I build sites for clients in India, and the same conversation happened every time. "Hosting is ₹149 a month, right?" No. ₹149 is the intro rate on a 48-month term, billed as one invoice up front — and when that term ends, the same plan renews at ₹449/mo. Over four years that is ₹5,722 against ₹21,552. Nobody advertises the second number. Indian buyers also pay 18% GST on top at checkout, which every dollar-priced comparison article I could find ignores completely. So the calculator does one thing: pick a plan, pick how many years you will realistically keep the site, and it shows the term price, the renewal price, the gap, and the actual invoice including GST. Full disclosure, since someone will ask: the button at the bottom is my referral link, and the 20% box is my referral discount. That is how the site pays for itself. Everything above the button is Hostinger's own published pricing, including the renewal rate they would rather you did not compare. If the renewal number stopped you from buying, the tool did its job. No signup, no email. Happy to add other providers — tell me which, and I will verify the renewal rates myself.

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What web hosting really costs in India, renewals included

What web hosting really costs in India, renewals included