Hosting
Web hosting prices, explained honestly
No $2.95 teaser that turns into $15 at renewal. The price you see is the price you keep paying, and here’s exactly what you get for it.
The short answer
Our hosting costs from $29 to $952 a month + GST, depending on resources and support. Pay annually and you pay for 10 months and get 12. There are no introductory prices: what you see is what you renew at. Every plan includes free SSL and free migration.
All hosting plans and prices
Prices are shown without GST. Annual billing is 10 times the monthly price.
| Plan | Resources | Monthly | Annually |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Essentials | 1 core, 2 GB, 5 GB | $29.00 | $290 |
| Personal Advantage | 2 cores, 4 GB, 10 GB | $52.50 | $525 |
| Personal Ultimate | 4 cores, 8 GB, 20 GB | $99.50 | $995 |
| Business Essentials | 2 cores, 4 GB, 20 GB | $98.00 | $980 |
| Business Advantage | 4 cores, 8 GB, 50 GB | $197.00 | $1,970 |
| Business Ultimate | 6 cores, 12 GB, 100 GB | $336.00 | $3,360 |
| VPS Essentials | 4 cores, 4 GB, 100 GB | $457 | $4,570 |
| VPS Advantage | 6 cores, 8 GB, 200 GB | $676 | $6,760 |
| VPS Ultimate | 8 cores, 12 GB, 400 GB | $952 | $9,520 |
What drives the cost of hosting
Resources
CPU, memory and disk. More visitors and bigger sites need more.
Support
Phone support, longer hours and faster responses take real people's time.
Management
Patches, monitoring, backups and security, done for you.
What you give up with $3 hosting
Very cheap hosting works by packing hundreds of sites onto one server and keeping support to a minimum. That can be fine for a hobby site. For a business, it often means slow pages at busy times, help that takes days and a bigger risk when a neighbour gets hacked.
Watch the renewal price too. Many cheap plans are introductory offers that jump after the first term. Ours don’t.
The true cost over three years
An example comparing a typical teaser plan with our Personal Essentials, before any migration or fix-up costs.
| Typical teaser plan | Personal Essentials, paid annually | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $36 (at $2.95 a month) | $290 |
| Years 2 and 3 | $360 (at $15 a month) | $580 |
| Three-year total | $396 | $870 |
| Included | Basic support, often offshore | Free migration, free SSL, Australian support, 24/7 emergency help |
Teaser prices are illustrative. On paper, cheap hosting is cheaper. But a single day of downtime or a hacked site can cost far more than the difference. The ASD puts the average cost of a cybercrime report for a small business at $56,600.
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Hosting price FAQs
How much does website hosting cost per month in Australia?
Anywhere from a few dollars to hundreds. Ours is $29 to $952 a month + GST, depending on resources and support.
Why is my hosting renewal more expensive?
Many hosts discount the first term and charge much more at renewal. Our prices don’t change at renewal.
Is cheap hosting worth it?
For a hobby site, maybe. For a business, the trade-offs in speed, support and security usually cost more than you save.
Is it cheaper to pay annually?
Yes. Annual billing is 10 times the monthly price, so you get two months free.
Are there setup fees or lock-in contracts?
No setup fees for hosting, and no lock-in contracts. Migration is free.
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