No aggressive checkout upsells
GoDaddy Alternative India Flat ₹49-4,499 Forever
GoDaddy's ₹99 becomes ₹499 at renewal, and checkout drowns you in SiteLock + Basic SSL + Domain Privacy upsells. AIC Cloud: single price, no add-on pressure, WhatsApp support in Hindi. Free migration.
No renewal hike No checkout upsells WhatsApp Hindi Mumbai NVMe
Everything GoDaddy pushes as a paid add-on
The GoDaddy checkout is famous for turning a ₹99/mo plan into a ₹800+ cart. Here's what they charge extra for, and what AIC includes.
Add-on GoDaddy pushes
On GoDaddy
On AIC Cloud
Domain WhoIS Privacy
₹899/year add-on
Included with domain
Basic SSL Certificate
₹649+/year add-on (aggressive pop-up)
Free forever (Let's Encrypt)
SiteLock Security
₹499/mo add-on pushed at checkout
Not upsold (add Wordfence free)
Website Backup Basic
₹199/mo add-on
Included on 8+ GB Premium (VPS)
Business Email
₹149/mo add-on
Included on Business+ shared
cPanel access
Pushed as premium tier
Included in every plan
Real 3-year cost
GoDaddy promo pricing = 12-month lock. Then renewal 5-27× higher. AIC = same price forever.
Shared Hosting — Entry
AIC Micro
₹49
/mo · flat forever
3 yr total: ₹1,764
GoDaddy Economy
₹99promo
₹499
at renewal
3 yr total: ₹13,164
You save
₹11,400
over 3 years
87% less
Shared Hosting — Business
AIC Business
₹149
/mo · flat forever
3 yr total: ₹5,364
GoDaddy Deluxe Web
₹199promo
₹899
at renewal
3 yr total: ₹23,964
You save
₹18,600
over 3 years
78% less
VPS — 2GB
AIC Essential 2GB
₹199
/mo · flat forever
3 yr total: ₹7,164
GoDaddy Deluxe VPS
₹2,700promo
₹2,700
at renewal
3 yr total: ₹97,200
You save
₹90,036
over 3 years
93% less
Frequently Asked Questions
Three complaints: (1) Aggressive upsells at checkout (Domain Privacy, SSL, SiteLock, Backup all pushed hard). (2) Renewal price hike — ₹99 → ₹499/mo. (3) Ticket-only overseas call center support. AIC fixes all three.
Escape the GoDaddy renewal trap
Free migration on Business+ · Under 2 hours · Zero downtime · No checkout upsells