Hosting Software Pricing (2026)
What 17 hosting tools actually charge, taken from their own pricing pages and re-checked as they change. Cheapest first.
Pricing verified Aug 05, 2026
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Hosting pricing at a glance
| Product | Entry price | Plans | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namecheap | $2/mo | 3 | No | Yes |
| DreamHost | $2/mo | 3 | No | No |
| Heroku | $5/mo | 9 | No | No |
| Netlify | $9/mo | 4 | Yes | No |
| Bluehost | $9/mo | 4 | No | No |
| GoDaddy | $11/mo | 4 | No | Yes |
| Cloudways | $14/mo | 14 | Yes | Yes |
| Deno Deploy | $20/mo | 4 | Yes | No |
| Vercel | $20/mo | 3 | Yes | Yes |
| Render | $25/mo | 4 | Yes | No |
| Koyeb | $29/mo | 3 | No | No |
| WP Engine | $30/mo | 3 | No | No |
| Kinsta | $35/mo | 3 | No | Yes |
| Fly.io | Custom | 0 | No | Yes |
| Northflank | Custom | 3 | Yes | No |
| Platform.sh | Custom | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Railway | Custom | 4 | Yes | Yes |
Every hosting tool we track, cheapest first
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Namecheap
Domains and hosting for less.
Namecheap is firmly in the budget-to-mid tier, competing directly with Hostinger and early-tier Bluebird/GoDaddy plans — they're going after price-sensitive first-timers and small site owners who don't want to pay Kinsta or WP Engine prices for basic hosting.
Plans: Stellar $2/mo · Stellar Plus $2/mo · Stellar Business $4/mo
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DreamHost
Independent web hosting since 1997.
At $2.89/mo intro, they're squarely in budget-host territory competing with Bluehost and Hostinger — but the steep renewal jump to $10.99/mo quietly closes that gap. They're not trying to win enterprise; they're fishing for cost-conscious indie developers and small site owners who prioritize low entry cost.
Plans: Web Hosting Launch $2/mo · VPS Business $13/mo · DreamPress 1 $14/mo
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Heroku
Cloud platform for app deployment.
Premium pricing in the PaaS space - they're 3-4x more expensive than alternatives like Railway or Render for equivalent resources. They're betting on developer experience and ecosystem maturity over cost competitiveness.
Plans: Eco $5/mo · Basic $7/mo · Standard-1X $25/mo · Standard-2X $50/mo · Performance-M $250/mo · Performance-L $500/mo · Performance-L-RAM $500/mo · Performance-XL $750/mo · Performance-2XL $1500/mo
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Netlify
Platform for modern web projects.
Netlify sits mid-pack against Vercel and Cloudflare Pages — not the cheapest (that's Cloudflare's generous free tier) but not chasing enterprise premium pricing like Vercel's higher-touch plans either. They're clearly trying to win the 'serious indie dev to small team' segment before those users get pulled into Vercel's ecosystem.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Personal $9/mo · Pro $20/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Bluehost
WordPress-recommended hosting.
Bluehost sits in the budget-to-mid tier of managed WordPress hosting, competing directly with GoDaddy and Hostinger rather than premium players like WP Engine or Kinsta. They're going after first-time site owners and small businesses who want a recognizable brand without enterprise pricing.
Plans: Starter $9/mo · Business $13/mo · eCommerce Essentials $21/mo · Enterprise & Custom Contact Sales
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GoDaddy
Domains, hosting, and small-business tools.
At full price, GoDaddy sits mid-to-high for shared hosting — $12–$22/mo is more expensive than Hostinger or Namecheap but cheaper than managed WordPress players like WP Engine or Kinsta. They're clearly targeting small business owners and beginners who trust the brand name over hunting for the cheapest option.
Plans: Web Hosting Economy $11/mo · Hosting for WordPress Basic $14/mo · Web Hosting Deluxe $16/mo · Web Hosting Ultimate $21/mo
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Cloudways
Managed cloud hosting, simplified.
Flexible sits below Kinsta and WP Engine on price but above raw cloud provider costs — they're selling the managed layer on top of DigitalOcean/AWS without the premium WordPress host markup. Autonomous competes more directly with Kinsta and Pressable, targeting teams who want autoscaling WordPress without enterprise pricing.
Plans: Free Trial $0/mo · Free Trial $0/mo · Micro $14/mo · Small $28/mo · Small $35/mo · Medium $54/mo · Large $99/mo · Growth $99/mo · Scale $199/mo · Medium $240/mo · 8XL $342/mo · Plus $399/mo · Large $995/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Deno Deploy
Serverless JavaScript at the edge.
