Hosting & domains · recorded cost ledger
The intro price isn't the price. It's the renewal that bites.
A dated cost ledger for 11 web hosts — the effective monthly price, what's due today, and what it renews at, for every billing cycle. Pick the term you'd sign; open a row for the score and the catch.
Figures are recorded readings of list-price plans — source-backed where read at the provider, modeled where labelled. Not a live feed; promos and renewal terms change, so confirm with the provider before you buy.
Section · The ledger
Cost by billing cycle
All 11 hosts on file: the effective monthly price, the amount due today, and what it renews at. Pick the billing term you'd actually sign — the figures and the ranking recompute. Open a row for the score and the catch.
The cheapest host on a 1-year term is often not the cheapest once you commit to 2 or 3 years upfront — and "Renews higher" flags a plan that's cheap to start but dearer when the promo ends.
| # | Provider | $/mo | Due today | Renews | Step | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IONOS Plus | $1 | $12 | $14 | +1300% | |
| 2 | Namecheap Stellar | $2.28 | $27.36 | $4.66 | +104% | |
| 3 | GreenGeeks Lite | $2.95 | $35.4 | $10.95 | +271% | |
| 4 | Hostinger Premium | $2.99 | $143.52 | $10.99 | +268% | |
| 5 | SiteGround StartUp | $2.99 | $35.88 | $17.99 | +502% | |
| 6 | DreamHost Web Hosting Launch | $4.95 | $59.4 | $10.99 | +122% | |
| 7 | Bluehost Starter | $4.99 | $59.88 | $9.99 | +100% | |
| 8 | InMotion Hosting Core | $4.99 | $59.88 | $18.99 | +281% | |
| 9 | A2 Hosting Startup | $5.99 | $71.88 | $12.99 | +117% | |
| 10 | HostGator Hatchling | $6.95 | $83.4 | $10.99 | +58% | |
| 11 | WP Engine Startup | $25 | $300 | $25 | flat | |
Figures are based on each host's entry-level/featured plan for the selected billing cycle. The PriceWorld score is a composite of recorded dimensions (shown on each host's file). Where a host doesn't offer the selected term, the row shows the nearest recorded term and says so. Confirm current promos and renewal terms with the provider before you buy.
Section · Regional pricing
Hosts price differently by country
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Section · Method
How we grade each price
Every number carries an evidence tier, so you can see how fresh and well-sourced it is. Reader corrections open a verification review — they never overwrite a published price on their own.
Backed by a captured snapshot of the provider's own pricing page.
Backed by multiple evidence records for this price.
Submitted by a reader and queued for review — not yet a canonical record.
Calculated from published rates, not a fresh live capture.
Last confirmed a while ago — it may have changed since.
Overall on this page
ModeledThe page's evidence posture, summarised from the records behind every figure above.
Price it at renewal, not at the promo.
The intro rate rarely survives the first renewal — these are dated, recorded readings, so confirm the current promo and renewal terms with the provider before you buy.
Got a renewal quote in hand? Read it before you pay Phase-1 preview — we normalize your quote to a monthly-equivalent you confirm; the verdict and benchmark aren't live yet.
Effective monthly prices, due-today totals and renewal prices for all 11 hosts are recorded readings of published list-price plans via getPlanPrices / getTermForCycle; the renewal step is a recorded ratio. The PriceWorld score is a composite of recorded dimensions (detailed on each host's file). Source-backed where read at the provider, modeled where labelled. Prices localise to USD where the provider sets a local rate, otherwise USD. Not a live feed; promos and renewal terms change, so confirm with the provider before you buy. Coverage on record, not a promise of accuracy.