Cheap Web Hosting Australia — get online for less.
Perfect for HTML sites, landing pages, and simple brochure sites. Fast Australian servers, free SSL, Australian support.
Choose a Starter Plan
Starter 1
Light traffic, simple sites.-
1 GB SSD Storage
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Free SSL + daily backups
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Ticket support
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Unlimited sites & domains
Starter 2
Growing sites, more space.-
2 GB SSD Storage
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Free SSL + daily backups
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Ticket support
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Unlimited sites & domains
Starter 5
Best value starter plan.-
5 GB SSD Storage
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Free SSL + daily backups
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Ticket support
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Unlimited sites & domains
Starter 10
Maximum starter storage.-
10 GB SSD Storage
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Free SSL + daily backups
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Ticket support
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Unlimited sites & domains
Storage Add-on
Need More Storage?
Add extra SSD storage to your Starter 10. One add-on per account — upgrade or downgrade anytime with pro-rata billing.
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Extra Storage for your Starter 10 ($15/mo base)
Only available on the 10 GB tier. Choose at checkout or upgrade anytime from your client area.
10 GB Plans Only
Most Popular
Not on a 10 GB plan yet? Storage add-ons are only available on the 10 GB tier. Upgrade to the Starter 10 first, then add extra storage at checkout or from your client area anytime.
Unlimited sites and domains
Every cPanel plan — Starter, Business, and Performance — hosts unlimited sites and unlimited domains on a single account. Run your portfolio, your client demos, your staging copies, your blog, and your shopfront from one plan.
All sites share the plan’s resource ceiling (CPU, RAM, IO). When you outgrow it, upgrade to the next tier — no migration, no downtime.
Save with prepay
Prefer to pay annually? Lock in a discount with no contract:
1 year prepaid
Pay for 11 months, get 12 (8% off)
2 years prepaid
Pay for 20 months, get 24 (17% off)
Worked example for this tier:
Starter 1
($5/mo monthly)
1 yr: $4.58/mo
2 yr: $4.17/mo
Starter 5
($10/mo monthly)
1 yr: $9.17/mo
2 yr: $8.33/mo
Starter 10
($15/mo monthly)
1 yr: $13.75/mo
2 yr: $12.50/mo
Cancel anytime — we refund the unused months pro-rata at your effective rate. The discount is for paying upfront, not for committing to a contract.
Why not Hostinger?
Hostinger is one of the world’s cheapest hosting providers, and that headline price — around $3.99 AUD per month — is genuinely compelling if you’re in your first contract year. But the fine print matters. Hostinger Premium ties you to a 48-month commitment to get that rate; when it renews, you’re looking at roughly $11/month. Servers are distributed across multi-region infrastructure (Singapore, US, EU) — not Australia — meaning slower page load times for Australian visitors. Support is chat only (no phone), and there’s no money-back guarantee.
GoodHost Starter 10 costs $15/mo + GST ($16.50 inc), with no lock-in. Cancel any time. 10 GB SSD storage on 100% Australian Sydney servers, faster TTFB for your Australian audience, unlimited sites (not 100), Aussie phone support — call 1800 931 000 (or AI chat for instant answers) Mon–Fri 9am–5pm AEST. 30-day money-back guarantee.
- Architecture: 100% Australian Sydney datacentres (vs Hostinger's distributed multi-region)
- CPU: 200% published (vs Hostinger's not disclosed)
- RAM: 1 GB published (vs Hostinger's not disclosed)
- Storage: 10 GB SSD (vs Hostinger's 100 GB)
- Sites: Unlimited (vs Hostinger's 100)
- Lock-in: None — monthly billing, cancel anytime (vs Hostinger's 48 months)
- Money-back guarantee: 30 days (vs Hostinger's none)
- Support: Aussie phone support — call 1800 931 000 (vs Hostinger's chat only)
When to use Starter vs Business?
Starter plans are perfect for HTML, static sites, landing pages, and simple brochure sites with light traffic.
If you need WordPress, WooCommerce, or Elementor Pro — step up to Business. Business plans include AccelerateWP, higher resource limits, and plugin/theme conflict support.
Inclusions
- Free SSL certificate (auto-renewed)
- Daily malware scanning
- JetBackup emergency restores
- cPanel control panel
- CloudLinux isolated accounts
- Imunify360 security
- Ticket support
- Australian data centres
- Free migration from any host
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- No lock-in contracts
- Pro-rata billing on upgrades, downgrades and cancellations
- Aussie phone support, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm AEST
Related plans
Need more from your hosting? If your site is outgrowing Starter, here’s where to go next:
- Business hosting — 2× the CPU and 3× the RAM, plus AccelerateWP caching included. From $18/mo + GST. The right step up if your WordPress site is feeling slow on Starter.
- Managed WordPress hosting — dedicated container, no shared neighbours, no visit caps. From $45/mo + GST. The right choice if you want premium isolation for one important WordPress site.
- Compare all hosting plans — full side-by-side resource comparison.
- Why Australian hosting matters — latency, sovereignty, support, and compliance explained.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Starter hosting right for?
Starter suits small websites that don’t need much traffic: personal blogs, small business sites with basic static pages, portfolio sites, or any site under 10,000 monthly visitors. If you run WordPress and expect growth, Business or Performance is smarter.
What’s the real-world difference between Starter 1 and Starter 10?
Starter 1 has 1 GB storage and 200% CPU, while Starter 10 has 10 GB storage and the same CPU. Storage matters most — if you have lots of images, videos, or backups, you’ll fill 1 GB fast. Starter 5 (5 GB, $10) is the sweet spot for most small sites.
Can I run WordPress on Starter?
Yes, but only if your site gets under 5,000 monthly visitors. WordPress queries the database on every page load, which uses more CPU than static HTML. If you expect growth, Business ($18+) is safer — it includes AccelerateWP caching.
How many websites can I host on Starter?
Unlimited. Starter, Business, and Performance all allow unlimited sites and domains under one account.
What happens if my site grows and I outgrow Starter?
Upgrade anytime — change from Starter 5 to Business 2, for example. You’re charged the difference pro-rata, no penalty, no migration, no downtime.
Does Starter include daily backups?
Yes. All plans include daily JetBackup snapshots (retained for 30 days) with one-click restore.
What does the 30-day money-back guarantee cover?
If GoodHost isn’t right for you within 30 days of signup, email support and request a refund. No questions asked, no pro-rata clawback — full refund back to your original payment method.
Is Starter fast enough for Google rankings?
Starter is fine for small static sites. For SEO-focused WordPress sites, Business (with AccelerateWP caching) or Performance is safer because caching keeps page loads under 1 second even with limited CPU.
About GoodHost
GoodHost is an Australian web hosting business operated by Faith Computing Pty Ltd (ABN 94 138 361 510) — a registered Australian company. We run our own infrastructure in Sydney, employ Australian support staff, and publish actual cgroup resource limits on every plan because we think customers deserve to know what they’re paying for.
What makes us different from the big international hosts: our prices stay the same at renewal (no $1.79/mo headline that becomes $11/mo), we don’t cap visits or charge overage fees, every plan includes free site migration from any host, and you can call 1800 931 000 Mon–Fri 9am–5pm AEST to talk to an Australian human. We also use AI to answer quick questions instantly via chat — both backed by people accountable in Australia, not overseas script-readers.
If you have specific questions about which plan fits your site, or want to talk through a migration before committing, call us. We’d rather have a real conversation than have you guess.