Hosting provider
UK2
- What UK2 offers
- Web hosting
- Managed WordPress
- VPS
- Data centres
- United Kingdom, Singapore and United States
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What people say about UK2
We read what UK2's customers and review sites say, and sum it up in our own words: what people like, what they don't, and who it suits. Our score is the customer score, worked out from public ratings. We don't test hosts ourselves.
Customer score
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Our verdict
Our summary of UK2's reviews is on its way
An editor checks every summary against its sources before we publish it.
Review sites we read
Every review of UK2 from the sites in our source register that our team has checked. Most review sites earn commission from the hosts they review, as we do; the funding column says how each is paid for.
Source 1: Website Planet
Review
4More detail
What they say they tested: Bought the cheapest WordPress plan and tested it over several months. GTmetrix averaged 2 s (1.5–3.6 s) with about 1 s to first byte; a Sucuri test from France took over 9 s; UptimeRobot showed about 99.999% over three months. They also tested tickets, live chat (including at night), cancellation and a refund.
- Liked: Among the cheapest UK hosts if you prepay one or two years
- Liked: Free premium themes on WordPress plans
- Liked: Live chat really is available around the clock
- Liked: Near-perfect uptime in their test
- Liked: Quick cancellation and refund
- Disliked: Slowest UK host they tested
- Disliked: Ticket replies sometimes took over 36 hours and were not always useful
- Disliked: Chat agents lacked product knowledge
- Disliked: SSL and, on monthly billing, the domain cost extra
Summarised in our own words.
- Their score
- 4
- Rank
- #3705 of 3859 in “Website Planet web hosting database”
- Dates
- Checked Page date not shown
- Funding
- Affiliate-funded
- Testing
- Says it tested, no data shown
Read it on Website Planet (opens in a new tab)More detail
What they say they tested: Bought the cheapest WordPress plan and tested it over several months. GTmetrix averaged 2 s (1.5–3.6 s) with about 1 s to first byte; a Sucuri test from France took over 9 s; UptimeRobot showed about 99.999% over three months. They also tested tickets, live chat (including at night), cancellation and a refund.
- Liked: Among the cheapest UK hosts if you prepay one or two years
- Liked: Free premium themes on WordPress plans
- Liked: Live chat really is available around the clock
- Liked: Near-perfect uptime in their test
- Liked: Quick cancellation and refund
- Disliked: Slowest UK host they tested
- Disliked: Ticket replies sometimes took over 36 hours and were not always useful
- Disliked: Chat agents lacked product knowledge
- Disliked: SSL and, on monthly billing, the domain cost extra
Summarised in our own words.
Source 2: Website Planet
Best-of list
No scoreMore detail
What they say they tested: The list says the writer tested dozens of UK hosts; UK2's entry repeats that pages were slow to load.
- Liked: Most affordable local host on the list
- Liked: Free premium themes plus automatic updates and backups on WordPress plans
- Disliked: Basic control panel without a full one-click installer
- Disliked: Slow page loads
Summarised in our own words.
- Their score
- No score
- Rank
- #12 of 14 in “14 Absolute Best Hosting Providers for UK Websites in 2026”
- Dates
- Checked Page date not shown
- Funding
- Affiliate-funded
- Testing
- Says it tested, no data shown
Read it on Website Planet (opens in a new tab)More detail
What they say they tested: The list says the writer tested dozens of UK hosts; UK2's entry repeats that pages were slow to load.
- Liked: Most affordable local host on the list
- Liked: Free premium themes plus automatic updates and backups on WordPress plans
- Disliked: Basic control panel without a full one-click installer
- Disliked: Slow page loads
Summarised in our own words.
Source 3: TechRadar
Best-of list · Future plc
No scoreMore detail
What they say they tested: No test figures given for UK2 on the list; the writer says their own site was fast.
- Liked: Configurable VPS hosting for business sites
- Liked: London data centre option
- Liked: 24/7 live chat and ticket support
- Liked: Status page showing planned and unplanned downtime
- Disliked: Phone support is charged at call rates
- Disliked: Knowledge base could be improved
- Disliked: Main website is not very easy to find your way around
Summarised in our own words.
- Their score
- No score
- Rank
- #6 of 7 in “Best UK web hosting services of 2026”
- Dates
- Checked Page updated 13 Jul 2026
- Funding
- Affiliate-funded
- Testing
- Published test data
Read it on TechRadar (opens in a new tab)More detail
What they say they tested: No test figures given for UK2 on the list; the writer says their own site was fast.
- Liked: Configurable VPS hosting for business sites
- Liked: London data centre option
- Liked: 24/7 live chat and ticket support
- Liked: Status page showing planned and unplanned downtime
- Disliked: Phone support is charged at call rates
- Disliked: Knowledge base could be improved
- Disliked: Main website is not very easy to find your way around
Summarised in our own words.
Source 4: TechRadar
Review · Future plc
3 out of 5 starsMore detail
What they say they tested: Measured UK2's own website rather than a hosted test site: GTmetrix gave a 6.9 s full load, and two weeks of uptime monitoring found no downtime.
- Liked: Wide range of services
- Liked: Capable 24/7 customer service
- Liked: Plain-English guidance
- Liked: 30-day refund on selected plans
- Liked: One-click installer on most plans
- Disliked: Unclear which data centres it owns
- Disliked: Knowledge base could be better organised
- Disliked: Sign-up offers paid add-ons and is not always intuitive
Summarised in our own words.
- Their score
- 3 out of 5 stars
- Rank
- –
- Dates
- Checked Page updated 3 May 2024Over 12 months old
- Funding
- Affiliate-funded
- Testing
- Published test data
Read it on TechRadar (opens in a new tab)More detail
What they say they tested: Measured UK2's own website rather than a hosted test site: GTmetrix gave a 6.9 s full load, and two weeks of uptime monitoring found no downtime.
