SwiftNest Hosting · run from Essex

Fast UK hosting, looked after by real people.

SwiftNest gives small businesses quick UK hosting, business email, free migration and website builds, with honest prices and support from the people in Essex who actually run the servers.

Free migration above Bronze One-click WordPress included
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UK data centres 99.9% uptime commitment 30-day money-back Free migration

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For your own website
Shared HostingFast UK hosting for one site or a few
Bronze£3.99 Silver£7.99 Gold£12.99
  • NVMe storage & free SSL
  • Business email included
  • One-click WordPress
  • Free migration above Bronze
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For your clients' websites
Reseller HostingFrom £12.99

Sell hosting under your own brand. Billing included.

HostBMS bills your clients for you
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What we do

Everything a small business needs to get online, under one roof

Hosting is where we started, but most people need more than a server. Here's what SwiftNest can take off your hands, all run by the same small team in Essex.

Web & WordPress hosting

Fast UK servers on NVMe storage, free SSL, daily backups and one-click WordPress. Three plans, from £3.99 a month, with no first-year discount that doubles at renewal.

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Business email

Addresses on your own domain, with webmail and proper SPF, DKIM and DMARC records set up, so your quotes land in the inbox and not the junk folder.

Why that matters

Free migration

Moving from another host? On any plan above Bronze we copy your site, databases and mailboxes across and keep the old one running until you're happy.

How a move works

Website builds

Don't want to build it yourself? We design and build sites at fixed prices, from a three-page Launch site at £299 to a WooCommerce shop at £1,199.

Build packages

Security checks

A one-off scan for £50, or a monthly audit that keeps an eye on malware, blacklists, out-of-date plugins and SSL problems for you.

Security options

People who answer

Email us and you get the people who run the servers, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 UK time. We aim to reply within one working day, usually much sooner.

Get in touch
Pick a planOrder online at billing.swiftnesthosting.com.
Pay the invoiceIn pounds, with a proper receipt.
Account createdYour hosting is set up automatically.
Log in & buildAdd your domain, email and site.
Hosting

Hosting for every stage

From a first portfolio to a busy online shop. Built for businesses across Essex — Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend, Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Thurrock and beyond.

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Standard web hosting

For starter websites, portfolios and small business pages. UK servers, one-click app installs, and an easy control panel.

  • 1 website
  • vveb visual editor included
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Email support

Optimised WordPress hosting

Tuned for WordPress speed and security. One-click installer, caching set up for you, automatic updates and WordPress-savvy support.

  • One-click WordPress install
  • vveb visual editor included
  • Speed-optimised servers
  • Daily backups included

Business & ecommerce hosting

More resources, stronger security and priority support. For online shops, booking systems and growing businesses that can't afford downtime.

  • Unlimited websites
  • vveb visual editor included
  • Advanced firewall
  • Priority support
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Every plan includes our control panel, business email, the vveb editor, one-click WordPress, free SSL, UK support and our uptime commitment. No hidden fees.

Bronze

One site, done properly.

£3.99/month

  • Easy control panel for sites, email & DNS
  • 1 web domain
  • 5 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • vveb visual editor
  • 3 mail accounts & webmail
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL
  • 99.9% uptime commitment
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Silver Most popular

For WordPress sites that need to be quick.

£7.99/month

  • Easy control panel for sites, email & DNS
  • 3 web domains
  • 25 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • vveb visual editor
  • Unlimited mail accounts
  • One-click WordPress + staging
  • Daily backups
  • Priority UK support & free migration
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Gold

Shops, bookings and multiple sites.

£12.99/month

  • Easy control panel for sites, email & DNS
  • Unlimited web domains & aliases
  • 60 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • vveb visual editor
  • Advanced firewall & brute-force protection
  • Extra PHP resources for shops
  • Multi-PHP version selector
  • Priority support & out-of-hours outage cover
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30-day money-back guarantee Cancel monthly plans any time Prices in GBP
Current offers

Extra reasons to switch

Switchers

First month free when you move to us

Moving from another host onto Silver or Gold? Your first month is on us, and we do the migration for free.

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Annual

2 months free when you pay yearly

Pay yearly for any plan and get 12 months for the price of 10. That’s the same price every year, not just the first.

