Most websites need shared hosting at $2–$8 per month on a long prepaid term (Hostinger Premium $1.99, Bluehost Starter $3.99, GoDaddy Economy $5.99). Busy sites need cloud hosting at about $8–$30, and apps need a VPS from about $6.49. Expect renewal to be 2–9× the intro price.
Cost by type of website
| Website | Hosting you need | Typical intro price |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio, landing page, small business | Shared, 1–3 sites | $1.99–$5.99 /mo |
| Blog with steady traffic | Shared with SSD/NVMe | $1.99–$3.99 /mo |
| Online store (WooCommerce) | Shared with daily backups, or cloud | $2.79–$7.99 /mo |
| Many sites / affiliate network | Unlimited shared or cloud | $2.79–$7.99 /mo |
| App, API, bot | VPS | $6.49–$25.99 /mo |
Intro prices from each provider's pricing page, checked on 11 Nov 2026, long prepaid terms.
The costs that aren't in the headline
- Renewal — the big one. See Hostinger renewal prices.
- Domain from year two — the free domain is usually first-year only (details).
- Email — Hostinger includes mailboxes free for the first year on Premium and above.
- Tax — VAT or GST may be added at checkout depending on your country.
- Paid themes and plugins — optional, but common for stores.
Work out your own number
Estimated total$133.92$2.79 per month on average
See this price on HostingerHostinger plans at a glance
Premium
Blogs, small business sites, 2–3 projects
$1.99/mo
$95.52 total for 48 months · $12.99 −85%
- 3 websites
- 20 GB SSD
- Backups: Weekly
- 2 mailboxes / site, free 1st year
- Free domain 1st year · free SSL · CDN
Renews at $10.99/mo
Unlimited
Online stores, affiliate networks, many sites
$2.79/mo
$133.92 total for 48 months · $18.99 −85%
- Unlimited websites
- 50 GB NVMe
- Backups: Daily + easy restore
- Unlimited mailboxes, free 1st year
- Free domain 1st year · free SSL · CDN
Renews at $16.99/mo
Cloud Startup
High-traffic sites, agencies, stores that sell daily
$7.99/mo
$383.52 total for 48 months · $27.99 −71%
- Unlimited websites
- 100 GB NVMe
- Backups: Daily + on demand
- Unlimited mailboxes, free 1st year
- 4 CPU cores · 4 GB RAM
- Free domain 1st year · free SSL · CDN
Renews at $25.99/mo
Prices checked on hostinger.com on 11 Nov 2026, 48-month term, before tax. Hostinger changes promotions often: the price on their checkout page is the one that counts.