GoDaddy hosting alternatives
GoDaddy's web hosting pricing page denies automated browsers access, so its prices couldn't be read and recorded with evidence. For someone leaving GoDaddy, here is what the 18 hosts that publish prices we could record cost to keep one website, renewals included. The cheapest is IONOS for 1 year ($12, Plus), DreamHost over 2 years ($59.76, Web Hosting Launch), ChemiCloud over 3 years ($70.20, Starter), Hosting.com over 4 years ($95.49, Starter) and Hostinger over 5 years ($275.40, Premium).
Why GoDaddy's own prices aren't here
We requested GoDaddy's web hosting page (at both of its addresses) on October 6, 2026 and its .com domain page on October 7, 2026. Each answered “Access Denied”. We don't get around checks like that, and no price on this site is filled in from memory or from other sites, so nothing below is a GoDaddy price. What you pay GoDaddy is on your invoice or in your account; the totals below are what to hold it against.
One website on each host, kept 1, 3 and 5 years
| Host | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChemiCloud Starter | $41.88 $3.49 a month | $70.20 $1.95 a month | $500.40 $8.34 a month |
| Hosting.com Starter | $35.88 $2.99 a month | $89.65 $2.49 a month | $485.26 $8.09 a month, on WP Small |
| DreamHost Web Hosting Launch | $34.68 $2.89 a month | $95.52 $2.65 a month | $479.04 $7.98 a month |
| ScalaHosting Mini | $35.40 $2.95 a month | $106.20 $2.95 a month | $536.40 $8.94 a month |
| HostPapa Essentials | $59.40 $4.95 a month | $106.20 $2.95 a month | $429.84 $7.16 a month |
| FastComet Starter | $23.88 $1.99 a month | $118.46 $3.29 a month | $476.66 $7.94 a month |
| Hostinger Premium | $47.88 $3.99 a month | $143.52 $3.99 a month | $275.40 $4.59 a month |
| IONOS WordPress Start · WordPress | $12 $1.00 a month, on Plus | $144 $4.00 a month | $360 $6.00 a month |
| InterServer Standard Web Hosting | $30 $2.50 a month | $198 $5.50 a month | $366 $6.10 a month |
| Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits · managed WordPress | $97.20 $8.10 a month | $291.60 $8.10 a month | $486 $8.10 a month |
| GreenGeeks Lite | $35.40 $2.95 a month | $370.20 $10.28 a month | $705 $11.75 a month |
| SiteGround StartUp | $35.88 $2.99 a month | $467.64 $12.99 a month | $899.40 $14.99 a month |
| Pressable Signature 1 · managed WordPress | $250 $20.83 a month | $750 $20.83 a month | $1,250 $20.83 a month |
| Flywheel Starter · managed WordPress | $300 $25.00 a month | $900 $25.00 a month | $1,500 $25.00 a month |
| Rocket.net Starter · managed WordPress | $300 $25.00 a month | $900 $25.00 a month | $1,500 $25.00 a month |
| Kinsta Single 35k · managed WordPress | $350 $29.17 a month | $1,050 $29.17 a month | $1,750 $29.17 a month |
| WP Engine Essential – 1 site · managed WordPress | $336 $28.00 a month | $1,176 $32.67 a month | $2,016 $33.60 a month |
| Hostwinds Basic Web Hosting | $83.88 $6.99 a month | – | – |
Each host's cheapest plan and term for one website, all payments while you keep it: the first term up front, then renewals at the published renewal price. Under each total, the average a month; the highlight marks the cheapest for each length. A dash means the host publishes no renewal price for that long. Before tax, without a domain.
Where the cheapest host changes
With no GoDaddy prices to set them against, here is where the alternatives overtake each other. The cheapest at each length, and how it is paid:
- 1 year: IONOS Plus, $12, paid up front for 12 months.
- 2 years: DreamHost Web Hosting Launch, $59.76, paid up front for 2 years.
- 3 years: ChemiCloud Starter, $70.20, paid up front for 3 years.
- 4 years: Hosting.com Starter, $95.49, paid up front for 4 years.
- 5 years: Hostinger Premium, $275.40: $143.52 up front for 4 years, then $131.88 every 12 months from month 49.
IONOS has the cheapest first year, $12 (Plus). Kept longer, 8 of the other 17 cost less in total: DreamHost, InterServer, Hosting.com, ChemiCloud, Hostinger, HostPapa, ScalaHosting and FastComet from 2 years. Liquid Web, GreenGeeks, SiteGround, Pressable, Flywheel, Rocket.net, Kinsta, WP Engine and Hostwinds never do over 1 to 5 years.
