Website Hosting Cost Calculator
Hosting is more than a server bill. Updates, security, and backups keep a site fast and safe. Answer a few questions about your website and we will estimate a realistic monthly cost, and point you to the care plan that fits.
How it works: Your monthly cost depends on the size of your site, how much traffic it handles, whether it sells online, and how much hands-on care it needs. Answer the four questions below for a guide range.
Estimated Monthly Hosting and Care Cost
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This is a guide, not a fixed quote
Hosting and maintenance costs shift with your platform, security needs, and how often the site changes. Cheap hosting with no care is a false saving: one hack or a day of downtime usually costs far more than a year of proper maintenance. Book a call for an exact figure.
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This calculator gives an indicative monthly cost range for hosting and maintenance based on typical New Zealand websites. It is not a binding quote. Your final cost depends on your platform, traffic, security needs, and the level of support you choose.
What you are really paying for with hosting
Many businesses see hosting as a simple server bill and pick the cheapest option. The real cost of running a website is hosting plus maintenance: the updates, security, and backups that keep it fast, safe, and online. Skip those and the savings disappear the first time something breaks.
The main cost drivers
- Site size and type: a small brochure site uses far fewer resources than a large site or a custom web application.
- Traffic: more visitors need more server capacity to stay fast under load.
- E-commerce: online stores need stronger security, more resources, and frequent backups because real money and customer data are involved.
- Ongoing care: software updates, security patches, monitoring, and backups all take time and tools.
Lucid SiteCare plans
We keep maintenance simple with two clear plans, so you are not stuck managing updates and security yourself:
- SiteCare Basic, $75 per month: reliable hosting, software updates, security, and regular backups. The right fit for most standard business and brochure sites.
- SiteCare Premium, $199 per month: everything in Basic plus proactive monitoring, priority support, and a regular allowance for content changes. Built for e-commerce, larger sites, and busy businesses.
Why cheap hosting often costs more
Budget hosting with no maintenance leaves your site exposed. Outdated software gets hacked, backups that were never set up cannot restore you, and a slow server quietly costs you leads. A proper care plan is insurance and performance in one, and it is far cheaper than cleaning up after a problem.
Want to see what a slow site is costing you? Use our website speed impact calculator, or read more about our SiteCare and hosting plans.
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