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IONOS.uk (ionos.co.uk) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2016.
Live Drive (livedrive.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2020.

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👉 Total Reviews: 26
🙌 Average Rating: 1.2 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 26
👈 Official Responses: 0 1.2 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

26 user reviews
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✓ Company address location is complete
✓ Company phone/fax is added
✓ Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added
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👉 Total Reviews: 4
🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10
👍 Good Reviews: 0
👎 Bad Reviews: 4
👈 Official Responses: 0 1 / 10VISIT WEBSITE

4 user reviews
 
IONOS.uk
Discovery House, 154 Southgate Street
Gloucester gl1 2ex
UK
Part of United Internet
Live Drive
The Battleship Building, 179 Harrow Road
London W2 6NB
UK

📧 Emailsupport@i...sales@l...
☎ Phone0333 336 5691+1 267 702 3992
Ranks🏆 Semrush 92,229 (lower is better)
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 57/55🔗 Links 10,541		🏆 Semrush 1,484,496 (lower is better)
🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 55/52🔗 Links 26,701
Languages en-GB en-US
📄 InfoIONOS UK stands as Europe’s largest hosting provider and a flagship member of the United Internet group, bringing over 30 years of experience to the table. Originally established in 1988 under the name 1and1 ( 1&1 ), the company set out with a clear vision: to deliver powerful, secure, and user-friendly hosting solutions tailored primarily for small and medium-sized businesses. In 2018, a strategic merger with ProfitBricks (based in Berlin and founded in 2010) transformed the company into [...] Read full reviewFounded in 2008, Livedrive offers secure servers designed for small businesses in particular. In 2014, the company was purchased by J2 Global which also owns companies like SugarSync, LiveVault and KeepItSafe. Thus, Livedrive became part of the Cloud Backup division.
With servers running on Cloud, Livedrive provides personal and business plans. All plans have data backup guaranteed as they automatically keep a copy of their customers’ files in their data centers.
These servers are PC or [...] Read full review
📡 Established-February, 2004
📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media
🔃 User Shares
https://twitter.com/ionos_uk (inactive)
Started from: May, 2009
  • Tweets: 5,738
  • Followers: 13,400
  • Friends: 1,955
  • Last activity:
livedrive_com
Started from: April, 2009
  • Tweets: 1,769
  • Followers: 2,803
  • Friends: 19
  • Last activity:
1&1 IONOS
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livedrive.com
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company/ionosLivedrive
  • Followers: 632
  • Entity type: Privately Held
  • Founded: 2008
  • Employee Count: 11-50
  • Industry: Internet
IONOS.uk Blog
  • Blog Posts: 123
  • Blog added on: Oct, 2018
  • Language: en
  • Last written post:

Live Drive Blog
  • Blog Posts: 51
  • Blog added on: Feb, 2012
  • Language: en-US
  • Last written post:

🔧 Shared Hosting - 10/5
💡 Plan NamePlus [Linux]Backup [Cloud]
💰 Price£ 1.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 9.00 after 12 mo.)		€ 7.99/mo.
💿 Disk Space200 GB SSD NVMeunlimited
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains1unlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel[In-house][In-house]
🌏 Server Location United Kingdom
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Best-seller shared plan that doubles storage and increases resources. The card lists 200 GB NVMe SSD storage, “extended access to server resources,” 2 email addresses, a website malware scanner and a Performance boost with CDN. A banner advertises 100 GB HiDrive Cloud Storage included for off-site [...]INFO (mouse over)Secure Desktop Backup
1x PC or Mac User Account Backup
NAS Back up (£5 per month addon)
Access files via mobile & desktop apps
Restore deleted files
30 previous versions of files
Military grade security
UK technical support
📅 Date PlanSep 2025Nov 2020
💡 Plan NameWordPress Grow [Linux]Briefcase [Cloud]
💰 Price£ 1.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 10.00 after 12 mo.)		€ 10.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space50 GB SSD2000 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains1unlimited
🆓 Free Domain10
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel[In-house][In-house]
🌏 Server Location United Kingdom
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Grow is aimed at larger sites and adds built-in AI content tools. The card lists 50 GB SSD storage, AI website & content creation, AI chatbot, add-on library, 5 email addresses, Free domain for 1 year, Free SSL, SiteAnalytics, automatic updates, vulnerability scanning, a caching plugin and [...]INFO (mouse over)Access and edit files anywhere
Desktop & Mobile apps
Cloud storage (Briefcase & mobile back up space)
Mobile photo back up
Sync files between computers
Share files

