The Renewal Trap
What you'll actually pay year 2
// Intro prices expire. Here's what every major host charges at renewal.
HOST
YEAR 1
YEAR 2+
STATUS
Hostinger
$1.99/mo
$9.99/mo
+402% TRAP
Bluehost
$2.95/mo
$10.99/mo
+273% TRAP
SiteGround
$3.99/mo
$14.99/mo
+276% TRAP
GoDaddy
$2.99/mo
$9.99/mo
+234% TRAP
InterServer ★
$2.50/mo
$2.50/mo
PRICE LOCKED
Cloudways ★
$14/mo
$14/mo
NO RENEWAL HIKE
* Intro prices based on annual plans as of 2025. Renewal prices are standard list prices after first term.
InterServer price-locks your rate for life. Cloudways is pay-as-you-go with no intro/renewal distinction.
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Frequently asked hosting questions
Which hosting should I use for WordPress in 2025?
For most WordPress sites, the answer depends on your traffic and whether you need managed performance or budget pricing. For WooCommerce stores and growing blogs, Cloudways on DigitalOcean or Vultr gives you isolated PHP workers and scalable containers — shared hosting throttles WordPress under load. For simple sites with budget constraints, InterServer's price-lock plan means you pay the same rate every year instead of facing a 200–400% renewal hike from Bluehost, SiteGround, or Hostinger.
Why does my WordPress site slow down after I install more plugins?
Plugin bloat and server throttling are two different problems. If your TTFB (server response time) is above 600ms, the bottleneck is almost always server-side — shared hosting oversells PHP worker capacity, so your site queues requests under load. No amount of caching fixes the root cause. Managed cloud with isolated containers (Cloudways) solves this at the architecture level.
Is Hostinger really that cheap? What's the catch?
Hostinger's $1.99/mo intro price is real — but it only applies to the first billing cycle (usually 1–4 years). At renewal, the standard rate is $9.99/mo — a 402% increase. Most budget hosts use this intro-price model. InterServer is the notable exception: they price-lock your rate at signup so your renewal matches your original price, forever.
What is TTFB and why does it matter for WooCommerce?
TTFB (Time to First Byte) is how long your server takes to respond before the browser can even start loading your page. For WooCommerce stores, a TTFB above 600ms typically means lost sales — studies show every 100ms of server delay above the 200ms baseline reduces conversion rates by ~0.4% (conservative floor of Google, Deloitte, and Portent research). Shared hosting throttles PHP workers during checkout, which is why checkout often feels slower than the homepage. A free TTFB check is available at futurestk.online/revenue-leak-detector.
Cloudways vs SiteGround — which is better for WooCommerce?
For WooCommerce, Cloudways typically outperforms SiteGround on three dimensions: server response time (Cloudways uses isolated cloud containers vs SiteGround's shared infrastructure), scalability (Cloudways scales vertically with one click), and total cost (SiteGround's renewal price triples after year 1, while Cloudways has no intro/renewal distinction). The tradeoff is that Cloudways requires slightly more setup comfort.