Hostwinds renewal price: what you pay after the intro term
Observed on Hostwinds's pricing page. The price has not moved since 2026-08-23. Checked again on 2026-10-16: the renewal sentence is still on the page.
Basic Web Hosting, the cheapest plan I track here
$4.54becomes$6.99
a month once the first 12 months are up. A rise of 54%.
Hostwinds publishes 2 plans I track. The cheapest, Basic Web Hosting, is $4.54/mo on a 12-month term and renews at $6.99/mo, 54% more than the intro price. The renewal price is printed on the pricing page. Over 3 years the cheapest purchasable path costs $222.24. Index score 6.2 (clean record), no dated incidents in my window; tracking since 2026-08-23.
Enshittification Index: 6.2 (clean record)
| Plan | Intro /mo | Term | Renewal /mo | Jump | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Web Hosting cheapest | $4.54 | 12 mo | $6.99 | +54% | $54.48 | $222.24 | $390.00 | tracking since 2026-08-23 |
| Advanced Web Hosting popular | $5.84 | 12 mo | $8.99 | +54% | $70.08 | $285.84 | $501.60 | tracking since 2026-08-23 |
Where the renewal price is stated
Basic Web Hosting
“No renewal sentence on the page. The plan cards read "Basic Starting at $ 6.99/mo", which is the standard rate, and the page's own plan data states the first-term rate beside it (subscription.annually.discount: $4.54/mo, $54.52/yr; standard: $6.99/mo, $83.88/yr). Hostwinds advertises the higher of its two prices, so the rate you see is the rate you keep paying.”
Source: https://www.hostwinds.com/hosting/shared · observed 2026-08-23 · confidence medium · Visible card shows $6.99/mo (standard); the first-cycle discount (35%) = $4.54/mo / $54.52 first year, then $83.88/yr. No renewal sentence in prose. Free domain and money-back are not stated on this page. 'Plans from $3.29/mo' (meta) implies a cheaper multi-year cycle in cart - unverified.
- 12-month billing intro price: $4.54/mo
- Due at checkout for the 12-month term: $54.52
Advanced Web Hosting
“No renewal sentence on the page. The cards read "Advanced Starting at $ 8.99/mo", the standard rate, with the first-term rate in the page's own plan data (subscription.annually.discount: $5.84/mo, $70.12/yr). The advertised price is the one that applies after the first term.”
Source: https://www.hostwinds.com/hosting/shared · observed 2026-08-23 · confidence medium · No badge; middle tier used. Ultimate: $7.14 first year -> $10.99/mo ($131.88/yr).
- 12-month billing intro price: $5.84/mo
- Due at checkout for the 12-month term: $70.12
Price history
Basic Web Hosting
| Observed | Intro /mo | Renewal /mo | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | $4.54 | $6.99 | seed |
Advanced Web Hosting
| Observed | Intro /mo | Renewal /mo | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | $5.84 | $8.99 | seed |
Cheaper over the same 36 months
14 of the 25 hosts I can price come in under Hostwinds's $222.24 over 36 months. The three cheapest:
- ChemiCloud Starter $53.64 saving $168.60
- AccuWeb Hosting Budget (Best Cheap Web Hosting) $71.64 saving $150.60
- HostArmada Start Dock $71.64 saving $150.60
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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