20i vs Heart Internet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 20i and Heart Internet share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Heart Internet starts cheaper, at about $8.03 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.
Heart Internet
UK cPanel web hosting with NVMe storage and bundled email
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 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
| 1.6GPA20iWeak | 1.6GPAHeart InternetWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 £1 first month is a discount, not 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 | CAutoscaling, a CDN, backups, malware scanning and free migration. The entry plan hosts one site and 50 GB of bandwidth. | 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. A hosting control panel, DNS and site migration are on you. | CNo store rating on record. cPanel and app installers mean accounts and settings to work through. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress, WooCommerce and Magento support. | CWeb control panel with WordPress and Joomla installers. No apps and no API. |
| Best for | UK-priced web hosting that scales on its own | 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: 20i and Heart Internet. 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. Heart Internet starts at about $8.03 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Heart Internet starts $5.37 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 36 score higher than 20i 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
- 20i also covers malware protection.
- Heart Internet also covers page speed.
At a glance
| 20i | Heart Internet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | £10 per month at renewal (Startup), after a first month for £1 | £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 | 20i | Heart Internet |
| Price read from | 20i.com | heartinternet.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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, 20i or Heart Internet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Heart Internet is cheaper to start with: about $8.03 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 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, 20i or Heart Internet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither 20i 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.