Network Solutions Review
Network Solutions is the brand Newfold now funnels its legacy customers into, and it works as a one-stop domain-plus-hosting shop - but renewal pricing, SSL upsells and a dated platform make it hard to recommend over modern budget hosts.
Review last updated 2026-08-20 · How we rate hosts
Scorecard
Pros
- One-stop shop for domains, email, SSL and hosting under a brand that has existed since 1979
- Free domain for the first year on annual hosting plans
- 24/7 phone and chat support with a large US support operation
- Low first-year entry price at $2.99/mo
Cons
- Renewals run three to five times the intro price, and the first-year SSL turns into an expensive annual charge
- No SSL at all on the Starter tier in an era when SSL is table stakes
- Dated platform with a proprietary panel instead of cPanel
- Long history of aggressive upselling, including a 2015 FTC settlement over refund disclosures
Network Solutions plans & pricing
Promotional monthly rates as of August 20, 2026; most require the listed prepaid term and renew at the higher rate shown. Confirm on Network Solutions's site before buying.
| Plan | Intro price | Renews at | Storage | Sites | Bandwidth | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StarterShared Hosting | $2.99/mo12 mo prepay | $8.83/mo | 10 GB | 1 | No SSL certificate on this tier; SSL is a paid add-on | |
| EssentialShared Hosting | $4.99/mo12 mo prepay | $15.42/mo | 20 GB | 3 | SSL is free for the first year only, then renews at full price | |
| PremiumShared Hosting | $6.99/mo12 mo prepay | $18.75/mo | 40 GB | 10 | SSL is free for the first year only, then renews at full price |
Our Network Solutions review
Network Solutions is one of the oldest names on the internet: it operated the original .com registry and for years in the early 1990s was the only place you could register a domain. Today it belongs to Newfold Digital, and it has become the company's consolidation hub - Web.com was folded into it in June 2025, Register.com and Domain.com followed, and iPage customers were migrated across in February 2026.
That consolidation matters for buyers, because it means Network Solutions is no longer just a registrar with hosting bolted on. It is the storefront Newfold points millions of small-business customers at, covering domains, shared hosting, a website builder, email and SSL certificates from a single account dashboard.
The hosting itself is serviceable but dated. Plans run on a proprietary control panel rather than cPanel, published specs are modest (10 to 40 GB of storage), and there is no talk of NVMe, LiteSpeed or staging. For a brochure site attached to a domain you already manage here, it is fine; for anything performance-sensitive it is a generation behind.
Pricing follows the classic legacy-host pattern, only steeper. The $2.99 Starter intro renews at $8.83/mo, Premium goes from $6.99 to $18.75/mo, and the "free" SSL on mid and upper tiers is free for the first year only, after which it becomes a separate annual charge that can exceed the hosting itself. The Starter tier does not include SSL at all.
The company also carries baggage on billing transparency: in 2015 it settled FTC charges that its advertised 30-day money-back guarantee failed to disclose that up to 30 percent could be withheld on bundled packages. The current guarantee is a cleaner 30 days on hosting, but read the terms on anything bundled with a domain.
Choose Network Solutions if consolidating a long-held domain portfolio with basic hosting and phone support is worth a premium to you. If you are simply shopping for cheap shared hosting, nearly every other host in this guide gives you more for less.
Notable facts
- Operated the original .com registry; in the early 1990s it was the only domain registrar
- Owned by Newfold Digital and now the landing brand for Web.com, Register.com, Domain.com and iPage customers
- Settled FTC charges in 2015 over misleading money-back guarantee disclosures
At a glance
| Founded | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida, US |
| Data centers | United States |
| Hosting types | Shared Hosting |
| Starting price | $2.99/mo |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
| Support | phone, chat (24/7) |
| Free migration | No |
Frequently asked questions
Is Network Solutions the same as Web.com?
Effectively yes. Newfold Digital retired the Web.com brand in June 2025 and moved its customers to Network Solutions. Domain.com, Register.com and iPage customers were consolidated into the same platform.
Does Network Solutions include free SSL?
Only on the Essential and Premium plans, and only for the first year. After that the certificate renews at full price, and the Starter plan does not include SSL at all.
Bottom line
Network Solutions is the brand Newfold now funnels its legacy customers into, and it works as a one-stop domain-plus-hosting shop - but renewal pricing, SSL upsells and a dated platform make it hard to recommend over modern budget hosts.
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