Why Won’t They Show You The Renewal Price?
Network Solutions Alternative: Real cPanel Hosting, On A Term You Can Actually Judge
Looking for a Network Solutions alternative? Network Solutions is one of the oldest domain registrars and hosts on the internet, and one of the least transparent about what its plans actually cost. Its hosting page advertises plans “starting at just $2.99/month” but does not show the renewal price for Starter, Essential or Premium anywhere on the pricing page itself — you find out at checkout or on your first renewal invoice. That alone is worth knowing before you sign up.
As a Network Solutions alternative, LiberationTek publishes every plan’s intro AND renewal price on this page, on real cPanel hosting we own in the United States, with a 3-year term rather than 4, site security and an SEO tool included, and no interest in your data. If you’re comparing a Network Solutions alternative against what we offer, the difference comes down to this: you’ll know exactly what you’re paying in year two before you ever hand over a credit card. Prices checked September 13, 2026.
Choosing a Network Solutions alternative doesn’t have to mean a complicated move. Our team migrates your site, email, and DNS from Network Solutions in a matter of days, and your current setup stays live and untouched the whole time — you only point your domain to the new host once everything has been tested and is ready to go.
If you came here searching for a Network Solutions alternative because a renewal invoice surprised you, you’re not alone: it’s the single most common reason small businesses switch. This Network Solutions alternative was built specifically to make that number knowable up front, not buried in a checkout page.
How the move from Network Solutions works
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“A year ago, I decided to migrate my website to their hosting platform in order to move away from big tech, and gradually, moved all of my domains over. Customer service is 5 stars. You get a one-to-one relationship as well as fast, friendly and knowledgeable service.”
Donna Gentile · Google review
What You Get For The Difference
Prices You Can See Before You Sign Up
Network Solutions advertises hosting "starting at just $2.99/month" but does not publish the renewal price for any specific plan on its pricing page — you find out at checkout or on your first renewal invoice. We publish every plan’s intro AND renewal price on this page.
A Registrar Known For High Renewals
Network Solutions has a long-standing industry reputation for some of the steepest domain and hosting renewal prices among major registrars. Our lowest hosting rate is $7.99 on a 3-year term, renewing at $12.99 — both numbers published up front.
Servers We Own, In The United States
Your site runs on hardware LiberationTek owns and operates in the U.S. — not leased capacity, never subject to foreign data-sharing laws. We do not track, sell or share your data or your activity, and we do not remove sites over lawful speech.
Fewer Sites, Genuinely Resourced
Our plans hold 2, 5 or 9 websites with 10 GB, 20 GB or 40 GB of NVMe. We would rather tell you the real number than advertise “unlimited” and manage it with resource limits you discover under load. Every plan includes a 2 GB burstable port and NVMe storage.
Security And SEO Are In The Plan
Site security and an SEO tool are included on every plan, along with a free SSL certificate and a free domain on an annual term or longer. They are not add-ons revealed at checkout or upsells that appear once your site starts getting traffic.
People Who Answer
You get U.S.-based support from a small team, not a queue. Our customers routinely mention being walked through problems personally and hearing back quickly — which is the part that actually matters when a site is down and you are not a sysadmin.
What The Headline Price Actually Costs
Introductory rates, the term you have to sign to get them, and what the plan costs once it renews. Network Solutions figures are published on networksolutions.com and were checked in September 2026.
Plan | Headline rate | Term you sign | Renews at |
|---|---|---|---|
Network Solutions Starter | $2.99/mo (advertised) | term not disclosed on pricing page | not disclosed on pricing page |
Network Solutions Essential | not disclosed on pricing page | not disclosed | not disclosed |
Network Solutions Premium | not disclosed on pricing page | not disclosed | not disclosed |
LiberationTek Starter — 2 sites, 10 GB NVMe | $7.99/mo | 36 months | $12.99/mo |
LiberationTek Ramping Up — 5 sites, 20 GB NVMe | $9.99/mo | 36 months | $19.99/mo |
LiberationTek Growth — 9 sites, 40 GB NVMe | $13.99/mo | 36 months | $24.99/mo |
- Free Migration — our team moves your website, email and domain from Network Solutions at no cost.
LiberationTek vs. Network Solutions
Two shared hosting platforms side by side. Both sets of prices are the providers’ own published rates.