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Bronze

Try Bronze for £1

Your first month of Bronze is £1, then £3.99 a month. Same price at renewal, cancel any time.

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Build + host

15% off any website build

Order a Launch, Business or Shop build with 12 months of Silver or Gold hosting and we take 15% off the build fee.

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New customers only, one offer per account. Offers can't be combined. Your plan price doesn't rise at renewal. We may change or withdraw these offers, but that won't affect orders you've already placed.

Reseller hosting

Sell hosting under your own brand

Host your clients' websites on KarnakPanel, with HostBMS.com billing included. Plans are sized by the number of domains you host, and there are no per-domain panel licence fees, so you keep more of what you charge.

Reseller Bronze

Freelancers starting out.

£12.99/month

  • HostBMS.com billing & client area included
  • Host up to 25 client domains
  • Each client gets their own control panel login
  • 40 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • White-label control panel & your own nameservers
  • Unlimited mail accounts
  • Free SSL on every client site
  • Daily backups
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Reseller Silver Best value

Growing agencies.

£24.99/month

  • HostBMS.com billing & client area included
  • Host up to 60 client domains
  • Each client gets their own control panel login
  • 120 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • White-label control panel & your own nameservers
  • Unlimited mail accounts
  • Free SSL & daily backups
  • Free migration of your existing clients
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Reseller Gold

Established hosting businesses.

£49.99/month

  • HostBMS.com billing & client area included
  • Host up to 150 client domains
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD storage
  • Everything in Reseller Silver
  • Advanced firewall & brute-force protection
  • Priority support & out-of-hours outage cover
Get Reseller Gold

Launch offer Your first month on any reseller plan is £1 with code RESELL1. Or pay yearly and get 2 months free, every year.

Move up a plan any time Same price at renewal 30-day money-back guarantee

Order online through our client area. Prices are in GBP and exclude VAT, as with all our plans. The £1 first month is for new reseller customers, once per account, and can't be combined with annual billing. After that, the normal monthly price applies and doesn't rise at renewal. Annual reseller billing is arranged with us. Your clients' sites must follow our Acceptable Use Policy.

Build your way

WordPress in one click, or drag-and-drop with vveb

Both are included on every plan. Use whichever suits you, or both.

One-click WordPress installer

Go from sign-up to a live WordPress site in minutes. No technical skills needed.

Install in seconds

Pick WordPress, enter your site name and admin details, done.

Pre-configured

UK time and date, sensible permalinks and caching out of the box.

Secure & maintained

Core updates, firewall, brute-force defence and free SSL.

Staging & cloning

Test changes safely without touching the live site.

Fast & SEO-ready

UK servers tuned for WordPress, so pages load quickly.

WordPress support

Themes, plugins, speed tweaks and migrations, from Essex.

vveb visual editor

Design pages visually in your browser. Drag, drop, style and publish without writing code.

True drag-and-drop

Drop elements, shift layouts and style them in real time.

Responsive preview

Switch between desktop, tablet and mobile while you edit.

Ready-made sections

Headers, footers, forms and calls-to-action to build from.

Clean code you own

No lock-in. Jump into code mode whenever you need to.

Lightweight output

Clean HTML and CSS keeps your pages fast.

Free on all plans

No add-on subscription. It's simply included.

Included as standard

Everything your website needs

No nickel-and-diming. These come with every SwiftNest plan.

UK data centres

Fast load times for visitors across Essex, London and the rest of the UK.

Free SSL

HTTPS on every site, set up for you, at no extra cost.

Daily backups

Platform snapshots taken daily, so a bad day is recoverable.

Built-in CDN

Content delivery that helps your site load quickly further afield.

Business email

Professional addresses on your own domain, with webmail.

Easy control panel

Sites, email, DNS and files from one login at panel.swiftnesthosting.com.

Simple client area

Orders, invoices and support tickets in one online account.

99.9% uptime commitment

Backed by service credits in our published terms.

Switching is the hard part

We'll move your website across for free

The biggest reason people don't move host is the fear of downtime and broken email. So we take that work off you.

Move to SwiftNest on any plan above Bronze and our team handles the lot — content files, databases, DNS and email accounts. You keep your existing host running until everything is verified, then switch when you're ready.

