Hosting Bay Platinum Hosting, AUD 50.00/mo. on Linux Shared

Platinum Hosting has been added on Jun 16, 2026

🔌 Hosted domains :	99
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire Transfer
🔨 Control Panel :	CPanel
🔧 Category :	BackupDNSWordpressWebsite BuilderDDoS Protection
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :	Australia
⚑ Targeting :	AU
💰 Money-back guarantee :	30 days
🚀 Uptime :	99.9 %

See also initial Platinum Hosting plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

HostingBay is a 100% Australian-owned and operated hosting provider active since 2002. The company is mainly focused on Australian small businesses, personal websites, WordPress users, and customers that prefer local support for hosting, domains, Microsoft 365, SSL certificates, and web design.

Their main service is Web Hosting on a familiar cPanel + CloudLinux platform. The plans include email hosting, MySQL databases, AutoSSL, daily backups, DDoS protection, Imunify360 WAF, malware scanning, DNS tools, SiteJet Website Builder, WordPress Manager, WordPress staging, one-click installation, and free website/email transfer. The shared hosting range starts with a small Personal plan and scales through Business, Enterprise, Corporate, and Platinum packages.

The WordPress Hosting line is more performance-oriented, using LiteSpeed Web Server, LSCache, cPanel, CloudLinux, Imunify360, malware scanning, DDoS protection, WordPress staging, automatic backups, free SSL, and migration help. This makes it a better option for WordPress business sites, WooCommerce stores, and users who want a WordPress-optimized environment without managing a VPS.

Their VPS Hosting is available as both self-managed VPS and fully managed VPS. The self-managed VPS plans include root access, NVMe storage, a dedicated IP address, DDoS protection, 24/7 VPS monitoring, and a 99.9% network uptime target. The fully managed VPS line adds cPanel/WHM, daily backups, Imunify360, DDoS protection, application installer, Australian technical support, migration, and server-management assistance.

HostingBay also offers Domain Registration, Microsoft 365 / Exchange Email, SSL Certificates powered by Sectigo, and Web Design packages. This makes them more of a local Australian web-services provider than a pure infrastructure-only host. The service mix is practical for customers who want one supplier for website hosting, email, domains, SSL, and basic website creation.

The website works in English and keeps the buying process focused on Australian customers. Prices use the Australian dollar context, shown with "$" across the main product pages. The overall site structure is modern enough and easy to navigate, although some wording is not as polished as larger international hosting brands.