// true cost tracker · November 2026
What web hosting really costs over 3 years
Hosts advertise the intro price. You pay the renewal price. We track both for 76 plans from 15 hosts.
+121%average renewal increase among plans that raise prices
42/76plans renew at the same price
+278%largest jump: Hostinger Business Web Hosting
$72lowest 3-year cost: AccuWeb Hosting Budget
| Host · plan | Intro | Renews | Change | 3-year cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccuWeb Hosting Budget | $1.99 | $1.99 | price-locked | $72 |
| InterServer Standard Web Hosting | $2.50 | $2.50 | price-locked | $90 |
| AccuWeb Hosting Bootstrap ++ | $2.79 | $2.79 | price-locked | $100 |
| UltaHost SHARED Starter | $2.88 | $2.88 | price-locked | $104 |
| UltaHost Ulta WordPress | $2.88 | $2.88 | price-locked | $104 |
| HostPapa Essentials | $2.95 | $9.99 | +239% on renewal | $106 |
| Hostinger Premium Web Hosting | $2.99 | $10.99 | +268% on renewal | $108 |
| InMotion Hosting Core | $3.19 | $10.99 | +245% on renewal | $115 |
| HostGator Hatchling | $3.75 | $10.99 | +193% on renewal | $135 |
| Bluehost Starter | $3.99 | $9.99 | +150% on renewal | $144 |
| AccuWeb Hosting Premium ++ | $3.99 | $9.99 | +150% on renewal | $144 |
| HostGator VPS NVMe 2 (Snappy 1000) | $3.59 | $4.95 | +38% on renewal | $146 |
| UltaHost SHARED Basic | $4.37 | $4.37 | price-locked | $157 |
| UltaHost WordPress Starter | $4.37 | $4.37 | price-locked | $157 |
| HostGator Baby | $4.50 | $16.49 | +266% on renewal | $162 |
| Namecheap Stellar | $4.66 | $4.66 | price-locked | $168 |
| Bluehost VPS NVMe 2 | $4.49 | $5.69 | +27% on renewal | $176 |
| InMotion Hosting Launch | $4.99 | $13.99 | +180% on renewal | $180 |
| InMotion Hosting Power | $4.99 | $17.99 | +261% on renewal | $180 |
| eukhost cPanel Linux Basic | $5.41 | $5.41 | price-locked | $195 |
| AccuWeb Hosting Enterprise Pro ++ | $5.99 | $13.99 | +134% on renewal | $216 |
| InterServer Linux VPS (1 slice) | $6.00 | $6.00 | price-locked | $216 |
| HostGator Business | $6.25 | $21.99 | +252% on renewal | $225 |
| UltaHost Business WordPress | $6.33 | $6.33 | price-locked | $228 |
| eukhost HyperWP Starter | $6.37 | $6.37 | price-locked | $229 |
| Bluehost Business | $6.99 | $13.99 | +100% on renewal | $252 |
| Namecheap Stellar Plus | $7.12 | $7.12 | price-locked | $256 |
| Hostinger Cloud Startup | $7.99 | $25.99 | +225% on renewal | $288 |
| eukhost cPanel Linux Intermediate | $8.13 | $8.13 | price-locked | $293 |
| UltaHost SHARED Business | $8.63 | $8.63 | price-locked | $311 |
| Hostinger Business Web Hosting | $4.49 | $16.99 | +278% on renewal | $312 |
| HostGator VPS NVMe 4 (Snappy 2000) | $8.49 | $9.35 | +10% on renewal | $316 |
| eukhost HyperWP Essential | $9.30 | $9.30 | price-locked | $335 |
| Bluehost VPS NVMe 4 | $8.49 | $11.99 | +41% on renewal | $348 |
| Bluehost High Performance Pro | $9.99 | $16.99 | +70% on renewal | $360 |
| GoDaddy Economy | $5.99 | $11.99 | +100% on renewal | $360 |
| Namecheap Stellar Business | $10.74 | $10.74 | price-locked | $387 |
| eukhost cPanel Linux Advanced | $10.83 | $10.83 | price-locked | $390 |
