Web Hosting Renewal Prices Explained: What You Will Actually Pay Over 3 Years
Every host advertises the intro price. Here is the 3-year total for each plan we tested, and how to avoid the renewal jump.
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Intro prices are paid once, for the length of the first term. Renewal prices are paid for the rest of the time you own the site. In our ranking the gap runs from zero (Kinsta, DreamHost within a dollar) to six times the intro rate (SiteGround).
The 3-year totals
- Hostinger Premium, 48-month term: $107.64
- InMotion Core, 36-month term: $107.64
- ScalaHosting Mini, 36-month term: $106.20
- DreamHost Shared Starter, 36-month term: $93.24
- Bluehost Basic, 12-month intro then $11.99: $323.16
- SiteGround StartUp, 12-month intro then $17.99: $467.64
- Kinsta Starter, no intro: $1,260
How to keep the low rate longer
Buy the longest term you are confident about — 36 or 48 months locks the intro price for that whole period. Turn off auto-renew add-ons (backups, SEO tools, privacy) you did not choose. Put the renewal date in your calendar; every host here lets you move with a free or cheap migration.
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