Claranet Bronze, £ 11.00/mo. on Linux Shared

The Bronze package is built for an individual website and fits hobbyists, freelancers and micro-businesses that need a compact shared-hosting account. It includes 500 MB of webspace for the website and associated files, 50 mailboxes, 2 GB of shared mail storage, 1 MySQL database, multiple domain capability, basic web statistics and advanced scripting. The live order price is 11.00 GBP per month before VAT, with 13.20 GBP per month including VAT at 20 percent. Billing can be monthly or annual, and the order configuration requires at least one domain with the package. No unlimited-bandwidth allocation is included for Bronze, so traffic is treated as metered or unspecified. Optional Borderscout mailbox filtering can be added during ordering; listed monthly add-ons include 1 mailbox for 0.74 GBP, 5 mailboxes for 3.60 GBP, 10 mailboxes for 6.61 GBP, 25 mailboxes for 14.57 GBP and 50 mailboxes for 27.21 GBP, with no Borderscout mailboxes also available as the included option.

Clarahost shared web hosting keeps the website, email, domain management and account administration in one hosted service. The platform runs in secure ISO27001 accredited data centres with 24/7 monitoring, and the hosting account is managed through the Clarahost online control panel. The control panel is the central place for web hosting administration, email management, mailbox sizing, invoices and account details, with information stored on secure servers in PCI DSS compliant data centres. Future domain names can be bought online through the control panel, and common domain options include .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .eu, .name, .mobi, .us, .asia, .tv, .london, .co.uk, .uk, .org.uk, .me.uk, .ltd.uk, .plc.uk, .gov.uk, .ac.uk, .uk.com, .gb.com, .uk.net, .gb.net and .eu.com. Multiple domain names can be associated with a hosting pack so that the names point to the same webspace and mail space, while the order flow requires at least one domain for the package and states one domain as the maximum during configuration.

Webspace is the storage allocation on the servers for the website and associated files, separate from the email storage allocation included with the mailboxes. Mail storage is shared between the email accounts, mailbox sizes are flexible, and mailboxes can use POP or IMAP. Transfer limit refers to the volume of traffic going to the website in a month, and email traffic from the included mailboxes is not counted against that website transfer volume. Advanced scripting allows custom CGI scripts and includes a stack with PHP 5.5.9, Perl 7.4, MySQL 5.0.51a and Apache. MySQL databases are available for community sites, forums and other database-backed applications. Basic web statistics are available in the online customer control panel for viewing visitor and hit information. Borderscout can be added for antivirus and antispam filtering on Clarahost mailboxes, with an online control panel for black lists, white lists, spam sensitivity settings and quarantine access. UK customer support is available by phone and email, with a UK call centre, a toll-free 0800 support number, and billing support through the accounts team. Payment can be handled by credit or debit card, cheque, BACS transfer and direct debit.