Compared with Fasthosts below
Infinity
Our entry cPanel plan
- 1 CPU core and 1GB RAM6
- Daily automatic backups, with self-service restore
- Free SSL on every domain
- cpGuard malware detection and clean-up
- LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache
Brixly vs Fasthosts
No 12-month contract. Just good hosting.
Fasthosts' advertised prices come with a 12-month contract that renews automatically.4 Brixly is month to month from day one, runs on cPanel, and includes daily backups and free SSL on every site. Here's how we compare, including where Fasthosts comes out ahead.Fasthosts' advertised prices come with a 12-month contract that renews automatically.4 Brixly reseller hosting is month to month from day one, runs on cPanel & WHM, and includes daily backups of every client account. Here's how we compare, including where Fasthosts comes out ahead.
Then £3.95/mo ex VAT. No contract. 30-day money-back.
Then £24.95/mo ex VAT for 50 cPanel accounts. No contract. 30-day money-back.
- Part of Enix, independent since 2006
- Month to month, cancel any time
- cPanel
- cPanel & WHM
Brixly plans
Web hosting plans.
Billed monthly, no minimum term. Prices ex VAT.
Infinity Plus
For a few bigger sites
- 2 CPU cores and 2GB RAM6
- Daily automatic backups, with self-service restore
- Free SSL on every domain
- cpGuard malware detection and clean-up
- LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache
Brixly plans
Reseller hosting plans.
Billed monthly, no minimum term. Prices ex VAT.
Reseller Entry
20 client accounts
- 20 separate cPanel accounts under WHM
- Up to 2 CPU cores and 2GB RAM per account6
- White-label, with free private nameservers
Compared with Fasthosts below
Reseller Pro 50
50 client accounts
- 50 separate cPanel accounts under WHM
- Up to 2 CPU cores and 2GB RAM per account6
- White-label, with free private nameservers
Reseller Pro 100
100 client accounts
- 100 separate cPanel accounts under WHM
- Up to 2 CPU cores and 2GB RAM per account6
- White-label, with free private nameservers
Every cPanel reseller plan: a separate cPanel account per client under WHM, white-label, free private nameservers, free SSL and daily backups of every account.
The first payment is about the same. The difference is what you're signing up to.
Prices checked 2 Oct 20261
Over 3 years, paying monthly
£64.63 + VAT less with Brixly
31% lessTotal paid by the end of year 3, ex VAT, at list prices checked 2 Oct 2026.5 See it year by year
Over 3 years, 50 client sites, paying monthly
£505.39 + VAT less with Brixly
36% lessWith WHMCS Starter added to Brixly: £147.19 + VAT less.
Total paid by the end of year 3, ex VAT, at list prices checked 2 Oct 2026.5 See it year by year
Brixly Brixly Infinity Billed monthly
No contract First payment3 £1.00 ex VAT
Committed for 1 month Cancel any time.
From month 13 £3.95 /mo ex VAT
- Without a contract
- £3.95/mo ex VAT
12-month contract
First payment £0.99 ex VAT
Committed for 12 months £11.88 ex VAT in total. Auto-renews for 12 months unless you give 30 days' notice.
From month 13 £8.00 /mo ex VAT
- Without a contract
- £9.60/mo ex VAT, with no intro offer
Brixly Brixly cPanel Reseller Pro 50 Billed monthly
No contract First payment3 £1.00 ex VAT
Committed for 1 month Cancel any time.
From month 13 £24.95 /mo ex VAT
- What's in it
- 50 cPanel accounts, WHM, white-label, private nameservers
12-month contract
First payment £14.99 ex VAT
Committed for 12 months £179.88 ex VAT in total.
From month 13 £49.99 /mo ex VAT
- What's in it
- Up to 500 packages, Fasthosts control panel, white-label
Fasthosts Grow renews at £8 a month. Brixly Infinity renews at £3.95. (Both ex VAT.)
Fasthosts Grow is £0.99 a month ex VAT for your first 12 months on a 12-month contract, then £8.00 a month. Brixly Infinity is £1.00 for your first month, then £3.95 a month, with no contract. It also includes the things you'd otherwise have to add: daily backups, free SSL on every site and automatic malware clean-up.
