Ecenica .com, £ 12.99/yr. on Domains

.com has been added on Nov 17, 2019, Aggregate Rating (7 out of 10 from 3 reviews)

💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
⚑ Targeting :	UK

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Ecenica is an independent British web hosting company founded in 2004 by Richard Moore. The business operates through Ecenica Ltd, incorporated on March 10, 2004, and has remained privately owned. Its status as a Nominet Accredited Channel Partner also gives it direct capabilities for registering and managing UK domain names.

The company has built a broad managed-hosting portfolio covering shared web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, email hosting, managed VPS, domain registration, SSL certificates, website building, dedicated servers, and private-cloud infrastructure. Its services are primarily suited to customers who want the hosting provider to handle routine system administration, security, updates, backups, and platform maintenance.

The standard Web Hosting plans use SSD storage and include cPanel, unmetered bandwidth, free SSL certificates, nightly backups, PHP, MySQL databases, email hosting, and one-click application installation. Packages support between one and 20 websites, with the larger plans also providing substantially higher email and storage limits.

The Managed WordPress Hosting range is one of Ecenica’s strongest services. These plans use NVMe storage and LiteSpeed caching, together with daily backups, WordPress staging, WP-CLI access, automatic SSL certificates, malware scanning, firewall protection, and dedicated WordPress management tools.

Business and BusinessPro WordPress plans also include Redis object caching, which can improve performance for WooCommerce stores, membership websites, and other database-intensive WordPress installations. WordPress is installed automatically, while maintenance tools reduce the amount of manual administration required from the customer.

Professional website migration is included with qualifying annual hosting subscriptions when requested within 30 days of purchase. One migration is normally included with each eligible subscription, making the service practical for businesses moving an existing website from another provider.

The AI Website Builder is designed for customers who want to launch a website without managing WordPress directly. It can generate an initial website structure, text, visual elements, and search-engine-focused pages, after which the design can be adjusted through a visual editor. More than 170 templates are available for customers who prefer to start with a conventional design.

The Premium Website Builder package adds ecommerce functionality, including product pages, shopping-cart features, checkout facilities, SEO tools, responsive layouts, custom-domain support, and free SSL. It works well for small company websites and uncomplicated online shops, although businesses requiring advanced ecommerce integrations will generally have more flexibility with WordPress and WooCommerce.

The Email Hosting service is available independently from web hosting. It includes UK-hosted email, secure IMAP, POP and SMTP connectivity, browser-based webmail, spam and virus filtering, unlimited aliases, nightly backups, and mailbox capacities reaching 20 GB.

Personal email plans are suitable for individuals and small organizations that need several inexpensive mailboxes. Professional email accounts provide larger 20 GB mailboxes and are better suited to companies that depend heavily on email communication.

The Managed VPS range consists of UK-hosted cloud servers using NVMe storage. Standard configurations provide between 2 GB and 16 GB of RAM, one to eight CPU cores, and between 25 GB and 200 GB of storage.

These VPS services are fully managed rather than supplied as basic unmanaged virtual machines. Ecenica handles the underlying server administration, while cPanel can be added for customers who require a familiar interface for websites, databases, DNS, and email.

Customized dedicated servers and private-cloud systems are also available. These services are supplied through individual quotations rather than a fixed self-service server list. This approach is better suited to organizations requiring migration assistance, security configuration, managed infrastructure, or a custom hardware and software environment.

Domain services include new registrations, renewals, transfers, DNS management, and connections to domains registered elsewhere. Generic domain transfers normally complete within one to five working days, while UK domain transfers use the standard IPS-tag procedure.

Free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates are installed and renewed automatically after a domain is correctly connected to an Ecenica hosting service. Paid SSL options remain available for customers requiring different validation levels or certificate types.

Ecenica serves small businesses, agencies, charities, healthcare organizations, developers, and corporate customers. Its long operating history provides more continuity than many smaller hosting brands, while its technical and customer-service staff have more than 50 years of combined industry experience.

The company operates in English, and its services are priced in British pounds. Prices exclude VAT unless specifically indicated otherwise during checkout or in a custom quotation.