What we like
- Daily backups with 30 days of history on every plan
- Strong WordPress tooling (staging, caching, security)
- Intro price only needs a 12-month prepay
Watch out for
- Steepest renewals in this group (StartUp renews at $17.99)
- StartUp allows just one site
- Storage is modest for the price
The real price of SiteGround
SiteGround’s cheapest plan, StartUp, is advertised at $2.99 a month, but that price requires paying for 12 months upfront: about $36 at checkout. When the intro term ends it renews at $17.99 a month, 502% more. Over three years you’d pay about $468 in total.
Money-back: 30 days. Free domain: 1 year (.com/.org/.net). Backups: Daily, 30 days of history. Email: Unlimited accounts on your domain.
SiteGround plans and prices
| Plan | Type | Intro | Term | Renews at | 3-yr cost | Sites | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StartUp~10,000 visits/mo | Shared hosting | $2.99/mo | 1-year term | $17.99/mo | $468 | 1 | 10 GB |
| GrowBig~100,000 visits/mo · staging | Shared hosting | $4.99/mo | 1-year term | $29.99/mo | $780 | Unlimited | 50 GB |
| GoGeek~400,000 visits/mo · Git, white-label, priority support | Shared hosting | $7.99/mo | 1-year term | $44.99/mo | $1,176 | Unlimited | 100 GB |
SiteGround price history
No price changes logged since our baseline check on Oct 8, 2026.
Last checked Oct 8, 2026. We re-check every host monthly. See all hosting price changes.
Key facts
| Company | Sofia, Bulgaria · founded 2004 |
|---|---|
| Hosting types | Shared hosting, WordPress hosting |
| Control panel | Site Tools (custom) |
| Data centers | 6 regions across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia |
| Money-back | 30 days |
| Free domain | 1 year (.com/.org/.net) |
| Free SSL | Yes |
| Free migration | Free WordPress migrator plugin |
| Unlimited accounts on your domain | |
| Backups | Daily, 30 days of history |
Verdict
SiteGround is the premium shared host: daily backups, staging and excellent WordPress tooling, with a cheap first year that only needs a 12-month prepay. Renewals are the steepest we track: StartUp goes from $2.99 to $17.99 a month. Best for: wordPress sites that value support, speed tools and daily backups, and can live with high renewals.
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Starter plan
Small sites outside the US that want a nearby data center.
- 45-day money-back
- Free domain
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Managed Cloud VPS Build #1 plan
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Sources · checked Oct 8, 2026
Ratings are editorial estimates based on published specs, policies and expert and customer consensus, not our own lab tests.