About 97cents.net

Hosting Since 1996

97cents.net isn't a startup. We've been running web hosts since 1996 — that's nearly 30 years of keeping websites online. Every business we've started in that time is still running profitably today. We've survived dot-com crashes, hosting industry shakeouts, and the rise and fall of countless competitors. We're still here because we do one thing well: provide honest, reliable hosting at a fair price.

Why Only One Plan?

Most hosting companies offer a confusing ladder of plans — Starter, Pro, Business, Premium, Ultimate — each with slightly more of everything and a slightly higher price tag. It's a pricing strategy designed to upsell you, not to serve you.

We took a different approach. One plan. One price. One set of honest limits. If you need a web host for a business site, a WordPress blog, a personal project, or a landing page with email — our plan covers it. If you need something bigger, we'll tell you that and point you to our sister brand, Watt Hosting, which offers larger plans. No upsell theatre.

The Philosophy: No Overselling

Here's an open secret of the hosting industry: most "unlimited" hosts oversell their servers aggressively. They bet that most customers will use a tiny fraction of what they're promised, so they pack thousands of accounts onto each server. When traffic spikes hit, performance tanks.

We don't do that. Our 197MB storage and 9700MB bandwidth limits are realistic — and they keep our servers running fast. It's simple math: realistic limits = fewer accounts per server = better performance for everyone. Our 99.99% uptime guarantee is backed by a track record of actually delivering it.

What You Get

We use DirectAdmin — a lightweight, reliable control panel with all the features you'd expect: website management, email accounts, databases, one-click installs, and file management. It's fast, it's secure, and it doesn't carry the bloat (or the price tag) of bigger names in the industry.

• Control Panel — full-featured panel for managing your site, email, and databases
• Softaculous — one-click installs for WordPress and 450+ applications
• SSD RAID Storage — fast, redundant, reliable
• Daily Backups — because your data matters
• Choice of US or EU Data Centre — pick the one closest to your visitors
• Works with free Cloudflare CDN — global content delivery for fast page loads worldwide
• Crypto & PayPal Payments — pay how you want, no credit card required

Bigger Needs? We've Got That Covered Too

If your site outgrows our 197MB plan — and honestly, most don't — our sister brand Watt Hosting offers larger hosting plans with more storage, bandwidth, and features. Same team, same philosophy, bigger plans. We'd rather see you on the right plan than sell you something that doesn't fit.

The Bottom Line

We're not trying to be the biggest host. We're trying to be the most honest one. 97 cents a month for reliable SSD hosting with Control Panel, daily backups, and a 99.99% uptime guarantee. No tricks, no renewal price hikes, no "unlimited" lies. Just hosting for pocket change.