UK Umbraco Hosting • Umbraco specialists
An Umbraco Cloud alternative that costs less
Move to standard Umbraco on your own UK hosting: your DLLs, your Microsoft SQL database, no platform lock-in, from specialist UK Umbraco hosts. Keep the control, or let us manage the upgrades. Umbraco hosting starts at £10.54 a month.
UK Umbraco specialists · UK datacentres · Full control or fully managed
Why teams move off Cloud
Umbraco Cloud is a polished product, but it is not the only way to run Umbraco well. These are the reasons developers and agencies tend to switch to us.
Predictable, lower cost
Pay for hosting, not per environment or per editor. Umbraco-ready Windows plans from UK Umbraco specialists, at a fraction of a typical Cloud project.
Full control of your code
Deploy your own DLLs, any NuGet package and any third-party add-on. No sandbox, no approved-package list, no deployment format to convert to.
Direct MS SQL access
Your own Microsoft SQL Server database you can actually reach - Management Studio, direct queries, your own backups and restores whenever you need them.
No lock-in, any version
Standard Umbraco on standard hosting, so you can move on freely. We support every version from v4 through to the latest release on .NET.
Nutty About Hosting vs Umbraco Cloud
A fair, side-by-side look at where self-hosting with us differs. Same great CMS - a different balance of control and cost.
| Nutty About Hosting | Umbraco Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Predictable, lower monthly price | ✓ | ✗ |
| Direct Microsoft SQL database access | ✓ | ✗ |
| Install your own DLLs & any package | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free migration help from a UK team | ✓ | ✗ |
| Support from UK-based developers | ✓ | ✗ |
To be fair to Cloud: it does some things brilliantly - built-in deployment workflows, automatic upgrades and Umbraco HQ behind it. If you would rather trade a little of that convenience for control and a smaller bill, that is exactly the gap we fill. And if you still want the easy upgrades, our managed service hands that part back to us.
You don't lose the easy life
The biggest worry about leaving Cloud is losing the hands-off bits: upgrades, patching, keeping things secure. You don't have to. Control is there when you want it, and off your plate when you don't.
Managed Umbraco upgrades
Let our UK Umbraco experts plan and carry out your version upgrades, including the trickier v8-to-modern jumps. You get the new version without touching a line of it yourself.
A managed, Cloud-like package
Add our upgrade and security packages and self-hosting becomes as trouble-free as Cloud: patched, watched and looked after by real developers in Devon.
Moving is easy
We do the heavy lifting and you sign off before anything goes live. A typical switch looks like this.
Tell us about your site
Share your Umbraco version and roughly how big the site and database are. We confirm the right plan and a fixed price.
We set up hosting
We provision matching Windows and .NET hosting with its own Microsoft SQL Server database, ready for your code and content.
Copy and test on staging
We move your files and database and stand the site up on a private staging URL, so you can check it thoroughly before anyone else sees it.
Go live, we handle DNS
Once you are happy, we schedule the DNS cutover and switch you over with minimal downtime. Migration help is free.
Frequently asked questions
Which Umbraco versions do you support?
Every version. We host the legacy v4 through v8 line on ASP.NET Framework, and the modern v9 and later releases on ASP.NET Core - right up to the current version. Your site can stay exactly as it is today, or we can move you to a newer, supported version as part of the switch.
Can I keep my custom code and packages?
Yes. It is standard Umbraco running on your own Windows hosting, so your custom DLLs, source, NuGet packages and third-party add-ons all come across unchanged. There is no sandbox, no approved-package list and no deployment format to convert to.
Do I get direct database access?
Yes. You get your own Microsoft SQL Server database with direct access. Connect with SQL Server Management Studio, run queries, take your own backups and restore whenever you need. Nothing is hidden behind a platform layer.
Will you help me migrate off Umbraco Cloud?
Absolutely, and there is no charge for it. Our UK team moves Umbraco sites off Cloud regularly. We copy your files and database, stand the site up on a private staging URL so you can test it, then handle the DNS cutover with minimal downtime. Get in touch and we will scope it with you.
Is there a managed option so I don't handle upgrades?
Yes - full control is optional, not compulsory. Our Umbraco upgrade service and managed security packages let us handle version upgrades and patching for you, so hosting your own Umbraco can stay as hands-off as Cloud. See our Umbraco Cloud alternative for what is included.
Is it really cheaper?
For most sites, yes. Our Umbraco-ready Windows plans start from £10.54 a month, and that is typically a fraction of a comparable Umbraco Cloud project. The cost is predictable too: you pay for hosting, not for extra environments or per-editor tiers. See live prices on our Umbraco hosting page.
Ready to own your Umbraco again?
Full control, direct MS SQL, no lock-in - with a UK team that knows Umbraco. Keep the easy life with our managed upgrades, or take the wheel yourself.