How Much Does Hostgator Cost? Hosting, Domains, SSL and More

Hostgator Hosting Cost

The Hostgator hosting cost depends on three factors:

  • The length of the billing cycle you have chosen. The longer the initial billing cycle the less expensive Hostgator hosting is. The popular host obviously rewards those who are in for the long run! For example, in the Hatchling plan, which is the most economic plan, rates range from $2.75/month if the billing cycle is 3 years, up to $8.76/month if the billing cycle is one month.
  • The type of hosting plan  you have purchased. The more advanced and robust your plan is the more costly it is. For example, 1 year in the Hatchling plan will cost you $76.11 while 1 year in the more advanced Business plan will cost you $114.49.
  • Whether you are in the initial or the renewal term. When you purchase hosting from Hostgator for the first time, the cost is much lower than when you are a repeat customer. In other words, the renewal rates are higher than the rates of the first term. This is why when I buy a hosting plan from Hostgator I always purchase their longer term plan—the 3-year one. This way I enjoy their initial low cost rates for maximum time possible—36 months. When the 3 years are over, you can decide if you want to renew, at higher rates of course, or move to another host that has a better deal.

The images below show the monthly expenses for the various plans.

Hostgator shared hosting cost

Image 1. Monthly cost of Hatchling, Baby and Business Shared Hosting plans


hostgator vps cost

Image 2. Monthly cost on Snappy 2000, Snappy 4000 and Snappy 8000 VPS Hosting plans.


Hostgator dedicated host cost

Image 3. Monthly cost on Value, Power and Enterprise Dedicated Hosting plans.


Hostgator WordPress hosting host

Image 4. Monthly cost on Starter, Standard and Business WordPress Hosting plans


Hostgator Shared Hosting Cost – Initial Term and Renewal Price

The tables below show the monthly and total cost of each plan during the first term and on the renewal period, in the Shared hosting category. Notice that prices drop significantly when you use our exclusive 60% off coupon code SAVE60NOW.

HATCHLING PLAN
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Total cost with
coupon code
SAVE60NOW
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$10.95$10.95$8.76$10.95$10.95
3$10.95$32.85$26.28$10.95$32.85
6$10.95$65.70$52.56$10.95$65.70
12$5.95$71.40$64.44$8.95$71.40
24$3.58$85.86 —$7.95$190.80
36$2.75$98.83 —$6.95$250.02

BABY PLAN
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Total cost with
coupon code
SAVE60NOW
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$11.95$11.95$9.56$11.95$11.95
3$11.95$35.85$28.68$11.95$35.85
6$11.95$71.70$57.36$11.95$71.70
12$8.95$107.41$86.04$11.95$143.40
24$6.95$166.80 —$10.95$262.80
36$3.95$142.21 —$9.95$358.20

BUSINESS PLAN
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Total cost with
coupon code
SAVE60NOW
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$16.95$16.95$13.56$16.95$16.95
3$16.95$50.85$27.12$16.95$50.85
6$16.95$101.70$81.36$16.95$101.70
12$8.95$107.41 —$16.95$203.40
24$6.95$166.40 —$15.95$382.80
36$5.95$214.21 —$14.95$538.20

Hostgator VPS Hosting Cost – Initial Term and Renewal Price

The tables below show the monthly and total cost of each plan during the first term and on the renewal period, in the VPS hosting category.

SNAPPY 2000
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$89.95$89.95$89.95$89.95
3$89.95$269.85$89.95$179.90
6$89.95$539.70$89.95$539.70
12$49.95$599.40$89.95$1,079.40
24$39.95$958.80$89.95$2,158.80
36$29.95$1,078.02$89.95$3,238.20

 

SNAPPY 4000
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$129.95$129.95$129.95$129.95
3$129.95$389.85$129.95$389.85
6$129.95$779.70$129.95$779.70
12$59.95$719.40$129.95$1,559.40
24$49.95$1,198.80$129.95$3,118.80
36$39.95$1,438.20$129.95$4,678.20

SNAPPY 8000
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$159.95$159.95$159.95$159.95
3$159.95$479.85$159.95$479.85
6$159.95$959.70$159.95$959.70
12$69.95$839.40$159.95$1,919.40
24$59.95$1,438.80$159.95$3,838.80
36$49.95$1,798.20$159.95$5,758.20

Hostgator Dedicated Hosting Cost – Initial Term and Renewal Price

The tables below show the monthly and total cost of each plan during the first term and on the renewal period, in the Dedicated hosting category.

