Strato review (2026): is it worth £4 a month?
German web hosting with a domain and mailbox included
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Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for hosting with a domain and mailbox included
Strato is German web hosting with a domain and mailboxes in the package. Each package covers only one domain, prices exclude VAT, and the page states two different contract lengths.
Who Strato is for
- Fits if you want a domain and mailbox bundled with hosting
- Works for UK or European sites that run WordPress or Joomla
Who Strato is not for
- 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
Why Strato 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 moneyBasic Web is £4 a month excluding VAT, around the category's cheapest-quarter line once VAT and currency are counted.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan or trial; the 30-day money-back guarantee is not a trial.
- CFeaturesDomain and mailboxes, CMS installs, backups, malware scans and unlimited traffic, but one domain per package and no DynDNS on Basic.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you set up the site and CMS yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with WordPress, Joomla, Typo3 and Drupal installs.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Strato'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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Strato'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 $5.36 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 41 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 19 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. Strato’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 Strato, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Strato you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. 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 $64.31 a year.
What you could not
- An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, WordPress, Joomla and Typo3 among them.
What this rests on. Strato’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 Strato?
Strato is a German hosting company that sells web hosting packages with a domain, mailboxes and SSD web space included, run from its own data centers. Its sites are split by country; this listing reads the UK English site, where hosting packages start at £4 a month excluding VAT.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Strato pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Strato is a paid product, starting at £4 per month, ex. VAT (Basic Web).
- Starts at
- £4 per month, ex. VAT (Basic Web)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Web | £4.00per month, ex. VAT | 1 domain, 1 mailbox, 50 GB web space and 2 SSD databases. |
| Power Web | £6.00per month, ex. VAT | 100 GB web space, 2 mailboxes, 25 SSD databases and Python and Ruby support. |
| Advanced Web | £10.00per month, ex. VAT | 150 GB web space, 2 mailboxes, 50 SSD databases and 50 SFTP accounts. |
| Enterprise Web | £15.00per month, ex. VAT | 200 GB web space, 5 mailboxes, 75 SSD databases and 80 SFTP accounts. |
Read from strato-hosting.co.uk on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Strato before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Strato have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Strato is listed for Web.
Does Strato have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Strato is listed for Web.
Is Strato open source?
Strato 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.