Feature | LiberationTek | Network Solutions |
|---|---|---|
Control panel | Real cPanel | cPanel-based (varies by legacy vs. current plan) |
Moving to another host later | A cPanel backup restores on any cPanel host | A cPanel backup restores on any cPanel host, including ours |
Term for the headline price | 36 months | Not disclosed on the pricing page |
Websites per plan | 2, 5 or 9 depending on plan | Varies by plan (Starter/Essential/Premium) |
Storage | 10 GB, 20 GB or 40 GB NVMe | Not disclosed on the pricing page |
Free domain | Included on an annual term or longer | Free for 1 year |
SSL certificate | Included | Included |
Varies by plan | Included on every plan | Varies by plan |
SEO tool | Included on every plan | Not included in the plan |
Burstable port | 2 GB on every plan | Not published |
Network Solutions data centers | Hardware LiberationTek owns and operates in the United States | Network Solutions data centers worldwide |
Your data | Never tracked, sold or shared | Governed by their terms |
Content removal | We do not remove sites over lawful speech | Governed by their terms |
Support | U.S.-based, from a small team | 24/7 support |
What Customers Say After Switching
Real customer reviews. LiberationTek is rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google and 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot (September 2026).
Liberation Shared Hosting Plans
Plan | Built for | Included | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
Starter | Brochure sites, small business apps, low-traffic WooCommerce | 2 websites · 10 GB NVMe · cPanel · SSL · security · SEO tool | $7.99/mo on a 3-yr term |
Ramping Up | Growing sites, agencies, line-of-business apps | 5 websites · 20 GB NVMe · cPanel · SSL · security · SEO tool | $9.99/mo on a 3-yr term |
Growth | Ecommerce, heavier WordPress, multi-site, light CRM/ERP | 9 websites · 40 GB NVMe · cPanel · SSL · security · SEO tool | $13.99/mo on a 3-yr term |
Move Your Site In 4 Steps
1. Tell Us What You Are Running
Send your current plan, the sites on it and your domain. We will tell you which Liberation plan fits and, honestly, if the Site Builder or a VPS would serve you better.
2. We Move It For You
Liberation transfers website content from most hosts and site builders. Coming from cPanel, a full account backup restores cleanly; coming from hPanel, we rebuild the hosting side around your files and database.
3. Check It Before Anyone Else Does
Your site runs on the new server at a temporary address while your Network Solutions plan keeps serving live traffic. You review it before a single visitor is affected.
4. Point The Domain And Go
We update DNS, issue SSL through AutoSSL and watch the first 48 hours. Then you let the old plan lapse rather than paying out a term you no longer use.
Already on Network Solutions? Read the step-by-step Network Solutions migration guide — what transfers, what changes, and how long a typical move takes.
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Liberation can transfer your website content from most site builder platforms.
Network Solutions Alternative FAQs
We can’t give you an exact comparison, because Network Solutions doesn’t publish renewal prices for its Starter, Essential or Premium hosting plans on its own pricing page — only an advertised “starting at $2.99/month.” Our Starter plan is $7.99 on a 3-year term and renews at $12.99, and both numbers are on this page.
We don’t know their reasoning, only what’s on the page: the intro rate is advertised, the renewal rate is not. Network Solutions also has a long-standing industry reputation for some of the higher domain and hosting renewal prices among major registrars, which makes the missing number more notable, not less.
Network Solutions hosting has historically run on cPanel for at least some plans, which means a cPanel backup should restore cleanly on our servers too — worth confirming for your specific plan when we scope your migration.
Yes. Our team reviews what your current plan actually includes, migrates your site and email, tests everything on our servers, then switches your DNS with no downtime window you have to manage yourself. That’s the real test of a Network Solutions alternative: a team that handles the move itself instead of leaving you to puzzle out DNS and email settings on your own.
Log into your account and check the actual renewal invoice or call support directly — the public pricing page won’t tell you. If the number surprises you, that’s a good time to compare it against a host that publishes both prices up front.
Site security and an SEO tool are included on every LiberationTek plan regardless of tier, plus real cPanel access and both the intro and renewal price published on this page.
Network Solutions runs its own hosting infrastructure. LiberationTek runs on hardware we own and operate ourselves in the United States — not leased capacity, and your data is never tracked, sold or shared.
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Sources: Network Solutions web hosting plans, terms and renewal prices, checked September 13, 2026. LiberationTek prices are list prices on this site.