# 123 Reg review (2026): is it worth £6.99 a month? > UK domain registrar with shared cPanel web hosting plans Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** 123 Reg (since 2000) - **Website:** https://www.123-reg.co.uk - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you stay past the term: £71.64 for 3 years of Economy becomes £251.64 on renewal. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## 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. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Economy | £6.99 per 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 | £8.99 per 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 | £11.99 per 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 | £15.99 per 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 https://www.123-reg.co.uk/web-hosting/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with 123 Reg before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **3-year term pricing** (Other savings): 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. Source: https://www.123-reg.co.uk/web-hosting/ ## 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. ## Good for - UK small businesses that want a domain, hosting and mailbox from one provider - People who already know cPanel and want a conventional shared host - Sites that start small and may move up to WordPress, Premium or VPS plans ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** Economy 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. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan or trial. The 14-day money-back guarantee isn't a trial. - **Features: C.** cPanel, 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. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. cPanel and app installers mean accounts and settings to work through. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web control panel. WordPress, Magento, Joomla and Microsoft 365 are listed, with no apps or API. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among web hosts - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: Servers kept running, patched and backed up for you. - You could not: Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WordPress, Magento, Joomla, Microsoft 365 **Tags:** Managed WordPress, Page speed ## Alternatives - [Fasthosts](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fasthosts): UK web hosting, domains, VPS and dedicated servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/123-reg-vs-fasthosts) - [20i](https://toolgpa.com/tools/20i): Autoscaling cloud web hosting with a free CDN and UK support. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/123-reg-vs-20i) - [34SP](https://toolgpa.com/tools/34sp): UK web hosting with phone support and a 30-day refund. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/123-reg-vs-34sp) - [Krystal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/krystal): UK cPanel web hosting on its own cloud, with phone support. 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