  • Content, databases, DNS and email included
  • We work around your schedule, not ours
  • Your old host stays live until you're ready to cut over

Free migration is a courtesy service on Plans above Bronze, subject to availability. We use reasonable skill and care but cannot guarantee a migration will be error-free, so please take a final backup and test before you decommission your old host. Full terms in clause 16.

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Straight answers

Low prices, without the catches

Some hosts look cheaper until the renewal lands. Here's what you get with SwiftNest for a price that stays put.

Support that answers

Tickets go to people who run the platform, during UK business hours, with a stated aim of replying within one working day. You get a straight answer or an honest "I'll find out and come back".

UK data centres

Servers in the UK, which means lower latency for UK visitors and no awkward questions about your data leaving the country.

NVMe storage

NVMe drives throughout, not old spinning discs behind a marketing page. It is the single biggest reason our plans feel faster than their price suggests.

Published terms

Real terms with real numbers in them — actual liability caps, actual backup retention, actual refunds. Not a 40-page wall of boilerplate that hides everything.

Business hours that mean something

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm UK time, because that's when humans are actually available. Gold adds out-of-hours cover for genuine outages.

No lock-in tricks

Cancel monthly plans whenever you like — just let us know. We would rather earn the renewal than make leaving awkward.

If we're not right for you, we'll say so. We'd genuinely rather you chose well and stayed.

Try it properly

30 days to change your mind

Hosting is the sort of thing you can't properly judge until your site is on it. So: sign up, build something, and if it's not right, tell us within 30 days for a full refund. No exit interview, no retention offer you have to decline politely.

  • Full refund, not a pro-rated credit
  • We ask only that you've not broken our Acceptable Use Policy
  • Your data stays downloadable for 30 days after you leave

The 30-day money-back guarantee applies to hosting Plans and to your first period of service. It does not apply to domain registration fees, which are passed to the registry and are non-refundable once the domain is registered. Full terms in clause 15.

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Security

Security scans, audits & VPN

Host with us or elsewhere — our Essex team checks your site for malware, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, with a clear, jargon-free report and fixes. Plus a fast UK VPN for private browsing.

One-off security scan

A health-check or pre-launch review.

£50 one-off

  • Full malware & blacklist scan
  • WordPress core, theme & plugin audit
  • SSL, security headers & firewall check
  • Written PDF report with fixes
  • Available to non-hosting customers
Book £50 scan

Monthly security audit Best protection

Ongoing monitoring + monthly report. Cancel anytime.

£100/month

  • Everything in the one-off scan, monthly
  • Monthly PDF audit report
  • Uptime & blacklist monitoring
  • Plugin / CMS vulnerability alerts
  • Priority support & fix guidance
Start monthly audit

SwiftNest VPN

Fast, private UK VPN. Cancel anytime.

£5.00/month

  • UK-based fast servers
  • Strict no-logs policy
  • Phone, laptop & tablet supported
  • Secure public Wi-Fi browsing
  • Essex support included
Get VPN access

No hosting move required. We audit WordPress, static sites and ecommerce stores — hosted anywhere. The VPN works on all your devices.

Website builds

Fixed prices, no surprises

Need a full website, not just hosting? We design, build and launch it for you — fast, mobile-friendly, and hosted on SwiftNest. Build fee is one-off; hosting plan is separate.

Launch

For sole traders & start-ups.

£299 one-off

  • 1–3 page site (vveb / WordPress)
  • Mobile-friendly + contact form
  • Free SSL + Google Maps setup
  • Launch in days
Order Launch site

Business Most popular

For growing Essex businesses.

£699 one-off

  • Up to 10 pages + blog
  • Booking / gallery / testimonials
  • Basic SEO + Google Business setup
  • 1 month free tweaks
Order Business site

Shop

Sell online with WooCommerce.

£1,199 one-off

  • Up to 30 products + Stripe/PayPal
  • Delivery, coupons & taxes setup
  • Speed + security hardened
  • Shop training included
Order Shop build

Extras: extra page £49 • logo refresh £99 • Local SEO £149 • Speed optimisation £99 • Copywriting £40/page. Hosting from £3.99/mo. Need bigger? Custom quotes for 100+ products, memberships & bookings.

