The advertised price, and the price you pay after it ends.
What this site is
Most web services advertise one price and charge another. The number in the advert applies to your first term; after that the subscription renews at the real price, often two to four times higher.
We check the public pricing page of every provider below once a day, every day, and record both numbers. Not opinions, not rankings bought by advertisers, just what each company published, and what changed. Everything here is free, and the raw data is yours to download.
Games
The same Steam game costs, on the median, 58% of its US price in India and 115% in Germany (euro). 134 games in 10 countries, checked daily, plus every Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Switch Online price rise on record. Gaming section
Biggest renewal traps on record
| provider / plan | advertised | renews at | trap |
|---|---|---|---|
 IONOS Plan 3 | $1 | $14 | +1300% |
 GreenGeeks Lite | $2.95 | $13.95 | +373% |
 SiteGround StartUp | $3.99 | $17.99 | +351% |
| SiteGround GrowBig | $6.69 | $29.99 | +348% |
 Hostinger Business | $3.99 | $16.99 | +326% |
Plays fair, no renewal games
Private Internet Access [A+] · 
Windscribe [A+] · 
Mullvad [A+] · 
GetResponse [A+] · 
Kit (ConvertKit) [A+] · 
Semrush [A+] · 
Shopify [A+] · 
Dropbox [A+] · 
Squarespace [A+] · 
Ahrefs [A+] · 
Mangools [A+]
Categories
Where the traps are worst
| category | plans tracked | average increase at renewal |
|---|---|---|
| Web Hosting | 25 | +253% |
| Vpn | 5 | +153% |
| Software | 2 | +100% |
| Security | 10 | +94% |
Latest report
The Renewal Hike Index, Q3 2026 · the average tracked plan renews at +196% over its advertised price. Quarterly, machine-computed, free to republish with credit. all reports
Price changes we've caught
| detected | provider / plan | change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | CyberGhost 2-Year | $4.75 to $4.31 |
| 2026-09-10 | CyberGhost 2-Year | $2.37 to $2.16 |
| 2026-09-10 | Private Internet Access 3-Year | $2.19 to $1.94 |
| 2026-09-02 | Namecheap Stellar Business | $4.91 to $4.81 |
| 2026-09-02 | Namecheap Stellar Plus | $2.91 to $2.51 |
| 2026-09-02 | Namecheap Stellar | $2.24 to $1.91 |