VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · $28.75/mo (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD, 1000 GB transfer)
Hosting.com's intro price of $28.75/mo is competitive on specs, but the renewal rate of $57.50/mo is a major red flag. Several alternatives offer better long-term value with lower renewal penalties, though most require multi-year commitments to hit advertised intro rates.
Doubles your RAM (8GB vs 4GB) and vCPU (4 vs 2) for 79% less per month, with unlimited traffic and no cPanel lock-in.
Caveat: Quoted price requires 24-month prepay; 1-month terms cost significantly more, and support is ticket-only on base tier.
Matches your 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU, adds 40GB SSD and 20TB transfer, with transparent per-GB overage billing and no renewal shock.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; recent large price increases on other product lines suggest future hikes are possible.
Matches your 4GB RAM and adds 1 vCPU, 50GB NVMe, 4TB transfer, and weekly backups at 77% off intro price.
Caveat: Renewal jumps to $11.99/mo (2x intro); requires 12/24/48-month prepay to get advertised rate; monthly billing is much higher.
Offers 2GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80GB NVMe, and unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbit/s) for 85% less than Hosting.com intro price.
Caveat: Intro pricing is a 3-month or 1-year promo on a 1-year contract; renewal is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
Matches your 4GB RAM and 2 vCPU with 40GB NVMe, daily backups, and unlimited traffic for 84% less.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions lose free egress after mid-2026; renewal pricing not disclosed.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS S | $4.33/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Sample: 1 vCPU / 2GB / 20GB | $6/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-1-2 | $6.15/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 1 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-S | $6.55/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Pulsar | $6.88/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · d2-2 | $8.98/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB local disk | Visit |
| GoDaddy | VPS Hosting · 1 vCPU / 2 GB | $8.99/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |