---
title: "Hosting True Cost Calculator — What You'll Really Pay After Renewal"
url: https://digitalhosting.com/renewal-cost-calculator
description: "Advertised hosting prices rarely survive the first renewal. Pick a category and a time frame to see the real 1–5 year cost of every provider we track — computed from vendor-verified intro and renewal prices."
lang: en
---

True Cost Calculator

# What will your hosting really cost?

Advertised prices usually last one billing term, then renew higher. Pick a category and time frame to see the real total for every provider we track — computed from intro and renewal prices verified on vendor sites (latest pass: 2026-09-30).

Category

Time frame

$100.44

cheapest true 3-year cost — AccuWebHosting

+$360.00

biggest renewal surprise — SiteGround costs this much more than its advertised price implies over 3 years

5 of 12

providers in this category charge exactly what they advertise at renewal

| Provider | Advertised | Renews at | True 3-yr cost | Effective / mo | Renewal surprise | Provider link |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AccuWebHosting: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/accuwebhosting | $2.79/moflat price — never jumps | same price | $100.44 | $2.79/mo | none | Check pricing: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=91919&awinaffid=2917215&clickref=dh-provider-accuwebhosting&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.accuwebhosting.com%2Fweb-hosting%2Flinux |
| Hostinger: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/hostinger | $2.99/mofirst 4 years | $10.99/mo | $107.64 | $2.99/mo | none | Check pricing (https://www.hostinger.com/web-hosting)Non-affiliate |
| Bluehost: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/bluehost | $3.99/mofirst 3 years | $9.99/mo | $143.64 | $3.99/mo | none | Check pricing: https://bluehost.sjv.io/qWB4QN |
| Zume Hosting: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/zume | £6/mo (~$7.92), VAT includedflat price — never jumps | same price | $285.12 | $7.92/mo | none | Check pricing (https://zume.net/website-hosting)Non-affiliate |
| DreamHost: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/dreamhost | $2.89/mofirst 1 year | $10.99/mo | $298.44 | $8.29/mo | +$194.40 | Check pricing (https://www.dreamhost.com/hosting/shared/)Non-affiliate |
| ScalaHosting: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/scalahosting | $2.95/mofirst 1 year | $11.95/mo | $322.20 | $8.95/mo | +$216.00 | Check pricing: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=82905&awinaffid=2917215&clickref=dh-provider-scalahosting&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scalahosting.com%2Fweb-hosting.html |
| Krystal: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/krystal | £7/mo (~$9.24), VAT includedflat price — never jumps | same price | $332.64 | $9.24/mo | none | Check pricing: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=117205&awinaffid=2917215&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fkrystal.io%2Fweb-hosting |
| IONOS: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/ionos | $1/mofirst 1 year | $14/mo | $348.00 | $9.67/mo | +$312.00 | Check pricing (https://www.ionos.com/hosting/web-hosting)Non-affiliate |
| Cloudways: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/cloudways | $11/moflat price — never jumps | same price | $396.00 | $11.00/mo | none | Check pricing: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=89935&awinaffid=2917215&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudways.com%2Fen%2Fpricing.php |
| SiteGround: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/siteground | $2.99/mofirst 1 year | $17.99/mo | $467.64 | $12.99/mo | +$360.00 | Check pricing: https://www.siteground.com/index.htm?afcode=b862d105747332f5ebfe3ef92a57b5c5 |
| 20i: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/20i | $15/moflat price — never jumps | same price | $540.00 | $15.00/mo | none | Check pricing: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25292&awinaffid=2917215&clickref=dh-provider-20i&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.20i.com%2Fus%2Fweb-hosting |
| NetArt: https://digitalhosting.com/providers/netart | $112.50/yrfirst 1 year | $18.75/mo ($225/yr) standard | $562.50 | $15.63/mo | +$225.00 | Check pricing: https://www.dpbolvw.net/links/101892060/type/dlg/https://www.netart.com/us/hosting/ |

How this is calculated

- • The advertised price is applied for its full advertised term (vendors require prepaying that term), then the verified renewal rate applies for the remaining time.
- • Yearly-priced products (domains, some email) use the first-year price for year one and the renewal price from year two.
- • Only providers with cleanly comparable, vendor-verified intro and renewal prices are included — hover a provider for its per-row verification date. Providers whose renewal terms can't be verified are excluded rather than guessed at.
- • Excludes taxes, domain registration, and add-ons. Renewal prices can change; the full dataset with verification dates is in the Renewal Price Index (https://digitalhosting.com/articles/hosting-renewal-prices) (open CSV included).

## Keep comparing

The calculator ranks by price alone — the category guides weigh performance, support, and features too.

Best Web Hosting guide: https://digitalhosting.com/best-web-hosting
Hosting Finder quiz: https://digitalhosting.com/hosting-finder
Renewal Price Index: https://digitalhosting.com/articles/hosting-renewal-prices

Disclosure: 8 of the 12 providers listed here pay us a commission on a purchase — the ones without a paid link are captioned "Non-affiliate recommendation". Commission does not affect the ratings or the order.

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