Hosting with a domain is sold as one purchase, and that is where people overpay. A free domain nearly always means a discount on year one: twelve months later the renewal bill arrives. On 27 October 2026 we opened the websites of 11 Ukrainian providers and copied out hosting prices, domain prices and gift rules. HostPro would not open, so it is not here. Plain plan prices are in our hosting cost guide; this article is about the bundle.
Cheap hosting and a domain: first-year cost
In hryvnias, S-Host comes out cheapest: Small at UAH 960 for 12 months with a .com.ua domain free. UAhosting's hosting is UAH 540 a year plus UAH 500 for the domain, UAH 1,040 in total, only UAH 80 more. In dollars, BestHosting is lowest with Simple at $24.96 a year, under a condition covered below. HyperHost and HostIQ cost about $35 and $40 but spell out their rules.
| Provider | Plan and hosting | Domain | Year one | Domain renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-Host | Small, UAH 960 / 12 months | free (.com.ua and 5 more zones), a year or more | UAH 960 | list price $19.50, no renewal price |
| FreeHost | Vizytka, UAH 1,171.80 / 12 months | free with a year paid | UAH 1,171.80 | .com.ua: UAH 716.34 |
| BestHosting | Simple, $24.96 / 12 months | free if the order costs more than the domain | $24.96 | not stated |
| HyperHost | Bazovyi, about $34.74 / year (our calculation) | .com, .com.ua, .net free, a year or more | about $34.74 | .com.ua: $12.55–13.34 |
| HostIQ | Site 1, $39.69 / year | 12 zones free, a year or more | $39.69 | .com.ua: $15.50 |
| TheHost | Vizytka, UAH 699 / year | paid, .com.ua UAH 599 | UAH 1,298 | UAH 599 |
| UAhosting | S-1, UAH 540 / year | paid, .com.ua UAH 500 | UAH 1,040 | UAH 500 |
| Ukraine.com.ua | Shvydkyi, €7 a month before discounts (€84 / year, calculated) | paid, .com.ua €14 | €98 | €14 |
No bundle wins everywhere. S-Host is cheapest in hryvnias, but in our TTFB test from one US location (10 October 2026) it answered in 1,356 ms, against 433 ms for HyperHost and 82 ms for HostIQ. HostIQ, meanwhile, costs about 1.5 times BestHosting in dollars. TTFB measures the host's infrastructure, not your site; see the tests page.
Free domain: the actual conditions
- HostIQ: a domain for a year with HQ packages paid for six months or more, Site packages for a year or more. Twelve zones including .com, .com.ua and .in.ua, but not plain .ua.
- HyperHost: .com, .com.ua or .net free with a year or more of hosting, not on the Mini plan.
- S-Host: a year gets .com.ua, .net.ua, .in.ua, .in, .kiev.ua or .укр. For .com, .net, .biz or .info, pay two years.
- FreeHost: 12 months of hosting, domain free. The page says the gift lasts for the whole period you use the hosting but not whether renewal is free. Ask first.
- BestHosting: one free domain only if the order total exceeds the domain price. Simple for one month ($2.60) fails that test; for a year ($24.96) it passes.
- CityHost: a free domain for one year with 1 or 2 years of hosting, not on the cheapest plan. SSD Start has none; Comfort covers domains up to UAH 600, Optimal up to 800, Max up to 1,000.
- GMhost and Mirohost advertise a free domain without saying which plan, period or zones qualify. TheHost, UAhosting and Ukraine.com.ua show no gift on the pages we read.
Payment upfront for a year or two, a short zone list, no gift on the cheapest plan, and often only the first year. The fifth condition shows up only in the price list: renewal.
Year two: renewal prices
The gift covers registration; renewal is on you. For .com.ua, HostIQ charges $9.99 to register (a promo, usually $16.20) and $15.50 to renew, +55% on the promo. FreeHost goes from UAH 599.99 to 716.34 (+19%), and its .in.ua from 346.95 to 596.29 (+72%). Flat prices, same for registration and renewal: GMhost $9.30, UAhosting UAH 500, TheHost UAH 599, Ukraine.com.ua €14; HyperHost says the two are identical.
Year two in full, assuming hosting prices stay put (check at renewal; few hosts publish a hosting renewal price): HostIQ Site 1 plus .com.ua is $39.69 + $15.50 = $55.19; FreeHost is 1,171.80 + 716.34 = UAH 1,888.14; TheHost and UAhosting repeat year one. Hosting can rise too: CityHost lists SSD Start from UAH 105.30 a month for a new customer (10% off) and from UAH 117 on a 36-month renewal.
Together or separate
Together is convenient: one bill, one panel, DNS wired up for you. Ukraine.com.ua says ordering both lets it change domain settings for the hosting automatically. Separate wins when the gift is thin and renewal is dear.
Moving hosting without touching the registrar only means changing DNS records, while a domain held by the host has to be transferred out: HostIQ allows that only from your own panel after unlocking, TheHost through support from both accounts. FreeHost states the domain is registered to the client; for the others, check owner contacts in your account, since HostIQ and FreeHost hide owner data in WHOIS. Our guide to choosing a zone and registrar covers the other side, and the Domains section lists hosts that register them.
The gift is worth exactly what the domain costs on that provider's price list. If it says $19.50 and the neighbour charges $9.30, "free" is less generous than it looks.
Igor Jazov, Tophosting editor
Trial period and the domain
Trials and gifts are separate. Free days run from 5 (Ukraine.com.ua) through 7 (HyperHost, S-Host, FreeHost, BestHosting) and 14 (UAhosting) to 30 (HostIQ HQ packages; Site packages show no trial button). The gift is tied to payment for a period, so by the sites' terms it is not issued during a trial. Ukraine.com.ua lets you order hosting and name the domain later. BestHosting refunds within 30 days but deducts the real registration price if the domain was free. More in our trial guide and the list of hosts with a trial.
Who should pick what
- Lowest yearly bill in hryvnias: S-Host Small, UAH 960 with a domain. Slow in our tests, tolerable for a brochure site.
- Paying in dollars: HostIQ Site 1 at $39.69, 12 zones free, the lowest TTFB of the hosts in this table. Want a trial too? Take the HQ packages.
- A free .com: HyperHost (a year or more, not Mini) or S-Host (two years).
- No dependence on gift terms: TheHost, UAhosting, GMhost or Ukraine.com.ua at flat prices. Year one costs the domain price more; year two holds no surprise.
FAQ
How much do hosting and a domain cost per year in Ukraine?
Bundles with a free domain start at UAH 960 (S-Host Small) or $24.96 (BestHosting Simple). Without a gift, hosting plus .com.ua is UAH 1,040 at UAhosting and UAH 1,298 at TheHost. Year two adds the domain renewal.
Which hosts give a free domain?
HostIQ, HyperHost, S-Host, FreeHost, BestHosting and CityHost publish their conditions. GMhost and Mirohost advertise a gift without details. TheHost, UAhosting and Ukraine.com.ua show none.
Is a free domain really free?
For the first year, yes. After that you pay list price: $15.50 for HostIQ's .com.ua, UAH 716.34 at FreeHost.
Can I get a trial hosting with a domain?
Trials run 5 to 30 days, but the gift needs payment for a period. Ukraine.com.ua lets you add the domain later.
Who owns a gifted domain, and can I move it?
FreeHost says the domain is registered to the client; for the rest, check owner contacts in your account. Transfers work: HostIQ from your panel after unlocking, TheHost via support.
