20i vs Fasthosts
Both cover similar ground, so the useful question is which is better for your specific situation. Here is how they differ on the things that change the answer.
UK host built around resellers and multi-site management
Long-standing UK host with its own Gloucester data centres
Quick verdict
20i takes 2 of the 8 categories we can currently judge. 5 could not be decided on verified data. That is a scoreline, not a recommendation — read the categories that matter to you.
Category by category
Who wins what
A category shows “not enough data” when either side has a gap. We would rather leave it blank than invent a winner.
| Category | Winner | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not enough dataNeither provider has a verified current price yet, so this cannot be called. | Neither provider has a verified current price yet, so this cannot be called. |
| Performance | Not enough dataComparable performance tooling on both, on the data we have verified. | Comparable performance tooling on both, on the data we have verified. |
| Beginners | TieNeither is meaningfully easier to start with than the other. | Neither is meaningfully easier to start with than the other. |
| Support | FasthostsFasthosts offers more ways to reach a human. | Fasthosts offers more ways to reach a human. |
| WordPress | 20i20i is better set up for WordPress specifically. | 20i is better set up for WordPress specifically. |
| Ecommerce | 20i20i is the stronger option for selling online. | 20i is the stronger option for selling online. |
| Developers | TieComparable developer access on both. | Comparable developer access on both. |
| UK visitors | TieBoth offer UK-region hosting, or neither does. | Both offer UK-region hosting, or neither does. |
Specifications
Feature by feature
| Feature | 20i | Fasthosts |
|---|---|---|
| Control paneldiffers | StackCP (custom) | Custom / Plesk |
| UK data centre | Yes | Yes |
| Free SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Email hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Staging | Yes | Unknown |
| CDN included | Yes | Unknown |
| Free migration | Yes | Unknown |
| SSH access | Yes | Yes |
| Git | Yes | Unknown |
| WP-CLI | Yes | Unknown |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
20i in short
Good value for anyone hosting a portfolio of client sites from one account, with UK infrastructure.
- + Reseller plans allow unlimited sites under one account
- + UK data centres and UK company
- + Own CDN and caching included
- − StackCP is another panel to learn if you know cPanel
- − Brand is less known outside the UK reseller market
Fasthosts in short
A solid UK-infrastructure option, particularly where data residency in the UK is a firm requirement.
- + Owns and operates UK data centres
- + UK phone support
- + Full range from shared through to dedicated servers
- − Control panel is less familiar than cPanel
- − WordPress-specific tooling is thinner than specialist hosts
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