When a hosting renewal arrives at three or five times the signup price, the industry’s explanation is costs: hardware, energy, support, inflation. This publication has measured the pricing side of that story in detail, and the Renewal Multiplier Index we published on June 11, 2026 found multipliers running from 1.0x to 5.3x with no cost … Continue reading The Balance Sheet Behind Your Renewal Invoice: Who Owns the Hosting Industry, and What It Owes