The Namecheap renewal price for shared hosting is $102.88 every two years on Stellar, $146.44 on Stellar Plus and $251.88 on Stellar Business, and the yearly and monthly terms cost more. Those are full regular prices: Namecheap’s intro discount of up to 71% applies only to your first annual or two-year purchase, never to renewals. Namecheap raised these renewal prices on May 19, 2026, so a plan bought at $45.12 for two years renews at more than twice that.
Intro prices were checked on October 22, 2026 on Namecheap’s US shared hosting page, read in a browser for each billing term. Renewal prices come from Namecheap’s help center article on shared hosting pricing changes (updated May 8, 2026), and the renewal, refund and billing rules from its money-back policy (updated September 14, 2026), auto-renewal (updated June 24, 2026) and billing cycle articles.
Namecheap renewal price vs intro price
| Plan | Term | Intro price | Renewal price | Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar | 2 years | $45.12 ($1.88/mo) | $102.88 | 2.3× |
| Stellar | 1 year | $27.36 ($2.28/mo) | $55.88 | 2.0× |
| Stellar Plus | 2 years | $54.72 ($2.28/mo) | $146.44 | 2.7× |
| Stellar Plus | 1 year | $35.76 ($2.98/mo) | $85.44 | 2.4× |
| Stellar Business | 2 years | $107.52 ($4.48/mo) | $251.88 | 2.3× |
| Stellar Business | 1 year | $59.76 ($4.98/mo) | $128.88 | 2.2× |
| All three | Monthly | $5.88 / $7.88 / $11.88 | Same | None |
Monthly billing has no intro discount, so it has no renewal jump either. Per year after renewal, the two-year term is the cheapest way to keep a plan: Stellar costs $51.44 a year on the two-year renewal, against $55.88 on the yearly one and $70.56 on monthly billing.
What Namecheap costs over four years
Assumptions: the two-year path is the intro term plus one two-year renewal; the yearly path is the intro year plus three yearly renewals; the monthly path is 48 payments at the monthly price. Domains and tax are excluded.
| Plan | Two-year path | Yearly path | Monthly path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar | $148.00 | $195.00 | $282.24 |
| Stellar Plus | $201.16 | $292.08 | $378.24 |
| Stellar Business | $359.40 | $446.40 | $570.24 |
The billing term matters more than the plan. Stellar Plus on the two-year path costs $90.92 less over four years than on the yearly path, and it hosts unlimited websites. Our Namecheap hosting review covers what each plan includes.
How to keep your Namecheap renewal lower
- Buy the two-year term at the start. You can’t switch the billing cycle yourself later. Namecheap’s billing article says only its Billing/Sales team can change it, by live chat or email, and the change is priced at the plan’s standard renewal rate.
- Know the trial rule. If you start with the 30-day free trial, Namecheap says the first yearly payment after the trial is charged at the after-trial price, and later renewals use the new renewal prices. Starting with a trial also removes the 30-day money-back guarantee, which applies only to first-time customers who did not take a trial.
- Check auto-renew before the date. Auto-renew is switched on or off under Hosting List in your Namecheap dashboard. Namecheap says it keeps a 7-day window between the renewal invoice and the start of the next billing cycle, so watch your email in the week before expiry. If a renewal is missed, this expiry timeline shows when Namecheap suspends the account.
- Budget for the domain separately. The free domain covers the first year only. A .com then renews at $19.98 a year at Namecheap, plus a $0.20 ICANN fee on some domain endings. If your domain is registered elsewhere, our guide to transferring a domain to Namecheap shows how to move it. Namecheap raised that price on November 1, 2026, and our guide to the Namecheap domain renewal price shows what it adds up to.
I run my own sites on Namecheap shared hosting with many domains on one plan, and the price is one of the reasons I stay. Even after the May 2026 increase, the renewal is low compared with most shared hosts.
Refunds after a Namecheap renewal
This is the strictest part. Namecheap’s money-back policy says shared hosting renewals are generally not refundable: a renewal “may be refundable” only if you cancel within 48 hours of renewing, and after that a prorated refund is considered case by case. Domain renewals are final. Compare that with Hostinger, which refunds hosting renewals within 30 days, as our Hostinger refund policy guide explains. If you plan to leave Namecheap, turn off auto-renew before the invoice date rather than counting on a refund.
Is the Namecheap renewal price high?
Not compared with its main rival. Hostinger Premium renews at $10.99 a month after its 48-month term, or $131.88 a year, while Namecheap Stellar costs $51.44 a year on the two-year renewal for the same 3 websites. Our guide to the Hostinger renewal price shows its full table. The catch is the size of the jump: every discounted Namecheap plan at least doubles at renewal, so the intro price is not what you will pay from year three. If that renewal is the reason you are looking around, our list of Namecheap alternatives compares the long-term cost of switching.
Verdict: what the Namecheap renewal price means for you
The Namecheap renewal price roughly doubles or triples your first bill, but it stays among the lowest renewals in shared hosting: $51.44 a year for Stellar and $73.22 a year for Stellar Plus on the two-year term. Choose the two-year term when you buy, keep auto-renew under control, and budget $19.98 a year for a .com. If you need a refund, the 48-hour renewal window is the hard limit.
Namecheap renewal price FAQ
Did Namecheap raise its renewal prices in 2026?
Yes. Namecheap’s help center says shared hosting renewal prices increased for renewal invoices issued on or after May 19, 2026. Add-on services already on an account kept their existing prices.
Does the Namecheap promo price apply when I renew?
No. Namecheap’s shared hosting page says its advertised discount applies only to purchases of annual and two-year plans and “does not apply to renewals.” The monthly price of $5.88 on Stellar is the same at signup and at renewal.
Can I renew Namecheap hosting for a longer term to save?
Only through Namecheap’s Billing/Sales team, since customers cannot change the billing cycle themselves. Ask before the renewal invoice is created; a two-year term at $102.88 works out cheaper per year than two yearly renewals at $55.88.