Hostman: Cloud Servers price up $4→$7/mo, Bare Metal down $100→$70/mo
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 captures of Hostman's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Cloud Servers starting price increased from $4/month to $7/month; Bare Metal starting price decreased from $100/month to $70/month. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase, price decrease) with a neutral 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 8 days after Hostman's previous change, "Hostman hikes Bare Metal starting price 11%, from $90 to $100/month" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "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.
- Cloud Servers · Price+75%$4/month$7/month
- — · Price−30%$100/month$70/month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Servers | Price | $4/month | $7/month | +75% |
| — | Price | $100/month | $70/month | −30% |
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 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where cloud servers price reads $4/month and then $7/month.
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Hostman, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026decreaseHostman Bare Metal starting price flips back to $90/month from $100
- 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 · this change
- Aug 24, 2026increaseHostman hikes Bare Metal starting price 11%, from $90 to $100/month
- 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?
No — prices went down. Between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 Hostman's pricing page showed 1 price cut: $100/month → $70/month (−30%).
What changed on Hostman's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026?
Cloud Servers price: $4/month → $7/month (+75%); price: $100/month → $70/month (−30%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Hostman change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Hostman in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Hostman hikes Bare Metal starting price 11%, from $90 to $100/month" on Aug 24, 2026; Hostman has been tracked since 2026-02-27.