Intro price and renewal price
| Host and plan | Intro /mo | Renews at /mo | Renewal from |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChemiCloud Starter 3 years, $70.20 up front | $1.95 | $11.95 6.1× intro | Year 4 |
| Hosting.com Starter 4 years, $95.49 up front | $1.99 | $13.99 7× intro | Year 5 |
| DreamHost Web Hosting Launch 4 years, $95.52 up front | $1.99 | $7.99 4× intro | Year 5 |
| ScalaHosting Mini 12 months, $35.40 up front | $2.95 | $11.95 4.1× intro | Year 2 |
| HostPapa Essentials 3 years, $106.20 up front | $2.95 | $8.99 3× intro | Year 4 |
| FastComet Starter 12 months, $23.88 up front | $1.99 | $9.95 5× intro | Year 2 |
| Hostinger Premium 4 years, $143.52 up front | $2.99 | $10.99 3.7× intro | Year 5 |
| IONOS WordPress Start 2 years, $132 up front | $4.00 | $7.00 1.8× intro | Year 3 |
| InterServer Standard Web Hosting 6 months, $15 up front | $2.50 | $7.00 2.8× intro | Month 7 |
| Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits 12 months, $97.20 up front | $8.10 | $8.10 same | Year 2 |
| GreenGeeks Lite 12 months, $35.40 up front | $2.95 | $13.95 4.7× intro | Year 2 |
| SiteGround StartUp 12 months, $35.88 up front | $2.99 | $17.99 6× intro | Year 2 |
| Pressable Signature 1 12 months, $250 up front | $20.83 | $20.83 same | Year 2 |
| Flywheel Starter 12 months, $300 up front | $25.00 | $25.00 same | Year 2 |
| Rocket.net Starter 12 months, $300 up front | $25.00 | $25.00 same | Year 2 |
| Kinsta Single 35k 12 months, $350 up front | $30.00 | $30.00 same | Year 2 |
| WP Engine Essential – 1 site 12 months, $336 up front | $28.00 | $35.00 1.3× intro | Year 2 |
| Hostwinds Basic Web Hosting 12 months, $83.88 up front | $6.99 | not published | – |
The lowest intro price on the plan each host's totals use, the term it needs, and what that term renews at, with how many times the intro price that is ("same" when it doesn't rise). Renewal from is when the first renewal is charged.
If your domain is at GoDaddy too
GoDaddy denies automated requests access to its domain pages, so its prices couldn't be read and recorded. A domain can stay where it is while the site moves to another host. If you move it as well, a .com renews at $10.88 to $20 a year at the 5 registrars whose prices we could read, and 9 of the hosts we price include a free domain with some plans, renewing a .com at $16.95 to $24.19 a year once it is no longer free.
| Registrar | First year | Renews at | Transfer in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot | $10.88 | $10.88 | $10.88 |
| Porkbun | $11.08 | $11.08 | $11.08 |
| Hostinger $0.01 first year with a 3-year registration | $19.99 | $19.99 | $9.99 |
| IONOS first year: new customers only | $1 | $20 | $9.50 |
| Squarespace | $10 | $20 | $20 |
A .com for a year at each registrar, from its own price list on October 7, 2026. Domain renewal prices has the rules on transfers and what moving a domain saves.
A website and its .com for 3 years, domain included
For the alternatives whose plan includes a free domain for a stated time: the cheapest term that comes with it, plus what the host charges to renew the .com in each year after the free one.
| Host and plan | Hosting | Domain | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChemiCloud Starter 3 years up front; .com $17.95 a year after the free year | $70.20 | $35.90 | $106.10 |
| Hosting.com Starter 3 years up front; .com $21.99 a year after the free year | $89.65 | $43.98 | $133.63 |
| DreamHost Web Hosting Launch 4 years up front; .com $21.99 a year after the free year | $95.52 | $43.98 | $139.50 |
| HostPapa Essentials 3 years up front; .com $24.19 a year after the free year | $106.20 | $48.38 | $154.58 |
| Hostinger Premium 4 years up front; .com $19.99 a year after the free year | $143.52 | $39.98 | $183.50 |
| IONOS WordPress Start 3 years up front; .com $20 a year after the free year | $144 | $40 | $184 |
Hosting with a free domain has every plan that includes one.
