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Web hosting renewal price increases
Most "best web hosting" lists show you the intro price — the cheap one you pay for the first year. Then your bill renews at 2×, 3×, even 5× that price. We track both, so you know what you're actually signing up for.
Worst offenders
- IONOS+600%
- IONOS WordPress Hosting+600%
- SiteGround WooCommerce+476%
Most transparent
Showing 254 providers
Hike severity:< 50% — Low50–100% — Moderate100–200% — High> 200% — Severe
| Provider | Intro $/mo | Renewal $/mo | Hike %↓ | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.00 | $7.00 | +600% | Severe | |
| $1.00 | $7.00 | +600% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $22.99 | +476% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $22.99 | +476% | Severe | |
| $1.99 | $8.99 | +352% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $17.99 | +351% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $17.99 | +351% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $17.99 | +351% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $17.99 | +351% | Severe | |
| $1.99 | $7.99 | +302% | Severe | |
| $1.00 | $4.00 | +300% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $10.99 | +273% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $10.95 | +271% | Severe | |
| $2.99 | $10.99 | +268% | Severe | |
| $2.99 | $10.99 | +268% | Severe | |
| $10.99 | $39.99 | +264% | Severe | |
| $10.99 | $39.99 | +264% | Severe | |
| $2.75 | $9.95 | +262% | Severe | |
| $3.95 | $13.95 | +253% | Severe | |
| $5.95 | $20.95 | +252% | Severe | |
| $1.99 | $6.99 | +251% | Severe | |
| $2.75 | $9.49 | +245% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $9.97 | +238% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $9.95 | +237% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $9.95 | +237% | Severe | |
| $6.99 | $22.99 | +229% | Severe | |
| $3.95 | $12.95 | +228% | Severe | |
| $2.59 | $7.99 | +209% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $8.99 | +205% | Severe | |
| $1.99 | $5.99 | +201% | Severe | |
| $2.99 | $8.99 | +201% | Severe | |
| $2.99 | $8.99 | +201% | Severe | |
| $3.99 | $11.99 | +201% | Severe | |
| $2.95 | $7.99 | +171% | High | |
| $2.95 | $7.95 | +170% | High | |
| $2.99 | $7.99 | +167% | High | |
| $2.99 | $7.99 | +167% | High | |
| $2.99 | $7.99 | +167% | High | |
| $2.99 | $7.99 | +167% | High | |
| $5.45 | $13.95 | +156% | High | |
| $5.45 | $13.95 | +156% | High | |
| $3.95 | $9.99 | +153% | High | |
| $3.95 | $9.95 | +152% | High | |
| $3.95 | $9.95 | +152% | High | |
| $3.99 | $9.99 | +150% | High | |
| $2.95 | $6.95 | +136% | High | |
| $2.99 | $6.99 | +134% | High | |
| $3.88 | $8.88 | +129% | High | |
| $1.98 | $4.48 | +126% | High | |
| $3.99 | $8.99 | +125% | High | |
| $3.99 | $8.99 | +125% | High | |
| $3.99 | $8.99 | +125% | High | |
| $2.24 | $4.99 | +123% | High | |
| $6.99 | $14.99 | +114% | High | |
| $7.00 | $15.00 | +114% | High | |
| $3.88 | $7.88 | +103% | High | |
| $2.95 | $5.95 | +102% | High | |
| $3.95 | $7.95 | +101% | High | |
| $3.95 | $7.95 | +101% | High | |
| $3.95 | $7.95 | +101% | High | |
| $3.95 | $7.95 | +101% | High | |
| $4.95 | $9.95 | +101% | High | |
| $4.95 | $9.95 | +101% | High | |
| $4.95 | $9.95 | +101% | High | |
| $5.95 | $11.95 | +101% | High | |
| $1.99 | $3.99 | +101% | High | |
| $9.95 | $19.95 | +101% | High | |
| $1.99 | $3.99 | +101% | High | |
| $1.99 | $3.99 | +101% | High | |
| $3.47 | $6.95 | +100% | High | |
| $2.99 | $5.99 | +100% | High | |
| $2.99 | $5.99 | +100% | High | |
| $2.99 | $5.99 | +100% | High | |
| $2.99 | $5.99 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $14.95 | $29.95 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $3.99 | $7.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.99 | $9.99 | +100% | High | |
| $9.99 | $19.99 | +100% | High | |
| $4.00 | $8.00 | +100% | High | |
| $29.99 | $59.99 | +100% | High | |
| $5.00 | $9.95 | +99% | Moderate | |
| $6.99 | $12.99 | +86% | Moderate | |
| $4.95 | $8.95 | +81% | Moderate | |
| $4.99 | $8.99 | +80% | Moderate | |
| $5.00 | $9.00 | +80% | Moderate | |
| $19.95 | $34.95 | +75% | Moderate | |
| $3.99 | $6.99 | +75% | Moderate | |
| $17.00 | $29.00 | +71% | Moderate | |
| $2.95 | $4.95 | +68% | Moderate | |
| $5.95 | $9.97 | +68% | Moderate | |
| $5.95 | $9.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $5.95 | $9.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $5.95 | $9.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $5.95 | $9.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $5.95 | $9.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $14.95 | $24.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $2.99 | $4.99 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $23.95 | $39.95 | +67% | Moderate | |
| $7.99 | $12.99 | +63% | Moderate | |
| $3.29 | $5.29 | +61% | Moderate | |
| $4.95 | $7.95 | +61% | Moderate | |
| $4.95 | $7.95 | +61% | Moderate | |
| $4.95 | $7.95 | +61% | Moderate | |
| $9.95 | $15.95 | +60% | Moderate | |
| $4.99 | $7.99 | +60% | Moderate | |
| $4.99 | $7.99 | +60% | Moderate | |
| $4.99 | $7.99 | +60% | Moderate | |
| $5.00 | $8.00 | +60% | Moderate | |
| $24.99 | $39.99 | +60% | Moderate | |
| $11.95 | $18.95 | +59% | Moderate | |
| $1.99 | $2.99 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $9.99 | $14.99 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $3.99 | $5.99 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $19.95 | $29.95 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $9.99 | $14.99 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $19.99 | $29.99 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $2.00 | $3.00 | +50% | Moderate | |
| $5.00 | $7.00 | +40% | Low | |
| $5.00 | $7.00 | +40% | Low | |
| $10.00 | $13.75 | +38% | Low | |
 Shopify | $29.00 | $39.00 | +35% | Low |
| $14.99 | $19.99 | +33% | Low | |
| $14.99 | $19.99 | +33% | Low | |
| $19.99 | $24.99 | +25% | Low | |
| $30.00 | $30.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $5.00 | $5.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $20.00 | $20.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $6.00 | $6.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $3.00 | $3.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $100.00 | $100.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $10.00 | $10.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $3.00 | $3.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $10.00 | $10.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $6.00 | $6.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $9.95 | $9.95 | +0% | Low | |
