SNAPPED UP a.com at Contabo for €8.99 transfer... year TWO €18.99!! ARE YOU KIDDING
I track price history. 2024: $12. 2025: $15. 2026: $8.99 transfer, $18.99 renew. The first-year games are OUT OF CONTROL.
I want transparent pricing. Who's got REAL second-year costs? I'll compile a leaderboard.
Current Contabo score: F- for transparency. €18.99 is not "cheap."
Where's the honest registrar at — https://contabo.com
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Hetzner
Lol
Vultr
Nice
RackNerd
Wow
Member
I transferred to CloudCone last year. $10.99 transfer. $12.99 renewal. No games. They even emailed me the renewal price before I clicked buy. But now I check and. Hmm. Their site says $12.99 still. But I heard from a friend. Wait. Maybe I should verify. Especially in lists. You get the idea...
Member
FIGHTING
Transferred to Hostinger
$8.99 transfer
$9.99 renew
BUT
YEAR THREE $39.99
ALL CAPS FOR RAGE
Kk
They hide it in terms page 7
No periods just anger
I have make the spreadsheet since 2 days lol
It is possible to do that? Yes but so much work
I find the KnownHost is honest: $11 transfer, $11 renew, $11 forever. I have check since 2 years. The price no change. Their site: https://www.knownhost.com
But the Time4VPS... lol... €7.99 transfer... €13.99 year two... €47.99 year three!! Franchement this is scam
Bref I stay with KnownHost du coup
What's the renewal at CloudCone now, still $12.99
Member
Just checked my account. $12.99 renewal invoice paid last month. So at least for existing transfers the price holds. But I cannot promise for new transfers, their marketing page changes too fast.
Good data point. Adding to leaderboard:
Confirmed honest
Confirmed bait-and-switch
Need more data. Who else has PAID a year-two invoice at stated price?
I can confirm for the KnownHost, I have pay the invoice in 2024, 2025, and soon 2026. Always $11. No surprise.
For the Time4VPS, I have not use but my colleague in Vilnius have try. He say the €47.99 is real. He migrate away after year two.
The Hostinger I do not know. But $39.99 is... pff... better to buy a new transfer every year to another registrar lol. But this is the game they want.
Chen here. I use Hostinger for domain + VPS bundle in Singapore. The domain renewal is $9.99 still, but I am on "Business" plan. Maybe the $39.99 is for single domain without bundle? Their pricing is so fragmented I cannot follow — https://www.hostinger.com.
I do not recommend Hostinger for domain only. The VPS is okay, the domain is... complicated.
