Farbyte started in 2006 as a independent web hosting company in the UK. Mark, the founder, was fed up with the poor service and support he was getting from most hosting companies in the UK and worldwide. Years of being disappointed with big and small hosting companies made him decide to create a better solution. With over 20 years of experience designing and supporting enterprise solutions for the UK government, banks and commercial companies he wanted to offer a high performance service without the big corporate budgets. Initially Farbyte leased servers from UK based data centers to create a reliable hosting service. By 2010 the company deployed its own cloud infrastructure and had full control over the architecture, servers and network equipment. By using open source software and owning the infrastructure Farbyte did not need to rely on third party providers like AWS, Google and Microsoft.
Services Offered by Farbyte
UK Hosting - Cloud VPS, web & email
Farbyte offer UK based hosting for web and email with flexible pricing. Web and email hosting plans start from £0.99 to £6.99. Cloud VPS from £6.60, managed cloud VPS from £41.60. OpenVZ Cloud from £6.60, KVM Cloud from £8.95. Email only hosting has 4 plans from £1.10 to £10.45. UK reseller hosting from £19.99. Farbyte offer a 30 day money back guarantee, so no risk. We have over 99.99% uptime, so you can be assured of high availability and reliability. Optane caching increases storage by over 300x. Xeon CPUs for enterprise level processing power. Triple replicated storage cluster for data integrity and availability. Multi path network connections for resilient internet connectivity. Automated failover for cloud servers so they stay up even during outages. Redundant power systems with multiple power supplies to prevent outages.
Farbyte offers SSL certificates for websites with multiple options. Single Domain SSL Certificates have 4 plans: RAPIDSSL from £12.99 per year, ESSENTIAL from £14.99 per year, INSTANT from £39.99 per year and TRUE BUSINESSID from £159.00 per year. Wildcard SSL Certificates have 4 plans: ESSENTIAL WILDCARD from £64.99 per year, RAPIDSSL WILDCARD from £129.99 per year, PREMIUM WILDCARD from £154.99 per year and TRUE BUSINESSID WILDCARD from £229.99 per year. All plans cover 1 domain and domain validation. Certificates issued in 1-2 hours and supports over 99% of browsers. Encryption strength is 256 bits for secure data transfer. Free reissues so no extra cost for updates. A site seal is included with every certificate so visitors know your website is secure.
Farbyte offers domain name services, to register, transfer or renew your domain names. Prices start at £5.99 per year. The service will walk you through the process to secure your desired domain names. Farbyte supports multiple domain extensions so you can get online quickly.
Managed UK Virtual Servers
Farbyte offers managed UK Linux VPS, no maintenance required for clients. Managed VPS includes unlimited admin access on panel VPS, OS and application updates, instant resource allocation for RAM and cores. Server hardening with firewall and intrusion prevention systems. Optane and SSD-based high-availability cloud storage for fast performance. Multiple control panels, cPanel, Plesk, CWP. Backups every 4 hours. Managed services are monitored 24/7 for performance and security. Two plans: Managed Cloud KVM (IaaS) £43.95 per month and Managed OpenVZ Container VPS £41.60 per month.
Why Choose Farbyte?
We ensure security with firewalls, intrusion prevention and detection systems (IPS), 24/7 security staff, and malware and virus scanning. 80Gbit internet backbone and enterprise grade server hardware with SSD storage gives you high performance. Redundant power and cooling with N+1 infrastructure and automated fire detection and suppression. Competitive pricing for web, email and VPS hosting with great rates for domains and SSL. We’re a member of the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIR) for Europe, Middle East and parts of Central Asia. We host from the UK, we own and manage our own IP address space and cloud server infrastructure and don’t use AWS, Google or Microsoft.
Pros
- Reliable hosting with 99.99% uptime.
- It provides flexible pricing options.
- There is a 30 day money back guarantee.
- Managed services include security and 24/7 monitoring.
Cons
- Services are primarily focused on UK only.
- SSL’s can be expensive.
- Managed services are more expensive.
Farbyte offers hosting at competitive prices, especially for UK customers. They have flexible plans and good security. Infrastructure is fast which is good for most users. Whilst the service is reliable it’s not for those with smaller budgets. Also the company is UK focused so global options are limited. This can be a drawback for those outside the UK looking for more hosting options.
