We Review Web.com Pricing: Are the Plans Worth Your Money?

There are a lot of figures in the table below, but don’t be alarmed! We’ve simply outlined the monthly, annual, and renewal fees for each plan. For Web.com’s website builder and ecommerce plans, there’s also an exclusive first month offer for newcomers.

With all plans, whether that’s for Web.com’s website/online store builder, or even its hosting services, you’ll save 60% if you opt to pay annually. It might seem daunting to commit to such a long period of time, instead of paying month-to-month, but it’ll work out cheaper for you in the long run!

For hosting, we’ve shared the 12-month prices, but you can get a slightly cheaper subscription for Web.com’s shared and WordPress hosting plans if you commit to a three-year plan.

For anyone looking to build a website, whether it’s for a personal blog, portfolio, or professional website, then Web.com’s two website builder plans would be the right fit. The Website Essentials and Business Essentials plans both start with a cheap introductory first month offer. After that, you’ll need to pay a slightly steeper price, which ranges from $4.95–$7.95 per month (billed annually).

While Web.com’s low prices are appealing, it’s not the most scalable website builder we’ve reviewed. In fact, the best value builder we’ve tested is Weebly, which has a free plan to start you off.

Take a look at the full side-by-side breakdown of Web.com’s website builder plans in the table below:

Website Essentials

• Basic website builder tools
• Drag-and-drop editor (+ free hour of design support from experts)
• 150+ templates
• Free domain
• Free SSL certificate
• Social media marketing features
• Website analytics tools
• 24/7 customer support

Business Essentials

The Business Essentials plan includes everything from the basic plan, and more:

• Combines website builder with marketing tools
• Professional logo builder
• Submission to local directories
• Monthly SEO checks
• Search engine ranking reports

However, it’s worth noting that despite the name, Business Essentials doesn’t include ecommerce features. In fact, neither of these plans do. Read on to find out about Web.com’s ecommerce-focused alternatives.

If you want to start selling online, you’ll need to upgrade to one of Web.com’s two ecommerce-focused plans: eCommerce Essentials, or eCommerce Premium.

The eCommerce Essentials plan starts at $9.95 per month thanks to its first month deal. However, you’d be better off ignoring the offer if you decide on the Premium plan, and instead opt for the one-year term which starts at $19.95 per month.

Customers get full use of Web.com’s website builder with additional tools and features to help you run an online store. And though Web.com’s plans are affordable, if value for money is important to you, Square Online scores the best for price out of all of the ecommerce builders we’ve tested.

Check out Web.com’s two ecommerce plans in the table below:

eCommerce Essentials

Here are just some of the additional features and tools you get with the ecommerce-specific plan:

• Good for online store beginners
• Unlimited appointments
• Unlimited products and categories
• Mobile responsive
• Online payment options with PayPal and Stripe
• Advanced shipping
• Custom discount codes
• Abandoned cart recovery
• Email marketing
• Ecommerce reports

eCommerce Premium

The eCommerce Premium plan offers everything from the previous three plans, as well as:

• Marketplace selling, including Etsy and Amazon
• Automated tax calculator
• Bulk product editing tools
• Fulfillment automation
• Unlimited custom listing templates
• Restock management
• Barcode creation

Now, if you’ve already set up your website builder or store, you might be after a web hosting plan. You’re in luck! Web.com offers both shared hosting and WordPress hosting plans.

For consistency with our other hosting reviews and comparison pieces, we’ve focused on the 12-month pricing plans, but Web.com does offer 36-month prices as well.

Shared Web Hosting

There are three shared hosting plans to choose between: Basic, Plus, and Premium. Unfortunately, Web.com’s website doesn’t give visitors much insight into how each plan differs beyond a unique tagline.

The Basic plan is supposedly best if you’re only after the essentials, whereas the Plus and Premium plans give customers more features to help them grow online. That being said, all hosting plans offer:

• 99.99% uptime
• Unmetered bandwidth
• 24/7 customer support
• Domain registration
• SSL security
• Multisite management
• Fast server response time

WordPress Hosting

Web.com’s WordPress hosting plans are simply a repeat of its basic web hosting plans, but with some added WordPress-related flair.

• Automatic WordPress installation
• Automatic WordPress updates
• Pre-installed themes
• WordPress plugins

While Web.com doesn’t make the cut on our various lists of the best website builders or top web hosting providers on the market, that’s not to say that it’s the worst either. It’s a simple and basic provider, absolutely, but if that’s what you’re looking for, then Web.com does the job well!

Plus, its cheap introductory prices (even if only for the first month) make Web.com stand out against its competition. That being said, a lot of the other builders and platforms do offer free trials or free plans, which Web.com doesn’t.

For website builders, Web.com’s plans start at $4.95 per month (billed annually), if we set aside the first month offer. Let’s take a look at our top three website builders to compare pricing:

• Wix – from $16/month
• Squarespace – from $16/month
• GoDaddy – from $9.99/month

For ecommerce, Web.com’s eCommerce Essentials plan starts at $13.95 per month (billed annually). Here are the top three competitors for comparison:

• Wix – from $27/month
• Shopify – from $14.44/month
• Squarespace – from $23/month

Finally, though Web.com offers both shared and WordPress hosting, other hosting providers on the market provide customers with a greater range, including VPS and dedicated hosting plans. So, Web.com is at a disadvantage here.

Our recommended Web.com hosting plan, the Plus plan, starts at $4.95 per month for a 12-month term, which is considerably higher than other hosting providers. Our top choice for hosting, Bluehost, starts at just $2.95 per month. Its plans are feature-rich, it offers excellent WordPress integration, and there’s a helpful support team in the wings.

Having an awareness of pricing, and knowing the differences between plans, is all about being prepared. To guide you when making a purchase, steering you towards the right platform or provider for your needs is what our pricing reviews are for, and how we aim to help you.

With Web.com, there are four plans to choose from for your website builder and ecommerce needs, and up to six hosting plans, so there really is something for everyone.

If you’re after a simple website builder, we’d recommend the Business Essentials plan. Not only does it have a fantastic deal where the first month costs $3.95, but the plan offers a great blend of website builder and marketing tools, as well as 24/7 customer support, and a free domain.

For an online store, especially if you’re just starting out, the eCommerce Essentials plan is your best bet, starting at $9.95 for the first month. It comes with great features, which includes unlimited products, abandoned cart recovery, and advanced shipping tools.

Finally, for hosting, the plan you choose depends on the type of hosting you need. But, if you only need the basics, which Web.com does very well, we’d recommend choosing the Plus plan for $4.95 per month. The plan offers everything you need to help you grow online, such as unmetered bandwidth and multisite management.