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Brightbox
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit Object Storage | Pay-as-you-go; monthly in arrears · No monthly minimum or upfront payment stated | £0.05 a month |
| Block Storage Volume | Pay-as-you-go; monthly in arrears · No hidden fees stated | £0.10 a month |
| Load Balancer | Metered usage; billed monthly in arrears · £0.0274 / hr | £20 a month |
| Cloud SQL SSD 2GB | Metered usage; billed monthly in arrears · 2 GB RAM · 2 vCPU · 40 GB Local SSD · £0.04110 / hr | £30 a month |
| 512mb.ssd Cloud Server | Metered usage; billed monthly in arrears · 512 MB RAM · 1 vCPU · 15 GB Local SSD · £0.00685 / hr | £5 a month |
As brightbox.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Brightbox's own pages
- Availability
- The company says its cloud hosting infrastructure has a 100% uptime guarantee or service credit for downtime caused by infrastructure problems. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Billing limit
- All usage is billed in Pounds Sterling, invoices are generated monthly in arrears, and outbound internet data costs £0.06 per GB. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud servers
- Cloud Servers are performance optimised virtual machines backed by SSD storage that the company says can be created on demand in as little as 10 seconds. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Database
- Cloud SQL provides managed MySQL and PostgreSQL instances with automated snapshots and scheduled automatic minor version, patch, and security updates. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Leeds, United Kingdom · brightbox.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The homepage lists Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, a REST API, a command line interface, Ruby Fog, and a Brightbox Terraform provider among its tools and integrations. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Load balancing
- Load Balancers perform continuous backend health checks and can handle up to 400,000 concurrent connections, according to Brightbox. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Brightbox provides UK based cloud infrastructure including virtual servers, databases, storage, and load balancing. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security and data location
- Brightbox says its infrastructure and customer data remain in the UK, and Orbit encrypts data in transit and at rest with container access controls. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Server management
- Cloud Servers support instant resizing, attached block storage, movable Cloud IPs, a distributed firewall, SSH key installation, and browser based console access. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Orbit object storage is OpenStack Swift API compatible and can be accessed through its REST API, Swift CLI, SFTP, or Brightbox Manager. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Cloud Server support is available by email or chat, and the homepage describes human support as included. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial credit
- Brightbox says it adds £50 account credit after signup, valid for one month, and usage below £50 during that first month is not billed. · brightbox.com, 11 Oct 2026