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Heart Internet Extended SSL, £ 249.99/yr. on SSL Certificates


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heartinternet.uk
Heart Internet
Waterfront House Technology Drive Beeston Business Park
Nottingham NG9 1LA
UK
☎ Phone 0330 660 0255
  • 💡 Plan Name: Extended SSL (sku #p64021)
  • 🔧 Category: SSL Certificates
  • 💰 Price:£ 249.99/yr. VAT 20% exc
  • 💿 Disk Space: -
  • 📶 Traffic bandwidth: -
  • 💲 Setup Fee: free
🔐 Domains protected :1
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔧 Category :E-Commerce
✍️ Support Options :Help DeskLive Chat
⚑ Targeting :UK
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*📜 Plan description

Extended is listed at GBP 249.99 per year plus VAT and is positioned as the highest assurance option in this range for ecommerce websites. It includes secure HTTPS browsing, SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption, a browser padlock, and domain, business and extended checks during validation. The page adds that some browsers can display the business name in green in the address bar, signalling a higher level of verification to visitors. Heart Internet describes it as the right fit for sites that want to take online payments or store confidential information while demonstrating the strongest level of trust available in the lineup. Setup requires extra business verification and is intended for organisations that want more than basic domain validation.

Their SSL range is positioned as a straightforward way to add trust, encryption and browser-visible security signals to websites. All certificates in the listed range provide secure HTTPS browsing, SHA-2 encryption with 2048-bit signing, and the familiar browser padlock, while the broader SSL section emphasises protection of private information, improved visitor confidence, fewer browser warnings, better conversion potential and support for online payments or confidential data handling. The product guide distinguishes standard certificates for a single domain from wildcard certificates that protect the base domain and unlimited subdomains. The site also stresses that setup is intended to be simple, and different validation levels are available depending on whether the customer only needs domain ownership checks or wants business identity displayed on the certificate. This makes the range suitable for everything from blogs and brochure sites to ecommerce stores that need stronger trust signals.

📄 Editorial Review

Heart Internet is a long-running UK hosting brand founded in 2004 (over 20 years of activity) and now operating as part of the Your.Online / Your.World group. The storefront is straightforward, primarily English-only, and pricing is shown in GBP (British pounds) with UK VAT (20%) clearly displayed on most product pages. They also position the platform as green-focused, stating that hosting packages run on 100% renewable energy.

The offer is broad enough for typical small-business needs, while still offering "serious" infrastructure for developers and agencies:
  • Domains are a major entry point, with a large extension list, automatic renewal, and tools aimed at both single-domain owners and bulk buyers. Their Domain Credits system targets portfolio users with bulk purchasing and bulk management, and they also offer an API-style workflow (including a "Domain Robot" approach) for faster registrations and admin.
  • cPanel Web Hosting is their classic shared hosting line, now built around NVMe U.3 storage, bundled mailboxes, backups, free SSL, and a security layer that includes a firewall and 2FA protection in the control panel. Plans scale from single-site packages up to an agency-oriented tier designed for multi-site management.
  • Managed WordPress is a more modern, higher-touch product built around Extendify (AI site builder) and a centralized "WP Squared" style dashboard for multi-site management. It includes staging, SSO, backups with one-click restore, performance/website metrics, malware scanning/firewall, and proactive vulnerability scanning powered by Patchstack.
  • Business Email is offered as standalone mailbox hosting with webmail and standard client support (POP/IMAP), plus anti-spam/anti-virus. It’s available in single-mailbox plans and team bundles, and the higher tier adds shared calendars/contacts/tasks.
  • VPS is offered in both self-managed (unmanaged) and fully-managed forms, and covers Linux and Windows. The platform emphasizes monitoring, DDoS protection, and the option to add familiar control panels like cPanel/WHM or Plesk depending on server type and operating system.
  • Dedicated Servers are pitched as self-managed machines for experienced users, with a clear choice between HDD and NVMe-backed configurations, RAID-1 storage layouts, and 1 Gbps bandwidth with "unlimited traffic" positioning.
  • SSL Certificates are sold in a clean ladder (standard and wildcard variants) including domain-level, organization validation, and extended validation options with SHA-2 and 2048-bit signing.

Overall, Heart Internet is strongest when used as an "all under one roof" UK provider: domain + hosting + email + SSL + upgrade path into VPS/dedicated, with a strong focus on practical management features rather than flashy cloud buzzwords.

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