# InterServer > One shared hosting plan plus cloud VPS sold in $3 slices InterServer is a host founded in 1999 that sells a single standard web hosting plan, cloud VPS built from slices, dedicated servers and colocation. The shared plan runs on DirectAdmin with no set storage or transfer cap, the in-house InterShield security system and the SitePad website builder. VPS slices each add a core, 2 GB of memory and 40 GB of SSD. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** InterServer (since 1999) - **Website:** https://www.interserver.net - **Runs on:** Web - **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026 ## Pricing InterServer is a paid product, starting at $3 per month (1-slice VPS); web hosting $7 a month after a first term at $2.50. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Cloud VPS, 1 slice | $3 per month for 1 core and 2 GB RAM | 40 GB SSD, 2 TB transfer and root access, self-managed. Each extra slice adds the same resources for $3 a month, up to 32. | | Standard Web Hosting | $7 per month at renewal, after a first term at $2.50 a month | Unmetered storage, transfer and email on DirectAdmin. First term: 1 month $2.50, 6 months $15, 12 months $30 or 24 months $60. | | Cloud VPS, 8 slices | $24 per month for 4 cores and 16 GB RAM | 320 GB SSD and 16 TB transfer. Eight slices is the smallest size that includes managed support. | Read from https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/ on Oct 17, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with InterServer before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **First term of web hosting at $2.50 a month** (Other savings): The first term costs $2.50 for 1 month, $15 for 6 months, $30 for 12 months or $60 for 24 months, then renews at $7 a month. Source: https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/ - **Free first year of web hosting for students** (Education): Students who sign up with a qualifying school email address get first-year credits for standard web hosting after approval. Source: https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/student-webhosting.html ## Key features - **InterShield and Inter-Insurance:** InterShield blocks web attacks and scans for malware using rules learned across InterServer's servers, and Inter-Insurance cleans and restores hacked accounts. - **Caching and CDN:** SSD and RAM caching, LSCache for dynamic pages and QUIC support, with a free Cloudflare CDN on the shared plan. - **Email through smart hosts:** Outgoing mail is scrubbed for spam and sent through separate smart hosts to protect its reputation, with unlimited mailboxes and forwarders. - **SitePad and app installer:** The SitePad drag-and-drop builder is included for sites built without code, and 461 scripts, including WordPress and store platforms, install in one click. - **Cloud VPS in slices:** VPS plans are sized from 1 to 32 slices, with Linux, Windows from $10 a month, storage servers and a WordPress stack on OpenLiteSpeed. - **Free migration:** New accounts can ask InterServer's team to move an existing site, database and email, including cleanup of problems found during the move. ## Good for - Small sites and blogs that want one simple plan with unmetered storage - Developers who want a cheap self-managed VPS they can grow a slice at a time - Students building portfolio or class sites ## Worth knowing - The $2.50 a month covers the first term only; every term then renews at $7 a month, or $84 a year. - Backups on the shared plan are weekly, not daily, and a domain costs $7.99 to register or transfer. - VPS plans under 8 slices are self-managed; managed support starts at 8 slices, $24 a month. - The shared plan is meant for websites and email, not for file or backup storage or reselling hosting. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. InterServer keeps it simple: one shared plan with no set storage or transfer cap, renewing at a flat $7 a month. Two years cost $60 on the first term, which is about as cheap as it gets here. Backups are weekly rather than daily, though, and a domain costs $7.99 on top. - **Value for money: A.** The 24-month first term is $60, so two years cost $60, about $2.50 a month, well under the $5.97 an A needs. It renews at $7 a month, $84 a year, which is still cheap. Students can get the first year free after approval. - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free for most people: no free plan and no trial. Students with a qualifying school email can get first-year credits after approval. - **Features: C.** Unmetered storage and email, InterShield security with hacked-site cleanup, LSCache, a free Cloudflare CDN, SitePad and 461 one-click scripts. The gaps the listing names: weekly backups, not daily, and a domain costs $7.99. - **Ease of use: C.** No app store rating to go on. It runs on DirectAdmin with SitePad for building, but there's still a domain, a site and email to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** A web panel only. The named integrations are DirectAdmin, Cloudflare, SitePad, LiteSpeed Cache and phpMyAdmin, with no API on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from InterServer's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among web hosts - InterServer's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 21 other web hosts we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 16 of 21) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $3 a month, against a middle price of $10.99 for the category: 5 of the 16 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace InterServer you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $36 a year. - You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: It plugs into other products, WordPress, DirectAdmin and Cloudflare among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WordPress, DirectAdmin, Cloudflare, SitePad, LiteSpeed Cache, phpMyAdmin **Tags:** Malware protection, No-code ## Alternatives - [hosting.com](https://toolgpa.com/tools/a2-hosting): Shared hosting from the former A2 Hosting, with an API and MCP server. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/greengeeks-vs-interserver) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026: - https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/ - https://www.interserver.net/vps/ - https://www.interserver.net/vps/wordpress.html - https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/website-builder.html - https://www.interserver.net/webhosting/student-webhosting.html - https://www.interserver.net/about/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/interserver Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).