Hosting Cost Estimator

This estimator turns a monthly price range into a budget for the period you care about. Pick a hosting type to load an illustrative range, or type your own low and high monthly figures, then enter how many months you are budgeting for and any extras that are not part of the monthly price.

The formula is simple: low budget = monthly low x months + extras, and high budget = monthly high x months + extras. For example, with a low of $12, a high of $35, twelve months and $60 of extras, the range is $12 x 12 + $60 = $204 at the low end and $35 x 12 + $60 = $480 at the high end. All the ranges loaded by the hosting-type menu are illustrative and are not quotes from any provider; real prices vary by provider, term length and promotions.

Use it in two passes. First enter the introductory price from a provider's checkout page and the shorter term you plan to buy. Then enter the renewal price from the fine print and a longer period to see what year two and three look like. Add domain registration, a paid certificate if you want one, paid backups, email hosting and any one-time migration fee to the extras box. The estimator does not know about sales tax, usage overages or discounts for multi-year prepayment, so treat the result as a planning range and confirm exact totals on the provider's order page.