True website hosting costs
Why UK teams skip self-hosting
DevOps time, compliance risk, and scaling headaches all add up long before you see a bigger bill. See how self-hosting stacks up against managed hosting.
Calculating hosting costs in the UKWhat is total cost of ownership (TCO)?
TCO is the full cost of running your website — beyond the hosting invoice. It includes the people, risk, and lost opportunity required to keep your sites secure, compliant, and online.
DevOps: Salaries and time spent maintaining infrastructure each week push costs well beyond the monthly cloud bill
Compliance: GDPR, CLOUD Act, and data-jurisdiction exposure
Revenue: The cost of downtime and performance issues
Opportunity cost: Time spent on servers instead of clients, retention, and growth
| Initial setup & migration | £1,500-£16,300 | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise support & advisory services | £700-£11,100/month | Included |
| Enterprise security | £700-£3,700+/month | Included |
| Performance & scalability | £400-£3,700/month | Included |
| Developer tools | £400-£7,400/month | Included |
| Enterprise hosting fees | £200-£14,800/month | £300-£11,100/month |
| Total cost | £2,400-£40,700/month | £300-£11,100/month |
Estimates are based on typical software costs for mid to large size companies and developer time, which varies by experience level.
Real Results, Real ImpactCompanies that made the switch
Ditching an end-of-life CMSHow Oxford University Press cut costs while modernizing its sites
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