Quick comparison
The key differences. Every row, including where Fasthosts is ahead, is in the full table below.Contract
Brixly , better None Month to month, cancel any time
From month 13
Brixly , better £3.95/mo ex VAT, the same list price
Fasthosts £8.00/mo Grow, ex VAT, after the intro offer
Backups
Brixly , better Daily Automatic, with self-service restore in cPanel
Fasthosts Not listed The help centre explains how to back up manually
Control panel
Brixly , better cPanel With LiteSpeed Enterprise and LSCache
Fasthosts Own panel Fasthosts' control panel, on Apache
What you actually pay over 6 years
Cumulative amount paid at the end of each year, paid monthly, ex VAT5Fasthosts plan
Prices
- Brixly Infinity, monthly £281.45 ex VAT after 6 years
- Fasthosts Grow £491.88 ex VAT after 6 years
Fasthosts Grow costs less in its first year. From month 21, Brixly Infinity has cost less in total, and the gap keeps growing: £210 ex VAT less over 6 years.
Paying yearly? Renew yearly for £39.95 ex VAT. Fasthosts Start renews at £63.25 ex VAT a year.
| End of year (ex VAT) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixly Infinity, monthly | £44.45 | £91.85 | £139.25 | £186.65 | £234.05 | £281.45 |
| Fasthosts Grow | £11.88 | £107.88 | £203.88 | £299.88 | £395.88 | £491.88 |
How these are worked out (ex VAT): Brixly is £1 + £3.95 × (months − 1). Grow is £0.99 × 12, then £8/mo. Start is £1 × 3, then £5.75/mo. All are current published prices, hosting only, assuming each 12-month contract renews at the standard price.
Brixly Infinity vs Fasthosts Grow
Prices ex VAT · checked 2 Oct 20261| Feature | Brixly Infinity | Fasthosts Grow | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract behind the advertised price | None. Month to month. | 12 months, paid monthly, auto-renews4 | Brixly |
| No-contract price | £3.95/mo ex VAT | £9.60/mo ex VAT (Start £6.90) | Brixly |
| After the intro offer | £3.95/mo ex VAT | £8.00/mo ex VAT (Start £5.75) | Brixly |
| SSL certificates | Free on every domain, renewed automatically for the life of the plan | 2 free for the first year (Start: none, paid) | Brixly |
| Backups | Daily automatic backups, with self-service restore in cPanel | No backup feature listed. The help centre explains how to back up manually. | Brixly |
| Malware protection | cpGuard detection and automatic clean-up | Site Scan (a short scan of about 5 pages). Removal is a paid add-on. | Brixly |
| Control panel and web server | cPanel, LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache | Fasthosts' own control panel, Apache | Brixly |
| PHP versions | 5.6 to 8.5 | 8.2 or 8.3. Older versions go on paid Extended Support. | Brixly |
| Websites | Multiple sites, subject to fair use | Up to 3 | Brixly |
| Server location | Choose UK, USA or Germany | UK (Worcester and London) | Brixly |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days | Even |
| Free domain | Not included | 2 free for the first year | Fasthosts |
| Phone support | 24/7 tickets, email and live chat. | 24/7 phone. Chat Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. | Fasthosts |
| Windows / .NET hosting | Not offered | Available on the same plans | Fasthosts |
In fairness
Where Fasthosts is ahead
- Grow costs less in its first year (£0.99 a month ex VAT for 12 months), and Start costs less for its first 6 months.
- Free domains for the first year, more published databases, and Windows hosting on the same plans.
- 24/7 phone support, and 30 days' notice before any price change.
Brixly Infinity
Save £64.63 + VAT over 3 years, paying monthly.5
Start for £1 + VATThen £3.95/mo ex VAT. No contract. 30-day money-back.
Pay yearly: £39.95/yr ex VAT More sites Infinity Plus: £1.00 first month, then £9.95/mo ex VAT. It renews for less than Fasthosts Scale at £13.75.
Reseller hosting built for running a hosting business.
