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HostArmada renewal price: what you pay after the intro term

Observed on HostArmada's pricing page. The price has not moved since 2026-08-24. Checked again on 2026-10-16: a price on record was not found on the page; a human check is due.

Start Dock, the cheapest plan I track here

$1.99becomes$9.95

a month once the first 36 months are up. A rise of 400%.

HostArmada publishes 2 plans I track. The cheapest, Start Dock, is $1.99/mo on a 36-month term and renews at $9.95/mo, 400% more than the intro price. The renewal price is printed on the pricing page. Over 3 years the cheapest purchasable path costs $71.64. HostArmada badges a second plan, Web Warp, as the one to buy: $3.29/mo renewing at $16.45, 400% more, a rise $5.20 a month steeper than the cheapest plan's. Index score 23.2 (mild), no dated incidents in my window; tracking since 2026-08-24.

Enshittification Index: 23.2 (mild)

What Start Dock costs per month over 5 years, at the prices HostArmada publishes today.
$1.9936 months
$9.95then every month
month 1month 36: the jumpmonth 60
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PlanIntro /moTermRenewal /moJump1 yr3 yr5 yrHistory
Start Dock cheapest $1.9936 mo $9.95 +400% $28.68$71.64$310.44tracking since 2026-08-24
Web Warp popular $3.2936 mo $16.45 +400% $44.76$118.44$513.24tracking since 2026-08-24
Visit HostArmadaaffiliate link; see the note abovenegotiate this renewal insteadwhen does mine renew?the week before it renews

Where the renewal price is stated

Start Dock

“Pricing Promotional Price Today $ 1.99 /mo ... Regular/Renewal Price $ 9.95 /mo | Start Dock 80% OFF $1.99 /mo Regular Price: $9.95/mo 2 Months & Domain Name for FREE!”

Source: https://www.hostarmada.com/cloud-ssd-shared-hosting · observed 2026-08-24 · confidence high · 12-month intro $2.39/mo from the embedded per-cycle JSON; monthly cycle is $12.95 (above the $9.95 'regular'). Page also says 'Save 15% on the regular price with the Triennial Billing Cycle!' - whether that 15% survives into renewals is not stated. '2 Months & Domain Name for FREE' - free-domain duration not stated, so null. 45-day money-back.

Web Warp

“BEST VALUE Web Warp 80% OFF $3.29 /mo Regular Price: $16.45/mo 2 Months & Domain Name for FREE!”

Source: https://www.hostarmada.com/cloud-ssd-shared-hosting · observed 2026-08-24 · confidence high · 'BEST VALUE' badge. Speed Reaper: $3.95 -> $19.75 (annual intro $4.39).

Price history

Start Dock

ObservedIntro /moRenewal /moMethod
2026-08-24$1.99$9.95seed

Web Warp

ObservedIntro /moRenewal /moMethod
2026-08-24$3.29$16.45seed

Cheaper over the same 36 months

1 of the 25 hosts I can price come in under HostArmada's $71.64 over 36 months. The three cheapest:

  1. ChemiCloud Starter $53.64 saving $18.00

The rule is arithmetic and nothing else: a host appears here only if it publishes a renewal price and a full 36-month total can be computed from prices actually observed, and the order is that total, cheapest first. Hosts whose intro term is not published cannot be priced and are left out rather than guessed at. None of these pay me anything. Switching costs an afternoon; the week before a renewal is when to do it.

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