At HostingUp, we offer hand-crafted services with the lowest possible profit margin compared to big players. This helps us fulfill our mission of delivering the most affordable web hosting services in the industry.
This page outlines how revenue is shared between us and the various third-party service providers we rely on. The data is approximate but gives a good idea of the actual breakdown.
Service-wise Revenue Distribution
| Service | We take | 3rd Party |
| Shared Hosting | 5%-25% | 95%-75% |
| Dedicated Hosting | 15%-35% | 85%-65% |
| VPS/VMs | 5%-50% | 95%-50% |
| Domain Names | 5%-10% | 95%-90% |
Where the Money Goes
Shared & Dedicated Hosting: Most of the cost is paid to datacenters and licensing services like cPanel®/WHM. We also invest in tools like CloudLinux, Imunify360, JetBackup, Softaculous, and SitePad.
VPS / VMs: Major expenses go to datacenters and IP leasing. We also use Virtualizor as the virtualization and control panel system.
Domain Names: We pay most of the cost to domain registries and ICANN fees, keeping only a small margin.
Miscellaneous: Other tools we pay for include WHMCS, Zendesk, and multiple backend apps that improve user experience and support capabilities.
Our Profit & Vision
The minimal profits we make are directly reinvested into scaling and upgrading HostingUp. None of our core team members take a salary currently — only interns and support engineers are paid for their time.
If you’d like to know more about our working model, feel free to contact us.
Happy Hosting 🙂