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FastComet Starter Shared Hosting: $1.99 Intro vs $9.95 Regular Price
The short answer
FastComet Starter is a one-site shared hosting plan currently advertised at $1.99/month with a $9.95 regular price. The plan publishes 10GB NVMe storage, one CPU core, 1GB RAM, an estimated 10,000 monthly visits and one free website transfer. The harder part is the refund window: FastComet's current pricing table says 30 days, while current cPanel and bundled-services pages still say 45 days for Cloud Shared Hosting. This guide treats 30 days as the conservative planning window until checkout or support confirms the exact policy for your order.
At a glance
- Best for
- One small site that fits 10GB/1-core/1GB, needs one managed transfer and can plan conservatively around a 30-day refund window until order terms are confirmed.
- Price model
- Paid shared hosting · $1.99/mo intro · regular $9.95/mo
- Check first
- One site; much higher regular price after promo term; current official pages conflict between 30 and 45-day money-back guarantees.
The $1.99 headline is only the first-term rate
FastComet's current pricing page lists Starter at $1.99/month and a regular price of $9.95/month. The page also states that the promotional rate applies only to the first term and renews at the regular rate.
The public pricing page does not clearly state the selected first-term length in the same plan table, so this guide does not multiply $1.99 into an invented upfront bill. Save the term shown in the cart, the checkout total and the renewal line before paying.
Starter is intentionally a one-site resource box
The current comparison table gives Starter one website, 10GB NVMe, one CPU core, 1GB RAM and an estimated ~10,000 unique visits per month. It also includes one free website transfer.
The visit number is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed traffic ceiling. FastComet says it does not automatically suspend an account just for exceeding resources; instead, customers can monitor usage and may receive optimization or upgrade recommendations. A site already near the storage or CPU/RAM boundary should compare Essential or another host before committing to the promotional price.
Migration is included, but acceptance still matters
FastComet's current migration page says managed transfer is included on all plans, and the pricing table gives Starter one free website transfer. The transfer service covers the website migration workflow and can also include a free domain transfer with one year of renewal plus up to six months of unused-time compensation in qualifying cases.
Keep the old host active until representative pages, forms, SSL, DNS, databases and email are checked. A free transfer reduces migration labor; it does not remove the need for a rollback copy or final acceptance.
Provider backups are stronger than a simple daily/weekly label
FastComet's current migration and backup pages say every shared plan can have up to 30 daily off-site backups, with a web interface for full or incremental restores. Current cPanel marketing also advertises daily and weekly backups.
Those are vendor-published service capabilities, not a Toolnavia restore test. Keep at least one independent backup outside FastComet before major changes or migration, especially if recovery speed or retention depth is business-critical.
The official refund window currently conflicts: 30 days vs 45 days
The current pricing page and pricing FAQ say there is a 30-day money-back guarantee. FastComet's current cPanel-hosting and bundled-services pages say 45 days for Cloud Shared Hosting.
Because both statements are live on FastComet's official site, this guide does not choose the longer window. Plan around 30 days unless the checkout terms or FastComet support confirms 45 days for the exact Starter order. Save that confirmation with the order record.
Who Starter fits—and what to save before paying
Starter makes sense for one small site when 10GB storage and the 1-core/1GB envelope leave room, one managed migration is enough, and the $9.95 regular-price reference is acceptable after the first term.
Before paying, save the exact billing term, checkout total, renewal line and refund terms shown for the order. Before migration, keep an external backup and the old host active until acceptance. If you need a second website, more sustained resources, or a refund policy that must be unambiguous before purchase, compare another tier or host first.