123 Reg review (2026): is it worth £6.99 a month?
UK domain registrar with shared cPanel web hosting plans
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123 Reg report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for UK shared hosting bundled with a domain
123 Reg sells UK shared cPanel hosting with a first-year domain, mailbox and SSL. The headline price is a 3-year-term rate that renews at about three times as much, and prices exclude VAT.
Who 123 Reg is for
- Fits if you want a UK host with domain and email bundled for the first year
- Works for small sites that fit within 25GB to 100GB on shared hosting
Who 123 Reg is not for
- Pricey if you stay past the term: £71.64 for 3 years of Economy becomes £251.64 on renewal
- Watch out: all prices exclude VAT
- Watch out: the free domain and free email apply to the first year only
- Tight if your site gets busy: 512MB to 2GB of shared RAM and 1 to 2 CPUs
- Watch out: phone and some other support are open only in UK office hours
Why 123 Reg gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyEconomy is £1.99 a month for the first 3 years, then £6.99 at renewal, roughly $9 and above the $5 where the cheaper quarter of hosting starts. Higher plans reach £15.99.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial. The 14-day money-back guarantee isn't a trial.
- CFeaturescPanel, NVMe storage, one-click apps, backups, DDoS protection and a CDN. Shared RAM runs 512MB to 2GB, so busy sites may need Premium or VPS.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. cPanel and app installers mean accounts and settings to work through.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb control panel. WordPress, Magento, Joomla and Microsoft 365 are listed, with no apps or API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 123 Reg's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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123 Reg's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 5 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 23.
It stands best on ease of use (C, above 40 of 122) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $2.67 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 12 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. 123 Reg’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 13 of 122, level with 65
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 122, level with 62
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122, level with 82
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep 123 Reg, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace 123 Reg you would be making servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 94 of the 122 other web hosts grade higher. It costs $32 a year.
What you could not
- Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you.
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
What this rests on. 123 Reg’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is 123 Reg?
123 Reg is a UK domain registrar that also sells shared web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, VPS and a website builder. The shared hosting plans run on cPanel with NVMe storage, and every plan includes a free domain for the first year on annual terms, a mailbox and an SSL certificate.
Worth knowing
- The headline monthly price is a 3-year-term price that renews at roughly three times as much; the renewal figures are £6.99 to £15.99 a month.
- All prices exclude VAT, and the free domain and free email apply to the first year only.
- Shared plans have 512MB to 2GB of shared RAM and 1 to 2 CPUs, so busy sites may need Premium or VPS hosting.
- Phone and some other support channels are only open during UK office hours; the plans carry a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Key features
- cPanel control panel
- The shared plans are managed through cPanel, with email accounts, subdomains, file uploads, SSL and resource usage in one dashboard.
- NVMe storage
- Plans range from 25GB to 100GB of NVMe storage, with bandwidth described as unmetered under the acceptable use policy.
- One-click app installs
- The page says more than 80 apps, including WordPress, Magento and Joomla, can be installed in one click, with site cloning and automatic updates.
- Domain and email included
- Annual plans include a domain for the first year and professional mailboxes of 1GB each. The Economy plan includes a one-year SSL certificate and the higher plans unlimited SSL.
- Backups and security
- Daily automated backups, DDoS protection and monitoring are listed on every plan, along with a CDN for faster delivery.
- Other hosting types
- Managed WordPress hosting, Premium Hosting, VPS (including Windows VPS with Plesk) and a website builder are sold alongside the shared plans.
123 Reg pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, 123 Reg is a paid product, starting at £6.99 per month at renewal (excluding VAT), after a first 3-year term at £1.99 per month.
- Starts at
- £6.99 per month at renewal (excluding VAT), after a first 3-year term at £1.99 per month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | £6.99per month at renewal; first 3 years £1.99 a month, ex VAT | 1 website, 25GB NVMe storage, 1 CPU, 512MB shared RAM and 1 mailbox. A 3-year term is £71.64 up front, then £251.64 on renewal. |
| Deluxe | £8.99per month at renewal; first 3 years £2.99 a month, ex VAT | Up to 10 websites, 50GB NVMe storage, 1 CPU, 1GB shared RAM and 2 mailboxes. A 3-year term is £107.64 up front, then £323.64 on renewal. |
| Ultimate | £11.99per month at renewal; first 3 years £4.99 a month, ex VAT | Up to 25 websites, 75GB NVMe storage, 2 CPUs, 1.5GB shared RAM and 3 mailboxes. A 3-year term is £179.64 up front, then £431.64 on renewal. |
| Maximum | £15.99per month at renewal; first 3 years £5.99 a month, ex VAT | Up to 50 websites, 100GB NVMe storage, 2 CPUs, 2GB shared RAM and 5 mailboxes. A 3-year term is £215.64 up front, then £575.64 on renewal. |
Read from 123-reg.co.uk on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with 123 Reg before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings3-year term pricing
Locking in a 3-year Web Hosting plan is advertised as saving up to 57%; Economy costs £1.99 a month for the first term against £6.99 at renewal.
Stated on 123-reg.co.uk
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Common questions
Does 123 Reg have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. 123 Reg is listed for Web.
Does 123 Reg have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. 123 Reg is listed for Web.
Is 123 Reg open source?
123 Reg is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.