Pricing Plans
Compare InterServer's hosting plans
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Shared Hosting
VPS Hosting
Cloud Hosting
All plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Budget-conscious users who hate renewal price increases
- Long-term hosting customers wanting price stability
- Users needing unlimited websites on shared hosting
- Small businesses wanting cPanel at low cost
- Users who value price-lock guarantee
What Could Be Better
- Need multiple global data center locations
- Want managed WordPress features
- Need staging environments
- Prefer modern control panel UI
- Require PCI/HIPAA compliance
- Only 2 data center locations
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
5.0Performance
3.5Support Quality
3.5Security
3.5Features
3.5Ease of Use
4.0Transparency
5.0Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
4.0/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 166 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- Unlimited SSD
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Bandwidth
- Unmetered
- Websites
- Unlimited
- Databases
- Unlimited
- PHP Versions
- 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- CDN Provider
- Cloudflare CDN (free integration)
- HTTP/2
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 2 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Secaucus, NJ (US-East), Los Angeles, CA (US-West)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- DDoS protection included on all plans
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Weekly
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Staging
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- 24/7/365
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- 24/7/365
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Phone, Live Chat, Ticket, Email, Knowledge Base
- Languages
- English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- Unlimited
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $2.5/mo
- Renewal Price
- $2.5/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $30
- 2nd Year Cost
- $30
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 30 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
- Sites Limit
- 1 sites
- Turnaround
- 3 days
- Quality
- 4/5
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- cPanel/DirectAdmin
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
- Builder Name
- SitePad
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- Unlimited within fair use; excessive use reviewed
- Storage Overage
- Unlimited within fair use
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 4/5
- Bloggers
- 4/5
- Developers
- 3/5
- eCommerce
- 3/5
- Agencies
- 3/5
- Enterprise
- 2/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 4.4/5 (2,304 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 4/5
- Value
- 5/5
- Performance
- 3.5/5
- Support
- 3.5/5
- Security
- 3.5/5
- Features
- 3.5/5
- Ease of Use
- 4/5
- Transparency
- 5/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States
- Currencies
- USD
- Support Languages
- English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 4.4/5
- Reviews Count
- 2,304
- G2 Rating
- 4/5
- BBB Rating
- NR (Not Accredited)
Advanced Technical
- Inode Limit
- 250,000
- Max DB Size
- Unlimited GB
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB
- Elasticsearch
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- Subdomains
- Unlimited
- FTP Accounts
- Unlimited
- SSH Tier
- All plans
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- 30-day money-back guarantee on shared hosting; Dedicated servers may have different terms
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Cryptocurrency, Check
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- SSL Provider
- Let's Encrypt (auto-renewed)
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- United States
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Recurring
- Commission Amount
- $100 per sale or recurring commission; 120-day cookie
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment; resource abuse
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Budget-conscious users who hate renewal price increases; Long-term hosting customers wanting price stability; Users needing unlimited websites on shared hosting; Small businesses wanting cPanel at low cost; Users who value price-lock guarantee
- Avoid If
- Need multiple global data center locations; Want managed WordPress features; Need staging environments; Prefer modern control panel UI; Require PCI/HIPAA compliance
- Known Issues
- Only 2 data center locations; Support outsourcing reported; No staging environment; No managed WordPress; Limited advanced features compared to competitors; Interface feels dated to some users
- USP
- Price-lock guarantee with $2.50/month forever - no renewal price increases
- Ideal Customer
- Budget-conscious user who wants predictable long-term hosting costs without renewal surprises
Competition
- Competitors
- Hostinger, Namecheap, DreamHost
- Best Alternative To
- Hostinger
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about InterServer
InterServer is excellent for budget-conscious users who want price stability. Their price-lock guarantee means you pay $2.50/month forever with no renewal increases. Good Trustpilot rating (4.4) but limited data center locations.
InterServer is independently owned by its founders Mike Lavrik and John Quaglieri, who started the company in 1999. It remains employee-owned with no outside investors.
InterServer shared hosting is $2.50/month with price-lock guarantee (same price at renewal). VPS starts at $6/month. Dedicated servers from $80/month.
Yes, InterServer offers cPanel, one-click installers, and 24/7 support. The unlimited everything approach makes it simple for beginners.
Yes, unlimited email accounts are included with webmail access and spam filtering.
Yes, WordPress auto-install is available with one-click installation. However, there's no managed WordPress or staging environment.
InterServer guarantees 99.9% uptime for hardware, network, and infrastructure.
Yes, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on shared hosting. Monthly billing is available with no long-term contracts required.
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