34SP vs Fasthosts (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 34SP and Fasthosts share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Fasthosts starts cheaper, at about $7.70 a month against about $13.33 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.
Fasthosts
UK web hosting, domains, VPS and dedicated servers
Which one is for you
Pick 34SP if
- Fits if you want UK-based hosting with phone support
- Works for small business sites on a month-to-month plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you need daily backups, as they cost at least £2.50 a month extra on Professional
- Watch out: prices are in pounds and include 20% VAT, and domains are separate
- Skip it if you want to try first, as there is no free plan or trial
- Watch out: the FAQ gives a base price range that differs from the plan pages
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
| 1.6GPA34SPWeak | 1.6GPAFasthostsWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CProfessional Hosting is £9.95 a month incl. VAT, in the ordinary range, billed month to month. | 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 money-back guarantee is not a trial. | FNo free plan and no trial. The 30-day money-back guarantee is a refund, not a free try. |
| Features | CManaged WordPress containers, container hosting, reseller hosting, SSL and backups. The cheapest plan has weekly backups only. | 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 | CManaged hosting with a panel, though sites still need setup. No store rating. | 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 hosting with a few integrations listed and no apps. | CA web control panel only, with links to WordPress, Acronis and Microsoft 365. No API or app is listed. |
| Best for | managed UK hosting with phone support | 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: 34SP and Fasthosts. How we grade
Price against what you get
34SP starts at about $13.33 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 $5.63 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 36 score higher than 34SP 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
- 34SP also covers no-code.
- Fasthosts also covers app builder.
At a glance
| 34SP | Fasthosts | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | £9.95 per month including VAT (Professional Hosting) | £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 | 34SP.com | Fasthosts |
| Price read from | 34sp.com | fasthosts.co.uk |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
34SP
- Prices are in pounds and include 20% VAT; domains are not included and are bought separately.
- Professional Hosting includes weekly backups only; daily backups cost at least £2.50 a month extra.
- The site's FAQ says base packages run from £7.95 to £44.95 a month, which differs from the £9.95 to £41.95 listed on the plan pages.
- Hosting is billed month to month with no setup fee.
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
34SP
- Managed WordPress containers
- WordPress plans run in a site container with staging sites, free migrations, daily backups and managed updates.
- UK phone and email support
- The company says its Manchester support team is open from 8 am to 8 pm every day by phone, email and ticket.
- Container hosting
- Universal Hosting runs each site in its own private container with a dedicated IP address and a 99.9% uptime SLA.
- Free SSL and backups
- SSL certificates are free on all plans, and the site says backups are free on its plans, with daily backups an add-on on Professional.
- Reseller hosting
- The reseller plan allows unlimited sites with a white-label, client-level control panel.
- Money-back guarantee
- A rolling 30-day money-back guarantee refunds the last 30 days of hosting fees.
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
34SP
Professional Hosting£9.95
per month, including VAT
1 main website with 50 GB storage, 500 mailboxes, 50 databases, 500 subdomains and unlimited bandwidth. Daily backups are an add-on from £2.50 a month.
WordPress Hosting, 1 site£11.95
per month, including VAT
One WordPress site container with 25 GB storage, unlimited bandwidth, free migration, staging and daily backups. 3, 5 and 10 site plans run £21.95 to £51.95.
Universal Hosting, Standard£21.95
per month, including VAT
A private container with 15 GB storage and 2 GB memory. Ecommerce is £51.95 (60 GB, 5 GB) and Heavy Duty £101.95 (135 GB, 10 GB).
Reseller Hosting£41.95
per month, including VAT
Unlimited sites on 50 GB storage and 2 GB RAM, with white-label control panel and daily backups. Also £503.40 per year.
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
34SP
- Annual discount
Reseller billed yearly
The Reseller plan lists £503.40 per year beside £41.95 per month, which is the same as twelve monthly payments.
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, 34SP or Fasthosts?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fasthosts is cheaper to start with: about $7.70 a month, against about $13.33 a month for 34SP. 34SP starts at £9.95 per month including VAT (Professional Hosting), and Fasthosts starts at £5.75 per month after a first 3 months at £1, excluding VAT (Start).
Which has a free plan, 34SP or Fasthosts?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither 34SP 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.