--- title: "Monthly vs Annual vs 3-Year Hosting Billing | GlobalHostia" url: "https://globalhostia.com/compare/monthly-vs-3-year-billing" description: "Monthly, yearly or 3-year hosting billing? See the real savings on our plans, calculated from live prices in your currency, and when monthly is the better pick." source: "GlobalHostia; prices are synced from the billing system and exclude any taxes shown at checkout" --- Comparison # Monthly vs 3-year billing How much each billing period really saves on our plans, calculated from live prices, and when paying monthly is still the better choice. 5 minute read · Prices on this page are live from our billing system ## On this page 1. [The short answer](#short) 2. [How much each period saves](#savings) 3. [Worked examples from today’s prices](#examples) 4. [Renewal prices](#renewal) 5. [Which period to choose](#choose) 6. [Questions](#ln-faq-h) Rather ask a person? [WhatsApp our team](https://wa.me/971507341578?text=Hello%20GlobalHostia%2C%20I%20have%20a%20question%20about%20%22Monthly%20vs%203-year%20billing%22.) ## The short answer Paying for a longer period up front lowers the monthly equivalent on most plans. Pay monthly while you are testing an idea or expect to change plans soon; pay yearly or for three years once you know the plan fits and want the lowest total. ## How much each period saves Savings of each billing period compared with paying monthly | Billing period | Plans offering it | Saving vs monthly | | --- | --- | --- | | Every 3 months | 35 | **0% to 12%** | | Every 6 months | 30 | **10% to 32%** | | Yearly | 67 | **0% to 48%** | | Every 2 years | 67 | **8% to 14%** | | Every 3 years | 67 | **10% to 14%** | Calculated just now from the live prices of 67 plans that offer monthly billing, in USD. ## Worked examples from today’s prices The lowest-priced plan in two families, with every billing period it offers. “Over 3 years” is what you would pay in total for 36 months on that period, including any setup fee once. ### Shared hosting: [Hostia Lite](https://globalhostia.com/p/hostia-lite) Hostia Lite billing periods | Billing period | You pay | Per month | Saving | Over 3 years | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly | $0.25 | $0.25 | - | $9.00 | | Yearly | $29.99 | $2.50 | **None** | $89.97 | | Every 2 years | $5.52 | $0.23 | **8%** | $8.28 | | Every 3 years | $8.10 | $0.22 | **10%** | $8.10 | ### VPS: [H-LINUX-VPS-01](https://globalhostia.com/p/h-linux-vps-01) H-LINUX-VPS-01 billing periods | Billing period | You pay | Per month | Saving | Over 3 years | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly | $8.00 | $8.00 | - | $288.00 | | Every 3 months | $22.83 | $7.61 | **5%** | $273.96 | | Every 6 months | $43.32 | $7.22 | **10%** | $259.92 | | Yearly | $82.44 | $6.87 | **14%** | $247.32 | | Every 2 years | $164.88 | $6.87 | **14%** | $247.32 | | Every 3 years | $247.32 | $6.87 | **14%** | $247.32 | Prices in USD, +VAT 5% where applicable. ## Renewal prices Each billing period renews at the price shown for that period, so the saving continues at renewal, and with our price-lock your renewal price does not go up. Typical providers often advertise a low introductory price for a long term and renew at a higher one, so always compare the renewal price. ## Which period to choose - **Monthly** keeps your options open: good for testing, short projects and servers you may resize soon. - **Yearly** is the usual balance between saving and flexibility for a site that is already running. - **Two or three years** gives the lowest monthly equivalent when you are sure about the plan, and fixes your cost for longer. Unsure? Shared hosting comes with a money-back period; see the terms in the order form. ## More hosting comparisons - [Shared vs VPS vs cloud vs dedicated hosting](https://globalhostia.com/compare/shared-vs-vps-vs-cloud-vs-dedicated) - [cPanel vs DirectAdmin](https://globalhostia.com/compare/cpanel-vs-directadmin) - [Managed vs unmanaged VPS](https://globalhostia.com/compare/managed-vs-unmanaged-vps) - [.ae vs .com for UAE businesses](https://globalhostia.com/compare/ae-vs-com) [All hosting comparisons](https://globalhostia.com/compare) **Price-lock**your renewal price never goes up **30-day money-back on shared hosting** - [**Free website migration**](https://globalhostia.com/free-migration) **24/7 engineers by ticket & WhatsApp** ## Monthly vs 3-year billing: questions ### On our plans that offer it, three-year billing has a lower monthly equivalent than monthly billing. The exact saving for every plan is calculated from live prices on this page. ### ### ### ## Not sure which plan you need? Answer four questions and get a recommendation from our live plans, or let our engineers move your site for free. [Open the plan finder](https://globalhostia.com/plan-finder)[Free website migration](https://globalhostia.com/free-migration)