WEB HOSTING
What it actually costs in year two
Hosting is advertised at the first-year price and billed at the renewal price forever after. Of the 15 hosts we have read, 8 raise the price by half again or more when the intro term ends.
IONOSPlus and 2 more plans$1 → $2020× on renewal
SiteGroundStartUp and 2 more plans$2.99 → $17.996.02× on renewal
FastCometStarter and 3 more plans$1.99 → $9.955× on renewal
GreenGeeksLite and 7 more plans$2.95 → $13.954.73× on renewal
ScalaHostingMini and 3 more plans$2.95 → $11.954.05× on renewal
DreamHostLaunch and 2 more plans$2.89 → $10.993.8× on renewal
InMotion HostingVPS 4 vCPU and 4 more plans$9.99 → $16.991.7× on renewal
HostingerAgency Startup$29 → $491.69× on renewal
20iPlan 4 and 5 more plans£1 → £150first month only
ChemiCloudStarter and 7 more plans$1.95 → $11.95first month only
HostPapaEssentials and 3 more plans$2.95renewal not printed
KinstaSingle 20GB and 2 more plans$30renewal not printed
KrystalCPU Optimised C-1 and 7 more plans£10renewal not printed
NixiHostMini Shared Hosting and 7 more plans$8renewal not printed
Rocket.netTier 2 and 5 more plans$1 → $200first month only
Every figure was read from the host's own pricing page and links back to it from that host's page. Sorted by the size of the renewal increase, which is not a ranking of how good the hosting is. Last read 26 Sept 2026. Prices change; check the host before you buy.
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