Our control panel

Why we use KarnakPanel

Every SwiftNest account is managed through our own installation of KarnakPanel, running on our own servers and reached at panel.swiftnesthosting.com. We looked hard at the alternatives. This is why we chose it, and what it means for you.

No licence fee in your bill

The big-name panels charge hosts per account, every month, and that cost ends up on your invoice. KarnakPanel has no per-account or per-domain fees, which is a large part of how our plans start at £3.99.

Fast out of the box

It runs OpenLiteSpeed with LSCache built in, and gives each website its own PHP pool. You can pick PHP 8.3, 8.4 or 8.5 per site, so one slow site can't drag down your others.

Email that gets delivered

Exim, Dovecot and SpamAssassin come set up, with a DKIM wizard, DMARC reporting and a deliverability score out of 100. Getting mail into inboxes isn't left to guesswork.

Security you can check

Signed updates, two-factor login, checks against known breached passwords, and Fail2ban watching SSH, web, mail and FTP for brute-force attempts.

DNS without the faff

Edit your own DNS records any time, without raising a ticket. DNSSEC signing is one click, and subdomains and redirects are built in.

We can fix it ourselves

The panel's code is readable and there's no licence server to phone home to. If something goes wrong at our end, we can see exactly what's happening and fix it directly, not wait in a vendor's queue.

Every plan

Your control panel

One login for everything on your hosting account. Point a domain, set up a mailbox, add a WordPress site or restore a file without waiting on anyone.

Websites Email DNS Databases Backups
  • Websites & domains: add sites, point domains, switch on free SSL
  • Email: create mailboxes like hello@yourbusiness.co.uk, with webmail
  • Files & databases: file manager, FTPS and phpMyAdmin
  • One-click WordPress and the vveb editor
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Resellers

HostBMS.com billing

Selling hosting to your own clients? Reseller accounts include HostBMS.com, a billing and client area for your customers: orders, invoices, payments and support tickets, set up for the UK and priced in pounds.

Orders Invoices Payments Support tickets
  • Your own client area: invoice your customers in GBP
  • Automatic setup: HostBMS works with KarnakPanel, so your customers' accounts are created, suspended and removed for you
  • Online payments taken straight from your clients
  • Support tickets from your clients, in one place
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Under the hood

Exactly what runs your website

The layers doing the work, and why. Our KarnakPanel installation ties them together. Nothing on this list is aspirational.

Every plan
SSL / TLS

Every connection to your site is encrypted. We set the certificate up for you rather than handing you a guide.

Web server
OpenLiteSpeed + LSCache

The web server your visitors' browsers talk to. Serves images, CSS and JavaScript straight away and hands dynamic pages to PHP.

Application
PHP

Runs WordPress and any custom PHP code your site needs.

Database
MariaDB (MySQL-compatible)

Where WordPress keeps posts, pages, users and settings — the layer that answers “show me the ten newest posts”.

DNS & mail
BIND · Exim · Dovecot

BIND answers DNS lookups for your domain; Exim sends and receives mail; Dovecot holds your mailboxes.

Storage
NVMe SSD

Solid-state drives with no moving parts — most of why a site feels quick before any caching is involved.

The list is deliberately short. If you'd like the reasoning behind any layer — or want to know which plan it applies to — ask and we'll explain it properly.

About SwiftNest

Better hosting, fairer prices, real people

Frustrated by hosting companies that charge hidden fees, take days to reply, and don't care about small local businesses — we decided to do things differently. SwiftNest was born in Essex, built for the shops, start-ups and organisations that make the county what it is.

We combine fast UK servers with old-fashioned customer service. When you get in touch, you reach someone who understands your business and your website. No tiers, no endless menus, no overseas call centres.

From our own control panel and one-click WordPress installer to the vveb editor, everything is chosen to help you get online and stay online. Your website is your shop window — we make sure it's always open.

Your website, cared for right here in Essex.

Local supportTalk to our team in Essex — no call centres abroad.
UK data protectionYour data stays in the UK, under UK privacy law.
We know the areaChelmsford from Colchester, Southend from Basildon.
Plain EnglishNo jargon, no confusing bills — just honest service.
Support localHosting with SwiftNest supports an Essex business.
ChelmsfordColchesterSouthendBasildonBrentwoodHarlowThurrock
Straight answers

What customers actually say

We would rather show you real feedback than testimonials we wrote ourselves.