Access files via mobile & desktop apps
Restore deleted files
30 previous versions of files
Military grade security
UK [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2025Nov 2020
💡 Plan NameWordPress Start [Linux]Pro Suite [Cloud]
💰 Price£ 3.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 5.00 after 6 mo.)		€ 17.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space25 GB SSD5000 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains1unlimited
🆓 Free Domain10
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel[In-house][In-house]
🌏 Server Location United Kingdom
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Start is the introductory Managed WordPress plan for a single site. The card shows 25 GB SSD storage, AI website creation, access to an add-on library, 1 email address, Free domain for 1 year, Free SSL, SiteAnalytics, automatic updates and vulnerability scanning. The price displayed is £3/mo for 6 [...]INFO (mouse over)Backup + Briefcase
Computer back up 5 users*
Cloud storage (Briefcase & mobile back up space) 5,000GB
Mobile photo back up
Sync files between computers
Share files
FTP
NAS Back up (£5 per month addon)

Access files via mobile & desktop apps
Restore deleted files
30 previous versions of [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2025Nov 2020
💡 Plan NameStandard [Linux]Business Express [Cloud]
💰 Price£ 3.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 6.00 after 6 mo.)		€ 35.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space100 GB SSD NVMe2000 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains1unlimited
🆓 Free Domain00
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel[In-house][In-house]
🌏 Server Location United Kingdom
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Entry shared hosting tier aimed at beginners and small projects. The package card shows 100 GB NVMe SSD storage, “standard access to server resources,” 1 email address and built-in malware scanner for websites. A promotional price of £3/mo for 6 months is displayed, but the lowest advertised [...]INFO (mouse over)Great for small teams

3x Users
PC & Mac Backup
Tablet & Mobile Backup
2,000GB of storage


Devices
We support all major platforms and devices

Livedrive's desktop software works on Windows and Mac computers.

We also have apps for all Apple, Android and Windows mobile [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2025Nov 2020
💡 Plan NameWordPress Boost [Linux]Business Standard [Cloud]
💰 Price£ 7.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 15.00 after 6 mo.)		€ 110.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space75 GB SSD10000 GB
📶 Data Transferunmeteredunmetered
🔌 Hosted domains1unlimited
🆓 Free Domain10
📌 Dedicated IPs00
🔨 Control Panel[In-house][In-house]
🌏 Server Location United Kingdom
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Boost is tuned for maximum performance on demanding WordPress sites. The plan card shows 75 GB SSD storage, AI website & content creation, AI chatbot, add-on library, 10 email addresses, Free domain for 1 year, Free SSL, SiteAnalytics Plus, automatic updates, vulnerability scanning, a caching [...]INFO (mouse over)Perfect for SMBs

10x Users*
PC & Mac Backup
Tablet & Mobile Backup
10,000GB* of storage

Devices
We support all major platforms and devices

Livedrive's desktop software works on Windows and Mac computers.

We also have apps for all Apple, Android and Windows mobile [...]
📅 Date PlanSep 2025Nov 2020
💡 Plan NamePremium [Linux]-
💰 Price£ 8.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 18.00 after 6 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space350 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains1-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server Location -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Performance-oriented shared plan for faster growth. The package shows 350 GB NVMe SSD storage, 5× access to server resources, 4 email addresses, malware scanning and a Performance boost with CDN. It also includes 100 GB HiDrive Cloud Storage. The promo price is £8/mo for 6 months (excl. VAT), then [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
💡 Plan NameUltimate [Linux]-
💰 Price£ 12.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 24.00 after 6 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space500 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains1-
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server Location -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Top shared hosting package for large projects and online shops. The card shows 500 GB NVMe SSD, 10× access to server resources, 5 email addresses, Malware scanner Pro with automatic repair, Performance boost with CDN, and 100 GB HiDrive Cloud Storage. It also notes unlimited number of SSL [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
💡 Plan NameBusiness [Windows]-
💰 Price£ 4.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 8.00 after 8 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space100 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelPlesk-
🌏 Server Location -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Starter Windows plan recommended for using the latest Microsoft web stack. The page highlights Windows Server 2019, MS SQL 2019 databases on SSD, and ASP.NET 4.8 and .NET 6.0. A specific example shows 25 MS SQL databases (2 GB SSD each) as suitable for Visual Studio projects. Pricing is shown with [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
💡 Plan NamePro [Windows]-
💰 Price£ 6.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 12.00 after 6 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space250 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelPlesk-
🌏 Server Location -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Mid-tier aimed at higher-performance Windows workloads and recommended for building an international nopCommerce shop. The plan callouts list 250 GB storage (to host high-resolution product imagery), 100 MS SQL databases (2 GB SSD each) and SiteLock malware protection, along with the Windows [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
💡 Plan NameExpert [Windows]-
💰 Price£ 11.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 22.00 after 6 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space500 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain0-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control PanelPlesk-
🌏 Server Location -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Top Windows tier recommended for running a full CMS stack such as DotNetNuke or Umbraco with many users and components. The feature bullets on the page list 500 GB storage, 500 MS SQL databases and 500 email accounts, alongside the same Windows Server and .NET platform versions. The introductory [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
🔧 Dedicated Hosting - 1/0
💡 Plan NameIX24-256 HDD [Linux/Windows]-
💰 Price£ 281.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 330.00 after 24 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space15625 GB-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
💪 CPUIntel Xeon Gold 5412U (24C/48T 2.1–3.9 GHz)-
🔋 RAM250 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs1-
🔨 Control PanelPlesk, [In-house]-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Sapphire Rapids HDD build with DDR5 256000 MB and 2 x 8 TB SATA (total 16 TB) hardware RAID1; 1 Gbit/s unlimited; IPv4/IPv6; Linux/Windows; Plesk; backups; monitoring and console access.

