How much does it cost to host a small business website?
A small business website with 25,000 visits a month costs from $34.68 for the first year on shared hosting sized for that traffic, and from $95.88 a year once the intro price ends (DreamHost Web Hosting Launch, 4-year term). Kept 5 years with every renewal, from $479.04. Managed WordPress for the same traffic costs from $53.87 for the first year and from $97.20 a year once the intro price ends. At 100,000 visits a month, a year after the intro price costs from $107.88 on shared hosting and $150 on managed WordPress.
A business site is sized by its traffic and kept for years, so each table gives the cheapest plan that states room for at least that many visits a month: what the first year costs, what a year costs once the intro price ends, and the total over 5 years with every renewal.
Shared hosting sized for your traffic
| Visits a month | First year | A year after | Kept 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $23.88 FastComet Starter, 12 months | $95.88 DreamHost Web Hosting Launch, 4-year term | $476.66 FastComet Starter, 3 years, paid through year 6 |
| 25,000 | $34.68 DreamHost Web Hosting Launch, 12 months | $95.88 DreamHost Web Hosting Launch, 4-year term | $479.04 DreamHost Web Hosting Launch, 4 years, paid through year 8 |
| 50,000 | $35.88 Hosting.com Starter, 12 months | $107.88 DreamHost Web Hosting Growth, 4-year term | $565.68 DreamHost Web Hosting Growth, 2 years, paid through year 6 |
| 100,000 | $47.88 DreamHost Web Hosting Growth, 12 months | $107.88 DreamHost Web Hosting Growth, 4-year term | $565.68 DreamHost Web Hosting Growth, 2 years, paid through year 6 |
Managed WordPress sized for your traffic
| Visits a month | First year | A year after | Kept 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $53.87 Hosting.com WP Small, 12 months | $97.20 Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits, 12-month term | $485.26 Hosting.com WP Small, 3 years, paid through year 6 |
| 25,000 | $53.87 Hosting.com WP Small, 12 months | $97.20 Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits, 12-month term | $485.26 Hosting.com WP Small, 3 years, paid through year 6 |
| 50,000 | $59.89 Hosting.com WP Medium, 12 months | $97.20 Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits, 12-month term | $486 Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits, 12 months |
| 100,000 | $59.89 Hosting.com WP Medium, 12 months | $150 ChemiCloud Managed WordPress Tiny, 12-month term | $750 ChemiCloud Managed WordPress Tiny, 12 months |
"A year after" is twelve months at the lowest renewal price on any plan sized for that traffic. A long term paid up front can run past 5 years; the table says which year it is paid through. Hosting.com sizes its shared plans by page views. Fees for going past a plan's visits aren't included. Before tax, without a domain.
Hosts that don't size plans by visits
These hosts state no visit figure on their plans, so they can't be matched to traffic. Their cheapest plan for one website:
- Hostinger: $47.88 the first year (Premium, 12 months), then $131.88 a year; $275.40 over 5 years (Premium, 4-year term).
- IONOS: $12 the first year (Plus, 12 months), then $168 a year; $360 over 5 years (WordPress Start, 3-year term, paid through year 6).
- InterServer: $30 the first year (Standard Web Hosting, 12 months), then $84 a year; $366 over 5 years (Standard Web Hosting, 12-month term).
- HostPapa: $59.40 the first year (Essentials, 12 months), then $131.88 a year; $429.84 over 5 years (Essentials, 3-year term, paid through year 6).
- ScalaHosting: $35.40 the first year (Mini, 12 months), then $143.40 a year; $536.40 over 5 years (Mini, 3-year term, paid through year 6).
- GreenGeeks: $35.40 the first year (Lite, 12 months), then $167.40 a year; $705 over 5 years (Lite, 12-month term).
- Rocket.net: $300 the first year (Starter, 12 months), then $300 a year; $1,500 over 5 years (Starter, 12-month term).
Hostwinds publishes no renewal price, so it isn't totalled.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to host a small business website per month?
For 25,000 visits a month, from $2.89 a month in the first year on shared hosting and $7.99 a month after the intro price; on managed WordPress, from $4.49 and $8.10.
How much does a business website cost to host in the first year?
From $34.68 on shared hosting sized for 25,000 visits a month (DreamHost Web Hosting Launch) and $53.87 on managed WordPress (Hosting.com WP Small). Intro prices last for the first term only.
How much more does managed WordPress cost for a business site?
After the intro price, the cheapest managed WordPress plan sized for 25,000 visits a month costs $97.20 a year (Liquid Web Essentials, 1 site, 50k visits, 12-month term), against $95.88 for shared hosting. For 100,000 visits, $150 against $107.88.
What if the business runs more than one site?
A main site plus a shop and a blog, for example, is three sites. Kept 5 years, the cheapest plan that allows three is Hostinger Premium at $275.40, $18.36 a site a year.
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Prices checked against each host's own pages on , in US dollars before tax.