One.com vs Strato (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, One.com and Strato share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
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.
Which one is for you
Pick One.com if
- Fits if you want site, domain and email from one provider
- Works for small WordPress sites
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price up front, as the pricing page showed placeholders
- Tight if you need email, as Starter allows 1 mailbox and 2 databases
- Watch out: premium themes and SiteLock Find appear only on upper packages
- Watch out: One.com runs country versions, so prices may differ by region
Pick Strato if
- Fits if you want a domain and mailbox bundled with hosting
- Works for UK or European sites that run WordPress or Joomla
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you have several domains, as each package includes one and more cost extra
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT
- Watch out: the page says both a 6-month contract period and a 12-month minimum term
- Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no trial, only a money-back guarantee
- Watch out: DynDNS is not available on Basic Web
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAOne.comWeak | 1.6GPAStratoWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price could be read, as the page showed placeholders, so it sits in the middle. | CBasic Web is £4 a month excluding VAT, around the category's cheapest-quarter line once VAT and currency are counted. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is on record for this tool. | FNo free plan or trial; the 30-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. |
| Features | CFour shared packages with email, backups and WordPress options, with upper packages holding premium themes and SiteLock Find. | CDomain and mailboxes, CMS installs, backups, malware scans and unlimited traffic, but one domain per package and no DynDNS on Basic. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you set up the site and email yourself. | CNo store rating on record, and you set up the site and CMS yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with WordPress, Microsoft 365 and Plesk. | CWeb only, with WordPress, Joomla, Typo3 and Drupal installs. |
| Best for | hosting, domain and email in one account | hosting with a domain and mailbox included |
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: One.com and Strato. How we grade
Where they differ
- One.com also covers managed WordPress.
In commonWebDatabasesMalware protection
At a glance
| One.com | Strato | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | £4 per month, ex. VAT (Basic Web) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | one.com | STRATO GmbH |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | strato-hosting.co.uk |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
One.com
- No prices could be read: the pricing page showed placeholders in place of its monthly figures.
- The UK English site was read; One.com runs country versions and prices may differ by region.
- Higher WordPress features such as premium themes and SiteLock Find appear only on upper packages.
- Starter limits the account to 2 databases and 1 mailbox, per the comparison table.
Strato
- Each package includes only one domain; more domains are optional extras.
- Prices exclude VAT, and the page says both a 6-month contract period and a 12-month minimum term.
- Strato runs separate country sites (Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France, UK); the .com site only redirects visitors.
- DynDNS is not available on the Basic Web package.
Key features
One.com
- Four shared hosting packages
- Starter to Max include 1 to 25 websites, 25 to 200 GB of SSD storage, unlimited data traffic and a free domain for the first year.
- Email on your domain
- Hosting packages include 1 to 25 mailboxes of 3 GB each, with webmail, IMAP and POP3, and virus and spam filtering.
- Backups and security
- Daily backups, SSL certificates, DDoS protection and a web application firewall are listed, with restore on higher packages.
- WordPress options
- 1-click WordPress install on hosting, plus a separate managed WordPress product with staging, WP-CLI and automated updates.
- VPS and developer access
- Shared hosting lists SSH, SFTP and several PHP versions, and VPS plans give full root access, with Windows and managed variants.
Strato
- Domain and mailboxes included
- Each package includes one domain and mailboxes with webmail, spam filtering and virus protection.
- One-click CMS installs
- WordPress, Joomla, Typo3 and Drupal can be installed from the customer login, with git, Ruby, Python and Matomo also listed.
- Backups and malware scanning
- Backup Control makes website backups several times a day, and SiteGuard and a SiteLock scan check for malware.
- No traffic limit
- All four packages list unlimited traffic, SSD storage, SSL certificates and DDoS protection.
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- The UK site promises a refund for almost all products within the first 30 days, requested from the logged-in account.
Plans
One.com
Pricing could not be confirmed. See one.com.
Strato
Basic Web£4.00
per month, ex. VAT
1 domain, 1 mailbox, 50 GB web space and 2 SSD databases.
Power Web£6.00
per month, ex. VAT
100 GB web space, 2 mailboxes, 25 SSD databases and Python and Ruby support.
Advanced Web£10.00
per month, ex. VAT
150 GB web space, 2 mailboxes, 50 SSD databases and 50 SFTP accounts.
Enterprise Web£15.00
per month, ex. VAT
200 GB web space, 5 mailboxes, 75 SSD databases and 80 SFTP accounts.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, One.com or Strato?
As of Nov 13, 2026, One.com has no price we could confirm, and Strato starts at £4 per month, ex. VAT (Basic Web).
Which has a free plan, One.com or Strato?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither One.com nor Strato 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.