Web Hosting Price: Plans, Monthly Cost & Price History

Web hosting prices are split in two. The first number is a promotional rate, usually available only if you prepay a long term. The second is the renewal rate, which is what you pay when that term ends. Most buyers keep their site for years, so the renewal rate is the better guide to what hosting really costs.

This page combines two kinds of sources. Independent guides from CNET and TechRadar describe typical entry prices by hosting type, and were checked on Oct 14, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026. Provider list prices come from the plan pages of Hostinger, SiteGround and Namecheap, checked on Oct 14, 2026, Oct 14, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026. Prices change often and vary by term and region, so confirm the current rate on the provider's own site.

Shared hosting is the cheapest common type, because many sites share one server. Independent guides quote entry prices for several hosting types.

CNET puts shared hosting from $3/mo, unmanaged VPS hosting from $5/mo and cloud hosting from $7/mo, all citing Hostinger plans. For cloud hosting at other top providers, CNET quotes a range of $15 – $30/mo. TechRadar's shared hosting guide lists InMotion Hosting at $2.29/mo for Core and $4.99/mo for Launch. These are guide-quoted promotional prices, so treat them as starting points.

Providers discount the first term to win new customers. SiteGround, for example, lists its promotional rates for plans prepaid for 12 months.

SiteGround's StartUp plan is $2.99/mo and GrowBig is $4.99/mo for the first term. Hostinger's Premium plan is advertised at $2.99/mo on its longest promotional term.

The renewal rate is the price after the first term ends. Renewal prices from the plan pages are below.

Hostinger's Premium plan renews at $10.99/mo. SiteGround's StartUp renews at $17.99/mo and GrowBig at $29.99/mo. Namecheap lists renewal rates for its Stellar plan at $5.88/mo and Stellar Plus at $7.88/mo when billed monthly, so those figures are not directly comparable with prepaid terms. Set each renewal rate beside the promotional rate and you can see how much the monthly cost rises.

• Hosting type. Shared, VPS and cloud hosting sit in different price ranges.
• Term length. Longer prepaid terms carry bigger discounts and a larger charge at checkout.
• Plan tier. Higher tiers allow more sites, storage and resources.
• Billing cycle. Paying monthly generally costs more per month than prepaying.
• Extras. Domains, email, backups and security tools may cost extra on some plans.
• Taxes. Sales tax or VAT may be added at checkout.

Shared hosting suits a small site or a new blog. A VPS gives you a dedicated slice of a server and more control, which suits developers and growing sites. Cloud hosting spreads work across several machines and suits busier projects. Match the type to your traffic and technical comfort, and avoid paying for server power the site will not use, and remember that you can usually move up when the site grows.

Check the renewal rate and the date it starts. Ask what term the promotional price requires. Find out what is included, such as a domain, email and backups, and what costs extra. Look at the refund policy, because a long prepaid term is harder to walk away from than a monthly one. If you may move the site later, ask how migration works.