Short answer: a small company usually pays for capacity and specifications it will never use, and does not pay for the three things that actually save the day: backups kept off the server, response time when something breaks, and performance close to the user. A company website with three hundred visits a month does not need "unlimited transfer". It needs somebody who picks up the phone when it stops working.
Let us take a typical invoice apart
| Item in the offer | What it actually means for a company website |
|---|---|
| "Unlimited transfer" | Your site uses as much as it weighs times the number of visits. For a company site that is a fraction of the cheapest package |
| "Unlimited databases" | One site is one database. Ten databases are useful to an agency, not to you |
| "100 GB of space" | A company site with photos usually weighs 1-3 GB. The rest is room for backups nobody remembers anyway |
| "A panel with 200 features" | You realistically use two: the mailbox and the "backup" button |
| "SSL certificate included" | Today that is standard and free. A surcharge for SSL is a warning sign |
| "Backups" | A crucial item - but ask how long they are kept and whether they sit off that same server |
What is worth paying for
Backups that live somewhere else. A backup on the same server dies with the server. The control question for your provider: "how many backups back do I have, and can I download them to my own disk?"
Response time. When the site goes down at seven on a Wednesday evening, it does not matter that the package had unlimited transfer. What matters is whether somebody replies.
Performance where the people are. One server has one location; an edge network serves the site from the node nearest the user. I expanded on this in a separate article: why a fast website is not a matter of a better server.
Updates and supervision. With WordPress this is not an add-on but a security requirement - in 2025 more than eleven thousand vulnerabilities were found in the plugin ecosystem.
Three questions worth asking before you renew
- What does renewal cost, and what did the promotion cost? The same mechanism as with domains - I described it in what a domain really costs.
- Can I download the lot: files, database and backups? If the answer is "please submit a ticket", you already know what moving out looks like.
- What exactly is included in the price and what is extra? Mail, DNS, certificate, backups, phone support.
What it costs with me
No asterisks and no "contact us for a quote":
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| WordPress hosting | 250 PLN / year |
| Premium hosting for NEO sites | 400 PLN / year |
Included: the certificate, backups, updates, and the fact that when something breaks you call one person rather than a helpline. With NEO sites the first year of hosting is free. The whole price list is public, including what I do not do.
I do not sell "business" and "professional" packages, because for a company website the difference between them is usually a number in a table rather than a real benefit.
Want to check whether you are overpaying? Send me your hosting invoice or simply the package name. I will reply with what in it is needed, what is superfluous, and whether moving is worth it in your case at all. Sometimes I reply that it is not - because a difference of twenty zloty a year is not worth the disruption.
Frequently asked questions
Is cheap hosting bad? Not by definition. What is bad is hosting with no backups, no support, and no information about what it costs in the second year.
What should hosting for a company website cost? A realistic range is 200-500 PLN a year. Above that you are usually paying for capacity or for a brand.
Do I have to host with whoever built my website? No. What matters is that somebody manages it deliberately. If you prefer to stay with your provider, that is a good answer too - we just agree who keeps on top of updates.
What about company email? Mail and website are two different services, though they usually come in one package. It is worth knowing they can be separated - especially now that Gmail is dropping fetching from company mailboxes.