UK Web Hosting & Email Price Comparison 2025

Transcom vs Major UK Competitors

Last Updated: December 2025 | All prices exclude VAT

🏆 Transcom Advantage

Save 40-75% on hosting and email services! Transcom offers professional web hosting from £1.99/month and business email from £1/month - dramatically cheaper than major UK providers while including free domains, SSL certificates, and 24/7 UK support.

Web Hosting Comparison

Provider	Plan Name	Price/Month	Websites	Storage	Bandwidth	Free Domain	Free SSL	Email Accounts
Transcom (MiStart) BEST VALUE	Basic Hosting	£1.99	1	10 GB	Unlimited	✓	✓	Unlimited
Hostinger	Single	£1.49	1	50 GB	100 GB	✓	✓	1
Hostinger	Premium	£2.33	100	100 GB	Unlimited	✓	✓	Unlimited
IONOS	Essential	£4.00	1	10 GB	Unlimited	✓	✓	10
123-Reg	Web Hosting	£4.99	1	10 GB	Unlimited	✓ (.online only)	✓	100
SiteGround	StartUp	£1.99 (renewal: £16.99)	1	10 GB	10,000 visits/mo	✗	✓	Unlimited
Bluehost	Basic	£2.65 (renewal: £9.99)	1	10 GB	Unlimited	✓	✓	5
GoDaddy	Economy	£5.99	1	25 GB	Unmetered	✓	✓	1

Business Email Hosting Comparison

Provider	Plan Name	Price/User/Month	Storage	Custom Domain	Anti-Spam	Webmail	IMAP/POP3	Mobile Sync
Transcom BEST VALUE	Business Email	£1.00	50 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zoho Mail	Starter	£0.76	5 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗
Zoho Mail	Pro	£1.93	30 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hostinger	Email Hosting	£0.79	10 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
IONOS	Email Basic	£0.83	2 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rackspace	Email Hosting	£2.41	25 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Google Workspace	Business Starter	£4.14	30 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Microsoft 365	Business Basic	£4.60	50 GB	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Hosting + Email Bundle Comparison

Provider	Package	Total Price/Month	Hosting	Email Accounts	Storage (Web)	Storage (Email)	Free Domain	Savings vs Competitors
Transcom BEST VALUE	Hosting + Email	£2.99	✓	Unlimited	10 GB	50 GB	✓	Save 50-75%
Hostinger	Premium Bundle	£3.12	✓	Unlimited	100 GB	10 GB	✓	-
IONOS	Essential Bundle	£4.83	✓	10	10 GB	2 GB	✓	-
Google Workspace + Hosting	External Bundle	£6.14	✓ (external)	1	10 GB	30 GB	✗	-
Microsoft 365 + Hosting	External Bundle	£6.60	✓ (external)	1	10 GB	50 GB	✗	-
SiteGround + Email	StartUp Bundle	£18.92	✓	Unlimited	10 GB	2 GB	✗	-

📊 Key Findings - Web Hosting

Transcom offers exceptional value at £1.99/month with free domain and unlimited email
Watch out for renewal prices - SiteGround jumps to £16.99/month after first year
Free domains - Transcom includes premium .co.uk/.uk domains vs competitors offering only .online
Unlimited bandwidth on most plans vs traffic/visit limits
UK-based support available 24/7 with Transcom
All prices shown are promotional - check renewal rates carefully

📊 Key Findings - Email Hosting

Transcom is 75% cheaper than Google Workspace and Microsoft 365
50GB storage per user - more than most entry-level plans
Full featured - IMAP, POP3, webmail, mobile sync all included
Advanced anti-spam - same filtering used by enterprise clients
No per-user limits - unlimited email accounts included
Custom domain included - professional branded email from day one
Zoho offers a FREE plan (5GB, 5 users) but web-only access

💡 Why Transcom Wins

Price: 40-75% cheaper than major competitors for comparable services
No Hidden Costs: Free domain, SSL, and email included - not add-ons
Storage: 50GB email storage beats most budget providers (typically 2-10GB)
Flexibility: Unlimited email accounts vs 1-10 on competitor plans
Transparency: Clear pricing, no massive renewal hikes
UK Support: 24/7 Brighton-based team, not outsourced call centers
No Contracts: Cancel anytime vs 12-36 month commitments
Complete Package: Hosting + domain + email + SSL from £2.99/month total

⚠️ Important Notes

All prices exclude VAT @ 20%
Promotional prices shown - check provider sites for current renewal rates
Some providers lock you into 12-36 month contracts for advertised pricing
Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 require separate web hosting
Storage limits may have "fair use" policies despite being advertised as "unlimited"
Email forwarding, auto-responders, and spam filters vary significantly between providers

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