Budget shared hosting under $5 a month, with the trade-offs spelled out so you know what you get today and what the plan costs when it renews.
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We compared 20 providers and 65 plans for cheap web hosting on six criteria, from the real monthly cost (including the renewal price) to support and refund terms. Price carries the most weight here, and renewal prices are shown next to intro prices so a steep renewal does not go unnoticed.
Low-cost shared hosting is a sensible home for a first website, a personal blog, an online resume, a hobby project, a landing page for a small side business or a site you are still testing an idea with. At this level you are paying for convenience: the provider runs the server, and you get a control panel, a way to install WordPress or another app, and a place for email. You are not paying for high traffic capacity or hands-on help with your code.
Every budget plan saves money somewhere. Knowing where helps you decide whether the cut matters for your project.
The lowest prices usually require prepaying for one to three years and then renew at the regular rate. Compare the monthly price and the renewal price in the table so year two is not a surprise. Sometimes a plan that is slightly more expensive today is cheaper over three years.
Domain privacy, malware scanning, premium SSL and extra backups are often pre-selected. Remove what you do not need; free SSL is sufficient for nearly every small site.
Check how long the money-back guarantee lasts and what it excludes. Domain registration fees are almost always non-refundable.
If your site starts earning money, regularly hits resource limits or needs more than one domain, step up to a better shared plan or a cheap VPS. For a closer look at how budget plans stack up line by line, see our cheap web hosting plans compared list.
A live snapshot of our catalog: the lowest-priced shared hosting plan at each provider, with the renewal price next to it. The intro price is only half the story, so compare both columns.
| Plan | Provider | Specs | Price | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Hosting Professional | Turbify | $0.99/mo | $17.99/mo | |
| Web Hosting Plus | IONOS | 350 GB NVMe | $1/mo | $14/mo |
| Web Hosting Launch | DreamHost | 25 GB NVMe | $1.99/mo | $7.99/mo |
| Starter | FastComet | 1 core / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB NVMe | $1.99/mo | $9.95/mo |
| Start Dock (3-year term) | HostArmada | 2 cores / 2 GB RAM / 15 GB NVMe | $1.99/mo | $9.95/mo |
| Starter | A2 Hosting (now Hosting.com) | 2 cores / 2 GB RAM / 15 GB NVMe | $1.99/mo | $9.99/mo |
Many low intro prices require prepaying 12 to 36 months and renew higher. Before you buy, check the renewal price, the number of sites allowed, free SSL and the money-back window.
Cheap web hosting starts at $1/mo. Our catalog lists 96 plans here, from budget to high-end. The final price depends on CPU cores, RAM and storage type, and on whether an intro price renews higher.
| Tier | Price, USD/mo | Best for | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget | $1 – $2.99 | Personal sites, portfolios, landing pages | 19 |
| Standard | $3 – $9.95 | Business sites, WordPress with several plugins, small stores | 48 |
| Premium | from $10 | Multiple busy sites, WooCommerce, priority resources | 29 |
Providers in this ranking take payment directly at checkout, with no middleman. Here is how many of them accept each method; the full list is on every provider card.
| Payment method | Accepted by |
|---|---|
| Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) | 20 of 20 providers |
| PayPal | 14 of 20 providers |
| Crypto (Bitcoin, USDT and others) | 3 of 20 providers |
| Bank transfer / invoice | 1 of 20 providers |
