WebCentral Plus Hosting, AUD 15.95/mo. on Linux Shared


Plus Hosting has been added on Dec 11, 2025, Aggregate Rating (1.6 out of 10 from 20 reviews)
webcentral.au
WebCentral
Level 7, 505 Little Collins Street
Melbourne , VIC 3000
AU
☎ Phone 1300 638 734
  • 💡 Plan Name: Plus Hosting (sku #p141142)
  • 🔧 Category: Shared Hosting / Linux
  • 💰 Price:AUD 15.95/mo.(AUD 29.95 after first term) VAT 10% inc
  • 💿 Disk Space: 50 GB
  • 📶 Traffic bandwidth: unmetered
  • 💲 Setup Fee: free
🔌 Hosted domains :5
🆓 free domains :0
📌 Dedicated IPs :0
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔨 Control Panel :CPanel
✍️ Support Options :EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive ChatAvailable 24/7
🌏 Server Locations :Australia
Targeting :AU
💰 Money-back guarantee :30 days
🚀 Uptime :99.9 %
screenshot of Plus Hosting from webcentral.au

See also initial Plus Hosting plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

Plus cPanel web hosting includes 50 GB SSD storage and support for up to 5 websites. This tier builds on the Starter level with greater storage, a higher number of email accounts and FTP users, increased database limits and enhanced performance profiles. All include LiteSpeed servers, NVMe storage, free migration and SSL certificates, and expert support available 24/7. A 30-day money-back guarantee is offered.

cPanel gives granular control over email, domains, databases, and application installers, making it suitable for growing business web presences.

📄 Editorial Review

Webcentral is an Australian web solutions provider with roots going back to 1997, when it began operating as Netregistry and quickly became a popular choice for local businesses looking for affordable domains and hosting. Today it operates under the Webcentral brand as part of the Webcentral Group, positioning itself as Australia’s largest and most experienced domain name registrar with accreditation for both Australian and international extensions. The focus is clearly on Australian small and medium-sized businesses, start-ups and side projects that want local infrastructure, local support and a single provider for domains, hosting, email and associated digital services.

From a product perspective, Webcentral covers most of the classic hosting categories. On the domain side, it offers registration and management for a wide range of TLDs, including .au, .com.au and other Australian extensions, as well as global names like .com, .net and .org. Domain transfer services and SSL certificates are integrated, so customers can keep domain, DNS and certificate management under one account.

The core hosting portfolio centres on shared hosting, WordPress hosting, cPanel hosting, reseller hosting, VPS and virtual dedicated servers. Standard shared hosting is presented as simple, reliable "Web Hosting" plans aimed at small sites and business websites, with unlimited bandwidth, databases, daily backups and built-in security features such as DDoS protection and SSL. cPanel hosting targets users who want more control, pairing the familiar cPanel interface with LiteSpeed web server optimisation, AMD EPYC processors and NVMe SSD storage in an Australian data centre. WordPress hosting and managed WordPress hosting push this further for content-driven sites, adding WordPress-specific tooling such as staging, cloning, automatic updates and performance optimisation, plus security hardening and daily backups.

For more demanding workloads, Webcentral offers Linux and Windows VPS hosting (both unmanaged and managed) as well as fully managed Virtual Dedicated Servers. VPS plans provide full root access, the option to choose server location and operating system, and support for multiple control panels including cPanel, Plesk, Webmin, CyberPanel and aaPanel. Virtual Dedicated Servers are positioned as a step up for businesses needing dedicated resources and managed infrastructure, with Webcentral handling operating system maintenance, patches, monitoring and security. These services are complemented by email and collaboration products (Professional Email, Business Email and Microsoft 365), which allow customers to integrate domain-branded email and productivity tools into the same ecosystem.

Beyond core hosting, Webcentral also sells a set of website and digital services that make it more of a full-service provider than a pure infrastructure host. An AI Website Builder is available for users who want a fast, no-code way to launch a site, and there is a "Website Design by Experts" offering for custom WordPress builds managed by an in-house team. Security services extend beyond standard hosting protections into specialised website security bundles, and the "Marketing Radar" product provides competitor and brand-monitoring tools that sit on top of hosting and domains to support ongoing digital marketing.

Webcentral uses local Australian infrastructure and support teams in Melbourne and Brisbane for hosting and domains, with 24/7 availability via live chat and an extensive knowledge base.

Overall, Webcentral comes across as a mature, broad-spectrum provider for Australian businesses that want everything from domain registration and basic shared hosting through to managed VPS and virtual dedicated servers, with additional layers for security, email, Microsoft 365 and marketing tools. The tone is informal and approachable, but the underlying portfolio and infrastructure are notably extensive for a regionally focused host.

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