Give every client their own cPanel account, managed from WHM, and see them all in one place with the Central Account Manager. Let clients order from your own website through WHMCS, and sell cloud servers, premium hosting, domains and email at wholesale prices with Enscale. Month to month, with no 12-month contract.
Quick comparison
The key differences. Every row, including where Fasthosts is ahead, is in the full table below.Control panel
Brixly , better cPanel & WHM Or DirectAdmin, with a separate account per client
Fasthosts Own panel No cPanel on reseller hosting
Clients ordering from your website
Brixly , better WHMCS From £9.95/mo ex VAT, free with Premium Reseller
Fasthosts Not documented No WHMCS module or reseller API currently documented
Backups
Brixly , better Daily Every client account, with self-service restore
Fasthosts None listed You're responsible for backups
Contract
Brixly , better Month to month Cancel any time
Central Account Manager
Every client account in one place.
The Brixly Central Account Manager gives you a combined overview of all your accounts, and a searchable table of every one of them. Log in to any cPanel or DirectAdmin account in one click, boost an account's resources, or add Brixly Workspace email, with the mailboxes moved over for you.
Accounts 50
cPanel · DirectAdmin 46 · 4
Disk in use 41%
Servers 5
Domain Server Location Actions
hartley-bakery.co.uk cPanel 72% cp-uk-04 UK Log inBoost resourcesAdd business email
northfield-dental.co.uk cPanel 64% cp-uk-04 UK Log inBoost resourcesAdd business email
greenline-cycles.com cPanel 48% cp-de-02 Germany Log inBoost resourcesAdd business email
mossandco.studio DirectAdmin 35% da-uk-01 UK Log inBoost resourcesAdd business email
the-old-forge.uk cPanel 22% cp-us-03 USA Log inBoost resourcesAdd business email
riverside-pt.co.uk cPanel 12% cp-uk-07 UK Log inBoost resourcesAdd business email
Showing 6 of 50 accounts Illustrative example
Enscale
Sell cloud servers, premium hosting, domains and email from your own WHMCS, at wholesale prices.
Install the Enscale module and run the setup wizard. It builds your products with your markup, connects provisioning and your domain registrar, and you're selling. Your clients order on your website and are set up automatically. One credit balance, no fee to join and no minimum.
- Step 1 Your website Your clients order here
- Step 2 Your WHMCS With the Enscale module
- Step 3 Brixly provisions it Automatically
- Cloud servers
- Premium hosting
- Domains (500+ extensions)
- Reseller hosting
What you pay over 3 years, at 50 client accounts
Cumulative amount paid at the end of each year, paid monthly, ex VAT5Prices
- Brixly Pro 50 £874.25 ex VAT after 3 years
- Fasthosts Reseller Hosting £1,379.64 ex VAT after 3 years
Fasthosts costs less in year one. At 50 client accounts, Brixly has cost less in total from month 16, or from month 27 with WHMCS.
At 100 or more client accounts, Fasthosts' single plan costs less.
| End of year (ex VAT) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brixly Pro 50 | £275.45 | £574.85 | £874.25 |
| Fasthosts Reseller Hosting | £179.88 | £779.76 | £1,379.64 |
How these are worked out (ex VAT): Brixly Pro 50 is £1 + £24.95 × (months − 1), plus £9.95/mo for WHMCS Starter when added. Fasthosts is £14.99 × 12, then £49.99/mo. Fasthosts includes a CRM and billing in its panel, which is why the WHMCS option is there.