| $60.00 | $60.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $100.00 | $100.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $65.00 | $65.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $24.99 | $24.99 | +0% | Low | |
 SpinupWP | $12.00 | $12.00 | +0% | Low |
 Squarespace Commerce | $23.00 | $23.00 | +0% | Low |
| $49.00 | $49.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $99.00 | $99.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $4.35 | $4.35 | +0% | Low | |
| $25.00 | $25.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $60.00 | $60.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $15.00 | $15.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $50.00 | $50.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $39.00 | $39.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $19.00 | $19.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $0.83 | $0.83 | +0% | Low | |
| $20.00 | $20.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $290.00 | $290.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $9.95 | $9.95 | +0% | Low | |
| $49.00 | $49.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $5.00 | $5.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $15.00 | $15.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $15.00 | $15.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $39.00 | $39.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $4.00 | $4.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $35.00 | $35.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $30.00 | $30.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $50.00 | $50.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $35.00 | $35.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $35.00 | $35.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $199.00 | $199.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $25.00 | $25.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $35.00 | $35.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $35.00 | $35.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $100.00 | $100.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $9.00 | $9.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $115.00 | $115.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $3.49 | $3.49 | +0% | Low | |
| $15.00 | $15.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $58.00 | $58.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $5.00 | $5.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $5.00 | $5.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $115.00 | $115.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $9.00 | $9.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $25.00 | $25.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $20.00 | $20.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $45.00 | $45.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $14.00 | $14.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $14.00 | $14.00 | +0% | Low | |
| Squarespace | $16.00 | $16.00 | +0% | Low |
| $39.00 | $39.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $65.00 | $65.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $100.00 | $100.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $6.00 | $6.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $5.00 | $5.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $6.00 | $6.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $4.50 | $4.50 | +0% | Low | |
| $0.99 | $0.99 | +0% | Low | |
| $3.00 | $3.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $16.00 | $16.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $25.00 | $25.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $45.00 | $45.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $80.00 | $80.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $50.00 | $50.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $7.00 | $7.00 | +0% | Low | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $9.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $5.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $8.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $5.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $8.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $40.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $15.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $4.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $9.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $16.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $1.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $23.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $30.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $10.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $19.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $18.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $8.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
 WordPress.com | $0.00 | $9.00 | — | — |
| $0.00 | $16.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $35.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $5.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $6.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $13.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $10.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $19.00 | — | — | |
| $0.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
Why renewal pricing matters
Almost every shared and managed WordPress host markets a discounted intro rate — typically for a 12-month or 36-month commitment. When that term ends, you're billed at the standard renewal rate. For some providers that means a $35.88/year first bill turns into $215.88/year on renewal — a 501% increase.
Affiliate-driven "best of" sites have every incentive to bury this. Their commission is paid on signup, not retention. They'll tell you about "$2.95/month hosting" and skip the part where it triples in year two.
Our table sorts by price hike percentage. Red rows have hikes over 200%, orange 100–200%, yellow 50–100%, green under 50%. Filter by category to see only the providers that match what you're actually shopping for.
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