20i vs Fasthosts (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 20i and Fasthosts share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Fasthosts starts cheaper, at about $7.70 a month against about $13.40 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and 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.
Fasthosts
UK web hosting, domains, VPS and dedicated servers
Which one is for you
Pick 20i if
- Fits if you want a UK host with a monthly plan and no contract
- Makes sense if you resell or run many sites and want plans that scale
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a trial or free tier, as there is none
- Tight if you host more than one site, since Startup and Plan 1 allow one
- Pricey as you grow, because plans jump from £10 to £300 a month
- Watch out: prices are in pounds, and the page does not state refund terms for the £1 month
Pick Fasthosts if
- Fits if you run one UK business site and want hosting, domain and email from one supplier
- Works for agencies that need up to 100 sites on the Pro plan
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you stay past the offer: Start renews at £5.75 and Pro at £20.50 a month, excluding VAT
- Watch out: the first-year domain is free, then it renews at the normal price, and it only covers .com, .uk, .co.uk and .online
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: the VAT footnote on the plans page is garbled, so check the total at checkout
- Tight if you need a second email address on Start, which includes just 1
How we grade them
| 1.6GPA20iWeak | 1.6GPAFasthostsWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStartup is £10 a month at renewal, around $13, between the $11 middle and the $19 dearer-quarter line for web hosts. The first month is £1. | CStart is £5.75 a month after the intro offer, excluding VAT, which puts it in the middle of what web hosts charge. The £1 for 3 months is a teaser, not the price. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial. The £1 first month is a discount, not a trial. | FNo free plan and no trial. The 30-day money-back guarantee is a refund, not a free try. |
| Features | CAutoscaling, a CDN, backups, malware scanning and free migration. The entry plan hosts one site and 50 GB of bandwidth. | CFour shared tiers with unlimited bandwidth, a free first-year domain, SSL and email. The listing does not record VPS and server prices, and Start gives you 1 site and 1 email address. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A hosting control panel, DNS and site migration are on you. | CNo store rating on record. You pick a plan, point a domain and install your site, so there is setup to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress, WooCommerce and Magento support. | CA web control panel only, with links to WordPress, Acronis and Microsoft 365. No API or app is listed. |
| Best for | UK-priced web hosting that scales on its own | cheap UK shared hosting for a first year |
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: 20i and Fasthosts. How we grade
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. Fasthosts starts at about $7.70 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Fasthosts starts $5.70 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 36 score higher than 20i for less, and 21 score higher than Fasthosts 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
- 20i also covers malware protection.
- Fasthosts also covers app builder.
At a glance
| 20i | Fasthosts | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | £10 per month at renewal (Startup), after a first month for £1 | £5.75 per month after a first 3 months at £1, excluding VAT (Start) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | 20i | Fasthosts |
| Price read from | 20i.com | fasthosts.co.uk |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Fasthosts
- Prices shown appear to exclude 20% UK VAT, but the page's VAT footnote is garbled; the site offers a toggle to show VAT pricing.
- The advertised £1 and 99p prices apply to the first 3 or 12 months only; the plan then renews at its regular price.
- The free domain is for the first year and covers .com, .uk, .co.uk and .online.
- VPS, dedicated and cloud server pricing is separate and was not recorded here.
Key features
20i
- Autoscaling resources
- The platform allocates resources across its whole network instead of one server, and sets PHP workers automatically. The page says there are no inode limits.
- Free CDN and edge pre-cache
- Every plan includes a CDN with global edge pre-caching and no bandwidth throttling on the CDN, according to the plan page.
- Security and backups
- Plans include free SSL certificates, a web application firewall with malware scanning and automatic daily backups.
- Free migrations
- Sites can be migrated on demand, with the vendor stating no downtime. Migrations are listed as free and unlimited.
- Data centres in three regions
- Plans can be placed in UK, US or Asia data centres. 20i's own 24/7 support team answers by ticket or live chat.
- Twentie AI assistant
- An AI assistant is listed among the features of every web hosting plan.
Fasthosts
- Four shared hosting tiers
- Plans scale from 1 website on 100 GB to 100 websites on 500 GB, all with unlimited bandwidth and the OneClick app installer.
- UK data centres
- The site says hosting runs from UK data centres, with a Tier IV-certified Worcester facility and ISO 27001 certification.
- Free domain and SSL
- Each plan includes free first-year domains and free SSL certificates; Scale and Pro certificates last for the life of the package.
- Servers beyond shared hosting
- VPS, cloud VPS with pay-per-minute billing, dedicated servers, bare-metal servers and GPU servers are listed in its menu.
- WordPress and site builders
- The site also sells WordPress hosting, a website builder, an ecommerce builder and an AI App & Site Builder.
- 30-day guarantee
- A 30-day money-back guarantee is stated on the web hosting page.
Plans
20i
Startup£10
per month at renewal, after a first month for £1
1 website, 10 GB storage, 50 GB bandwidth and 10 mailboxes. The first month costs £1; no contract.
Plan 1£20
per month at renewal, after a first month for £1
1 website, 10 GB storage, 100 GB bandwidth, 20 mailboxes and 5 GB of MySQL storage.
Plan 2£40
per month at renewal, after a first month for £1
3 websites, 20 GB storage, 200 GB bandwidth, 50 mailboxes and 15 GB of MySQL storage.
Plan 3£80
per month at renewal, after a first month for £1
10 websites, 40 GB storage, 300 GB bandwidth, 100 mailboxes and 50 GB of MySQL storage.
Plan 4£150
per month at renewal, after a first month for £1
25 websites, 50 GB storage, 500 GB bandwidth, 250 mailboxes and 125 GB of MySQL storage.
Plan 5£300
per month at renewal, after a first month for £1
50 websites, 100 GB storage, 1 TB bandwidth, 500 mailboxes and 250 GB of MySQL storage.
Fasthosts
Start£5.75
per month, excluding VAT, after a first 3 months at £1
1 website, 100 GB SSD storage, unlimited bandwidth, 15 databases, 1 email address and a free first-year domain. Advertised at £1 a month for 3 months.
Grow£8
per month, excluding VAT, after a first 12 months at 99p
3 websites, 250 GB SSD storage, 45 databases, 2 email addresses, 2 free domains and 2 free 1-year SSL certificates. Advertised at 99p a month for 12 months.
Scale£13.75
per month, excluding VAT, after a first 3 months at £1
10 websites, 350 GB SSD storage, 150 databases, 4 email addresses and 3 free domains, with Marketing Radar free for the first year.
Pro£20.50
per month, excluding VAT, after a first 3 months at £1
100 websites, 500 GB SSD storage, 1,500 databases, 8 email addresses and 5 free domains, with Marketing Radar free for the first year.
Ways to pay less
20i
- Other savings
First month of web hosting for £1
Each web hosting plan is £1 for its first month, then returns to the listed monthly price. The page shows no end date.
Fasthosts
- Other savings
£1 for the first 3 months on Start, Scale and Pro
The web hosting page advertises £1 a month for the first 3 months on Start, Scale and Pro, and 99p a month for 12 months on Grow.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 20i or Fasthosts?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fasthosts is cheaper to start with: about $7.70 a month, against about $13.40 a month for 20i. 20i starts at £10 per month at renewal (Startup), after a first month for £1, and Fasthosts starts at £5.75 per month after a first 3 months at £1, excluding VAT (Start).
Which has a free plan, 20i or Fasthosts?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither 20i nor Fasthosts 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.