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Hosting, priced honestly

Guides for the person buying hosting rather than the person who enjoys running servers. Every price here was read off the vendor's own pricing page and dated, and where a host advertises a first-term rate we print the renewal price next to it, because that is the one you will pay for most of the time you own the account.

We sell hosting, so we say where we fit and where we do not on every page. The biggest one: we do not host email.

Buyer guide

Managed vs self-managed VPS

What the management fee actually buys, what it does not, and the point where paying more costs less.

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Cost breakdown

What hosting costs per year

The advertised price, the renewal price, and every line item that appears between them.

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Shortlist

Best VPS hosting

Six hosts worth shortlisting, with the price you actually pay in year two.

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How to

Switching after a price increase

Your host just raised the renewal. How to leave without breaking email or losing a day.

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Use case

Best VPS for WordPress

How much server WordPress actually needs, and which of the panel options is worth paying for.

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Use case

Best VPS for small business

A budget, a shortlist, and the two line items that quietly triple a small business hosting bill.

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Use case

Best VPS for beginners

A first server, chosen so the parts that usually go wrong are not your problem.

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Hosting with one price and no renewal step

InstaPods is a real Linux server at a flat monthly price: $3/mo for a small site, $7/mo for a site with a database. We patch and monitor it, SSL and daily backups are included, and bandwidth is not metered. No introductory rate, no control panel licence, no two-year term.

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