Free web hosting sounds tempting, but it often comes with hidden costs and risks. We explain honestly what "free" really costs, and why our Finnish Mini plan is the better choice.
Explore the Mini planWhen a service costs nothing, you usually pay in another way. These are the most common pitfalls of free web hosting.
Many free hosts make money by displaying their own ads on your site. It looks unprofessional and drives customers away.
When something breaks, you are often on your own. Free services rarely offer real customer support or fast help when your site is down.
Free sites are packed onto the same overloaded server. The result is slow load times that hurt visitor experience and your Google ranking.
Some free services fund themselves by collecting and selling user data. You do not always know where your data lives or who ends up with it.
A free service can be shut down or switched to paid without warning. At worst, your site and email disappear in an instant.
For the price of one coffee a month you get a real web host without the compromises of free.
Your site looks exactly the way you want, with no foreign ads or branding.
You get help in Finnish and your data stays in Finland, in line with GDPR.
Mini runs on fast NVMe disks and a LiteSpeed server, not on an overcrowded free server.
A paid service does not disappear without warning. You also get a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Here is how free web hosting and Nordweb's Mini plan differ in practice.
| Feature | Free web hosts | Nordweb Mini (2 €/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 0 €* | 2 €/mo + VAT |
| No ads on your site | ✕ | ✓ |
| Finnish support | ✕ | ✓ |
| Finnish servers | ✕ | ✓ |
| Fast LiteSpeed + NVMe | ✕ | ✓ |
| Free SSL certificate | ✕ | ✓ |
| Stable, lasting service | ✕ | ✓ |
* "Free" is usually paid for with ads, data or service quality.
We no longer offer free web hosting, but Mini is €1/mo + VAT for the first year. A real web host with no hidden costs, ads or surprises.
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