Fasthosts review
Updated September 28, 2026 · ForgeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Fasthosts suits UK beginners and small businesses that want hosting and a store builder in one place, with intro fees of £0.99 to £1 and a 30 money back period. Renewal fees of £5.75 to £20.50 are higher than the entry price, so plan for that jump before you commit.
Key facts
- Best for
- UK small businesses wanting hosting plus a site and store builder with a money back window
- Intro price
- £0.99 to £1 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Renewal price
- £5.75 to £20.50 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Hosting types
- Web Hosting, Windows Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting, Cloud VPS, Public Cloud, Dedicated Servers, Bare Metal Servers (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Websites allowed
- 1 to 100 websites per package (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Features
- Free-SSL, Email (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Uptime guarantee
- 99.99% (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Data centres
- Worcester, London (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Intro price term (months)
- 3 to 12 months (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Fasthosts Internet Limited (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 1998 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Phone, Email, Chat, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Audience
- Beginners, Small business
- Pricing model
- Free trial
- Official website
- fasthosts.co.uk
Website builders
- Price from
- £7 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Free plan
- No (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- E-commerce plan price
- £15 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Transaction fee
- 0% (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Free trial length
- 30 days (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Builder type
- Site, Store (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Fasthosts Internet Limited (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 1998 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Phone, Email, Chat, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Audience
- Beginners, Small business
- Pricing model
- Free trial
Domain registrars
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Fasthosts Internet Limited (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 1998 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Phone, Email, Chat, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Audience
- Beginners, Small business
- Pricing model
- Free trial
Pros and cons
Pros
- Money back period of 30 days sits with the more generous end of the market on our ranking of renewal and intro terms
- Wide hosting range covering shared, WordPress, reseller, VPS, cloud and dedicated options in Web Hosting, Windows Hosting and WordPress Hosting
- Free SSL and email included as listed in free ssl and email, with a 99.99% uptime guarantee
- Support runs on phone, email and chat and the company has traded since 1998
Cons
- Renewal fees of £5.75 to £20.50 sit well above the entry fees of £0.99 to £1
- The website builder has no free plan, so you pay £7 from the start
- The builder works as site and store rather than landing page focused, and ecommerce add-ons cost £15
Who it suits
- Beginners putting a first site online, since the audience is listed as beginners and small business
- Small businesses wanting hosting, email and a store builder from the same provider
- Shoppers who care about a fee free checkout, since the transaction fee is 0%
Who should look elsewhere
- Buyers on a tight long term budget, because renewal fees of £5.75 to £20.50 are well above the intro fees of £0.99 to £1
- Anyone wanting a free tier, since the builder free plan answer is no and pricing starts at £7
- Readers comparing cheapest entry only, since Hosting.cl lists an intro price of CLP 159,900 and Render lists $0
Plans and pricing
Intro fees run £0.99 to £1, with intro terms of 3 to 12. Renewals are the larger number, at £5.75 to £20.50, so the first term looks cheaper than what follows. Hosting spans Web Hosting, Windows Hosting and WordPress Hosting, and each package covers 1 to 100 websites per package. The website builder starts at £7, with the ecommerce plan at £15.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Fasthosts cost at the start?+
Intro fees run £0.99 to £1 on terms of 3 to 12. That is the entry price across the shared hosting range, and the website builder has a separate starting price of £7. Compare these before you settle on a package.
What do I pay when the plan renews?+
Renewal fees are £5.75 to £20.50, a clear step up from the intro fees of £0.99 to £1. Budget for the renewal figure rather than the first term, because that is the cost you keep paying as long as the site stays online.
Is there a money back period?+
Yes. Fasthosts lists a money back period of 30 days, which matches the period most brands in our comparison offer. It gives you room to try the platform and move on if it does not suit the business.
Is there a free plan or free trial?+
There is no free plan, and the trial model applies instead, with 30 to try the website builder. Hosting itself is paid from the intro fees of £0.99 to £1, so a free tier is not part of the range.
What can I build with the website builder?+
The builder covers site and store, so it handles both a site and a store. Ecommerce features sit on a plan priced at £15, and the transaction fee is 0%, which keeps payment costs off your margin.
Where are the servers and who runs the company?+
Data centres are listed as Worcester and London, both in the UK. The company is Fasthosts Internet Limited, based in the United Kingdom and trading since 1998, and the terms are published under that legal entity.
How many websites can one package hold?+
Packages cover 1 to 100 websites per package, so you can hold a single site or a batch of client sites on one account. Reseller hosting is part of Web Hosting, Windows Hosting and WordPress Hosting for anyone buying hosting to pass on to others.
How do I get help and can I rely on uptime?+
Support runs on phone, email and chat, so phone, email, chat, a help centre and a community are all available. Hosting carries a 99.99% uptime guarantee, and the listed features include free SSL and email in free ssl and email.
Sources
- fasthosts.co.uk checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Hosting types
“Web Hosting Windows Hosting VPS Hosting Reseller Hosting WordPress Hosting ... Dedicated Servers Bare Metal Servers”
- fasthosts.co.uk/about checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Support channels
“we've come so far since our humble beginnings in 1998”
- fasthosts.co.uk/about/data-centres checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Data centres
“we keep it local with data centres in Worcester and London”
- fasthosts.co.uk/ecommerce-website-builder checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Builder type, E-commerce plan price, Transaction fee
“Easily build an online shopping website in minutes”
- fasthosts.co.uk/terms/general-terms-and-conditions checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“shall refer to Fasthosts Internet Limited and any associated group companies”
- fasthosts.co.uk/web-hosting checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Audience, Features, Intro price, Intro price term (months), Money-back period, Renewal price, Uptime guarantee, Websites allowed
“Whether you're a newbie just getting started or a web pro who's ready to get stuck in with the technical bits ... Small business website”
- fasthosts.co.uk/website-builder checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free plan, Free trial length, Pricing model, Price from
“Pick the best Website Builder plan for you: Essential 1p /month for 3 months then £7 /month; Complete 50p /month for 6 months then £11 /month”
Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Fasthosts
UK small businesses wanting hosting plus a site and store builder with a money back window