Hostman hikes Bare Metal starting price 11%, from $90 to $100/month
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of Hostman's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Bare Metal plan's starting price increased from $90/month to $100/month. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Backend Apps at $4, Managed Databases at $4, Cloud Servers 1vCPU 2GB at $5, Backend Apps 1vCPU 2GB at $5 and Backend Apps 2vCPU 2GB at $6.
It lands 7 days after Hostman's previous change, "Hostman: Pricing page restructured — Bare Metal, AI Agents added" (Aug 17, 2026). Hostman has been tracked since 2026-02-27.
In the same window Hostgator, Dreamhost, Kinsta and Google Cloud also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Bare Metal · Price+11%$90/month$100/month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Metal | Price | $90/month | $100/month | +11% |
Values as written on Hostman's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Hostman's pricing page (hostman.com) from Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where bare metal price reads $90/month and then $100/month.
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Hostman, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 21, 2026increaseHostman: Bare Metal price increase ($90→$100/mo)
- Sep 14, 2026decreaseHostman: Bare Metal price cut ($100→$90/month)
- Aug 31, 2026increaseHostman: Cloud Servers price up $4→$7/mo, Bare Metal down $100→$70/mo
- Aug 24, 2026increaseHostman hikes Bare Metal starting price 11%, from $90 to $100/month · this change
- Aug 17, 2026packagingHostman: Pricing page restructured — Bare Metal, AI Agents added
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- HostgatorJul 3HostGator: AI-Powered Malware Detection & Removal rolled out across all plans
- DreamhostJul 2Remixer AI Website Builder now free (was $1.99/mo)
- KinstaJun 16Kinsta rebrands support promise to Expert support 24/7
- Google CloudJun 15Google Cloud Datastudio pools AI tokens per platform, adds Thinking mode
Questions about this change
Did Hostman raise prices in August 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Hostman's pricing page on Aug 17, 2026 and again on Aug 24, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Bare Metal: $90/month → $100/month (+11%).
What changed on Hostman's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
Bare Metal price: $90/month → $100/month (+11%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Hostman change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Hostman in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Hostman: Pricing page restructured — Bare Metal, AI Agents added" on Aug 17, 2026; Hostman has been tracked since 2026-02-27.