Namecheap Hosting
Among the cheapest shared hosting you can buy, with fair renewals, in exchange for modest performance.
Namecheap made its name as a low cost domain registrar, and its shared hosting follows the same playbook: some of the lowest prices in the market, and renewal rates that stay far more reasonable than most budget hosts. The Stellar plans bundle free SSL, unmetered bandwidth, a familiar cPanel and free site migration, with auto backups on the higher tiers. If you already register domains here, keeping hosting under one account is convenient. The honest tradeoffs are performance and polish. Servers are dependable but not fast, support is chat and ticket only without a phone line, and the entry Stellar plan caps you at three websites. For a personal site, a small project or a budget first build, the value is hard to argue with.
Hard to beat on price, if modest speed is acceptable.
In its favour
Held against it
Budget value with unusually fair renewals.
Namecheap scores highest on value, helped by low prices and renewals that do not spike like rivals. Performance and support are the tradeoffs, reasonable for the price rather than standout.
Scored against the same five weighted criteria we use across web hosting. See the rubric →
a personal site, a small project or a budget first build that wants low prices and fair renewals.
a performance sensitive site, anyone who needs phone support, or a project that will outgrow shared hosting fast.
What it costs
Per month, intro rate on annual termsPricing as of June 2026. Intro rates apply to the first term and renew higher, for example Stellar renews near $3.88/mo and Stellar Business near $10.88/mo. Check the vendor for current pricing.