Brixly Reseller vs Fasthosts Reseller Hosting
Prices ex VAT · checked 2 Oct 20261| Feature | Brixly Reseller | Fasthosts Reseller Hosting | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control panel | cPanel & WHM, or DirectAdmin | Fasthosts' own control panel. No cPanel on reseller hosting. | Brixly |
| Clients ordering from your website | WHMCS (from £9.95/mo ex VAT, free with Premium Reseller), plus Enscale's module and API for automatic set-up | No WHMCS module or reseller API currently documented. Products are bought in your Fasthosts account and assigned to customers. | Brixly |
| Resources per client | Each client in their own account, with published limits of up to 2 CPU and 2GB RAM6 | No per-package CPU or RAM limits published | Brixly |
| Private nameservers | Free on every plan | Not advertised for reseller hosting | Brixly |
| Backups | Daily, every client account, with self-service restore | None listed. You're responsible for backups. | Brixly |
| Web stack | LiteSpeed Enterprise, cPGuard, CloudLinux, PHP 5.6 to 8.5 | PHP 8.2 and 8.3 listed. No web server or malware scanning stated. | Brixly |
| Contract | Month to month | 12-month contract for the advertised price4 | Brixly |
| From month 13, 50 clients | £24.95/mo ex VAT | £49.99/mo ex VAT | Brixly |
| One view of every client | Central Account Manager | “My Packages”, a CRM and a Partner Portal | Even |
| Logging in to a client's account | One click, cPanel or DirectAdmin | Customer control panels you control | Even |
| White-label branding | Included | Included | Even |
| Reselling servers, email and domains | Wholesale through WHMCS with Enscale | Reseller prices on VPS (from £5/mo ex VAT), dedicated, bare metal, Exchange and domains, bought in your account | Depends |
| Year one, 50 clients | £275.45 ex VAT (monthly)5 | £179.88 ex VAT4 | Fasthosts |
| 100 to 500 clients | Pro 100 £49.95/mo, up to Pro 250 at £114.95/mo ex VAT | One plan for up to 500 packages, £49.99/mo ex VAT after year one | Fasthosts |
| Support | 24/7 tickets and live chat. Phone on Premium Reseller. | 24/7 phone | Depends |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 60 days in its terms (90 days on its sales page)8 | Fasthosts |
| Windows / .NET hosting | Not offered | Included | Fasthosts |
In fairness
Where Fasthosts is ahead
- Lower cost in year one, and at 100 or more client accounts, because one plan covers up to 500 packages.
- 24/7 phone support, a longer money-back guarantee and Windows hosting.
- A built-in CRM, and a wider range of servers you can buy at reseller prices.
cPanel Reseller Pro 50
Save £505.39 + VAT over 3 years, 50 client sites, paying monthly.5
Start your reseller account for £1 + VATThen £24.95/mo ex VAT for 50 cPanel accounts. No contract. 30-day money-back.
Smaller agency? Reseller Entry, 20 accounts Smaller agencies Reseller Entry, 20 accounts: £1.00 first month, then £12.95/mo ex VAT.
Agency service tier Premium Reseller includes a free WHMCS Starter licence and a Customer Success Manager.
Enscale Sell cloud servers, premium hosting, domains and email at wholesale prices.
How uptime is measured
Uptime promises are only as good as how they're measured.
Fasthosts guarantees 99.99% uptime on web hosting. Its terms say the period of an outage “will be measured from the time you report the problem”.7 Our SLA guarantees 99.9%, with service credits of up to 100% of your monthly fee.
“The period of the outage will be measured from the time you report the problem to our confirmation of restoration of service.”
Brixly SLA 99.9% With service credits of up to 100% of your monthly fee
Fasthosts SLA 99.99% Outage time measured from when you report it
Who you're dealing with
Run by the people who founded it.
Brixly is part of Enix, a UK hosting group founded in 2006 by Elliot Pearse and Nick Webb. They still run it, and they hold every voting share. Fasthosts is one of the UK's longest-established hosts, started in Gloucester in 1998. Since 2006 it has been owned by United Internet, and today it is part of the IONOS Group.
A UK team, with UK support
When you raise a ticket or start a live chat, you reach our own team here in the UK. No call centre and no script, just people who know the platform.
Small, tight-knit and hands-on
We're a close team, not a corporation. The people looking after your hosting sit alongside the people who build it, so problems get to the right person quickly.
Independent, and built with care
There are no investors to keep happy, just our customers. We run our own hardware and network, and we look after it like it's ours, because it is.
Brixly / Enix
- 2006 Enix founded by Elliot Pearse and Nick Webb
- 2016 Brixly focuses on reseller hosting
- 2024 Brixly joins Enix
- 2025 Moves onto hardware and network owned and run by Enix
- 2026 Enix turns 20, still run by its founders
Fasthosts
- 1998 Fasthosts started by Andrew Michael in Gloucester
- 2006 Bought by United Internet
- 2018 Owned via IONOS Cloud Holdings
- 2023 Part of the IONOS Group (IONOS Group SE)
Ownership facts from Companies House and public reporting.
