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Namecheap is best known for domains, not hosting — and on price, their shared hosting is the closest thing on this page to ours. The difference is what you're buying: a general-purpose server to administer, or a static host built to need nothing from you.
No mid-term price increases.*
Namecheap's shared hosting is cheap to start and renews higher. Figures approximate — check their current pricing.
Namecheap is best known first as a domain registrar — competitively priced domains and a straightforward purchase flow that a lot of the internet already uses. They also sell shared hosting, built on cPanel and aimed mostly at WordPress and PHP sites. If what you have is a folder of HTML, CSS and JS, that's a general-purpose Linux server you're now responsible for keeping patched and configured, for a job that doesn't need one.
This page compares Namecheap's shared hosting against Lemonade Host, a static-only host at 99¢ a month. Namecheap's figures below are approximate as of mid-2026 — hosting prices change, so check Namecheap's own pricing page before deciding.
At a glance
Same categories, side by side. Namecheap's numbers are approximate and change — confirm current pricing on their site.
| Feature | Lemonade Host | Namecheap |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 99¢/mo, billed $11.88/yr | ~$2.98/mo intro (roughly $2–5/mo range) |
| Renewal price | $11.88/yr — unchanged in year two | ~$6.48/mo after the intro term, approx. |
| Hosting type | Purpose-built static hosting | cPanel shared hosting, built for WordPress/PHP |
| Domain registration | Not offered — bring your own | Yes — competitively priced, a genuine strength |
| Custom domain on the plan | +99¢/mo ($1.98/mo all-in) | Hosting plan alone doesn't include one |
| SSL | Included, auto-renewed | Often included; varies by plan |
| Backups | Daily, kept 7 days, included | Varies by plan; often a paid add-on tier |
| Deploy methods | Git repo, zip upload, CLI, MCP/AI — four routes | cPanel, FTP, File Manager |
| AI / MCP deploy | Yes — MCP server | Not offered |
| Portability | Your files, in a folder, movable anytime | Standard Linux hosting; movable via cPanel/FTP migration |
Namecheap figures are approximate as of mid-2026 and change without notice — check their current pricing page before deciding. Ours are exact and won't move under you.
What's in the price
Namecheap's hosting price funds a general-purpose server stack a static site doesn't touch.
PHP, MySQL and a control panel built to run WordPress and other dynamic software — a static site of HTML, CSS and JS uses none of it to serve a page.
Chat and ticket support trained on plugin conflicts, database errors and PHP versions — not the kind of question a folder of files ever raises.
The advertised price is commonly a first-term rate. It renews higher — often close to double — once that term ends.
Where Namecheap fits
Namecheap suits someone who wants a competitively priced domain and a general WordPress or PHP hosting account under one login — a genuinely convenient combination if that's what the site needs. They're one of the more reputable domain registrars around, and Lemonade Host doesn't sell domains at all, so plenty of people will fairly end up registering a domain at Namecheap and pointing it at us. If your site runs on WordPress, needs a database, or needs PHP, Namecheap's hosting is doing real work that ours isn't built to do.
A combination that costs you nothing extra: register or keep your domain at Namecheap, then point it at your Lemonade Host site with two DNS records. Two companies, each doing the part they're actually good at.
One good combination
If you already have — or want — a domain from Namecheap, nothing about that changes when the hosting is ours.
If you already own one there, nothing needs to move.
Type in the domain you own — no transfer required.
We show you exactly what to add, at your current registrar.
The moment it resolves, a certificate is issued — nothing to buy at either end.
Our side
Cost over one year and three
Ours with a custom domain included, theirs at an approximate intro rate that renews higher after year one.
Namecheap figures are approximate as of mid-2026 and exclude domain registration — confirm current intro and renewal hosting rates on their site before deciding.
Questions
Usually only for the first term. Namecheap's shared hosting commonly starts around $2 to $5 a month and renews higher — often close to double — once that term ends. Lemonade Host's $11.88 a year is the same price in year two as year one.
Yes — that combination works well. Namecheap is a reputable, competitively priced registrar, and Lemonade Host doesn't sell domains at all. Register or keep your domain there, then point it at your Lemonade Host site by updating two DNS records.
Not directly — Namecheap's shared hosting is built around cPanel and FTP for WordPress and PHP sites. Lemonade Host supports a Git repo, a zip upload, a CLI command, or an MCP server for AI assistants.
It can host one, but you'd be administering a general-purpose Linux server — patches, PHP versions, a control panel — for a job that's just serving files. If your site is HTML, CSS and JS, that's infrastructure you're maintaining without needing it.
Keep comparing
An intro rate near $9 a month that renews far higher. See the three-year math.
Another WordPress host, often billed years upfront. See what that costs.
A real drag-and-drop editor, priced at $17–29 a month.
Beautiful templates, the same lock-in as Wix.
A real free tier, and what a custom domain adds on top.
Store pricing, for a site that doesn't sell anything.
Or see full pricing and what's included with every static site.
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