VALUE
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$179.00$179.00$179.00$179
3$168.99$506.97$179.00$537
6$159.01$954.06$179.00$1,074
12$129.01$1548.12$179.00$2,148
24$119.00$2,856.00$179.00$4,296
36$108.99$3,923.64$179.00$6,444

 

POWER
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$249.00$249.00$249.00$249.00
3$238.99$716.97$249.00$747.00
6$229.01$1,374.06$249.00$1,494.00
12$179.01$2,148.12$249.00$2,988.00
24$149.00$3,576.00$249.00$5,976.00
36$138.99$5,003.64$249.00$8,964.00

ENTERPRISE
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$289.00$159.95$289.00$289.00
3$279.00$837.00$289.00$867.00
6$259.00$1,554.00$289.00$1,734
12$199.01$2,388.12$289.00$3,468
24$179.01$4,296.24$289.00$6,936
36$149.01$5,364.30$289.00$10,404

Hostgator WordPress Cloud Hosting Cost – Initial Term and Renewal Price

The tables below show the monthly and total cost of each plan during the first term and on the renewal period, in the WordPress Cloud Hosting category.

STARTER
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$14.95$14.95$14.95$14.95
3$14.95$44.85$14.95$44.85
6$14.95$89.70$14.95$89.70
12$7.95$95.40$12.95$95.40
24$6.95$166.80$10.95$166.80
36$5.95$214.20$9.95$214.20

 

STANDARD
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$20.95$20.95$20.95$20.95
3$20.95$62.85$20.95$62.85
6$20.95$125.70$20.95$125.70
12$9.95$119.40$17.95$215.40
24$8.95$214.80$16.95$406.80
36$7.95$286.20$15.95$574.20

BUSINESS
Billing Cycle
(months)
Cost per month
for initial term
Total cost
for initial term
Renewal price
per month
Renewal price
total
1$27.95$27.95$27.95$27.95
3$27.95$83.85$27.95$83.85
6$27.95$167.70$27.95$167.70
12$11.95$143.41$24.95$299.40
24$10.95$262.80$23.95$574.80
36$9.95$358.20$22.95$826.20

Hostgator Website Builder Cost

The following tables below show the monthly and total cost of each plan during the first term and on the renewal period, in the Website Builder category.

hostgator site builder cost

Hostgator SSL Certificate Cost

Hostgator offers a number of SSL certificates. You can use them on any of the hosting plans that are available on Hostgator. If you are a blogger, business or organization that wants improved Google rankings as well as protection of identity information, then your best bet is the Positive SSL which provides basic encryption shown by the “https” in the address bar. On the other side of the spectrum is the Extended Validation SSL which is critical for E-Commerce sites and valuable for any website that aims at growing traffic and increasing conversions including both web form registrations and sales.

Positive
SSL
Comodo
SSL
Multi-domain
SSL
Positive
Wildcard SSL
Extended
Validation SSL
Price
(1 year)
$39.99$99.99$79.99$119.99$269.99
Price
(2 years)
$71.98$189.98$151.98$215.98$512.98
Warranty
Level
$10,000$250,000$10,000$10,000$1,750,000
Address
Bar Color
GrayGrayGrayGrayGreen

Hostgator Domain Name Cost

The cost to renew a .com domain for one year on  Hostgator is usually around $9.99. But the price depends on the TLD. For example, .host and .tech domains are much more expensive than .com, .net and .org domains). Therefore,  the domain name pricing can be as high as $39.95.

Hostgator Domain Transfer Cost

Transferring a domain to Hostgator is easy and free. Here are some things to remember:

  • Hostgator will transfer only one domain per newly purchased account
  • The free domain transfer is only for the primary domain
  • It must be a .com, .net, or .org domain
  • If the domain has less than a year remaining on its existing registration, Hostgator will add for free one year from the date of transfer.

Hostgator Coupon Codes

If you are planning to get any of the Shared, VPN or Dedicated Hosting plans, check out these Hostgator coupons so that you pay less.