Cloud hosting runs your website and email on cloud servers, with all the underlying infrastructure, compute, storage, network, security and email systems, managed by UD. You focus on your content and your business.
For startups, SMEs that need a reliable corporate site, and businesses serving both Hong Kong and China, it's the most straightforward option, and you can choose the hosting region to match your audience.
The HK plan suits SMEs growing locally; the China plan uses a premium CN2 line and Smart DNS to connect your website and email to the mainland at speed, ideal for reaching audiences in mainland China.
Launching a website needs two things: hosting and a domain. Once you've chosen a hosting plan, register your domain at the same time.
Special prices apply to multi-year registrations. Search and register a domain
For extra space, SMTP, HK-China mail, SSL and more, see the full value-added service price list
Every plan already includes everything your website and business mailboxes need, with nothing to add on piece by piece.
If you need a reliable website and business mailboxes but don't want to manage servers yourself, cloud hosting is the most direct choice.
Need a site up instantly, no server admin
Domain, website and business email in one place
Local mail servers accelerate cross-border comms
One-click install of Joomla, Drupal, Magento
Choose a hosting region near your target market
Want to move to a more stable, reliable platform
Need full control over your server, or have demanding performance requirements? Consider UD Cloud Servers or the Dedicated Server plans.
Expand as needed, database and programming languages are listed by Linux and Windows platform, while email and web features apply across all platforms.
The questions we hear most about plan differences, choosing HK standard vs China-optimised, WordPress, HK-China mail, migration and AI Agent.
Cloud hosting provides a ready-made website and email environment, with UD fully managing the underlying system, you just upload your content. It's ideal for SMEs and startups. A cloud server gives you full control over server resources and software configuration, making it ideal for businesses with performance, flexibility or custom-environment requirements.
Both are hosted in our Hong Kong data centre. The HK standard plan suits HK, Asia-Pacific and the Greater Bay Area; the China-optimised plan adds built-in HK-China mail (SmartDNS) and a CN2 premium HK–China line to speed up access for mainland users, ideal for businesses that regularly serve mainland customers or colleagues.
Yes. Professional plans and up include one-click WordPress installation, and also support Joomla, Drupal, Magento and other mainstream CMSs.
HK-China mail is a smart DNS routing solution UD designed for HK–China business, resolving the latency and dropped connections mainland users face when reaching Hong Kong mail servers. If colleagues or customers frequently send and receive HK mailbox messages from the mainland, this feature makes a noticeable difference.
We offer a switching service including seamless website and email migration, free domain transfer, a rebate of unused monthly fees from your old provider, and a promise of uninterrupted service before and after the switch.
All monthly fees are in Hong Kong dollars. All plans require a minimum prepayment of 12 months (Power and up: minimum 6 months). Prepay 24 months for 2 extra months of service, or 36 months for 3 extra months.
All plans include DDoS protection, malware scanning and Google Safe Browsing integration. If you need an SSL website security certificate (256-bit encryption), it can be purchased separately from the customer portal.
By supporting AI Agent connection, your business email can auto-classify incoming mail, draft replies, extract key data from orders and invoices, and trigger internal workflows or CRM updates, helping you handle a larger volume of email communication with fewer people.