Choose a Webhost for Your Lay Theme Website
A few sensible options, depending on your budget,
payment preferences and where your visitors are.
Last checked: . EUR prices include 19% German VAT. Kinsta prices are in USD before tax. Your final price depends on your billing country. We compare regular prices; temporary offers are mentioned separately.
We reviewed these providers' published prices and terms, paying particular attention to extra charges and renewal prices. Many webhosts advertise a low introductory price that rises sharply after the first year. Our selection focuses on regular prices without that scheduled jump, and we explain extra costs such as domains and email below.
Lay Theme runs on your own WordPress installation. Hosting is a separate purchase, and you can choose any provider that supports WordPress. Here are four options worth considering.
What matters most to you?
- I want affordable hosting, and yearly payments are fine. Start with Netcup.
- I want monthly payments with domains and email included. Look at ALL-INKL.
- I want flexible hosting and a separate domain. Consider Hetzner.
- I am happy to spend more for managed WordPress hosting and specialist support. Consider Kinsta.
The quick comparison
On a phone, scroll the table sideways. These are hosting prices, before any extra domains or email services listed below.
| Plan | Regular price | Payment / minimum term | Domain and email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netcup 1000 | €2.69/month €32.28/year | 12 months upfront 12-month minimum | 1 domain included, selection varies by location; email included |
| Netcup 2000 | €4.03/month €48.36/year | 12 months upfront 12-month minimum | More domain options; see the selected location. Email included |
| ALL-INKL PrivatPlus | €7.95/month | Monthly payment available No minimum term | 5 domains, including .de, .com or .ch; email included |
| Hetzner S | €1.90/month | Monthly billing No minimum term | .de: +€5.83/year .com: +€17.25/year Email included |
| Hetzner M | €4.90/month | Monthly billing No minimum term | .de: +€5.83/year .com: +€17.25/year Email included |
| Kinsta Single 20GB | $35/month or $350/year | Monthly or annual Cancel at period end | Domain and email hosting extra |
All four offer SSL and a WordPress installation assistant. A displayed monthly price does not always mean monthly payments. Read the payment and cancellation details below.
Netcup: low ongoing costs
A good starting point if you want affordable WordPress hosting with email and a domain, and do not mind paying for a year at a time. Choose a server in Germany, Austria or the USA to suit your audience.
Webhosting 1000 is the small option for one WordPress website. Webhosting 2000 adds resources and databases for several installations. Check the domain selection for your chosen location: the linked US 1000 plan includes one .com domain; the Austrian 2000 plan includes one .at, .de, .eu, .com, .li or .ch domain. Several websites may need additional paid domains.
Payment and cancellation: both linked plans have a 12-month billing period, paid in advance, and a 12-month minimum term. Netcup's general terms state one month's notice to the end of a calendar month after the minimum term, unless otherwise agreed. Renewal conditions can differ for private and business customers. Check the contract summary and the cancellation date shown in your customer account; yearly billing alone does not mean every customer is locked in for another year.
Webhosting 1000 details · Webhosting 2000 details · Terms and cancellation
ALL-INKL: monthly payments, domains included
PrivatPlus is worth considering if you want one package for your websites, domains and email with monthly payments. It includes 100 GB of storage, 25 databases, SSL and five domains. The included endings cover .de, .com and .ch, which makes it useful for projects in Germany, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe. Servers are in Germany.
Payment and cancellation: choose a one-month payment period when ordering. There is no minimum term. To cancel at the end of your paid period, give at least seven calendar days' notice. Longer prepaid periods are also available; an ordinary immediate cancellation does not refund unused prepayments. The regular price is €7.95/month; the current first month is free.
PrivatPlus details · Payment options · Cancellation terms, section 14
Hetzner: flexible hosting, domain extra
Hetzner is a low-cost option with German servers and no minimum term. The S plan has 10 GB of storage, one database, two PHP processes and a 192 MB PHP memory limit. M has 50 GB, five databases, five PHP processes and a 256 MB limit. We would start with M if you want more room for a WordPress portfolio. Both include Varnish caching and email. Daily backups are kept for 14 days.
Domain registration is charged per year: add €5.83 per year for a .de domain or €17.25 per year for a .com domain. These annual domain fees are separate from the monthly webhosting price and include 19% German VAT. For example, S plus a .de is €28.63/year, and M plus a .de is €64.63/year, before optional extras. If you keep your domain at another registrar, Hetzner charges €0.76/month per external domain in addition to that registrar's fee.
Payment and cancellation: webhosting is billed monthly in arrears, with no minimum term and immediate cancellation. Small amounts below €10 may be combined into a later invoice. Domains have their own annual registration periods. Setup fees are currently waived; check the order summary before purchasing.
Compare S and M · Domain prices · Features and extra charges · Billing details
Kinsta: premium managed WordPress hosting
Consider Kinsta if you are happy to spend more for WordPress specialist support and a managed hosting platform. The entry Single 20GB plan includes one WordPress installation, 10 GB storage, 20 GB server bandwidth per month, 125 GB CDN bandwidth, daily backups retained for 14 days and free migrations. Support is available around the clock.
Payment and cancellation: $35/month or $350/year, before tax. The monthly plan renews monthly and can be canceled for the end of the current billing period. The annual plan is paid yearly. The current first-month offer is separate from these regular prices. Check bandwidth or visit allowances and overage fees when choosing a plan, especially for image-heavy portfolios.
Domain registration and email hosting are separate purchases. Kinsta includes a CDN and offers European and US data centers, so it can suit either audience. Choose the region when creating your WordPress site.
Explore Kinsta (affiliate link) · Plans and limits · Server locations · Cancellation and refunds · Email hosting explained
Where should your website be hosted?
Think about where your visitors are, rather than just where you live. For an audience mainly in Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy or Austria, a European server is a sensible starting point. You do not need a Swiss server to use a .ch domain.
For a mainly US audience, consider Netcup's US location for a lower budget, or a US data center at Kinsta for managed WordPress hosting. For an international audience, place the website near your main audience and consider a CDN for images and other static files.
Install WordPress, then Lay Theme
All four providers have a WordPress installation assistant. Choose your domain, set up the administrator account and let the host install WordPress. Then follow our Lay Theme installation guide.
- Netcup: use the WordPress app installer in your Webhosting Control Panel.
- ALL-INKL: choose WordPress under Software Installation in KAS.
- Hetzner: use the WordPress installer in konsoleH. Follow Hetzner's installation guide.
- Kinsta: select Add site → Install WordPress in MyKinsta.
A few things to check before ordering
Already have a domain or email? You can usually keep them, but check external-domain charges and make sure an existing email service keeps working when changing DNS. For several websites, count WordPress installations and domain costs separately.
What about speed? These plans have different resources and services. We have not benchmarked the same Lay Theme website across all four, so this is a comparison of features and costs, not a speed ranking. Caching, optimized images and the size of your pages matter too. Our speed guide explains where to start.
What happens after the first year? The figures above are regular prices, rather than a low introductory rate that automatically jumps after a year. This is not a lifetime price guarantee. Check the current offer, renewal price and order summary before signing up.
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