34SP vs Heart Internet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, 34SP 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 $13.33 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.
Heart Internet
UK cPanel web hosting with NVMe storage and bundled email
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 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
| 1.6GPA34SPWeak | 1.6GPAHeart InternetWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CProfessional Hosting is £9.95 a month incl. VAT, in the ordinary range, billed month to month. | 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 money-back guarantee is 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 | CManaged WordPress containers, container hosting, reseller hosting, SSL and backups. The cheapest plan has weekly backups only. | 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 | CManaged hosting with a panel, though sites still need setup. No store rating. | CNo store rating on record. cPanel and app installers mean accounts and settings to work through. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb hosting with a few integrations listed and no apps. | CWeb control panel with WordPress and Joomla installers. No apps and no API. |
| Best for | managed UK hosting with phone support | 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: 34SP and Heart Internet. 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. Heart Internet starts at about $8.03 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Heart Internet starts $5.30 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 36 score higher than 34SP 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
- 34SP also covers no-code.
- Heart Internet also covers page speed.
At a glance
| 34SP | Heart Internet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | £9.95 per month including VAT (Professional Hosting) | £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 | 34SP.com | Heart Internet |
| Price read from | 34sp.com | heartinternet.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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, 34SP or Heart Internet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Heart Internet is cheaper to start with: about $8.03 a month, against about $13.33 a month for 34SP. 34SP starts at £9.95 per month including VAT (Professional Hosting), 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, 34SP or Heart Internet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither 34SP 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.