GreenGeeks
Eco-friendly web hosting with 300% green energy matching
GreenGeeks is an independently-owned web hosting provider founded in 2008 that specialises in environmentally conscious hosting solutions. The company matches 300% of its energy consumption with renewable energy credits and plants a tree for each customer account. GreenGeeks offers shared hosting, WordPress hosting, managed VPS, reseller hosting, and dedicated servers with plans starting at $2.95/month.
How we scored it
A weighted average of the 4 dimensions below, each judged 0–10 from published pricing, vendor documentation and independent user feedback. We do not run hands-on tests, and no vendor has any say in a score.
2 further dimensions are not scored for this product yet, so they are left out of the average rather than counted as zero. How the score works.
What it actually costs
Intro pricing shown — see the renewal note for what you'll pay after the introductory term. We don't hide the second-act price.
Lite
1 website, 50GB storage, 50 email accounts
Pro
Unlimited websites, unlimited storage, unlimited email
Premium
Unlimited websites, unlimited storage, dedicated IP, low-density hosting
What to check before you rent GreenGeeks
Infrastructure is cheap to start and expensive to leave. These four questions decide what it costs you over three years rather than three months.
The renewal, not the intro price
Introductory pricing is normal in this category and the renewal is the price that matters. Check the renewal rate on GreenGeeks’s own pricing page before the first term ends, not after.
What the commitment buys
Longer terms carry the lowest headline rate and the least room to change your mind. Price the shortest term you would actually be comfortable with, then decide whether the discount is worth the lock-in.
The cost of leaving
Moving a site or a workload is the hidden switching cost: migration time, DNS and TLS changes, and whatever egress the provider charges to hand your own data back. A provider is only cheap if leaving is.
What is actually metered
Bandwidth, storage, backups and support tiers are usually the lines that grow, not the base plan. Find the ceiling on each before you commit, because that is where the bill moves.
These are the checks we apply across hosting, in the same order, so two pages can be compared line for line.
How much does GreenGeeks really cost?
Our calculation from the vendor's published prices — not a figure the vendor advertises.
Price steps up at thresholds. Crossing one moves you to the next tier's price for everything, not just the excess. Three shared hosting tiers with increasing resources. Prices shown are introductory promotional rates for 12-month prepaid terms; renewal rates are significantly higher.
| Team size | Per month | Per year | Over 3 years | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $2.95 | $35.40 | $106.20 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
| 5 people | $2.95 | $35.40 | $106.20 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
| 10 people | $2.95 | $35.40 | $106.20 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
| 50 people | $2.95 | $35.40 | $106.20 | Flat rate — seats are not charged separately on this plan |
Based on the Lite plan at $2.95 a month. First 12 months at the introductory rate, then the published renewal rate.
Work out your own cost
- Flat rate — the price does not change with team size.
- Billed annually at $2.95 per month equivalent.
GreenGeeks against the field
The highest-scoring alternatives in the same category, compared on the figures we hold for all of them.
| GreenGeeksThis page | Kinsta | Hostinger | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReviewCost score | 7.7/10 | 8.4/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Cheapest plan | Lite | — | — |
| From | $2.95/mo | $35.00/mo | $1.99/mo |
| Renews at | $13.95/mo | Not published | Not published |
| Biggest strength | Strong environmental commitment with 300% green energy matching and tree planting programme | Exceptional website speed performance consistently ranked at the top of managed WordPress hosts with sub-200ms time-to-first-byte | Exceptionally competitive introductory pricing starting under $3/month attracts budget-conscious users |
| Biggest drawback | Significant renewal price increases (Lite jumps from $2.95 to $13.95, a 373% increase) | Premium pricing starting at $35/month makes it 3–10 times more expensive than budget shared hosting, unsuitable for hobby sites or tight budgets | Steep renewal rates: introductory pricing jumps 3–5× at term end (e.g., $2.69→$10.99); renewal shock is the single most common user complaint |
Prices are the published figures at the time of writing and change often. Renewal pricing is shown where the vendor publishes it. See how we review.
What people ask about GreenGeeks
Straight answers to what buyers actually ask, drawn from the documentation and published user reports.
Does GreenGeeks' initial $2.95/month price last beyond the first year?
Is GreenGeeks actually eco-friendly, or is it marketing?
What performance can I expect for WordPress sites?
Why does GreenGeeks advertise a free CDN when it's been discontinued?
Page history
- Published
- 13 September 2026
- Last updated
- 1 October 2026
- Pricing checked against vendor
- 26 September 2026
Sources & verification
Pricing on this page was taken from the vendor's published pricing page on 26 September 2026.
- GreenGeeks Shared Hosting Features and PricingOfficial documentation · GreenGeeks · read 26 September 2026
- Shared Hosting PricingOfficial pricing page · GreenGeeks · read 26 September 2026