We haven't published reviews yet.

Not because there aren't any good ones — because we ask every customer whether they want their words used, and we don't post a quote without a clear yes. We'd rather this box stay empty for a few months than fill it with something we made up.

If you're an existing customer and you'd like to leave one, just reply to any support email. We won't hold it over you.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The answers we're asked for most often.

Where do I log in, and what is KarnakPanel?

You manage your hosting at panel.swiftnesthosting.com, and pay invoices and raise tickets at billing.swiftnesthosting.com. Both are our own installations, running on our own servers. The control panel is built on KarnakPanel, which runs OpenLiteSpeed for websites, BIND for DNS, and Exim and Dovecot for email. From one login you can manage your sites, domains, mailboxes and DNS records. Why we chose it.

Do I get HostBMS.com billing?

HostBMS.com is included with reseller hosting, for people who sell hosting to their own clients: it gives you your own billing and client area with ordering, invoices in GBP, payments and support tickets, and sets your customers' accounts up on KarnakPanel automatically. Regular hosting plans don't need it — you order, pay and raise tickets through our client area as normal. See our reseller plans if you need it.

Do I need technical skills to use SwiftNest?

Not at all. With the built-in vveb visual editor and the One-Click WordPress Installer, you can design, build and publish a professional website without writing code.

What is the vveb editor and how do I use it?

vveb is a drag-and-drop page builder included with your hosting. It lets you construct pages visually, arrange elements, and preview mobile layouts instantly.

Can I transfer my existing website to you?

Yes. We offer free site migration on all plans above Bronze. We handle files, databases and email, and your old host stays live until you're ready to switch.

Where are your servers located?

In UK data centres, which means fast connections for visitors in Essex, London and across the United Kingdom.

Do you offer a money-back guarantee?

Yes — a 30-day money-back guarantee on hosting Plans. If it's not right, tell us within 30 days for a full refund. Domain registration fees are excluded. See clause 15 of our terms.

What does the £50 one-off security scan include?

It checks for malware, Google blacklists, outdated WordPress core/themes/plugins, SSL issues and missing security headers. You receive a clear PDF report with prioritised fixes — no hosting move required.

What do I get with the £100/month security audit?

Everything in the one-off scan, repeated every month, plus uptime and blacklist monitoring, vulnerability alerts, a fresh monthly report and priority fix guidance. Cancel anytime.

How does the £5/month VPN work?

SwiftNest VPN encrypts your connection through fast UK servers with a strict no-logs policy — ideal for public Wi-Fi, remote work and privacy. Works on phone, laptop and tablet. Cancel anytime.

What website builds do you offer?

Launch £299 (1–3 pages), Business £699 (up to 10 pages + blog/booking) and Shop £1,199 (WooCommerce, up to 30 products). The build fee is one-off; hosting from £3.99/mo is separate.

Free tools

Things we built for our own customers

Free to anyone. No account, no email wall to see the result.

Website speed check

See how your site scores on a simulated mobile visit — the one most of your visitors actually experience — with the five measurements that matter, explained in English.

  • Google PageSpeed Insights score, no sign-up
  • Plain-English breakdown of what to fix first
Check my site

Launch checklist

The twelve things that cause problems in a website’s first week — SSL, DNS, forms, redirects, backups — as a short list you can work straight through.

  • Covers the stuff people only learn the hard way
  • One page, prints cleanly, no subscription
Get the checklist

Platform status

What’s working, what isn’t, and where to find us if something is wrong. We publish it rather than waiting for you to notice.

  • Component-by-component view
  • Where our committed uptime is set out
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Contact

Get in touch

Questions about hosting, billing, WordPress, the vveb editor or which plan suits you? Ask — a real person in Essex will reply.

Emailsupport@swiftnesthosting.com

Support hoursMonday–Friday, 9am–5pm UK time

Based inEssex, United Kingdom

Existing customer?Open a ticket in your client area

Ready when you are.

UK servers, free migration and people who answer. Plans from £3.99/month, with 30 days to change your mind.

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