Year-two renewal cliffs | hostlaws

Advertised price against renewal price: the eight worst promotional-to-renewal gaps.

Promotional rate (left dot) / Renewal rate (right dot)
0 30 60 EUR / month (USD where noted) SiteGround: StartUp 5.35x SiteGround: GrowBig 5.10x SiteGround: GoGeek 4.71x Hostinger: Unlimited 4.26x IONOS: VPS XXL+ 3.87x IONOS: VPS L+ Hostinger: Premium IONOS: VPS M+

Advertised price versus renewal price, worst eight by monthly multiple. Left dot is the promotional monthly rate; right dot is what the plan costs when the promotional period ends. Multiple printed for the worst five.

Promotional-to-renewal gaps, worst eight by multiple, captured 2026-08-18
Provider Plan Year 1 (total) Year 2 (total) Multiple Cliff at
SiteGround StartUp EUR 35.88 EUR 191.88 5.35x month 13
SiteGround GrowBig EUR 65.88 EUR 335.88 5.10x month 13
SiteGround GoGeek EUR 101.88 EUR 479.88 4.71x month 13
Hostinger Unlimited EUR 47.88 EUR 47.88 4.26x month 49
IONOS VPS XXL+ (Linux) EUR 567.00 EUR 696.00 3.87x month 4
IONOS VPS L+ (Linux) EUR 177.00 EUR 216.00 3.60x month 4
Hostinger Premium EUR 35.88 EUR 35.88 3.34x month 49
IONOS VPS M+ (Linux) EUR 90.00 EUR 108.00 3.00x month 4

WP Engine publishes no renewal price: Startup, Professional, and Growth plans are promoted as "renewal pricing subject to change". Three plans are managed WordPress hosts; IONOS plans are VPS. All prices as captured; "Year 1 (total)" and "Year 2 (total)" are the full annual amounts at each rate.