The verdict in three sentences
Managed, secure hosting costs in 2026 between 80 and 350 EUR/month depending on traffic and SLA level. What you pay for: WAF, daily backups, 99.9% uptime, CDN, TLS and compliant regional hosting, plus human infrastructure management. Shared hosting at 10 EUR/month offers none of these guarantees: for a critical B2B site, the price gap is justified the moment a single incident is avoided.
Hosting plans compared
The choice depends on traffic, criticality and your compliance obligations. Here are the three main tiers in 2026.
| Plan | Price EUR/month | Uptime | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared (unmanaged) | 8 - 15 | ~99.5% | Brochure sites, low stakes |
| Managed VPS | 120 - 180 | 99.9% | B2B SMEs, medium traffic |
| Managed high-availability cloud | 300 - 350 | 99.95% | Critical sites, high traffic |
| Dedicated WAF add-on | +30 - 60 | - | Attack targets |
| Off-site backup | +20 - 40 | - | Disaster recovery |
| 24/7 on-call | +80 - 150 | - | E-commerce, SaaS |
What managed hosting really covers
The price does not just buy servers: it buys active security, monitoring and human responsiveness. The table prices what is included at each tier.
| Service | Shared | Managed VPS | Managed cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily backups | No | Yes (30 d) | Yes (90 d) |
| WAF application firewall | No | Yes | Yes + custom rules |
| TLS certificate + renewal | Basic | Managed | Managed + HSTS |
| Global CDN | No | Optional | Included |
| Guaranteed uptime (SLA) | None | 99.9% | 99.95% |
| Response time | Best effort | 4 h | 1 h (on-call) |
| Regional hosting (compliance) | Variable | Yes | Yes + chosen location |
Mini case study
Trevor, IT director at a B2B consulting firm in Toronto, hosts his brochure site and client portal on shared hosting at 12 EUR/month. Two outages in one quarter and a security alert worry him. He moves to a managed VPS at 150 EUR/month with WAF, daily backups and a 99.9% SLA. Annual cost: about 1,800 EUR versus 144 EUR before. But a single day of portal downtime cost him on average 3,000 EUR in productivity and reputation with his enterprise clients. The extra cost is absorbed by the first avoided outage, and he gains the compliance his clients expect.
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Why not stay on shared hosting at 10 EUR?
Because it offers no SLA, no WAF, no reliable backups and no management. For a B2B site or client portal, an unhandled incident costs far more than the monthly saving.
What does 99.9% uptime mean?
A maximum of roughly 8.7 hours of downtime per year. Moving to 99.95% (managed cloud) halves that ceiling, which matters for an e-commerce site or SaaS.
Is regional hosting required for compliance?
Not strictly, but hosting and backing up data in your region greatly simplifies compliance and reassures enterprise clients. Most managed offers provide it as standard.
What is a WAF for?
The WAF (web application firewall) filters common web attacks (injections, bots, application DDoS) before they reach the site. Expect 30 to 60 EUR/month as an option, often included in managed cloud.
Can I switch hosting without downtime?
Yes, with a planned migration: low-TTL DNS switch, data sync and a test window. A managed provider performs the operation with no visible interruption for your visitors.
Let's scope your project. Send us your monthly traffic, criticality and compliance requirements: we recommend the right plan and SLA with a clear monthly quote. Detailed quote within 48 h. WhatsApp +221 77 596 93 33.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
