Neocities review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Neocities report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a hobby static site
Neocities hosts static sites free, with 1 GB of storage and 200 GB of bandwidth. Custom domains, SFTP and extra sites need the $5 a month Supporter plan, and there is no server-side code.
Who Neocities is for
- Fits if you want a personal static page
- Works for hobby sites you build by hand
Who Neocities is not for
- Skip it if you need server-side code or a database, as hosting is static only
- Tight if you want a custom domain, which needs Supporter at $5 a month
- Watch out: free sites are limited in file types and get a stricter content security policy
- Too light for a growing site, with free storage capped at 1 GB
Why Neocities gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyThe free plan is substantial for a static site: 1 GB, 200 GB of bandwidth and no ads. Supporter is $5 a month.
- BFree plan and trialA free site with SSL and the editor, enough for a personal page. It has file-type limits and a stricter content security policy.
- CFeaturesIn-browser editor, CLI, API, CDN and community features. Static only, with no server code or database, so it does a smaller job.
- CEase of useThe work is building the pages yourself, even though an editor sits in the browser.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with a CLI and API but no apps or listed integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Neocities's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Neocities's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 114 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 105 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 31 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Neocities’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 105 of 122, level with 17
- BFree plan and trialAbove 99 of 122, level with 21
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122, level with 82
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 122, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Neocities, or make your own?
You could make this
What Neocities does at its core is plain work, and that is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well.
You would give up one thing, listed below, and little else. It costs $60 a year. An AI app builder starts at about $20 a month on our listings, and you only need it while you build. Neocities is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. Neocities’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Neocities?
Neocities hosts static HTML, CSS and JavaScript sites for free on a neocities.org subdomain, with an in-browser editor, drag-and-drop uploads, a command-line tool and an API. A $5 a month Supporter plan adds storage, bandwidth and custom domains. The site says it carries no ads and does not sell data for AI training.
Worth knowing
- Hosting is static only; there is no server-side code or database.
- Custom domains, SFTP, WebDAV and multiple sites need the $5 a month Supporter plan.
- The free plan restricts which file types can be uploaded and applies a stricter content security policy.
- The Free plan caps storage at 1 GB and bandwidth at 200 GB.
Key features
- In-browser editor
- Pages can be written in an HTML editor in the browser or uploaded by drag and drop.
- Command line tool and API
- A CLI and an API are available on both plans, for deploying a site from a terminal or building developer tools.
- Anycast CDN
- Sites are served from Neocities' own caching CDN in more than a dozen datacenters, with SSL and HTTP/2.
- Custom domains
- Custom domains with SSL certificates, SFTP and WebDAV uploads are Supporter features.
- Community features
- Site tags, a gallery, follows, comments and RSS feeds are included, in the manner of a social network for sites.
- AI blocking control
- Both plans list full control over blocking AI crawlers, and the site says it will not sell data for AI training.
Neocities pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Neocities has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 per month (Supporter).
- Starts at
- $5 per month (Supporter)
- Free plan
- 1 GB storage and 200 GB bandwidth on a neocities.org subdomain with SSL, the site editor, the CLI tool and no ads.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 GB storage, 200 GB bandwidth, a free neocities.org subdomain with SSL, one-click backups, the site editor and CLI tool. No custom domains, SFTP or WebDAV. |
| Supporter | $5per month | 50 GB storage, 3000 GB bandwidth, custom domains with SSL certificates, multiple sites, SFTP, WebDAV, site stats history and basic email support. |
Read from neocities.org on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Neocities before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Neocities have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Neocities is listed for Web.
Does Neocities have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Neocities is listed for Web.
Is Neocities open source?
Yes. Neocities is open source, according to its own site.
Does Neocities have an API?
Yes. Neocities offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.