catalyst2.com Power Plan, £ 4.99/mo. on Linux Shared

Power Plan has been updated on January 8, 2021 (added October 27, 2008)

🔌 Hosted domains :	2
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
🌏 Server Locations :	United Kingdom
⚑ Targeting :	UK US

See also initial Power Plan plan location on their website!

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

Founded in 2000, Catalyst2 is a long-established UK hosting company focused on managed infrastructure, business hosting, cloud servers, VPS, dedicated servers, email and security services. Founder Paul Redpath started the business with a single server, and Catalyst2 subsequently developed from a conventional web-hosting provider into a much broader managed-infrastructure operation serving thousands of customers and tens of thousands of websites.

Catalyst2 now operates as a trading name of Team Blue Internet Services UK Limited, part of the wider team.blue group. The current operating company is registered under company number 03913408, with its registered office in Worcester. Catalyst2 continues to maintain its own hosting brand, technical services, UK support operation and infrastructure-focused product portfolio.

The service range goes considerably beyond entry-level shared hosting. Customers can choose Linux Hosting, Windows Hosting, Premium Hosting, Reseller Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Managed VPS, Virtual Dedicated Servers, Physical Dedicated Servers, Cloud Hosting, Flexible Servers, AI/GPU Servers, Email Hosting, Hosted Exchange, Microsoft 365, Domains, SSL Certificates, Managed Backups, Disaster Recovery, Managed Security and PCI-related services. Migration, infrastructure management and consulting are also available, including managed environments built around Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

The standard Linux Web Hosting range is suitable for personal websites, small businesses and PHP applications including WordPress. Accounts operate on VMware-based cloud infrastructure and include SSL support. Plans progress from the inexpensive Mega Deal package through Mega Plus, Power, PowerPlus and PowerXtra, with higher levels providing more storage and monthly traffic.

Windows Hosting remains an important part of the portfolio and supports ASP.NET, .NET Core, Classic ASP and Microsoft SQL Server workloads. Plesk is used for account management, while Let's Encrypt SSL is available for securing websites. Maintaining both current Linux and Windows shared-hosting platforms is useful for customers with older Microsoft applications that cannot easily be migrated to a standard Linux environment.

Customers requiring more resources without moving directly to a VPS can use Premium Linux Hosting or Premium Windows Hosting. These platforms place far fewer websites on each environment, with an approximate limit of 30 websites, separate mail infrastructure and higher resource allocations. Premium Linux includes SSD storage, LiteSpeed, SSH, Git and Node.js support, while Premium Windows combines Plesk with Microsoft's web-hosting stack.

Reseller Hosting is available for both Linux and Windows customers. Agencies, developers and hosting resellers can create individual customer accounts and packages while centrally managing domains, FTP, email and SSL. Depending on the package, reseller environments support approximately 50, 100 or 150 domains.

Managed WordPress Hosting is aimed more at business use than low-cost mass hosting. SSD storage, SSL, backups, migration assistance, software updates and technical support are integrated into the service. Larger WordPress installations can also move into dedicated managed environments when shared hosting no longer provides sufficient resources.

The managed infrastructure range is one of Catalyst2's strongest areas. Managed VPS operates on UK VMware infrastructure with SSD storage, dedicated IP addresses, isolated VLANs, hardware firewall protection, seven-day rolling offsite backups and migration assistance. Linux and Windows configurations are available, with cPanel or Plesk depending on the chosen operating system and server configuration. Operating-system maintenance and security updates form part of the managed service rather than being left entirely to the customer.

For larger workloads, Virtual Dedicated Servers provide substantially increased reserved resources inside the redundant virtual infrastructure, while Physical Dedicated Servers provide dedicated hardware for applications requiring complete server isolation. Backup management, monitoring, firewall protection, migration work and operating-system administration can all be included.

Flexible Servers are designed for temporary infrastructure requirements and can be contracted for relatively short periods, starting from around one week. They are useful for migrations, development projects, seasonal campaigns, events and temporary capacity requirements while retaining much of the same managed support available with longer-term server products.

Cloud Hosting uses redundant VMware infrastructure with automatic failover and UK data residency. It is particularly suitable for organizations that want a managed cloud architecture rather than a simple self-service virtual machine. Catalyst2 can take responsibility for monitoring, security, operating-system maintenance and the wider infrastructure environment.

The company also offers AI Server Hosting built around NVIDIA GPU accelerators, NVMe storage and modern AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon processors. Configurations include NVIDIA A100 and H100 NVL hardware, with systems ranging from single-GPU servers to considerably larger multi-GPU installations with hundreds of gigabytes of system memory. These systems remain within UK infrastructure, which can be particularly important for organizations concerned with data residency.

Security services are closely integrated with the managed-server range. Data Guard combines firewall protection, web-application security, brute-force mitigation, malware detection, encryption, VPN access, multi-factor authentication, offsite backups, DDoS protection and vulnerability management. PCI-related services are also available, including scanning and compliance assistance.

Backup and recovery services include daily, weekly and monthly offsite backups, R1Soft continuous data protection and VMware image-level backups. Standard managed servers can include a seven-day rolling backup period, while longer retention periods can be arranged. Disaster Recovery solutions can use separate London and Reading infrastructure so that critical applications are not dependent on a single location.

Email is treated as a dedicated business service rather than only as an add-on to shared hosting. Email Hosting ranges from smaller mailbox packages to larger business environments and includes secured access, webmail, spam filtering and migration assistance. Hosted Exchange and Microsoft 365 are also available for companies requiring Exchange synchronization, shared calendars and Microsoft's wider collaboration tools.

Domain registration and transfer services are available alongside hosting. Transfers are not tied to unnecessary lock-in charges, and .uk registrations follow Nominet rules. SSL options include free Let's Encrypt certificates with suitable hosting services and commercial certificates for customers requiring additional validation or wildcard functionality.

Catalyst2 also has hosting experience with a wide range of applications and frameworks including Craft CMS, Django, Drupal, Java/Tomcat, Joomla, LiteSpeed, Magento, MongoDB, Node.js, nopCommerce, OpenCart, OpenVPN, osCommerce, PrestaShop, Shopware, Umbraco, WooCommerce and Zen Cart. This broad application support is useful for businesses migrating complex or older systems that do not fit neatly into standardized hosting packages.

The company carries ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications. Its services and support remain strongly focused on UK business customers, with English used throughout the website and British pounds (GBP) used for product pricing. No multi-language/localized version exists.

One administrative detail is worth keeping in mind. The current company identity is Team Blue Internet Services UK Limited, company number 03913408, with the Worcester registered office. Some legacy legal information connected with the previous Catalyst2 corporate structure can still appear in older privacy wording, including a Northern Ireland company reference, while the current company registration and contact details correspond to the Worcester entity.