Brightbox
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Brightbox, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Brightbox's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit Object Storage | £0.05 a month | No monthly minimum or upfront payment stated · Pay-as-you-go; monthly in arrears |
| Block Storage Volume | £0.10 a month | No hidden fees stated · Pay-as-you-go; monthly in arrears |
| 512mb.ssd Cloud Server | £5 a month | 512 MB RAM · 1 vCPU · 15 GB Local SSD · £0.00685 / hr · Metered usage; billed monthly in arrears |
| Load Balancer | £20 a month | £0.0274 / hr · Metered usage; billed monthly in arrears |
| Cloud SQL SSD 2GB | £30 a month | 2 GB RAM · 2 vCPU · 40 GB Local SSD · £0.04110 / hr · Metered usage; billed monthly in arrears |
The facts
Each one read from Brightbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- The company says its cloud hosting infrastructure has a 100% uptime guarantee or service credit for downtime caused by infrastructure problems.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Database
- Cloud SQL provides managed MySQL and PostgreSQL instances with automated snapshots and scheduled automatic minor version, patch, and security updates.checked 11 Oct 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Load balancing
- Load Balancers perform continuous backend health checks and can handle up to 400,000 concurrent connections, according to Brightbox.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Brightbox provides UK based cloud infrastructure including virtual servers, databases, storage, and load balancing.checked 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.checked 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.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Cloud Server support is available by email or chat, and the homepage describes human support as included.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing limit
- All usage is billed in Pounds Sterling, invoices are generated monthly in arrears, and outbound internet data costs £0.06 per GB.checked 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Leeds, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
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