Renewal Prices and Billing: What You Actually Pay
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Many hosting plans cost more after the first term. From the prices we checked, this page lists which plans go up at renewal and by how much, and which servers are billed by the hour.
Plans that cost more at renewal
Monthly prices as checked on each provider's official pricing page. The increase is calculated from those two prices.
| Plan | Host | First term (monthly) | Renewal (monthly) | Increase | Term | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namecheap Stellar Plus | Namecheap | $2.98 | $7.12 | +139% | 12 months | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Namecheap Stellar Business | Namecheap | $4.98 | $10.74 | +116% | 12 months | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Namecheap Stellar | Namecheap | $2.28 | $4.66 | +104% | 12 months | Oct 1, 2026 |
| hosting.com 16GB Cloud Server | hosting.com | $90.00 | $100.00 | +11% | 12 months | Oct 21, 2026 |
| hosting.com 32GB Cloud Server | hosting.com | $180.00 | $200.00 | +11% | 12 months | Oct 21, 2026 |
| hosting.com 4GB Cloud Server | hosting.com | $36.00 | $40.00 | +11% | 12 months | Oct 21, 2026 |
| hosting.com 8GB Cloud Server | hosting.com | $45.00 | $50.00 | +11% | 12 months | Oct 21, 2026 |
Servers billed by the hour
Hourly billing means you pay for the hours the server exists, up to the monthly price shown. There is usually no contract term and no renewal date.
A powered-off server can still be billed until it is deleted. Check the provider's billing page before you count on turning it off to stop charges.
| Plan | Host | Monthly price (cap) | Billing (as listed) | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr Cloud Compute 0.5 GB | Vultr | $3.50 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 8, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 512 MiB | DigitalOcean | $4.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 1 GB | Vultr | $5.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 8, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 1 GiB | DigitalOcean | $6.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Vultr High Frequency 1 GB | Vultr | $6.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr High Performance AMD 1 GB | Vultr | $6.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 2 GB | Vultr | $10.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 8, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 2 GiB | DigitalOcean | $12.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Vultr High Frequency 2 GB | Vultr | $12.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr High Performance AMD 2 GB | Vultr | $12.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 2 GB / 2 vCPU | Vultr | $15.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 8, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 2 GiB / 2 vCPU | DigitalOcean | $18.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Vultr High Frequency 2 GB / 2 vCPU | Vultr | $18.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr High Performance AMD 2 GB / 2 vCPU | Vultr | $18.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 4 GB / 2 vCPU | Vultr | $20.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 8, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 4 GiB | DigitalOcean | $24.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Vultr High Frequency 4 GB / 2 vCPU | Vultr | $24.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr High Performance AMD 4 GB / 2 vCPU | Vultr | $24.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 8 GB / 4 vCPU | Vultr | $40.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 8 GiB | DigitalOcean | $48.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Vultr High Frequency 8 GB / 3 vCPU | Vultr | $48.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr High Performance AMD 8 GB / 4 vCPU | Vultr | $48.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Vultr Cloud Compute 16 GB / 6 vCPU | Vultr | $80.00 | USD per month; billed hourly up to the monthly price | Oct 11, 2026 |
| DigitalOcean Basic 16 GiB | DigitalOcean | $96.00 | USD per month; billed per second up to the monthly price (capped at 672 hours a month) | Oct 15, 2026 |
Before you pay
- Check which term the first-term price needs. It often applies only when you prepay a longer term.
- If you will keep the site longer than one term, compare renewal prices, not just first-term prices.
- Confirm the final price, taxes included, on the official site before you pay.