What each plan includes
The 8 cheapest over 3 years and the cheapest at each length; the others are on their renewal-price pages: InterServer, Liquid Web, GreenGeeks, SiteGround, Pressable, Flywheel, Rocket.net, Kinsta, WP Engine and Hostwinds.
- ChemiCloud Starter: 1 website, 20 GB storage, sized for 25,000 visits a month; a free domain for 1 year on the 36-month term only; a .com renews at $17.95 a year with ChemiCloud; a 45-day money-back guarantee.
- Hosting.com Starter: 5 websites, 15 GB storage, sized for 50,000 page views a month; a free domain for 1 year; a .com renews at $21.99 a year with Hosting.com; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- DreamHost Web Hosting Launch: 25 websites, 25 GB storage, sized for 40,000 visits a month; a free domain for 1 year on terms of a year or more; a .com renews at $21.99 a year with DreamHost; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- ScalaHosting Mini: 1 website, 10 GB storage, no visit limit stated; no free domain; a .com renews at $16.95 a year with ScalaHosting; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- HostPapa Essentials: 1 website, 25 GB storage, no visit limit stated; a free domain for 1 year on terms of a year or more; a .com renews at $24.19 a year with HostPapa; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- FastComet Starter: 1 website, 10 GB storage, sized for 10,000 visits a month; no free domain; a .com renews at $23.99 a year with FastComet; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Hostinger Premium: 3 websites, 20 GB storage, no visit limit stated; a free domain for 1 year on terms of a year or more; a .com renews at $19.99 a year with Hostinger; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- IONOS WordPress Start: 1 website, 25 GB storage, no visit limit stated; a free domain for 1 year; a .com renews at $20 a year with IONOS; a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Backups and SSL, where a plan card or cart names them: DreamHost's Web Hosting plan cards list “Daily Automated Backups” and “Unlimited Free SSL Certificates”. HostPapa's Essentials card lists “Automated backups 1GB (Free for the first year)”; keeping them costs “Automated Website Backup Basic (1GB) $47.99 (billed annually)” on its renewal price list. On Unlimited and Cloud Startup, Hostinger's 12-month cart lists “Daily backup $25.08 $0”, a daily backup at no charge; its Premium order summary has no backup line. The other hosts' backups and SSL aren't in what we recorded from their pages.
Renewal and money-back terms, in each host's words
- ChemiCloud: ChemiCloud's terms: “Promotional prices apply only to the first term of the Service; renewals are at the then-current standard rate unless the promotional terms expressly say otherwise.” ChemiCloud's terms: “45-Day Money-Back Guarantee applies exclusively to: Shared Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Email Hosting, Python Hosting, and Managed WordPress Hosting.”
- Hosting.com: Hosting.com's Starter card: “For a 4-year term. Pay $95.49 today, then $13.99/mo on renewal.” Hosting.com's service terms: “All Products, except for Domains, Servers and certain third-party supplier products*: 30 days.”
- DreamHost: DreamHost's Web Hosting Launch card, on 4 years: “Auto-renews at $7.99 /mo after 4 years.” DreamHost's plan cards list a “30-Day Money-Back Guarantee”, and its terms say a customer who cancels “within thirty (30) days of initial signup” can do so “for any reason”.
- ScalaHosting: ScalaHosting's checkout: “The special initial price applies for the first invoice only and the product renews at the regular price.” ScalaHosting's terms: “You can request a full refund for all services covered by the anytime money back guarantee within 30 days after the purchase or a partial refund for the unused portion of service at anytime after the service is activated.”
- HostPapa: HostPapa's checkout: “All plans are prepaid and will renew for the same term at regular rates automatically”. HostPapa's plan page: “Risk-Free 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee”.
- FastComet: FastComet's Starter card: “Regular price: $9.95”; its service agreement: “the Customer will be charged the applicable fee for the service renewal based on its billing cycle and regular service price.” FastComet's terms: “The Customer's cancellation request must become effective in less than 30 days for Shared Hosting Accounts.”
- Hostinger: Hostinger's cart for Premium on 48 months: “Renews after 48 months at $10.99/mo for 12 months.” Hostinger's refund policy: “Products purchased from Hostinger may be refunded only if canceled within 30 days of the date of the transaction.”
- IONOS: IONOS's cart for Web Hosting Essential on 24 months: “$3/month for 12 months Then only $7/month”, with “Billing: 24 months in advance”. IONOS: “If you're not satisfied for any reason, we'll refund your money”.
