The choice of affordable Australian owned and operated web hosting providers seems to have diminished over the last few years. Nexigen Digital acquired Clickhost which has been absorbed into their VentraIP brand and other companies have gone out of business or moved on from web hosting to other products and services.
Below is a snapshot of the web hosting providers included on this website in October 2026. Included are the latest review scores from Google and ProductReview.com.au, the trend compared to the last time I reported on review scores in 2022, the cost of a shared web hosting plan closest to the VentraIP "Entry" cPanel shared web hosting plan (5 GB Disk Space, 100% CPU and 1GB Memory) and the cost of registering a .com.au domain name. Note that comparing the prices of roughly equivalent plans only provides an indicative comparison as some providers are using newer hardware than others.
Review scores have remained remarkably consistent compared to 2022 with most scores the same or slightly improved.
As at October 2026, the best value for money established Australian shared web hosting providers are probably:
- DreamIT Host
- ROBTEC Hosting
- UpTime Web Hosting especially where more storage space is needed
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4.9/5  512 reviews |
5.0/5  323 reviews |
$107.40/yr "Startup" 5GB/100%/2GB |
$18.95/yr .com.au |
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5.0/5 44 reviews |
5.0/5 1 review |
$69.50/yr "Starter" 10GB/100%/1GB |
$19.95/yr .com.au |
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5.0/5 95 reviews |
4.8/5 20 reviews |
$72.00/yr "Budget" 5GB/200%/2GB |
$14.95/yr .com.au |
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5.0/5 125 reviews |
5.0/5 107 reviews |
$120.00/yr "cPanel SP15" 15GB/200%/1GB |
$23.00/yr .com.au |
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4.7/5 1,320 reviews |
4.9/5 1,883 reviews |
$132.00/yr "Entry" 5GB/100%/1GB |
$22.95/yr .com.au |