Last checked: 2026-10-16
Three web hosts serving UK customers, compared on entry pricing, renewal pricing, storage, sites, SSL, backups and guarantees.
All figures below were read from each provider's own published hosting pages on the check date shown. Entry prices are the cheapest plan shown; renewal prices are what you pay after any introductory period.
| Feature | Krystal | 20i | IONOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry headline price | Amethyst £7/month | Startup £1 for the first month | Plus (bestseller) £1/month for 12 months |
| Standard price after intro | £7/month on monthly billing (16% off billed annually, 25% off biennially) | Startup renews at £10/month | Plus renews at £9/month, excl. VAT |
| Storage on entry plan | 10 GB NVMe storage on Amethyst | 10 GB storage and 50 GB bandwidth on Startup | 200 GB NVMe SSD storage on Plus |
| Websites allowed | 1 site hosted on Amethyst (5 on Ruby at £11/month) | 1 website on Startup | Unlimited websites, per the plan comparison table |
| Free SSL certificate | Yes — free SSL certificates on all plans | Yes — free SSL certificates | Yes — domain and SSL certificate always included |
| Backups | Daily backups on Amethyst | Auto daily backups | Daily backup, per the plan comparison table |
| Free domain included | Free domain from Ruby (£11/month) upwards; not on Amethyst | Not stated on the page we checked | Yes — domain always included |
| Trial or money-back guarantee | 60-day, no-quibble money-back guarantee | No contract — cancel any time | Try it free for 30 days |
| Provider link | Visit Krystal | Visit 20i | Visit IONOS |
Our pick for predictable pricing: what you see is what you pay, with a generous 60-day money-back guarantee and daily backups on every plan.
Best for trying a faster platform cheaply — £1 for the first month with CDN, daily backups and no contract, renewing at £10/month.
Best headline deal: £1/month for a full year with far more storage than either rival, but check the £9/month renewal before you commit.
Introductory prices can be far below renewal prices, so always compare the 'then' price. Storage and site limits matter more than headline discounts once a site grows.