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Hosting.com vs Namecheap

What each costs, whether there's a free plan, and what each is best for, from prices checked on their own sites.

Hosting.com and Namecheap at a glance
Fact	Hosting.com	Namecheap
From	$1.99/mo	$2.28/mo
Renews at	$13.99/mo	$4.66/mo
Free plan	No · No free plan or trial; 30-day money-back guarantee	Yes · 30-day free trial of shared hosting, one per account
Best for	The lowest upfront cost on a long term	The lowest renewal, and a free trial first
Checked	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026
Website	Visit	Visit

The difference in short

Hosting.com costs less to start: $1.99/mo against $2.28/mo for Namecheap.
After the first term, Hosting.com's cheapest plan renews at $13.99/mo and Namecheap's at $4.66/mo.
Only Namecheap has a free plan, trial or credit.
Hosting.com is best for the lowest upfront cost on a long term; Namecheap for the lowest renewal, and a free trial first.

Hosting.com plans and prices
Plan	Price	Renews at	Specs / includes	Notes
Starter	$1.99/mo	$13.99/mo	15 GB NVMe	48-month term, $95.49 upfront. 36-month term: $2.49/mo. Free domain and SSL; daily backups.
Pro	$3.79/mo	$19.99/mo	50 GB NVMe	48-month term, $181.93 upfront. 36-month term: $3.99/mo. Adds staging sites and Node.js support.
Max	$7.79/mo	$27.99/mo	100 GB NVMe	48-month term, $373.90 upfront. 36-month term: $7.99/mo. Adds a premium SSL certificate and priority support.

Namecheap plans and prices
Plan	Price	Renews at	Specs / includes	Notes
Stellar	$2.28/mo	$4.66/mo	20 GB SSD	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $55.88/year (shown here per month). 2-year term: $1.88/mo. Monthly: $5.88/mo.
Stellar Plus	$2.98/mo	$7.12/mo	Unmetered SSD (fair-use policy)	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $85.44/year. 2-year term: $2.28/mo. Monthly: $7.88/mo. Includes AutoBackup.
Stellar Business	$4.98/mo	$10.74/mo	50 GB SSD	yearly billing, after a free 30-day trial. Renews at $128.88/year. 2-year term: $4.48/mo. Monthly: $11.88/mo. Includes AutoBackup.

The $1.99 price needs a 4-year prepay ($95.49) and renews at $13.99/month
Staging sites and Node.js start on Pro ($3.79/month on 4 years, renews at $19.99)

Stellar has no AutoBackup; it comes with Stellar Plus and Stellar Business
The 30-day money-back guarantee applies only to accounts that did not start with the free trial
.com renews at $18.48/year after the $11.28 first year (25% off $14.98)

Cheapest first where the prices compare.

Which is cheaper, Hosting.com or Namecheap?

Hosting.com costs less to start: $1.99/mo against $2.28/mo for Namecheap. Prices checked Oct 18, 2026 on each company's own site.

Do Hosting.com and Namecheap have a free plan?

Hosting.com: No. 30-day money-back guarantee. Namecheap: Yes. 30-day free trial of shared hosting, one per account.

What else should I compare with Hosting.com and Namecheap?

Other web hosting options we've checked: DreamHost ($2.89/mo), GreenGeeks ($2.95/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo), HostGator ($3.75/mo).

Built from the prices and facts we checked on each company's own site. We haven't tested either hands-on.How we work