Charges on top of the plan
- DreamHost: DreamHost's cart adds Professional Email, “First 3 months $0.00 Renews at $19.99 yearly”; its plan page says “Professional email is free for the first three months, then billed separately.”
- Hostinger: Hostinger's page says each email mailbox “Renews at $0.59/mo (12-month term).”
GoDaddy hosting alternatives: quick answers
Is there a cheaper alternative to GoDaddy hosting?
Not against GoDaddy's own price, which we couldn't read: GoDaddy's web hosting pricing page denies automated browsers access, so its prices couldn't be read and recorded with evidence. What the alternatives cost to keep one website with renewals is known. The cheapest for 1 year is IONOS at $12 ($1.00 a month on average); over 3 years, ChemiCloud at $70.20 ($1.95 a month on average); over 5 years, Hostinger at $275.40 ($4.59 a month on average). If GoDaddy charges you more than that for the same period, they cost less.
What are the best GoDaddy hosting alternatives?
On price alone, with GoDaddy's own prices unknown: the cheapest to keep one website is IONOS for 1 year ($12, Plus), DreamHost over 2 years ($59.76, Web Hosting Launch), ChemiCloud over 3 years ($70.20, Starter), Hosting.com over 4 years ($95.49, Starter) and Hostinger over 5 years ($275.40, Premium). The 5 cheapest over 3 years: ChemiCloud $70.20, Hosting.com $89.65, DreamHost $95.52, HostPapa $106.20 and ScalaHosting $106.20. This ranks hosts by what they cost with renewals and nothing else; speed, support and uptime aren't measured here.
Which GoDaddy hosting alternative renews cheapest?
GoDaddy's renewal prices couldn't be read. The lowest renewals on the alternatives' plans for one website: IONOS WordPress Start at $6 a month (on its 3-year term), InterServer Standard Web Hosting at $7 a month (on its 6-month, 12-month or 2-year terms or paying monthly), DreamHost Web Hosting Launch at $7.99 a month (on its 4-year term) and Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits at $8.10 a month (on its 12-month term).
Which GoDaddy hosting alternatives include a free domain?
8 of the 18 alternatives include one on the plan their totals use: for 1 year on the 36-month term only with ChemiCloud; for 1 year with Hosting.com, IONOS, GreenGeeks and SiteGround; for 1 year on terms of a year or more with DreamHost, HostPapa and Hostinger. A .com then renews at $17.95 to $24.19 a year with them. ScalaHosting, FastComet, InterServer, Liquid Web, Pressable, Flywheel, Rocket.net, Kinsta, WP Engine and Hostwinds include none or don't say.
What does a .com domain cost away from GoDaddy?
GoDaddy denies automated requests access to its domain pages, so its prices couldn't be read and recorded. At the 5 registrars whose prices we could read, a .com renews at $10.88 a year (Dynadot) to $20 (IONOS and Squarespace). 9 of the hosts we price include a free domain with some plans; once it is no longer free, a .com renews with them at $16.95 to $24.19 a year.
Can I pay monthly with a GoDaddy hosting alternative?
GoDaddy's monthly prices couldn't be read. 17 of the 18 alternatives bill monthly; the cheapest first years paid that way are InterServer Standard Web Hosting at $79.50 ($2.50 for the first month, then $7 a month), IONOS WordPress Start at $108 ($9 a month) and Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits at $108 ($9 a month). Hostwinds has no monthly price for one website.
Which GoDaddy hosting alternatives have a money-back guarantee?
GoDaddy's money-back terms couldn't be read either. Among the alternatives: 60 days at Flywheel; 45 days at ChemiCloud; 30 days at Hosting.com, DreamHost, ScalaHosting, HostPapa, FastComet, Hostinger, IONOS, InterServer, GreenGeeks, SiteGround, Pressable, Rocket.net and Kinsta; none recorded for Liquid Web, WP Engine and Hostwinds. ChemiCloud's terms: “45-Day Money-Back Guarantee applies exclusively to: Shared Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Email Hosting, Python Hosting, and Managed WordPress Hosting.” Flywheel: “we offer a 60-day money-back guarantee.” “However, all Agency and Custom plans are excluded from this guarantee. This guarantee does not apply to upgrades or renewals.”
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Hosting prices checked against each host's own pages on October 6, 2026, domain prices on October 7, 2026, in US dollars before tax.