MidPhase vs Krystal
A detailed comparison to help you choose between MidPhase and Krystal.
Quick Verdict
2.9/5
MidPhase
0 reviews
4.0/5
Krystal
0 reviews
Krystal is rated higher (4.0 vs 2.9). MidPhase offers shared and WordPress hosting with a choice of London, Dallas, or Singapore data centres. Unmetered bandwidth, free Let's Encrypt SSL, and the StackCP control panel. Good for small sites needing UK, US, or APAC data residency. Krystal is a UK hosting company running entirely on renewable energy. Shared, VPS, and reseller hosting. UK-focused with strong ethics, GDPR compliance, and Reforestation pledge per signup.
MidPhase UK and US shared hosting with unlimited features | Krystal UK hosting powered by 100% renewable energy | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 2.9 (0 reviews) | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $1/mo✓ | From $7/mo |
| Best for | Small business and brochure sites, modest WordPress installs, and first websites that need UK, US, or APAC data placement at budget pricing. | UK and EU businesses, charities, agencies and resellers who want transparent resource allocations, real UK support and verifiable green credentials, plus a UK-anchored cloud with S3-compatible storage |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | — | 10 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Data-center count | 3 | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €7.00 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €3.50 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | ["London", "Dallas", "Singapore"] | London, United KingdomAmsterdam, NetherlandsNew York, United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | eu datacenterus datacenter | eu datacentergdpr compliant |
| Visit MidPhase → | Visit Krystal → | |
MidPhase
Pros
- + Choice of London, Dallas, or Singapore data centres on shared and WordPress plans
- + Aggressive first-term pricing with transparent renewal rates and a 30-day money-back guarantee
- + Security and backup bundle included: DDoS protection, malware scanning, backups, unlimited Let's Encrypt SSL
- + Free domain on annual terms, unmetered bandwidth, 80+ one-click apps
- + 24/7 support and a 99.99% uptime guarantee stated on the plan pages
Cons
- - Renewal pricing is roughly five times the intro month; headline pricing overstates the deal
- - User review aggregates are weak (about 2.5/10 across 22 WHTop reviews)
- - StackCP control panel rather than cPanel; VPS is resold Heart Internet infrastructure
- - Marketing, blog, and parts of the site have stood still since around 2020 after multiple ownership changes
Krystal
Pros
- + Shared plans publish real CPU and RAM allocations — rare at this price
- + Concrete SLA: 100% network availability with service credits, 99.99% cloud uptime target
- + Verified sustainability: B Corp, 1% for the Planet, ISO 27001, renewable-powered data centres
- + UK-based support with phone access and a 60-day money-back guarantee
- + Krystal Cloud adds per-second VMs, S3-compatible storage and T4/L4 GPUs in London, Amsterdam and New York
Cons
- - Priced well above budget shared hosts for comparable raw resources
- - UK-centred: shared hosting is London-only, no APAC regions
- - 24/7 emergency phone support only on the pricier plans
- - Inconsistent DDoS figures (4,000Gbps vs 2.0 Tbps) across its own pages
- - Unlimited storage and bandwidth are bounded by inode limits and fair use
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