Gandi vs Krystal (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Gandi grades higher than Krystal: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Gandi grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gandi
European web hosting plans with a domain and mailboxes included
Which one is for you
Pick Gandi if
- Fits if you want a domain, a mailbox and a small site from one company
- Makes sense if you want your data kept in France or Luxembourg
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed
- Tight if you host more than one site, because Essential and Starter allow one at up to 512 MB RAM
- Watch out: no renewal price is stated, and a banner offers 50% off a first site
- Watch out: support is email and chat only, and prices are in euros without tax
Pick Krystal if
- Fits if you are in the UK and want a host you can phone
- Makes sense if you want hosting on renewable power
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free trial, as none is listed
- Tight if you have several sites, because Amethyst has 1 and Ruby 5
- Pricey if you cannot commit, since the discounts need annual or two-year terms
- Watch out: domain costs are not refunded under the 60-day guarantee, and prices are in pounds
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAGandiWeak | 1.6GPAKrystalWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEssential is €2 a month billed yearly, which is under the $5.28 cheaper-quarter line, but the renewal price is not stated and the plan has 512 MB of RAM. | CAmethyst is £7 a month billed monthly, about $9, above the $5.28 cheaper-quarter line for web hosts. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pages read. | FNo free plan or trial. A 60-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. |
| Features | CA domain, mailboxes, one-click installs, SSL, snapshots and PHP, Python or Node. Prestashop and Nextcloud start at Advanced. | CcPanel, backups, free SSL and migration, and phone, chat and ticket support. Amethyst hosts one site with no free domain. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A hosting control panel and DNS are yours to set up. | CNo store rating on record. cPanel, DNS and migration are yours to run. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress, Prestashop and Nextcloud installs. | CWeb only, with WordPress, Drupal, OpenCart and LiteSpeed support. |
| Best for | cheap hosting bundled with a domain and mailbox | UK cPanel hosting with phone support |
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: Gandi and Krystal. How we grade
Price against what you get
Gandi starts at about $2.23 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Krystal starts at about $9.38 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Gandi starts $7.15 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 6 score higher than Gandi for less, and 17 score higher than Krystal 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
- Gandi also covers page speed.
- Krystal also covers malware protection.
At a glance
| Gandi | Krystal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | €2.00 per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated | £7 per month, billed monthly (Amethyst) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Gandi | Krystal Hosting Ltd |
| Price read from | gandi.net | krystal.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Gandi
- Prices are in euros and exclude taxes. The page states no renewal price, and a homepage banner offers 50% off a first website on a yearly plan.
- Essential and Starter allow one website and up to 1 CPU and 512 MB of RAM.
- Prestashop and Nextcloud installs start at the Advanced plan.
- Support is by email and chat only, with no phone support listed.
Krystal
- Prices are in pounds sterling. Annual and two-year billing save 16% and 25%, but the page shows only the monthly figures.
- Amethyst hosts one site and has no free domain; the free domain starts at Ruby.
- Emergency phone support is listed from Sapphire up; the cheaper plans have standard phone support.
- Domain costs are not refunded under the 60-day money-back guarantee, though the domain can be transferred away.
Key features
Gandi
- Domain and mailboxes included
- Every plan includes a domain name from a list of over 80 extensions, plus one mailbox (Essential) or two (the other plans) with 10 GB each.
- One-click app installs
- WordPress, Matomo and GravCMS install automatically. Advanced and above add Prestashop and Nextcloud.
- Custom code in PHP, Python or Node
- All plans can host a custom application or website written in PHP, Python or Node, with PostgreSQL or MySQL databases.
- SSL, DNS and snapshots
- Plans include unlimited auto-renewed SSL certificates, Anycast DNS with DNSSEC and snapshots of a web instance that can be restored.
- Data hosted in France and Luxembourg
- The plan table lists France and Luxembourg as the data hosting locations. Support is by email and chat.
- Hosting Booster on higher plans
- Hosting Booster is listed as included on Pro and Business and not on the three cheaper plans.
Krystal
- cPanel control panel
- Plans come with cPanel, one-click installs of more than 380 applications including WordPress, Drupal and OpenCart, and a drag-and-drop site builder.
- Own cloud servers
- Hosting runs on Krystal's own Dell cloud servers with LiteSpeed caching and NVMe storage. Plans state their CPU and RAM allowance.
- Security and backups
- Servers are scanned for malware and protected by firewalls, CloudLinux and DDoS protection. Backups run daily on the smaller plans and as often as every 4 hours on the larger ones.
- Free migration
- The team moves a site from another host, whether it uses cPanel, Plesk or its own system, at no charge.
- Phone, chat and ticket support
- UK-based support answers by ticket, live chat and phone. Sapphire and the plans above it add emergency phone support.
- Other hosting lines
- Krystal also sells business hosting from £19 a month, managed WordPress from £15 a month, VPS from £10 a month, reseller hosting and a public cloud.
Plans
Gandi
Essential€2.00
per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated
1 website, 20 GB storage, up to 1 CPU and 512 MB RAM, 1 mailbox. €24 a year, taxes excluded.
Starter€3.99
per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated
1 website, 20 GB, up to 1 CPU and 512 MB RAM, 2 mailboxes. €47.88 a year, shown against a crossed-out €180.
Advanced€4.99
per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated
5 websites recommended, 50 GB, up to 2 CPU and 1 GB RAM. €59.88 a year, shown against a crossed-out €240.
Pro€5.99
per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated
10 websites recommended, 100 GB, up to 3 CPU and 2 GB RAM, with Hosting Booster. €71.88 a year; €300 crossed out.
Business€7.99
per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated
15 or more websites, 200 GB (upgradable to 1 TB), up to 4 CPU and 4 GB RAM, with Hosting Booster. €95.88 a year; €360 crossed out.
Krystal
Amethyst£7
per month, billed monthly
1 site, 1 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 10 GB NVMe, unlimited mailboxes and bandwidth, daily backups and free SSL.
Ruby£11
per month, billed monthly
5 sites, 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM and 25 GB NVMe, with a free domain.
Emerald£19
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited sites and NVMe storage, 3 CPU, 6 GB RAM, 12-hourly backups and PCI DSS scan compliance.
Sapphire£37
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited sites, 4 CPU, 8 GB RAM, 4-hourly backups and emergency phone support.
Diamond£67
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited sites, 6 CPU, 12 GB RAM, 4-hourly backups and emergency phone support.
Tanzanite£97
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited sites, 9 CPU, 18 GB RAM, 4-hourly backups and emergency phone support.
Ways to pay less
Gandi
- Other savings
50% off a first website on a yearly plan
The homepage advertises 50% off the first website for a yearly subscription. The hosting page shows crossed-out yearly prices next to the lower ones.
Krystal
- Annual discount
Save 16% on annual, 25% on two-year billing
The hosting page offers Annually and Biennially billing options that it says save 16% and 25% against paying monthly. The page shows the monthly price only.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gandi or Krystal?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gandi is cheaper to start with: about $2.23 a month, against about $9.38 a month for Krystal. Gandi starts at €2.00 per month, billed yearly; renewal price not stated, and Krystal starts at £7 per month, billed monthly (Amethyst).
Which has a free plan, Gandi or Krystal?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Gandi nor Krystal 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.