| UltaHost SHARED Pro | $10.93 | $10.93 | price-locked | $393 |
| InMotion Hosting Pro | $10.99 | $24.99 | +127% on renewal | $396 |
| HostGator WordPress Pro | $13.95 | $29.69 | +113% on renewal | $502 |
| Bluehost High Performance Premium | $13.99 | $20.99 | +50% on renewal | $504 |
| Cloudways DigitalOcean 1GB | $14.00 | $14.00 | price-locked | $504 |
| HostGator VPS NVMe 8 (Snappy 4000) | $12.49 | $18.70 | +50% on renewal | $524 |
| Bluehost eCommerce Essentials | $14.99 | $21.99 | +47% on renewal | $540 |
| Bluehost High Performance Enhanced | $16.99 | $24.99 | +47% on renewal | $612 |
| eukhost HyperWP Business (Pro) | $17.28 | $17.28 | price-locked | $622 |
| Bluehost VPS NVMe 8 | $12.49 | $28.99 | +132% on renewal | $648 |
| Nexcess (Liquid Web) Managed WordPress Spark | $19.00 | $19.00 | price-locked | $684 |
| Bluehost High Performance Elite | $19.99 | $28.99 | +45% on renewal | $720 |
| Pressable Signature 1 | $20.83 | $20.83 | price-locked | $750 |
| Bluehost eCommerce Premium | $21.99 | $30.99 | +41% on renewal | $792 |
| UltaHost VPS WordPress | $25.71 | $25.71 | price-locked | $926 |
| eukhost HyperWP Enterprise (Pro) | $26.59 | $26.59 | price-locked | $957 |
| Cloudways DigitalOcean 2GB | $28.00 | $28.00 | price-locked | $1,008 |
| HostGator VPS NVMe 16 (Snappy 8000) | $25.99 | $39.53 | +52% on renewal | $1,098 |
| Bluehost VPS NVMe 16 | $25.99 | $49.99 | +92% on renewal | $1,224 |
| Pressable Signature 2 | $37.50 | $37.50 | price-locked | $1,350 |
| eukhost HyperWP Premium (Pro) | $38.56 | $38.56 | price-locked | $1,388 |
| KnownHost Managed Basic VPS | $43.25 | $43.25 | price-locked | $1,557 |
| Pressable Signature 3 | $50.00 | $50.00 | price-locked | $1,800 |
| Nexcess (Liquid Web) Managed WordPress Maker | $59.00 | $59.00 | price-locked | $2,124 |
| KnownHost Managed Standard VPS | $63.25 | $63.25 | price-locked | $2,277 |
| Pressable Signature 4 | $75.00 | $75.00 | price-locked | $2,700 |
| Cloudways DigitalOcean 8GB | $88.00 | $88.00 | price-locked | $3,168 |
| Nexcess (Liquid Web) Managed WordPress Designer | $99.00 | $99.00 | price-locked | $3,564 |
| Pressable Signature 5 | $129.17 | $129.17 | price-locked | $4,650 |
| Bluehost Dedicated Standard NVMe 32 | $144.19 | $191.79 | +33% on renewal | $5,191 |
| Nexcess (Liquid Web) Managed WordPress Builder | $149.00 | $149.00 | price-locked | $5,364 |
| Bluehost Dedicated Enhanced NVMe 64 | $220.19 | $274.19 | +25% on renewal | $7,927 |
| Pressable Signature 6 | $291.67 | $291.67 | price-locked | $10,500 |
| Bluehost Dedicated Premium NVMe 128 | $315.19 | $394.19 | +25% on renewal | $11,347 |
| eukhost HyperWP Dedicated 6 Core | $330.72 | $330.72 | price-locked | $11,906 |
| Pressable Signature 7 | $454.17 | $454.17 | price-locked | $16,350 |
| eukhost HyperWP Dedicated 8 Core | $458.57 | $458.57 | price-locked | $16,509 |
| Pressable Signature 8 | $562.50 | $562.50 | price-locked | $20,250 |
3-year cost = intro price × advertised term (max 36 months) + renewal price × remaining months. Excludes taxes, domain renewals and add-ons. Free to cite with a link to this page.