- Liked: Wide range of services
- Liked: Capable 24/7 customer service
- Liked: Plain-English guidance
- Liked: 30-day refund on selected plans
- Liked: One-click installer on most plans
- Disliked: Unclear which data centres it owns
- Disliked: Knowledge base could be better organised
- Disliked: Sign-up offers paid add-ons and is not always intuitive
Summarised in our own words.
“Affiliate-funded” means the site earns commission from hosts it reviews. “Published test data” means it publishes the measurements behind its verdict. Scores and ranks are shown as each site displays them; pros and cons are summarised in our own words. How we choose sources
Separate from the experts' score
What customers say
We haven't recorded any customer ratings for UK2 yet.
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We don't check whether these reviews come from real customers. Each platform runs its own checks, and some let hosts invite reviews, which can push ratings up. Customer ratings never change the experts' score, and commission never changes either.
Sources last checked 26 Sept 2026. Spotted a mistake? Every correction is logged and we fix errors quickly.
UK2 pricing: every plan, renewal and 3-year cost
The intro price is what you pay at first. The renewal price is what you pay after that. The true 3-year cost adds them up, so you can see which plan really costs less.
| Plan | Key specs | Intro price | Renewal price | Due today | True 3-year cost | Checked | Go to UK2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Hosting EssentialWeb hosting |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Web Hosting PersonalWeb hosting |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Web Hosting PremierWeb hosting |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| Web Hosting ProfessionalWeb hosting |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| WordPress EssentialManaged WordPress |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| WordPress PersonalManaged WordPress |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| WordPress PremierManaged WordPress |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| WordPress ProfessionalManaged WordPress |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| VPS AdvancedVPS |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| VPS EliteVPS |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| VPS LiteVPS |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| VPS PlusVPS |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
| VPS PremiumVPS |
| No current price we can vouch for. Check UK2's own page. | Go to UK2 (opens in a new tab) | ||||
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UK2 price history
One chart per service: the average first year against the average year at the renewal price, across all UK2's plans for that service, as published by UK2 and checked by our team. The shaded gap is how much more you pay once the deal ends.
Average over time
Web hosting
Compare web hosting quotesUK2 web hosting: average cost a yearAverage of UK2's 4 plans, in GBP, inc VAT: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month. - At renewal
- Year 1
- The renewal jump
At renewalYear 1Average of UK2's 4 plans, in GBP, inc VAT: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month.
UK2 web hosting: average cost a year Date Year 1 At renewal Based on Sep 2026 £151.38/yr £176.26/yr 4 plans Oct 2026 £151.38/yr £176.26/yr 4 plans Nov 2026 (so far) Not shown Not shown 0 plans: too few to show an average Average over time
Managed WordPress
Compare managed wordpress quotesUK2 managed wordpress: average cost a yearAverage of UK2's 4 plans, in GBP, inc VAT: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month. - At renewal
- Year 1
- The renewal jump
At renewalAverage of UK2's 4 plans, in GBP, inc VAT: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month.
UK2 managed wordpress: average cost a year Date Year 1 At renewal Based on Sep 2026 £187.99/yr £201.46/yr 4 plans Oct 2026 £187.99/yr £201.46/yr 4 plans Nov 2026 (so far) Not shown Not shown 0 plans: too few to show an average Average over time
VPS
Compare vps quotesUK2 vps: average cost a yearAverage of UK2's 5 plans, in GBP, inc VAT: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month. - At renewal
- Year 1
- The renewal jump
At renewalAverage of UK2's 5 plans, in GBP, inc VAT: the first year against a year at the renewal price, at the end of each month.
UK2 vps: average cost a year Date Year 1 At renewal Based on Sep 2026 £434.74/yr £434.74/yr 5 plans Oct 2026 £434.74/yr £434.74/yr 5 plans Nov 2026 (so far) Not shown Not shown 0 plans: too few to show an average
What you'll pay when UK2 renews
Intro deals end. Here's what happens to each UK2 plan's price when they do.
We don't have current UK2 prices to compare yet.
UK2 price changes we've recorded
We haven't recorded a change to UK2's prices since we started tracking them on 28 Sep 2026.
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The lowest true 3-year costs for vps from other hosts in our catalogue, one plan per host. Plans priced in other currencies are converted at today's European Central Bank rate, so every price here is in the same currency. Your quotes also weigh up what you need, not just price.
Frequently asked questions
Has UK2 raised its prices?
We haven't recorded a renewal price rise for UK2 since we started tracking its prices on 28 September 2026. We check each price regularly and date every change.
What does UK2 offer?
In our catalogue, UK2 has 13 active plans: web hosting, managed wordpress and vps. The table on this page lists every one with its intro price, renewal price and true 3-year cost.
Where are UK2's data centres?
UK2's plans in our catalogue list data centres in United Kingdom, Singapore and United States. Check the plan you choose, as locations can differ by plan.
Does Serverlinx earn money from UK2?
We don't have a commission link with UK2 at the moment. We list it because we compare hosts whether or not they pay us. How we make money
Can you move my website away from UK2?
Yes. We move your website, email and domain for you, and your old site stays live until you approve the new one. The move is free when you switch to a host we recommend and buy through our link. How switching works
How this page was reviewed
Page last updated: 26 September 2026. Facts are checked against the sources below and our editorial policy. We don't have current prices for UK2 yet.
Sources
- UK2: pricing page for VPS Advanced, VPS Elite, VPS Lite, VPS Plus and VPS Premium
- UK2: pricing page for Web Hosting Essential, Web Hosting Personal, Web Hosting Premier and Web Hosting Professional
- UK2: pricing page for WordPress Essential, WordPress Personal, WordPress Premier and WordPress Professional
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