GoDaddy
The world's largest domain registrar also sells shared, VPS, and managed WordPress hosting bundled with cPanel, a free domain, and aggressive introductory pricing that renews significantly higher.
Pricing Plans
| Plan | Price/mo | CPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | $5.99 | Shared | Shared | 25GB NVMe | Unmetered | 1 website, free domain and SSL for year one, renews at $11.99/mo |
| Deluxe | $7.99 | Shared | Shared | 50GB NVMe | Unmetered | Unlimited websites, free email, renews significantly higher |
| Ultimate | $12.99 | Shared (priority) | Shared | 100GB NVMe | Unmetered | Higher resource priority, free SSL and CDN, unlimited sites |
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About GoDaddy
GoDaddy is best known as a domain registrar, but hosting has been part of the business for a long time, and it remains one of the most recognizable names anyone shopping for shared hosting will run into. Eight shared hosting tiers split across Standard and High Performance categories cover everything from a single small site to multiple higher-traffic ones, all built on cPanel.
Plans and Pricing
The Economy plan starts at $5.99/month on a three-year term, covering one website with 25GB of NVMe storage, a free domain for the first year, and a free SSL certificate. Deluxe and Ultimate step up storage, add unlimited websites, and increase resource priority under shared hosting’s inherently variable performance. The renewal pricing jump is the thing to plan for: the introductory rate roughly doubles once the initial term ends, a pattern common across GoDaddy’s hosting lineup and worth calendaring before it happens automatically.
What You Get
Every tier includes cPanel, a free SSL certificate, and basic security tooling. Higher tiers add unlimited websites and better resource allocation under the shared hosting model, though as with any shared host, actual performance depends on what else is running on the same server.
Where It Fits
GoDaddy makes the most sense for someone who already has domains registered there and wants billing and management in one place, or anyone who values broad brand recognition and phone support over the leaner, more developer-focused hosts. Bundled upsells (site builders, marketing tools, business email) are common during checkout and worth declining if you do not specifically need them.
Available in: Global reach via CDN, primary infrastructure in the United States
Learn More
For more information about GoDaddy, visit godaddy.com.