Intel page features and locations apply.		-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
🔧 VPS - 1/0
💡 Plan NameWindows XXL [Windows]-
💰 Price£ 88.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 108.00 after 6 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Space720 GB SSD NVMe-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domainsunlimited-
🆓 Free Domain0-
💪 CPU12 vCores-
🔋 RAM24 GB-
📌 Dedicated IPs1-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server Location-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Top Windows VPS with licence included: 12 vCores, 24 GB RAM, and 720 GB SSD/NVMe. Unlimited traffic on a 1 Gbit/s port, dual-stack IPs, optional Plesk and Acronis-powered backups, and instant provisioning. Lowest price reflects introductory promo; setup fee charged.-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
🔧 Domains - 1/0
💡 Plan Name.com-
💰 Price£ 1.00/yr. VAT 20% exc
(£ 15.00 after 12 mo.)		-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over).COM registration is promoted at £1 for the first year (also shown as £1.20 incl. VAT) and includes free private registration, a free wildcard SSL, Domain Connect for one-click DNS setup, and up to 10,000 subdomains. The page highlights 24/7 support and ICANN accreditation. You can also get a .com [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
🔧 SSL Certificates - 1/0
💡 Plan NameSSL Business Wildcard-
💰 Price£ 265.00/yr. VAT 20% exc-
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)OV wildcard certificate for a domain and all subdomains, adding verified business identity. The plan card states: Instant SSL OV Wildcard; Protect a domain including all of its subdomains; Organisation Validated; up to 256-bit encryption; £1,250,000 loss-excess amount; Padlock display; Protection [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
🔧 Website Builder - 1/0
💡 Plan NameMyWebsite Now Pro-
💰 Price£ 17.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
(£ 30.00 after 6 mo.)		-
💿 Disk Spaceunlimited-
📶 Data Transferunmetered-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain1-
📌 Dedicated IPs0-
🔨 Control Panel[In-house]-
🌏 Server Location -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Pro is the top website builder tier for demanding sites: free domain for 1 year, business email with active sync and 50 GB mailbox, unlimited webspace & pages, SiteAnalytics Plus, online booking, AI writing/imaging/SEO tools, and rankingCoach Standard for search engine optimisation. The price [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
🔧 Web Design - 1/0
💡 Plan NameWebsite Design Service L-
💰 Price£ 85.00/mo. VAT 20% exc
£ 399.00 Setup Fee		-
💿 Disk Space -
📶 Data Transferunlimited-
🔌 Hosted domains -
🆓 Free Domain -
📜 DescriptionINFO (mouse over)Website Design Service L is the top package for large websites that require frequent edits. It comes with a design consultation and a website of 7 customised pages, bundled with 1 free domain and 5 email accounts. Unlike the lower tiers, this plan offers unlimited website edits, allowing frequent [...]-
📅 Date PlanSep 2025-
💻 Supported Operating Systems
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Linux/Windows
  • Cloud
📤 List of products
  • Shared Hosting
  • Dedicated Hosting
  • VPS
  • Domains
  • SSL Certificates
  • Website Builder
  • Web Design
  • Shared Hosting
✍️ Support Options
  • Email
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • Available 24/7
  • Help Desk
  • Live Chat
  • 0 WHTop support responses
  • Email
  • Help Desk
  • Phone / Toll-Free
  • 0 WHTop support responses
💰 Payment Options
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
  • PayPal
  • Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
👪 Last positive / negative customers review
 
S W (-hidden-)
on 📆 Dec 30, 2025
Do not use.
😠 I would strongly advise caution before using IONOS.Raising a complaint with them is an exercise in frustration. Despite repeatedly asking for a formal complaint to be logged, staff actively avoided doing so. When a complaint was finally [...]


John Laurino (john.laurino@p...)
on 📆 Jul 29, 2013
Absolutely The Worse Storage Vendor
😠 Live Drive lost our data, could not restore it and customer service was totally absent. DON'T GO NEAR THIS VENDOR

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