They're priced competitively against Cloudflare Workers and Vercel Edge Functions — not the cheapest option, but not trying to be. The pitch is Deno's security model and native TypeScript runtime as differentiators, targeting developers who are already bought into the Deno ecosystem or frustrated with Node-based edge platforms.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Pro $20/mo · Builder $200/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Vercel
Frontend cloud for developers.
Sits mid-to-premium compared to raw infra plays like AWS Amplify or Netlify, trading lower sticker price for a much smoother developer experience. They're not competing on cost — they're betting teams will pay a premium to avoid managing infrastructure themselves.
Plans: Hobby $0/mo · Pro $20/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Render
Unified cloud to build and run apps.
Render sits mid-market — cheaper and simpler than AWS/GCP's raw infrastructure pricing, but pricier than scrappy PaaS alternatives like Railway once you factor in the workspace fee stacked on top of usage. They're chasing teams who want Heroku-like simplicity without Heroku's legacy baggage or AWS's complexity tax.
Plans: Hobby $0/mo · Pro $25/mo · Scale $499/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Koyeb
Serverless platform for global apps.
They're positioning mid-market against Render and Railway, undercutting Heroku's legacy pricing but not trying to be the cheapest option in the room. The $1k/mo Enterprise floor and startup credit program ($30k) signals they're chasing funded startups and growth-stage teams, not hobbyists.
Plans: Pro $29/mo · Scale $299/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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WP Engine
Managed WordPress at scale.
WP Engine sits at the premium end of managed WordPress hosting — they're not competing with Bluehost or SiteGround on price, they're going after teams that need performance, staging environments, and support SLAs. Kinsta and Flywheel (which they own) are the closest comparables.
Plans: Essential $30/mo · Core $400/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Kinsta
Premium managed WordPress hosting.
Kinsta sits firmly in the premium managed WordPress hosting space, competing with WP Engine and Flywheel rather than budget hosts like SiteGround or Bluehost. They're not trying to win on price — they're selling Google Cloud infrastructure and white-glove performance to buyers who've already decided cheap hosting is a liability.
Plans: For single sites $35/mo · For multiple sites $59/mo · For agencies $284/mo
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Fly.io
Run full-stack apps close to users.
Positioned as the developer-friendly alternative to AWS/GCP complexity with transparent, granular pricing. They're competing on simplicity and predictability rather than being the cheapest option.
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Northflank
Full-stack cloud platform for developers.
Northflank is threading the needle between Heroku-style simplicity and raw cloud pricing — compute rates are competitive with GCP/AWS but without the complexity tax. They're going after dev teams who want PaaS ergonomics without PaaS markups, positioning against Render and Railway on price transparency.
Plans: Developer $0/mo · Pay as you go $0/mo · Enterprise Contact Sales
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Platform.sh
Fleet management for web apps.
Upsun is positioning mid-market against Heroku and Render, but the per-user licensing plus per-project fees plus percentage-based support tiers push total cost closer to enterprise PaaS territory than it first appears. The sustainability discount (3% for green regions) is a nice differentiator but too small to move the needle on competitive deals — it's more brand signal than pricing lever.
Plans: Start for free $0/mo
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Railway
Deploy apps and databases instantly.
Railway sits in the affordable, developer-first middle ground — cheaper and simpler than AWS/GCP for small teams, but more polished and less DIY than raw Docker-on-a-VPS setups. They're chasing indie devs and startups who want Heroku-like ergonomics without Heroku's now-inflated pricing.
Plans: Free $0/mo · Hobby $0/mo · Pro Contact Sales · Enterprise Contact Sales
Hosting Software Pricing FAQ
- How much does hosting software cost?
- Entry prices run from $2/mo (Namecheap) to $35/mo (Kinsta), with a median entry price of $14/mo across the 13 priced products we track.
- What is the cheapest hosting software?
- Namecheap has the lowest entry price of the hosting software we track, at $2/mo. DreamHost ($2/mo) and Heroku ($5/mo) are next. Netlify and Cloudways are free to start on.
- Is there free hosting software?
- Yes — Netlify, Cloudways, Deno Deploy and 5 more offer a free plan.
- How is hosting software usually priced?
- 8 of the 17 hosting tools we track use usage based pricing, against 5 on flat rate and 4 on hybrid.