Moving from Fasthosts
Moving from Fasthosts? We'll help.
Ready to migrate away from Fasthosts? Fasthosts uses its own control panel, so our team helps you move rather than an automated import.
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Choose your plan and start for £1 + VAT
Month to month, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.3
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Tell us what to move
Our team will help you bring your sites, databases and email across from Fasthosts.
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Tell us which client accounts to move
Our team will help you bring your clients' sites, databases and email across from Fasthosts.
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Point your domain at us
Keep your domain where it is and update its nameservers, or transfer it to us.
Looking for a Fasthosts alternative?
Try Brixly for £1 + VAT. No contract.Start your reseller account for £1 + VAT. No contract.
Month to month, daily backups and free SSL included, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.Month to month, daily backups of every client account, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Save £64.63 + VAT over 3 years, paying monthly.5
Save £505.39 + VAT over 3 years, 50 client sites, paying monthly.5
Then £3.95/mo ex VAT. No contract. 30-day money-back.
Then £24.95/mo ex VAT for 50 cPanel accounts. No contract. 30-day money-back.
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Is Fasthosts cheaper than Brixly?
In your first year, often yes: Grow is £0.99 a month for 12 months, and Reseller Hosting is £14.99 a month for 12 months (ex VAT), both on a 12-month contract. After that, Brixly Infinity costs less than all four Fasthosts web hosting plans, and our reseller plans cost less up to around 50 clients. If you have 100 or more reseller clients, Fasthosts' single plan costs less.
Is Brixly a good Fasthosts alternative?
It depends what you need. If you want cPanel, month-to-month billing, and daily backups and free SSL included, Brixly is a strong Fasthosts alternative. When you compare Fasthosts alternatives, look at the price from month 13, the contract behind the advertised price and what's included. If you want 24/7 phone support, Windows hosting or the lowest first-year price, Fasthosts may suit you better.
How do I migrate away from Fasthosts?
Choose your plan, then tell us what to move. Fasthosts uses its own control panel, so it isn't an automated import, but our team will help you bring your sites, databases and email across. Then point your domain at us, or transfer it whenever you like.
Do I need a contract?
No. Brixly is month to month from day one, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Why does cPanel matter?
cPanel and WHM are the industry-standard hosting control panels. Your clients probably already know them, and they make it easier to move accounts between cPanel hosts.
Are your prices inc VAT?
Like Fasthosts, we show prices excluding VAT. Use the toggle at the top to see prices including 20% VAT.
Where are your servers?
Choose the UK, USA or Germany at checkout.
Notes
- Comparison based on prices, features and terms published on brixly.uk and fasthosts.co.uk, checked 2 October 2026. Prices can change, so check each provider's website before buying. Fasthosts is a trade mark of its owner. Brixly is not affiliated with or endorsed by Fasthosts.
- Prices exclude VAT unless marked inc VAT. Inc VAT figures add UK VAT at 20%.
- Brixly's £1 first month applies to the first monthly invoice for a new service, then the plan's list price applies. It is a paid month that renews automatically.
- Fasthosts' advertised prices are for new customers on a 12-month contract paid monthly, which renews automatically for a further 12 months unless cancelled with 30 days' notice. Rolling monthly prices are 20% higher, with no intro offer. Its offer terms say offer prices for existing customers vary.
- Cost totals use current published prices for hosting only, paid monthly, and assume contracts renew at the standard price.
- Brixly CPU and RAM figures are per-account limits on shared, CloudLinux-isolated servers, not dedicated resources, and are subject to our Fair Usage Policy.
- Fasthosts SLA: “The period of the outage will be measured from the time you report the problem to our confirmation of restoration of service” (Web Hosting and WordPress Service Level Agreement).
- Fasthosts reseller money-back: 60 days in its published reseller terms. Its sales page says 90 days.
Infinity: then £3.95/mo ex VAT, no contractPro 50: then £24.95/mo ex VAT Start for £1 + VAT Start for £1 + VAT