The renewal dossier · PW-HOST-GREENGEEKS
What GreenGeeks really costs over three years.
The advertised $2.95/mo is the introductory hook. This dossier leads with the number you actually pay — the three-year total on the Lite plan — and the recorded renewal jump waiting inside that window. Every figure is a dated reading from 2026-06-07, not a live quote.
- Subject plan
- Lite · 12-month intro term
- True cost
- The 3-year total at the recorded rates — the headline, not the promo.
- Renewal jump
- Promo → standard rate, and the multiple between them.
- Tier
- Source-backed (read at the provider, dated) or modeled (a projection).
- Correction
- A reported figure opens a claim; it never edits the record on its own.
Figures are recorded readings from the PriceWorld hosting dataset, dated 2026-06-07 — not a live feed, not monitored, not promised-current. The $131.40 full-year-at-renewal figure is a modeled projection of the recorded renewal rate, not a source-backed reading. Confirm the current price with GreenGeeks before you buy.
The three numbers that decide it
Read cost-first: what the intro term really costs per month, the total across three years, and the size of the jump waiting at renewal. The first two are the calm figures; the third is the alert.
- True monthly · year 1 $2.95/mo The effective intro rate, billed across the 12-month term. Source-backed
- True 3-year cost $298.20 Intro for 12 months, then the renewal rate for the rest of the window. Source-backed
- Renewal jump · year 2 ×3.71 $2.95 → $10.95/mo (+271%) once the term lapses. Recorded increase
Folder F · Plan ledger
Every plan on file, read the same way
Each plan is entered with its intro reading, its standard renewal, the step between them, the three-year total at the recorded rates, and when the renewal step actually lands. The subject plan is shaded; the renewal column is the one to watch.
| Plan | Term | Intro /mo | Renews /mo | Step | 3-yr total | Step lands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite · subject plan | 12-mo | $2.95 | $10.95 | ×3.71 | $298.20 | within 3 yrs · mo 13+ |
| Pro | 12-mo | $4.95 | $16.95 | ×3.42 | $466.20 | within 3 yrs · mo 13+ |
| Premium | 12-mo | $8.95 | $28.95 | ×3.23 | $802.20 | within 3 yrs · mo 13+ |
Each three-year total applies the plan's intro rate through its own promo term, then the recorded renewal rate for any remaining months of the window. Where a plan's term spans the full three years, its 3-year total is entirely at the intro rate and the renewal step is shown in the “Step lands” column as a later event. Taxes, fees, and pre-selected add-ons are not included.
Folder G · Cost over time
What each year actually costs
The cost recorded in each year, not a running total. A modeled “full year at the renewal rate” column shows where the standard rate sits — set apart in ink, labelled modeled, never beside a source-backed tag.
| Plan | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | 3-yr total | Full yr at renewal (modeled) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $35.40 | $131.40 | $131.40 | $298.20 | $131.40 |
| Pro | $59.40 | $203.40 | $203.40 | $466.20 | $203.40 |
| Premium | $107.40 | $347.40 | $347.40 | $802.20 | $347.40 |
Years 1–3 are source-backed at 2026-06-07. The final column is modeled — twelve months at the recorded renewal rate — to show where the standard rate sits. It is set in ink, labelled modeled, and is never the headline figure and never carries a source-backed tag.
Folder H · Risk & evidence
The audited basis is not yet on file
No scored rubric is recorded for GreenGeeks yet. Rather than present an unscored estimate as if it were audited, this folder is held pending — the plan ledger and the 3-year total above stand on the recorded pricing alone.
Folder I · File notes
Case notes on the record
GreenGeeks shows modest intro pricing, but Lite renews at more than 3x the first-term monthly rate.
Case note · suited to Shared hosting buyers who value GreenGeeks’ eco positioning
Noted in its favor
- Eco-positioned hosting brand
- Free SSL
- Free domain for first year
- Unmetered transfer
Flagged as risk
- Large renewal jump on Lite
- Best price depends on term/offer
- No public-ready atom unless evidence passes review
Folder C · Provenance
How this file is built, and how it is corrected
One recorded reading, no backfilled history, an explicit evidence gate, and a correction path that opens a claim rather than editing the record.
One recorded reading
The figures come from PriceWorld's hosting price dataset, read for the US catalog and dated 2026-06-07. It is a point-in-time reading held as a dated reference, not a live feed.
No backfilled history
The record begins at the first reading. There is no continuous price history before it; an earlier promotional figure is the prior reading this one supersedes, not a tracked timeline.
An explicit evidence gate
Cost dimensions are source-backed and headline-eligible; performance and uptime stay pending review and are not promoted to headline claims until a reviewed, source-backed reading is supplied.
Corrections open a claim
Seen a different price? It opens a pending claim, weighed against a source. It never moves the $298.20 headline or the renewal jump on its own.
The correction chain of custody
- 01 Anyone
A correction is filed, with evidence
A reader or the provider submits a figure backed by something checkable — a cart total, a price page, a screenshot. This opens a pending item against this record.
Filed - 02 PriceWorld
Held for review
The claim is weighed against the source. While open it is marked needs-review; it does not change the published figure above.
Under review - 03 The record
Closed by a source-backed reading
If a source-backed reading confirms the change, the figure is updated, re-dated, and logged. If it cannot be confirmed, the record stands and the item is closed with a note.
Closed on file
The rule: a report is weighed, not applied. A claim can never move the canonical figure on its own — only a source-backed reading closes a correction.
Open a file action
These actions work on the record itself — none of them reads your account, watches live, or moves a figure on its own.
Outbound · affiliate link · not part of the record
Prices, scores, weights and the as-read date are real values from the PriceWorld hosting dataset , read 2026-06-07. The full-year-at-renewal cost is a modeled projection of the recorded renewal rate; the correction copy is documented method copy. Nothing here is presented as live, monitored, cheapest, best, or promised-current. Confirm the current price with GreenGeeks before you buy.