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Brightbox review

#73 of 143 in Cloud HostingDebian VPS HostingCloud Infrastructure as a Service (Cloud IaaS) Software

A UK-focused cloud platform with flexible servers, managed databases, and automation tools.

3.4/10Editor score
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Brightbox is a UK-based cloud hosting platform for developers and organizations that need hosted infrastructure, managed databases, storage, networking, and load balancing. Its on-demand virtual servers use local SSD storage, while the web control panel, REST API, CLI, Terraform, and Kubernetes integrations support different management preferences. The platform is particularly suited to workloads that need UK-hosted infrastructure and configurable cloud resources.

Pricing is offered across eight paid server sizes. The 512mb.ssd plan costs £5 per month with 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, and 15 GB local SSD. Plans continue with 1gb.ssd at £9, 2gb.ssd at £18, 4gb.ssd at £30, 8gb.ssd at £55, 16gb.ssd at £110, 32gb.ssd at £210, and 48gb.ssd at £360 per month. Resources range from 512 MB to 48 GB RAM, 1 to 12 vCPUs, and 15 to 960 GB local SSD. Pricing is metered hourly, with the monthly amounts presented as approximate convenience figures. There is no permanent free plan.

Brightbox’s wider infrastructure set makes it more suitable for growing deployments than a server-only product. It includes network-attached block storage, managed MySQL and PostgreSQL Cloud SQL instances, S3-compatible Orbit object storage, movable Cloud IPs, a distributed cloud firewall, and load balancing with health checks and automatic removal of unresponsive servers. Kubernetes integration includes cluster autoscaling, while Terraform, Fog, Go, Apache Libcloud, Chef Knife, S3-compatible tools, and SFTP extend the platform’s ecosystem fit. Choose Brightbox for UK-focused infrastructure and automation flexibility; consider another provider if multi-region hosting is required.

Brightbox pros and cons

  • Where it wins
    • Eight SSD-backed server sizes from £5 per month
    • Live resizing, load balancing, and Kubernetes autoscaling
    • REST API, CLI, Terraform, and Kubernetes integrations
  • Where it doesn't
    • No permanent free plan
    • Listed regions available: 1
    • Monthly prices are approximate figures for hourly metering

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