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Daily-verified pricing surveillance for subscription services: the Enshittification Index scores 44 companies on documented pricing behavior, and the calculators below show what 26 hosts and 18 email tools really cost after the teaser price ends.
26 hosts tracked
+702% biggest intro→renewal jump (ChemiCloud)
0 price changes logged
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| # | Host / plan | Intro /mo | Renewal /mo | Jump | 3-year total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChemiCloud Starter cheapest |
$1.49 36-mo term |
$11.95 | +702% | $53.64 $1.49/mo avg |
Visit ChemiCloud |
| 2 | AccuWeb Hosting Budget (Best Cheap Web Hosting) cheapest |
$1.99 12-mo term |
$1.99 | +0% | $71.64 $1.99/mo avg |
Visit AccuWeb Hosting |
| 3 | HostArmada Start Dock cheapest |
$1.99 36-mo term |
$9.95 | +400% | $71.64 $1.99/mo avg |
Visit HostArmada |
| 4 | DreamHost Web Hosting Launch cheapest |
$1.99 48-mo term |
$7.99 | +302% | $95.52† $1.99/mo over 48 mo |
Visit DreamHost |
| 5 | WordPress.com Personal cheapest |
$2.75 36-mo term |
$2.75 | +0% | $99.00 $2.75/mo avg |
Visit WordPress.com |
| 6 | HostPapa Essentials cheapest |
$2.95 36-mo term |
$8.99 | +205% | $106.20 $2.95/mo avg |
Visit HostPapa |
| 7 | ScalaHosting Web hosting tier 1 (name not extracted) cheapest |
$2.95 36-mo term |
$11.95 | +305% | $106.20 $2.95/mo avg |
Visit ScalaHosting |
| 8 | UltaHost Starter (Shared) cheapest |
$3.44 24-mo term |
$3.44 | +0% | $123.84 $3.44/mo avg |
Visit UltaHost |
| 9 | HostGator Hatchling cheapest |
$3.75 36-mo term |
$10.99 | +193% | $135.00 $3.75/mo avg |
Visit HostGator |
| 10 | Hostinger Premium cheapest |
$2.99 48-mo term |
$10.99 | +268% | $143.52† $2.99/mo over 48 mo |
Visit Hostinger |
| 11 | Bluehost Starter cheapest |
$3.99 36-mo term |
$9.99 | +150% | $143.64 $3.99/mo avg |
Visit Bluehost |
| 12 | InterServer Standard Web Hosting cheapest |
$2.50 24-mo term |
$7.00 | +180% | $144.00 $4.00/mo avg |
Visit InterServer |
| 13 | EasyWP (Namecheap) Starter cheapest |
$3.58 24-mo term |
$5.25 | +47% | $148.92 $4.14/mo avg |
Visit EasyWP (Namecheap) |
| 14 | InMotion Hosting Launch cheapest |
$4.99 36-mo term |
$13.99 | +180% | $179.64 $4.99/mo avg |
Visit InMotion Hosting |
| 15 | Verpex Bronze cheapest |
— 36-mo term |
$6.00 | — | $216.00 $6.00/mo avg |
Visit Verpex |
| 16 | Hostwinds Basic Web Hosting cheapest |
$4.54 12-mo term |
$6.99 | +54% | $222.24 $6.17/mo avg |
Visit Hostwinds |
| 17 | IONOS Essential cheapest |
$4.00 12-mo term |
$8.00 | +100% | $240.00 $6.67/mo avg |
Visit IONOS |
| 18 | KnownHost Basic Web Hosting cheapest |
$6.71 36-mo term |
$8.95 | +33% | $241.56 $6.71/mo avg |
Visit KnownHost |
| 19 | FastComet Starter cheapest |
$1.99 | $9.95 | +400% | $262.68 $7.30/mo avg |
Visit FastComet |
| 20 | GreenGeeks Lite cheapest |
$2.95 12-mo term |
$13.95 | +373% | $370.20 $10.28/mo avg |
Visit GreenGeeks |
| 21 | Cloudways Micro (DigitalOcean, Flexible) cheapest |
$11.00 1-mo term |
$11.00 | +0% | $396.00 $11.00/mo avg |
Visit Cloudways |
| 22 | SiteGround StartUp cheapest |
$2.99 12-mo term |
$17.99 | +502% | $467.64 $12.99/mo avg |
