and SSL
- Each plan bundles mailboxes of 5GB each and one free SSL certificate per website, issued through AutoSSL.
- Backups and security
- Backups, a firewall, malware scans and two-factor protection on the control panel are listed on every plan.
- One-click apps
- WordPress, Joomla and dozens of other apps can be installed from the one-click installer.
- Other products
- Managed WordPress hosting with WP Squared, VPS plans, business email and domain registration are sold alongside shared hosting.
Plans
123 Reg
Economy£6.99
per month at renewal; first 3 years £1.99 a month, ex VAT
1 website, 25GB NVMe storage, 1 CPU, 512MB shared RAM and 1 mailbox. A 3-year term is £71.64 up front, then £251.64 on renewal.
Deluxe£8.99
per month at renewal; first 3 years £2.99 a month, ex VAT
Up to 10 websites, 50GB NVMe storage, 1 CPU, 1GB shared RAM and 2 mailboxes. A 3-year term is £107.64 up front, then £323.64 on renewal.
Ultimate£11.99
per month at renewal; first 3 years £4.99 a month, ex VAT
Up to 25 websites, 75GB NVMe storage, 2 CPUs, 1.5GB shared RAM and 3 mailboxes. A 3-year term is £179.64 up front, then £431.64 on renewal.
Maximum£15.99
per month at renewal; first 3 years £5.99 a month, ex VAT
Up to 50 websites, 100GB NVMe storage, 2 CPUs, 2GB shared RAM and 5 mailboxes. A 3-year term is £215.64 up front, then £575.64 on renewal.
Heart Internet
Plus£5.99
per month, or £71.88 a year; excludes VAT
1 website, 25GB NVMe storage, 2 mailboxes of 5GB, 50GB/month bandwidth and 1 SSL certificate. First year £35.94 when billed yearly.
Advanced£8.99
per month, or £107.88 a year; excludes VAT
2 websites, 50GB NVMe storage, 5 mailboxes of 5GB, 100GB/month bandwidth and 2 SSL certificates. First year £53.94 when billed yearly.
Elite£12.99
per month, or £155.88 a year; excludes VAT
3 websites, 75GB NVMe storage, 10 mailboxes of 5GB, 150GB/month bandwidth and 3 SSL certificates. First year £77.94 when billed yearly.
Agency£15.99
per month, or £191.88 a year; excludes VAT
10 websites, 100GB NVMe storage, 15 mailboxes of 5GB, 300GB/month bandwidth and 10 SSL certificates. First year £95.94 when billed yearly.
Ways to pay less
123 Reg
- Other savings
3-year term pricing
Locking in a 3-year Web Hosting plan is advertised as saving up to 57%; Economy costs £1.99 a month for the first term against £6.99 at renewal.
Heart Internet
- Annual discount
50% off the first year, with a free UK domain
Choosing yearly billing takes 50% off the first year, for example Plus at £35.94 instead of £71.88, and includes a free UK domain for 1 year. Renewal is at the full yearly price.
- Other savings
First month of Plus for £1
The page advertises the first month of Web Hosting Plus, billed monthly, for £1; it then renews at £5.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 123 Reg or Heart Internet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 123 Reg is cheaper to start with: about $2.67 a month, against about $8.03 a month for Heart Internet. 123 Reg starts at £6.99 per month at renewal (excluding VAT), after a first 3-year term at £1.99 per month, and Heart Internet starts at £5.99 per month, or £71.88 a year (excluding VAT), with 50% off the first year.
Which has a free plan, 123 Reg or Heart Internet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither 123 Reg nor Heart Internet has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.