United States · Cloud and VPS / Managed WordPress
Liquid Web US renewal prices: what it costs after the intro term
Liquid Web's VPS Compute 4GB plan advertises $8.50 a month in the United States and renews at $17.00 - 2.0x the advertised price.
The advertised price covers 0 months. Over 1 years the service costs $17.00 a month, or $204 allocated to that period.
What the host publishes in the United States
| Plan | Type | Advertised | Cash due today | Renewal options as published | Increase | Conditions as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials WordPress | Managed WordPress | $9.00 | $9 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $9.00/month. Not re-confirmed on the last check. The host's page did not render a readable figure, so the values here are carried from an earlier check rather than shown as current. On 2026-09-06 the host's WordPress pricing rendered as a placeholder rather than a figure, so $9 is carried from 2026-08-20 and has not been re-confirmed. Monthly and annual billing are offered, annual marked as 10% off. |
| Pro WordPress | Managed WordPress | $19.00 | $19 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $19.00/month. Not re-confirmed on the last check. The host's page did not render a readable figure, so the values here are carried from an earlier check rather than shown as current. Price rendered as a placeholder on 2026-09-06; $19 is carried from 2026-08-20 and has not been re-confirmed. |
| Elite WordPress | Managed WordPress | $29.00 | $29 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $29.00/month. Not re-confirmed on the last check. The host's page did not render a readable figure, so the values here are carried from an earlier check rather than shown as current. Price rendered as a placeholder on 2026-09-06; $29 is carried from 2026-08-20 and has not been re-confirmed. |
| VPS Compute 1GB | Cloud and VPS | $5.00 | $5 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| no increase | Billed monthly without a commitment: $5.00/month. $5/month with no promotional discount, so the list price is also the renewal price. Hourly rate $0.007 also published. |
| VPS Compute 4GB | Cloud and VPS | $8.50 | $8 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| 2.0x | Billed monthly without a commitment: $17.00/month. $8.50/month is 50% off for the first two months only, then $17/month. New accounts only. |
| VPS Compute 16GB | Cloud and VPS | $45.00 | $45 computed from the published monthly price and its term |
| 2.0x | Billed monthly without a commitment: $90.00/month. $45/month is 50% off for the first two months only, then $90/month. New accounts only. |
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Wordpress plan prices (rendered client-side on 2026-09-06): not stated anywhere on the host's own site (checked 2026-09-06).
What it costs once the introductory term is over
A hosting price has three parts that are almost never shown together: the invoice charged at signup, the cost of the months inside the period you are comparing, and the invoice that arrives when the introductory term ends. These are different numbers and the two tables below keep them apart.
| Plan | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials WordPress | $9.00 $108 of service | $9.00 $216 of service | $9.00 $324 of service | $9.00 $540 of service |
| Pro WordPress | $19.00 $228 of service | $19.00 $456 of service | $19.00 $684 of service | $19.00 $1,140 of service |
| Elite WordPress | $29.00 $348 of service | $29.00 $696 of service | $29.00 $1,044 of service | $29.00 $1,740 of service |
| VPS Compute 1GB | $5.00 $60 of service | $5.00 $120 of service | $5.00 $180 of service | $5.00 $300 of service |
| VPS Compute 4GB | $17.00 $204 of service | $17.00 $408 of service | $17.00 $612 of service | $17.00 $1,020 of service |
| VPS Compute 16GB | $90.00 $1,080 of service | $90.00 $2,160 of service | $90.00 $3,240 of service | $90.00 $5,400 of service |
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What is actually charged, and when
| Plan | Cash due today | Next renewal invoice | Cash paid through 1yr | Cash paid through 2yr | Cash paid through 3yr | Cash paid through 5yr | Unused prepaid at 3yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials WordPress | $9 | renewal billing term not published — excluded from cash comparisons | — | — | — | — | 0 months |
| Pro WordPress | $19 | renewal billing term not published — excluded from cash comparisons | — | — | — | — | 0 months |
| Elite WordPress | $29 | renewal billing term not published — excluded from cash comparisons | — | — | — | — | 0 months |
| VPS Compute 1GB | $5 | $5 for 1 month | $60 | $120 | $180 | $300 | 0 months |
| VPS Compute 4GB | $8 | $17 for 1 month | — | — | — | — | 0 months |
| VPS Compute 16GB | $45 | $90 for 1 month | — | — | — | — | 0 months |
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Service cost and cash paid are not the same number. A 48-month offer compared over three years has 36 months of service cost but a four-year invoice already paid. We show both and never call either one the total. No domain renewal, migration or overage charge is added to either. The full method is at Method.
How to read these figures
- On three-year service cost, GoDaddy works out cheaper for managed wordpress in the United States ($5.99 a month against $9.00) - its figures.
- Renewal billing term not confirmed on 3 of these plans. The host publishes a renewal rate but not the billing period it applies to, so those plans are excluded from every cash comparison on this site rather than given an assumed term.
- If any figure here is stale, the comparison is stale. Hosts change prices without notice and none of them tell us when. These were read on 2026-09-06.
Where to check this yourself
Go to Liquid Web and open its pricing page. Every United States figure above comes from https://www.liquidweb.com/wordpress-hosting/, read on 2026-09-06.
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Written by Kaz, independent publisher. No commercial relationship with the companies named unless it is listed on the disclosure page.
Sources: hosts' own pricing and renewal pages only. Figures last verified 2026-09-06. I have not used these products. Nothing here is a personal test result.
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