Visit SiteGround |
| 23 | Pressable Signature 1 cheapest |
$20.83 12-mo term |
$20.83 | +0% | $749.88 $20.83/mo avg |
Visit Pressable |
| 24 | Rocket.net Starter cheapest |
$25.00 12-mo term |
$25.00 | +0% | $900.00 $25.00/mo avg |
Visit Rocket.net |
| 25 | WP Engine Startup cheapest |
$20.00 12-mo term |
$30.00 | +50% | $960.00 $26.67/mo avg |
Visit WP Engine |
| 26 | Kinsta Single 35k / Single 20GB cheapest |
$30.00 12-mo term |
$30.00 | +0% | $1,080.00 $30.00/mo avg |
Visit Kinsta |
Totals are the cheapest purchasable way to cover the period: the longest intro term upfront, then the stated renewal price. † = the cheapest option is buying a full term longer than the period (you keep the extra months). Prices last verified 2026-08-27.
Why this exists
Comparison sites show the intro price because that is what converts. The renewal price is in the fine print, and it is what you pay for years two, three and beyond. Everything here comes from the vendors' own pricing pages, re-checked daily, with the exact sentence where each renewal price is stated. When a price changes, it shows up in price changes the same day.
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Also tracked: email marketing tools
The same daily verification, pointed at email tools, which price by list-size bands and hike quietly. Cost at your list size · the dated hike timeline.
Per-host renewal pages
- AccuWeb Hosting renewal price · Budget (Best Cheap Web Hosting): $1.99 → $1.99 per month
- Bluehost renewal price · Starter: $3.99 → $9.99 per month
- ChemiCloud renewal price · Starter: $1.49 → $11.95 per month
- Cloudways renewal price · Micro (DigitalOcean, Flexible): $11.00 → $11.00 per month
- DreamHost renewal price · Web Hosting Launch: $1.99 → $7.99 per month
- EasyWP (Namecheap) renewal price · Starter: $3.58 → $5.25 per month
- FastComet renewal price · Starter: $1.99 → $9.95 per month
- GreenGeeks renewal price · Lite: $2.95 → $13.95 per month
- HostArmada renewal price · Start Dock: $1.99 → $9.95 per month
- HostGator renewal price · Hatchling: $3.75 → $10.99 per month
- HostPapa renewal price · Essentials: $2.95 → $8.99 per month
- Hostinger renewal price · Premium: $2.99 → $10.99 per month
- Hostwinds renewal price · Basic Web Hosting: $4.54 → $6.99 per month
- IONOS renewal price · Essential: $4.00 → $8.00 per month
- InMotion Hosting renewal price · Launch: $4.99 → $13.99 per month
- InterServer renewal price · Standard Web Hosting: $2.50 → $7.00 per month
- Kinsta renewal price · Single 35k / Single 20GB: $30.00 → $30.00 per month
- KnownHost renewal price · Basic Web Hosting: $6.71 → $8.95 per month
- Pressable renewal price · Signature 1: $20.83 → $20.83 per month
- Rocket.net renewal price · Starter: $25.00 → $25.00 per month
- ScalaHosting renewal price · Web hosting tier 1 (name not extracted): $2.95 → $11.95 per month
- SiteGround renewal price · StartUp: $2.99 → $17.99 per month
- UltaHost renewal price · Starter (Shared): $3.44 → $3.44 per month
- Verpex renewal price · Bronze: — → $6.00 per month
- WP Engine renewal price · Startup: $20.00 → $30.00 per month
- WordPress.com renewal price · Personal: $2.75 → $2.75 per month